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My sitting allowance at Ghana Gas is GH¢2,600, a whole me! – Ken Agyapong discloses

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant, Kennedy Agyapong, has disclosed how much he receives from Ghana Gas in lieu of sitting allowances. Ken, Board Chairman of the state-owned enterprise, has recently come under attack over his role as an appointee of president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who doggedly blasts the …

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Samuel Eto’o faces jail as ‘rejected’ daughter sues him for failing to pay child support allowance

Former Barcelona forward and current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, has a legal battle on his hands after he allegedly failing to pay his daughter, Erika de Rosario Nieves monthly allowance for the past five years. A Madrid court recognized Eto’o as the biological father last year …

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Cut off ex gratia, use savings to pay struggling single mums monthly allowance – PNC suggests

The People’s National Convention (PNC) has said the celebration of Mother’s Day in Ghana “will continue to be a mirage until systems are put in place to help improve the living standard of women”. Wishing all women a happy mother’s day on Sunday, 14 May 2023, the party, in a …

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NABCO beneficiaries to picket at Finance Ministry over unpaid allowance

Beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) say they will picket at the Finance Ministry to demand allowances due them under the just-ended programme. They said the economic situation of trainees had worsened due to the failure of government to pay their eight months allowance after government had asked them …

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Gov’t owes us 7-months allowance – Teacher trainees

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has decried delays in the payment of allowances owed its members by government. According to the TTAG, the delay in the payment has worsened the living conditions of its members amidst the unbearable prevailing economic conditions in the country. National President of the …

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Teacher unions declare strike over Cost-of Living-Allowance

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union have effective today, Monday, June 4, 2021, commenced a nationwide strike action. The strike according to the leadership of the Teacher Unions, is a result of the …

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Fair Wages to meet teacher unions over payment of Cost of Living Allowance

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission says it will soon meet all stakeholders to determine if the 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) demanded by teachers will be paid. NAGRAT and other teacher unions have given a June 30 deadline for government to pay the allowance or face a …

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NSS group to embark on demo over nonpayment of allowance

The Coalition of ‘Suffering National Service Personnel’ say they will embark on a demonstration on Monday June 6, 2022. “Following our successful meeting held in the office of the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander, the police have acknowledged receipt of our letter notifying them of our quest to embark on …

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Government drops neutrality allowance

Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has stated that the government is working to implement the agreements in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG). The Minister stated that the controversial “neutrality allowance” being demanded has been dropped. Speaking in a JoyNews interview …

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LPG will pay GH¢200 monthly allowance to every Ghanaian child if voted into power – Akpaloo

The Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo has asked Ghanaians to forget about National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) to support the Liberal Party of Ghana to initiate the social intervention dubbed ‘Child Benefit’ policy. According to him, LPG winning the 2024 elections will …

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