The four people charged for the respective breaches of the Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) in their operations at the Northern Development Authority (NDA) were today arraigned at the High Court in Tamale. They are Chief Executive Officer of the NDA, Sumalia Abdul-Rahman; the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) of the NDA, Stephen Yir-eru Engmen; the […]
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has been advised to expedite its rate of recovering a $614, 373,274.36 debt owed it by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This is because the money owed the power generator has been indicated to be adversely affecting its ability to operate effectively and deliver on its mandate. The Chairman […]
The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has recommended a 50 per cent haircut on the salaries and emoluments of Article 71 Office Holders as part of the Debt Restructuring Programme and to reduce the pressure on the public purse. These include the President and Vice, the Speaker of Parliament, Chief Justice, and Justices of the […]
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has asked managers of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF) to judiciously utilise resources accruing to the fund for the benefit of mining communities. He said the mandate of MDF was crucial and consequential to the government’s quest to make mining beneficial to citizens. “Failure to […]
The Education Minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) were the only ones given access and passwords to approve protocol placement into Category A senior high schools. This was to curb fraud, but The Fourth Estate‘s investigations found that placement into such schools happened through a network of intermediaries that included cleaners and […]
The Regional Director of Health at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in the North East Region, Dr Abdulai Abukari, says 328,691 persons were successfully vaccinated in the region, representing 84.1 per cent, the highest percentage coverage in the country. “It is a position we have held for several months now, and we hope to maintain […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on African nations to collaborate and institute stringent measures to stem the disturbing annual illicit outflows of $88 billion from the continent. He said stern attention was required to arrest the situation immediately because the phenomenon was depriving Africa of significant resources that could be used to support […]
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has launched a manhunt for a Lebanese described as a member of an international organised criminal syndicate that defrauds people. Naji Khalil has been on the wanted list of EOCO since June 2022, after he was jailed for five years in absentia for fraud by an Accra Circuit […]
A former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has said he would ensure that the sitting Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, wins the party’s flagbearer contest and subsequently the 2024 general elections to become the next President of Ghana. Nana Obiri Boahen, who described himself as a president of […]
Five people have reportedly died after eating a meal of rice and beans, popularly known as waakye, they bought from a food joint at Oyibi Bush Canteen Junction, in Accra. About 40 people were reportedly affected, out of which five, including a pregnant woman and a lotto vendor, died. The victims including the waakye seller, […]
Morgan Stanley has imposed financial penalties on employees who used messaging platforms such as WhatsApp for company business, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The penalties ranged from several thousand dollars for some staff to more than $1 million for others. The amounts were determined by factors such as the number of messages […]
Reggae/Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has revealed that footballer Asamoah Gyan footed his bill for a surgery he underwent about seven years ago. Taking to Twitter, Stonebwoy thanked the former captain of the Black Stars for his benevolence. Sharing a picture of Asamoah Gyan the ‘Everlasting’ hitmaker wrote “@ASAMOAH_GYAN3 you came tru (through) for me around this same […]
