Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says the government is resolute in implementing Ghana’s social protection programmes despite the current economic difficulties. Delivering the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government in Parliament, on Thursday, the Minister indicated that the government was expanding the various social protection programmes to buffer …
Read More »Politics: Cabinet directs MMDAs, MDAs and SOEs to reduce fuel allocation to political appointees
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have been directed to reduce fuel allocation to political appointees and their Heads by 50 per cent. The Cabinet directive, which takes effect from January 2023, is expected to reduce government …
Read More »National: 98 NPP MPs to boycott budget presentation, Finance Ministry business if Ofori-Atta is not sacked immediately
Ninety-eight New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament have resolved to boycott the budget presentation and all Finance Ministry-related business should the President refuse to sack Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta immediately. This new number is an increase from the previous 80 NPP MPs who had earlier demanded the removal of …
Read More »National: Oppong Nkrumah calls for more stakeholder collaboration to train journalists in financial reporting
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has called on stakeholders within the Ghanaian media space to collaborate and help build the capacity of Ghanaian journalists in business and financial reporting. According to the Minister, training of journalists in business and financial reporting is essential in equipping them with the needed …
Read More »Energy | National: Fuel prices to be reduced next week – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has announced that fuel prices are likely to be reduced by Monday, November 14, 2022. There has been a recent hike in fuel prices, including diesel and petrol. Diesel is currently selling for more than GH¢23, while the price of petrol is hovering around …
Read More »Gladson Awako strike late to hand Hearts of Oak win over GoldStars
The 2022-23 BetPawa Premier League after three weeks of suspension bounce back with week four fixtures, having giant’s Accra Hearts of Oak SC host Bibiani GoldStars SC at the Nations Wembley, Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The visitors, Bibiani GoldStars SC in no time took the game to Hearts …
Read More »Nana Addo to speak today on cost of living crisis, ailing economy
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will tonight, [Sunday, October 30, 2022] address Ghanaians on government’s plan to revive the economic shocks bedevilling the nation. This is on the heels of mounting pressure on the President to speak on the economic difficulties citizens have faced in recent times. The President’s address …
Read More »National: YEA to recruit 15,000 community protection assistants
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) is recruiting 15,000 unemployed Ghanaian youth nationwide as Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) in close collaboration with the Ghana Police Service. This is in pursuance of the Agency’s mandate to create jobs for the unemployed youth of the country, as well as, assist the Ghana Police …
Read More »National: Sachet water to be sold at ¢0.60 effective Monday
Effective Monday, October 31, sachet water will be sold at ¢0.60. The 500ml bottled water will also be retailed at ¢2.50 while the medium-sized bottled water will go for ¢3.50 and the 1.5 litres bottled water will sell at ¢5. This was contained in a statement on Thursday, October 27, …
Read More »National: Bawumia proposes solutions to Ghana’s economic crisis
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says for Ghana to address its current economic crisis, it is imperative to restore fiscal and debt sustainability, limit import dependency and retain the chunk of her foreign exchange earnings. He said, for instance fiscal and debt sustainability was one of the key issues the …
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