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John Kumah, a deputy Minister of Finance, has reportedly died. According to a news report by asaaseradio.com, a source close to the family confirmed the demise of the Deputy Finance Minister, who is also the Member of Parliament for Ejisu, in the Ashanti Region. Even though the cause of the …

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed the Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, to complete Abandoned projects in the Ashanti Region. Some of the landmark projects include the Kumasi International Airport, Okomfo Anokye Maternity Block, and the Second Phase of the Kejetia Central Market redevelopment …

The Minister for Land and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has appointed former deputy minister Benito Owusu-Bio as Advisor to the Minister on Special Projects within the same ministry. According to a letter dated February 15, the appointee has been designated as Advisor to the Minister for Lands and Natural …

Former Minister for Youth and Sports, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has outlined ambitious plans for a radical overhaul of Ghanaian sports in 2025 under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration. This commitment comes in the wake of the Black Stars’ disappointing exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) …

A letter from the Ministry of Finance has showed that the government has been changing Value Added Tax (VAT) on a section of electricity consumers in the country. The letter, which was signed by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, and addressed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and …

Chieftaincy Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng,  has urgently called upon the National House of Chiefs to intervene in the escalating tensions between Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and Dormaahene Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II. The duo have been engaged in a back-and-forth lately with the Dormaahene who chairs the Bono Regional House …

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 …

Upper East Regional Minister Chooses Sex over Mahama’s 24-Hour Economy The Upper East Regional Minister Mr. Stephen Yakubu says former President Mahama’s 24-hour economy will have an impact on family nighttime sex drives. According to him, the 24-hour Economy policy announced by former president John Dramani Mahama would not allow …

Education Minister fingered in US$1.2 million training corruption scandal In 2022, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, was implicated in an alleged World Bank training scheme for teachers, purportedly costing $1.2 million. The World Bank initiated investigations into the claimed teacher training and formally contacted Prof. Kwasi Opoku …

  Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance, will deliver the government’s 2024 budget statement and economic policy to parliament on Wednesday, November 15. The objective of this presentation is to delineate the government’s approaches to revenue generation and policies designed to mitigate the present economic hardships experienced by Ghanaians. Speaker …