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Seasoned Journalist, Kweku Baako has jumped to the defence of CLOGSAG over their demand for neutrality allowance. The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) is calling to be paid neutrality allowance as a compensation for them not directly participating in partisan politics or being allowed to pursue …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 elections, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said the John Mahama administration never scrapped the teacher trainee allowance. The former Minister of Education said claims by persons that the allowances were removed hence their difficulties in school were lies and should be ignored. Addressing members of …

A former Senior Governance Adviser at the United Nations, Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah has advised the government to review a number of policies including the nurses trainee allowance. Speaking to Francis Abban on Morning Starr Wednesday, Mr. Agyeman-Duah noted that despite the fact that paying nurses allowance was a political promise by the …

Members of the Council of State say they will cut their monthly allowances by 20% till the end of the year in identifying with Ghanaians amid the country’s economic challenges. Already, there has been pressure on government  to reduce its expenditure. Speaking at the Jubilee House, Chairman of the Council, …

The National Executive Committee of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) says personnel will receive arrears of allowance for January by Tuesday, March 22. The leaders of the association have in a statement on Saturday, March 19, 2022, said per consultations with the management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), …

The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG), has appealed to the government to pay allowances due to members on time. According to them, the way their allowances are paid is disrespectful. “We feel disrespected about the way our allowances are paid as if it is a favour being …

• Lordina Mahama before the end of erstwhile John Mahama administration was receiving close to GH¢23,000 • Matilda Amissah-Arthur also received a little over GH¢22,000 • But First and Second ladies have rejected recommendations from the Presidential Committee on Emoluments for Article 71 officeholders It has emerged that the former …

Trainees allowance has become a talking point in Ghana and some political parties have now used it to garner political points or canvas votes from the vulnerable people in the society. A student who is aspiring to be a trainee in a year to come has expressed his views on …

According to information gathered by the BBC Ghana from the Ghanaian News Agency (GNA), the Government is set to resume the payment of nursing and teacher trainee allowances using the e-zwich biometric system.  The payment of the allowance to the trainees has been handed over to the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), the body mandated …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has apologised for an earlier decision by the Mahama-led administration to scrap both teacher and nursing trainees’ allowances. The National Youth Organiser for the party, George Opare Addo admitted that the decision by former President John Dramani Mahama was unpopular. According to him, the …