Tag Archives: MINISTRY

Ofori-Atta exits, Oppong Nkrumah ‘swerves’ sports ministry – The latest on Akufo-Addo’s imminent reshuffle

Rumours have been swirling regarding an imminent reshuffle in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s administration, marking a significant development since he assumed office in 2017. Numerous media outlets have speculated that several key cabinet ministers will receive new portfolios, while others may depart from the government following the conclusion of …

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Parliament Wants Education Ministry To Allow First-Year SHS Students To Report In January 2024

    It has been requested that the Ministry of Education reevaluate its decision to permit senior high school (SHS) first-year students to report on Monday, December 4, 2023. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin, has proposed that the reopening date be shifted to the first week of …

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‘This is not the Ministry of Communications, this is Parliament, ‘Resume your seat’ – Bagbin rebukes Ursula-Owusu

    Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has reprimanded Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for her interjection during a debate in Parliament Tuesday, November 28, 2023. This was when a debate on the Import Restrictions Bill was being debated in the House. The Minority in Parliament had raised concerns …

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Persons with disability sleep at Roads Ministry to demand employment after two years of toll abolition

  Two years ago, they all lost their jobs when the Finance Minister announced the abolition of road tolls. The government promised to reassign all of them but many of them remain unemployed. Some persons with disabilities who were toll booth workers pass the night at the roads ministry on …

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The Chief of Denkyira Nipa Ne Kro Appealed To The Energy Ministry To Complete The Electricity Project In The Area

  The chief of Denkyira Nipa Ne Kro Nana Adusei Opako I in the Upper Denkyira West District of the central region has called on the government and the Energy Ministry to complete the energy project and install meters after connecting to the national grid. Nipa Ne Kro is a …

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Sports Ministry, GBA strips boxer Samuel Takyi ‘naked’ over $20,000 Akufo-Addo promise

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has clarified that President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his promise to Ghana’s Olympic Bronze medalist, Samuel Takyi after his heroics in 2020. Ahead of the qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games, Samuel Takyi is quoted to have disclosed that he wants an amount of US$20,000 which …

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Thieves! Corrupt people in my ministry – Roads Minister roars again

The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah appears to be on a massive spree to correct the wrongs in the roads sector. In recent times, the minister has been captured, publicly rebuking persons who have been caught involved in acts that compromise the work of his sector and affect roads. Most recently, …

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Prof. Stephen Adei resigns from finance ministry advisory board

Prof Stephen Adei, a former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has quit an advisory role he occupied at the finance ministry. The decision to resign from the advisory board of the Ministry of Finance come in the wake of his critique of the management …

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No one should pay more than GH¢300 for a passport – Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that the highest an applicant must pay for a Ghanaian passport must be GH¢300, that is for a premium service. The sector minister recently made an unannounced visit to the passport office in Accra where she principally announced the termination …

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Energy Ministry staff slapped with 100 counts for allegedly stealing over GHc287K from ADB staff

A Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Regina Abanga has been arraigned at the Circuit Court in Accra and slapped with 116 counts of stealing totalling GHc287,775.47. Abanga, 44, is said to have manipulated Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and succeeded in stealing the said sim belonging …

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