Tag Archives: CABINET

Akufo-Addo’s Val’s Day reshuffle: 10 cabinet, 2 regional, 7 deputy ministers on way out – Report

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s imminent reshuffle has hogged headlines since late last week, through the weekend into this week. Pro-government outlets including Asaase Radio and the Daily Guide Newspaper have confirmed that the said shakeup will be effected today, February 14. It is said that the reshuffle will affect …

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Mozambique cabinet approves pay cuts for government officials amid rising wage bill

The Mozambican cabinet has given its approval to a bill proposing pay cuts for ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries, and Members of Parliament (MPs) as the government grapples with an increasingly burdensome wage bill. The move aims to address concerns over disproportionate salaries received by provincial assemblies members, which deviate …

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Cabinet lifts ban on construction of LPG outlets after five years

A five-year ban on the construction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations has been lifted by Cabinet at its 35th sitting held on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The move comes on the back of the ongoing strike by Tanker Drivers and LPG Marketing Companies over some concerns. In a letter …

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Ex-al-Shabab leader appointed Somali cabinet minister

A former deputy leader and spokesperson of Somali militant group al-Shabab has been appointed as a government minister. Mukhtar Robow has been chosen as the religious affairs minister in Somalia’s new cabinet. He had been under house arrest for four years after being detained during the term of the previous …

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Cabinet rejects price-control mechanism – Gabby Otchere-Darko hints

New Patriotic Party stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has said that the government considered introducing price control mechanisms to stop the recent increases in prices of goods and services in the country. Otchere-Darko, however, indicated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his cabinet opted not to introduce the price control system in Ghana after …

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Cabinet wasted taxpayers money at Peduase to deliver misery – Isaac Adongo

Bolgatanga Central MP, Isaac Adongo, has stated that the government wasted Ghana’s resources with the cabinet meeting held at the Peduase Lodge. The purpose of the meeting was to come up with measures to resolve the current economic challenges. According to the MP (Member of Parliament), the cabinet’s meeting at Peduase was …

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Peduase cabinet retreat was ‘heated’ – Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah

Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Information Minister, has said the recent cabinet retreat chaired by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Peduase Lodge over the weekend was very heated. According to him, all the ministers who were present at the retreat had various views as to how the current economic crisis should be managed by …

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Cabinet agrees border reopening within 2 weeks

Ghana’s land borders are set to reopen within 14 days, 3news.com has gathered. This is part of agreements reached at the two-day crunch Cabinet meeting led by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The land borders, which were shut in March, 2020, are to be reopened subject to land protocols. Prior …

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Cabinet retreat: IMF bailout is not on agenda – Presidency

The Presidency has debunked media reportage that the government will be considering an IMF bailout as President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo chairs a cabinet retreat that started on Thursday, March 17 and is expected to end on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Ghana is currently faced with economic difficulties that have necessitated a …

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Cabinet retreat on COVID-19 begins

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his cabinet have begun a three-day retreat to examine the impact and the implications of the Coronavirus pandemic across all governance sectors in the country. Various recommendations made over the pasts months would also be considered. The retreat would also allow government to place its recommendations before Parliament …

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