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The Governing Council of University of Education, Winneba, (UEW) is calling on the government to immediately withdraw the appointment of its Chairman, Nana Ofori Ansah I, following accusations that his actions have thrown the University into a state of chaos. In a statement issued and signed by the President-UTAG and …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted publicly that teachers and civil servants in Ghana are paid “indecent” salaries. At a recent town hall meeting in Wa, Upper West Region, to sensitise Ghanaians to the e-levy and why the government needs it passed urgently, President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cousin told his audience on Monday, …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is one of those against the e-levy, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said. In the reasoning of the 2020 vice-presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), a recent comment by President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cousin that there is no money means he is hostile to the e-levy, a …

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has admitted to the dire economic challenges Ghana is faced with. According to him, the nation currently is unable to undertake or continue developmental projects, implement salary increments due to a lack of funds. Making his submission at a Government Town Hall meeting in Wa …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, expressed optimism that the E-levy policy will be approved but, in the event, it does not go through, he said, the government will turn to the petroleum sector for revenue. According to him, he is still surprised at the dissenting voices in relation to the proposed …

Highlife singer Ofori Amponsah, after failing to uphold his call up to be a preacher, has described most Ghanaian gospel songs as meaningless. The secular musician dropped the microphone in 2013 to pick up the cross in an effort to propagate the word of God. He went ahead to establish …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is still surprised at the dissenting voices in relation to the proposed E-levy in the 2022 budget statement. He, however, expressed optimism that the policy will be approved but, in the event, it does not go through, he said, the government will turn to the …

Members of the clergy who recently visited former President John Dramani Mahama, had held similar talks with members of the Executive and Legislative arms of government. According to Most Rev. Dr. Paul K. Boafo, the Presiding Bishop of Methodist Church of Ghana, who was leader of a delegation that met …

Business mogul, Kennedy Agyapong has narrated how he motivated Osei Kwame Despite and Ernest Ofori Sarpong to buy and flaunt their Rolls Royce. Kennedy Agyapong revealed that the two businessmen were concerned about driving luxurious cars due to the fear of being victimized by the then government. The Assin Central MP said that the …

  Government offers explanation for decision to introduce E-levy Mixed reactions greet intention to pass E-levy Lydia Forson ‘fights’ Ofori-Atta Actress Lydia Forson has picked holes in Ken Ofori-Atta’s comment that the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) will give Ghanaians more of a moral right to demand their due from the government. At a town …