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NABCO coordinator sells salt to survive after collapse of program and non-payment of arrears

Former Abuakwa North Municipal Coordinator of Nation Building Corps (NABCO) Otuo Serebuor now sells salt to survive following the collapse of the program and nonpayment of salary arrears. The former NABCO director also drives commercial vehicle, and farms to diversify his income source. He is among about 250 former NABCO …

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NABCO beneficiaries to picket at Finance Ministry over unpaid allowance

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 …

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The introduction of NABCO was a mistake – Kennedy Agyapong

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said that the National Buildings Corps (NABCO) programme implemented by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government was a bad policy. According to him, most of the trainees under the programme, who were posted to government agencies, were paid for no work done. Speaking to some …

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NABCO trainees to fast Nov. 9 over unpaid allawa

The Nation Builders Corps Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) has declared a one-day prayer for God’s intervention to touch the heart of government over their unpaid allowances. The trainees will, therefore, fast on Wednesday, 9 November 2022. A statement issued by the trainees said: “Some of the suffering NABCO trainees …

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I was paid ¢300 for NPP campaign ad, now my life is under threat – NABCO trainee cries

Many remember him for the 2020 general election campaign advert where his photo appeared on a billboard with the inscription “Remember me. My livelihood depends on your vote.” He is a beneficiary of the government’s flagship programme Nations Builders Corps, NABCO, where he teaches. Known as Nicholas Teye, the 35-year-old …

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Free SHS, NaBCO, 1D1F, other flagship programmes cost over GH¢9b – Auditor-General’s report

The 2021 Auditor-General’s report has indicated that all government flagship programmes cost the country over GH¢9 billion. Some of these programmes include, the most talked about Free SHS policy, NaBCO, National Identification Programme, One District One Factory (1D1F), COVID-19 Activity and Vaccine, National Cathedral project. The Auditor-General’s report indicated that …

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Unpaid NABCo trainees reschedule planned protest at Jubilee House to August 18

The Nation Builders Trainees Association of Ghana has rescheduled its planned protest at the Jubilee House from August 10 to August 18, according to a statement from its communication team. The Association said the decision was reached to enable its leaders to “notify the Ghana Police Service of our intention …

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NABCO to end in September 2022 – Ofori-Atta

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that one of the government’s youth employment initiatives Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCO) programme will end on September 1, 2022. “Mr Speaker, our iconic National Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) programme, which was initially to run for three years and extended for an additional year, …

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IMF Bailout: Free SHS, NABCO, National Cathedral & other policies to be cancelled

Key projects and policies could be affected by the government of Ghana’s eventual decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout. Based on the terms and conditions that usually come with an IMF bailout where the government is told to cut down on expenditure and focus …

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We’re dying of hunger – NABCo trainees tell gov’t

The Nation Builders’ Corps (NABCo) Trainees Association of Ghana has called on the government to pay the allowance arrears owed its members.  The trainees, who have not been paid their allowances in the last couple of months, say due to their current situation, they may not be alive to see …

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