The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana, (UTAG) has warned the government that unless their conditions of service are improved they will not call off their indefinite strike. Speaking on the Morning Starr on Monday, Professor Charles Marfo said the salaries of lecturers in public universities across the …
Read More »Akufo-Addo compromising NDC MPs with double salary case – Amidu
• Martin Amidu has written his latest epistle, touching on the subject of the double salary of MPs • He has denied ever investigating the case as claimed by the Attorney General, Godfred Dame • He also accuses President Akufo-Addo of using the case to hold some MPs down Martin Amidu, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo freezes salary increment for himself and all appointees of the Executive
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed an embargo on salary increment for himself, his Vice, and all the appointees of the executive for this year as a way of contributing to the reduction of the effect of the virus on the local economy. Speaking at this year’s May Day celebration …
Read More »Akufo-Addo freezes salary increment for himself and all appointees of the Executive
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed an embargo on salary increment for himself, his Vice, and all the appointees of the executive for this year as a way of contributing to the reduction of the effect of the virus on the local economy. Speaking at this year’s May Day celebration …
Read More »Salary-freeze: “Bear with us”- Akufo-Addo begs public sector workers
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the public sector workers to bear with government on its decision to halt salary increase to public sector workers for the next few years. This statement by the President comes after the Technical Adviser at the Ministry of Finance, …
Read More »I never said workers will receive 12.5% salary increase – Adutwum
Minister for Education-designate, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has issued a disclaimer against news making rounds that he said that there will be an increment in salaries of workers including teachers. The Member of Parliament for Bosomtwe, in a Facebook post, stated that he never granted any such interview and has …
Read More »Former staff of collapsed Fund Management Companies demand salary arrears from government
The coalition of former staff of Fund Management Companies whose licences were revoked is demanding their salary arrears from the Government of Ghana. In a statement signed by Theo Paintsil, the spokesperson of the group, the staff are also demanding immediate inclusion in the government bailout package to have their …
Read More »No salary raise for public servants until 2023 – Government
The Coronavirus pandemic, floods and landslides have forced the government to push the planned pay rise for civil servants to 2023. Authorities in Public Service docket revealed that only public universities’ academic staff will get salary increments in the forthcoming financial year 2020/2021. Ms Catherine Bitarakwate, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry …
Read More »Vice President Bawumia donates 3 months salary to COVID-19 Fund
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumua, has followed the exemplary gesture of President Akufo-Addo by donating three months of his salary to Ghana’s COVID-19 Fund. In his broadcast to the nation on Friday night, President Akufo-Addo, among other measures, announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Fund to raise money to …
Read More »Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo donates 3 months salary to fight outbreak
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has donated his three months salary as seed money to a yet to be established fund to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. “I have directed the Controller and Accountant General to pay my April, May and June salaries to a special fund that would receive …
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