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Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister

Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he was abandoned by ministers and most of his Conservative lawmakers. Bowing to the inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit and lawmakers said he must go, an isolated and powerless Johnson spoke outside his Downing …

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VIDEO: Education Minister visits his 96-year-old Class 1 teacher

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has stressed the importance of teachers throughout his academic journey, “I am eternally grateful to them all,” he said in a July social media post. He mentioned the specific case of two of his teachers who he met recently, one during a …

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Government working on plans to re-engage toll workers – Deputy minister

The government is currently engaging with Toll and Route Management Limited to develop other employment modules for the re-engagement of toll workers, Mr Bright Wireku-Brobbey, the Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, has announced. He said as part of plans to restore the workers and cushion them, the government …

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Akufo-Addo never took ex-gratia as minister, MP – Captain Smart

Vociferous journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo never took ex-gratia for serving as a minister and a Member of Parliament. This action of the president, Captain Smart said, was one of the reasons why he came to admire President Akufo-Addo so …

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Green Ghana seedlings not for sale; free for all – Lands Minister

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has cautioned Ghanaians not to pay any amount of money for seedlings to be planted on the Green Ghana Day, come June 10, 2022. He stressed that “the seedlings are not to be sold, they are for free, let no one lie to …

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How former Upper East Regional Minister planned arrest of Sakawa man

Former Upper East Regional Minister, Ms. Tangoba Abayage is revealed to have contributed immensely towards the rescue of an 11-year-old girl whose father attempted to use her for money rituals known in local parlance as Sakawa. Ms. Tangoba Abayage who has good relations with the herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo Junior was …

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Accra floods: Buildings on waterways to be demolished – Works and Housing Minister

Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye says government will soon embark on a mass demolishing of buildings mounted on major waterways in the city of Accra to curb the yearly flooding. He told NEAT FM’s morning show, Ghana Montie, in an interview that, the city authorities will be given the …

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It floods even in America, Europe – Works and housing minister on Accra floods

The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has said that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested more to improve Ghana’s drainage system than any other government Ghana has had. According to him, the menace of floods was not peculiar to Ghana because advanced countries with all their technology also …

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Over 156,000 jobs created from 1D1F – Trade and Industry Minister claims

The government’s flagship programme, 1 District 1 Factory (1D1F), has created 156,782 direct and indirect jobs. This, according to Alan Kyerematen, Trade and Industry Minister, has gone a long way to address Ghana’s unemployment situation. Speaking at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana’s 3rd National Public Lecture on the theme “Harnessing Job …

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UGBS denied me admission despite having aggregate 9 – Education Minister recounts

Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education and MP for Bosomtwe, has disclosed that he failed to secure admission to Ghana’s premier university despite excelling in his A level exams. He said, having made aggregate nine, he was hopeful of gaining admission to the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) …

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