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The tertiary wing of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Tertiary Educational Institutions Network (TEIN), has taken Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to the cleaners over his comment that the government’s payroll was full.   According to TEIN, the comments attributed to the Minister during a programme at the University …

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, the Right Honorable Joseph Osei Owusu has indicated that Ghana is suffering the scourge of an ever ballooning unemployment bulge because graduates are miseducated. Speaking on Kumasi-based Ultimate 106.9 FM, he described miseducation as the phenomenon of attending school for certificates with no regard …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has not resigned from his post as being speculated on social media, the Ministry of Finance has said in a statement issued on Tuesday, 5 October 2021. “The attention of the Ministry of Finance has been drawn to rumours circulating on social media platforms that the …

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to move for the adoption of the Mid-Year Review Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government next week. The Mid-Year Budget, which is the Government’s supplementary estimate for the 2021 financial year, would be proposed to the House on Thursday, July …

• Ken Ofori-Atta has said a total value of GH¢20 billion has so far been processed on the Ghana.GOV platform • The platform will make it easy for all citizens and visitors to make payments with convenience • Some 624,000 persons have already registered on the platform Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has …

  Ghanaians have in the few months bemoaned the high prices of food commodities on the Ghanaian market. This concern was raised after 6 new taxes were introduced in the 2021 budget read by Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu. Based on this, Member of Parliament for Odododiodio constituency, Nii Lante Vanderpuye brought up this issue during …

Social Commentator Kwame A Plus has told the Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta to look for money to build world-class hospitals in the country so he does not go abroad to seek medical care in the future. A statement from the Finance Ministry indicated that the Minister who was set for vetting on …

Finance Minister nominee, Ken Ofori-Atta has left the shores of Ghana for a medical trip in the United States. A statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of Ministry of Finance disclosed that Mr Ofori-Atta recovered from COVID-19 in December last year but still experiencing “medical complications” hence the counselling by his doctors to …