The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is appealing to Parliament to expedite the approval of the fees charged by the facility, especially dialysis fees. According to the facility, it has so far incurred about GH¢2 million in debt for charging old fees for dialysis treatment. The renal unit of …
Read More »PPA gives approval for sale of Saglemi Housing project to private developer
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has given its approval for the appointment of a transaction advisor to facilitate the sale of the Saglemi Housing project to a private sector entity. This decision follows a directive from Cabinet to the Minister of Works and Housing to explore the possibility of disposing …
Read More »‘I was here before the Asantehene’ – Antoahene on why he enstooled a chief without Otumfuo’s approval
The overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II ordered the destoolment of the chief of Antoa, Nana Owusu Agyeman I on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Manhyia Palace. According to sources from Manhyia, after a judicial hearing presided by the Asantehene on the same day, …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ Bill: We’ll make sure you lose your seat – Charles Owusu to MPs who will hinder approval
Charles Owusu former Head of Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission has vowed to ‘fight’ any Member of Parliament who may hinder the passage of the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The debate surrounding LGBTQ+ bill was intensified when the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, paid a three-day …
Read More »Approval of ministers: My father would’ve challenged all of us to swear on Antoa – Zenator
Dr Zenator Agyemang-Rawlings has said if her father, the late former President Jerry John Rawlings was alive, he would have probably have challenged all NDC MPs to swear on Antoa (a popular god in Ghana) or dared them to take a lie-detector test as about 40 of them in the …
Read More »Leaked VIDEO: How Tamale Central MP voted in Approval of Ministerial Nominees
A video has emerged on social media with a voice purported to be that of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed voting against the six(6) Ministerial Nominees of President Akufo-Addo. In the said video, that has the main character is heard indicating how he voted …
Read More »Approval of ministers, SC justice: Some of my colleagues were bribed – NDC MP alleges
A member of parliament from the minority side has alleged that some of his colleague parliamentarians sold out the minority caucus during the vote to approve ministerial and judicial appointees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to the member of parliament (MP) for Cape Coast South, Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan, some …
Read More »Government grants conditional approval for sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group
The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has granted conditional approval for the transfer of 70 percent of government’s shares in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited held by Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group. The development comes after government had earlier received and later rejected an application by Vodafone Ghana to transfer …
Read More »Karim Benzema receives approval to rejoin France squad ahead of World Cup final – Reports
France striker, Karim Benzema, can now rejoin the French squad in Qatar ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina. Reports by Mundo Deportivo claim that the reigning Ballon d’Or holder has received permission from Real Madrid to join France after regaining full fitness. Benzema left France’s camp …
Read More »2023 budget: Parliament blocks approval of GH₵80m for National Cathedral
Parliament’s Trades and Industry Committee has suspended the approval process for an amount of GH₵80 million allocated for the construction of the National Cathedral. The allocation, was the first time an amount had been explicitly made in lieu of the project, with previous disbursements made out of the Contingency Fund. …
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