Three weeks ago, Badamasi Mohammed left his wife and two children in Maradi, Niger’s second-largest city for a trip to Kano, about 300km away (186 miles) in northwestern Nigeria. But since August 5, the 30-year-old freight truck driver has been stuck like more than 20 other trucks, at the Jibiya …
Read More »Bear with us, ability to pay your bonds a struggle – MoF begs pensioners
The Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei Asare has said the government’s failure to meet coupon deadlines for pensioner bondholders is not on purpose. “We don’t intentionally stop them [payment], sometimes it’s difficult, it is the ability to pay and, so, when it is not there, it becomes a challenge, but …
Read More »Students bear brunt of UTAG strike
Students are once again bearing the brunt of the seemingly undecided end to the UTAG strike. This comes after some universities voted against the suspension of the strike by the National Executive Committee (NEC). The NEC of UTAG had earlier urged lecturers to resume teaching ahead of the referendum results …
Read More »6 percent increase in wages inadequate but bear with us – FWSC
The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, (FWSC) Dr. Edward kwapong has admitted that, the 6% increase in wages may not be adequate but workers should bear with the commission as it expects a rebound of the economy to turn things around. The commission says …
Read More »Salary-freeze: “Bear with us”- Akufo-Addo begs public sector workers
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the public sector workers to bear with government on its decision to halt salary increase to public sector workers for the next few years. This statement by the President comes after the Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Finance, …
Read More »Beer-bottle-shaped coffin used to bury man causes social media confusion
Beer-bottle-shaped coffin used to lay the body of a man to rest has surfaced on social media and is generating a lot of reaction. A photo of the beer-bottle-shaped coffin, which was reportedly used to bury a dead person somewhere in Ghana goes to tell the absurd levels to which …
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