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The NPP Government’s promise to give operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’ a better and safer alternative is set to be actualised with the acquisition of a number of mini vehicles in fulfilment of the promise to give Okada riders vehicles in exchange for their motorcycles on special …

The Ghana Football Association have been given the green light by government to appoint a foreign coach for the Black Stars, GHANAsoccernet.com can report. The decision to appoint a foreign coach came up after the Ghana FA convinced the government that there isn’t any local coach at the moment to deliver the Black …

Government has suspended the supply of premix fuel to some four landing beaches in the Central Region until further notice. The affected landing beaches are British Komenda, Moree, Abandze and Dago. According to the National Premix Fuel Secretariat of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture  Development, the decision is a …

• Okada riders want their profession to be seen as a dignifying one • They are appealing to government to provide them with identification tags  • This was made known by the national P.R.O of Commercial Motor Riders Association  As part of efforts to isolate themselves from other riders who …

Government is working to add essential herbal medicines to the list of drugs covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Kofi Bobby Barimah, Acting Executive Director of the Centre for Plant Medicine Research at Mampong, has said. Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of …

Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region, say their allowances are in four months’ arrears. The students acknowledged that allowances for January, February, and March were paid, however, they are yet to receive allowances for April, May, June and July. Mr Benjamin Asaana …

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Finance, has announced a release of over GH¢260 million for the payment of arrears owed the fertilizer companies from May to July 2021. Dr Owusu Afriyie-Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, made the announcement in Accra in a response to an urgent …

The Government has laid before Parliament a €111 million sales and performance agreement for the purchase and supply of 6, Six L-39 next-generation aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The agreement laid by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsuon behalf of Defense Minister Dominic Nitiwulon Tuesday, August 4 is part of …

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to help the government with the building of the proposed National Cathedral by donating GH¢100 a month. Making the appeal during his Mid-Year Budget Review reading earlier today, Mr Ofori-Atta said the objective of the fund-raiser is to get …

• The government has given the green light to three major institutions to employ people • The three are the Interior Ministry, the National Security Ministry, and the Education Ministry • In total, 11,840 persons are to be employed before the end of year, 2021 A total of 11,840 openings …