Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, otherwise known as NAM1 has said over 60% of customers are ineligible for payment after the validation process. He said the claims submitted by these affected customers were fraught with several flaws. In a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, NAM1 said the defects …
Read More »Two nurses being investigated for allowing a patient who wanted to make GH¢400 MoMo payment to die
A case of medical negligence that led to the death of a patient has hit the Central Aflao Hospital in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. Added to that, two nurses who have been named as being directly involved in the case, are being investigated together with the …
Read More »Ayisha Modi responds to Obrafour’s lawsuit against Drake, demands payment for investments in Obrafour’s album
Ghanaian music promoter, Ayisha Modi has made headlines after reacting to Obrafour’s recent lawsuit against Canadian rapper, Drake. In an Instagram post, Modi called out Obrafour for allegedly owing her money from investments she made in his 2009 album ‘Kasiebo.’ She also alleged that the rapper’s former manager, Agyekum Kofi, was the reason …
Read More »Basic school heads lament 2years non-payment of capitation grant
Conference of Heads of Basic Schools is lamenting the non-payment of capitation grant meant for the operationalization of basic schools for the past two years. The association explains that the situation is crippling the progress of teaching and learning in schools. Speaking to Citi News, the General Secretary of the Conference …
Read More »Gov’t suspends payment of external debts
The government has announced suspension of all debt service payments under certain categories of the country’s external debt, pending an orderly restructuring of the affected obligations. This suspension will include the payments on the country’s Eurobonds; commercial term loans; and on most of the country’s bilateral debt. This suspension, according …
Read More »Phone repairer butchers labourer over non-payment of rent
A phone repairer who inflicted machete wounds on a labourer following a misunderstanding over non-payment of rent has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Raphael Abiwu, who has been charged with causing harm, pleaded guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Patricia Amponsah convicted the accused person on his own …
Read More »Payment of September salaries of some gov’t sector workers freezed
The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has withheld the payment of the September 2022 salaries of some public sector workers due to a mismatch of employees’ bank names on the Government of Ghana payroll. Others affected are workers with invalid bank account numbers. In a statement, the CAGD said …
Read More »NDC deploys Bawumia’s QR Code Proxy payment system to collect party dues
The National Democratic Congress has reportedly introduced a system for payment of dues and filing fees to the party using the QR Code and Proxy Pay platforms launched in March 2020 by the Akufo-Addo government under the office of the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Among other systems such as …
Read More »Fair Wages to meet teacher unions over payment of Cost of Living Allowance
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission says it will soon meet all stakeholders to determine if the 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) demanded by teachers will be paid. NAGRAT and other teacher unions have given a June 30 deadline for government to pay the allowance or face a …
Read More »Prostitutes accept tomatoes, maize and beans as payment
Some sex workers in Zimbabwe have reportedly resorted to using bread packets as contraception as the price of condoms and basic essentials continues to rise. A 21-year old sex worker from Mutare who spoke to Manica Post, revealed that she started sex work at 16, and bread packaging was being used as a …
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