Tag Archives: FUNDING

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, to as a matter of priority, liaise with stakeholders in the healthcare sector to find a lasting solution to the funding challenges associated with the training of post-graduate doctors in the country. He gave this directive in his address …

President Yoweri Museveni has criticised the World Bank’s decision to suspend new funding to Uganda in response to a harsh anti-LGBTQ law and has promised to find alternative sources of credit. Museveni, who has been in office since 1986, said in a statement on Thursday that Uganda was trying to …

The World Bank has suspended any future funding for projects in Uganda, citing human rights violations from the recent enactment of the anti-homosexuality law. A statement from the Bank says further funding is being frozen until authorities in Uganda provide adequate policy to protect minorities, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual, …

Veteran Kumawood actor, Oboy Siki, has reversed his stance on the funding of his colleague Agya Koo’s lavish mansion in Kumasi. Initially, Oboy Siki insisted that no actor could afford to construct such an opulent house solely from their acting earnings, claiming that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had provided …

An exclusive investigation conducted by CNN has cited some Ghanaian churches as having received foreign aid and funding from United States, United Kingdom and European donors who support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQ+) activities. These churches, according to the report, despite their strong support for the anti-LGBTQ+ …

Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has called on the Government of Ghana to stop the public funding of the National Cathedral. He is of the belief that in these struggling times, the National Cathedral cannot still be a top priority of the government like the President has Communicated …

Parliament bosses will meet finance minister Enoch Godongwana to discuss a special allocation for the institution. While no decision has been taken about the future of parliament — some buildings of which were razed by an inferno last month — National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the meeting will discuss …

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has challenged fellow MP, Kennedy Agyapong over the latter’s recent allegations leveled against him dating back to his days in student politics. Kennedy Agyapong in a recent interview alleged that Mr. Ablakwa begged him for money when he was aspiring to become the president of …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Political Party Funding Act into operation with effect from April 1. This was announced by the presidency in a statement on Friday morning. Ramaphosa signed the Political Party Funding Bill into law early last year but no date of commencement was promulgated at the …