The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has kicked against the proposal made by the Electoral Commission to close polls at 3pm instead of 5pm. In a release sighted by GhanaWeb, it said this new plan may disenfranchise many new voters on the election day. GFL also rejected claims by the …
Read More »MoFA announces 5-day road closure for Agric Festival and Farmers’ Day celebrations
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced roadblocks within the Ministries enclave ahead of the 2023 Farmers’ Day celebrations. The roadblocks which stretches from the Starlet 91 Road to the National Theatre traffic light, begins Monday November 27, 2023 and will end on Friday, December 1. The blocks …
Read More »Ghana profits from Niger’s airspace closure – Analysis
The closure of the airspace of Niger by the military regime has led to a surge in the number of flights using Ghana’s airspace to get to various destinations. AviationGhana’s analysis of live flight feed on Flightradar24 since the closure of the Nigerien airspace on August 6, 2023, shows mainly …
Read More »Onion shortage looms as importers get stranded in Benin over border closure
Truckloads of onions procured in Niger and headed for Ghana have been left stranded in Benin following the closure of the Benin border. The development if not addressed immediately could result in a shortage of the produce in Ghana since much of the onions consumed in Ghana are imported from …
Read More »Musk’s closure of Twitter Africa office unfortunate – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says Twitter’s decision to fold up its satellite office in Africa is unfortunate. “We had looked forward to its presence,” he told journalists in the US. The President added: “It was not too long ago that it was up, but I understand it is part and parcel of …
Read More »Education boss requests closure of schools over Daasebre Oti Boateng’s funeral rites
The New Juaben South Municipal Director of Education Victor deGraft -Etsison is requesting for a temporal closure of both public and private schools in the Municipality due to the final funeral rites of the late paramount Chief of New Juaben Traditional Area , Daasebre Prof.Emeritus Oti Boateng and the Queenmother …
Read More »Akufo-Addo opens land borders after 2-year closure
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced that all land and sea borders have been opened. This will allow for the flow of human traffic through neighbouring countries after they were closed in March 2020. The decision was meant to be a measure to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. …
Read More »UCC statutes allow school’s closure after 21 days of non-academic work
There have been claims and uncertainties about whether or not public universities in the country have provisions that compel them to shut down the schools when academic work is continuously disrupted for 21 days. While some reports mention 21 days, others have reported that universities can close down after 31 …
Read More »Minister orders closure of Buipe toll booth
The Minister for roads and highways Kwasi Amoako-Atta has put a stop to the collection of tolls at the Buipe toll booth for the next four weeks. Mr Amoako-Atta gave the directive after he paid a visit to Buipe in the Central Gonja District of the Savanna Region to inspect …
Read More »Closure of radio stations: You’ve set an example, the table will turn one day – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Dramani Mahama has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he has set a bad precedence following the closure of some radio stations that delayed in renewing their license. Mr Mahama said this in the Upper East region on Tuesday August 17 when he was thanking the …
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