Beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) say they will picket at the Finance Ministry to demand allowances due them under the just-ended programme. They said the economic situation of trainees had worsened due to the failure of government to pay their eight months allowance after government had asked them …
Read More »Interior Ministry releases list of statutory holidays in 2023
The ministry of the Interior has released dates for statutory holidays and commemorative days in Ghana for the year 2023. However, the dates for Eid-Ul-Fittr and Eid-Ul-Adha because they are movable feasts. “The dates for their observation are provided by the Office of the Chief Imam in the course of …
Read More »Finance Ministry ‘celebrates’ cedi gains against dollar in Bloomberg report
The Ministry of Finance has noted recent wins by the national currency, the Ghana cedi, according to a Bloomberg report of December 9. The official handle of the Ministry shared a photo from the Bloomberg article showing the gains made by the cedi. The graphic showed that the Ghana cedi …
Read More »Finance ministry announces possible ‘haircuts’
The Ministry of Finance has announced the government is looking into the possibility of conducting a debt operation that will cover the terms of payments of principal and interest on public debts (government bonds) – ‘Haircut’. The ministry indicated that the move will help reduce the pressure on the government’s …
Read More »You’re unfit to occupy Communications Ministry – Sam George chases Ursula Owusu over uninformed directive
Samuel Nartey George, NDC MP, Ningo-Prampram, has stated that Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is unfit to be the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation. According to him, the Minister unofficially asked Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to curtail some services on SIM cards not completely registered. He said the Minister’s directive is for the MNOs to …
Read More »Gov’t to pilot sale of cheap foodstuff at Agric Ministry today
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture will from today, Friday, November 11, 2022, begin the retailing of food items at its premises to civil and local government workers. The Ministry explains that the move forms part of efforts to cushion Ghanaians and mitigate the impact of rising food prices. The …
Read More »Agric Ministry to sell foodstuff at cheaper prices at its premises in Accra
As part of the efforts to control prices of foodstuff, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is set to begin selling foodstuff within its premises to serve people in Accra. The products will be brought from the farms to the ministry and sold to consumers at a cheaper price. Speaking …
Read More »Account for $9million World Cup money – Songo to GFA, Sports Ministry
Controversial sports journalist, Patrick Osei Agyemang alias Countryman Songo has asked the Ghana Football Association and the Sports Ministry to account for the alleged money they received from FIFA for Black Stars preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Ghana is expected to receive the first tranche of a whooping $9 million after …
Read More »C K Akonnor to drag Sports Ministry to CAS over unpaid salaries
Prosper Yaw Ntow, the lawyer for former Black Stars head coach, Charles Kwabla Akonnor has confirmed that he and his client have agreed to drag the Sports Ministry to the Court of Arbitration for Sports(CAS) over unpaid salaries and compensations. Ntow confirmed that they have put together all documents required …
Read More »Finance Ministry and 4 other ministries that owe ‘big’ money
The Auditor General’s department has revealed various amounts owed by some ministries in its recent report. The report which cites infractions in many governmental institutions; ministries, departments and other agencies, was prepared under Section 11 of the Audit Service Act, 2000 (Act 584) for presentation to Parliament in accordance with Section …
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