The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has revealed that the government will start payments of debts owed to Food Suppliers by July 17, 2023. The Food Suppliers have been picketing the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) since July 7, 2023, to demand payment of GH¢278 million owed …
Read More »Food suppliers to demonstrate at National Food Buffer Stock on June 13
The leadership of the National Food Suppliers Association has issued a release indicating plans to stage a demonstration at the National Food Buffer Stock next week. In its release, the suppliers said they are unhappy that they have not been paid by government for supplies made. The release issued on …
Read More »Food crisis hits Free SHS as gov’t owes food suppliers over GHC500m
President Nana Akufo-Addo’s flagship programme, the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, is faced with a major challenge of feeding the beneficiaries, especially those in boarding schools as food suppliers get ready to withdraw services over a GHC500milion debt owed them. The New Publisher gathered that though the situation …
Read More »Free SHS foodstuff suppliers threaten to strike over delayed payments
Foodstuff shortage is likely to hit Senior High Schools across the country because suppliers to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) have threatened to withdraw their services. According to some suppliers who spoke to Asaase News on condition of anonymity, they have not been paid for supplying the …
Read More »Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana
The Chinese Government on Wednesday, presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies were made up of 20,000 N-95 protective face masks, 350,000 surgical masks, 10,000 disposable coverall, 15,000 each of medical googles, and disposable gloves and …
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