Nine persons have been put before an Accra Circuit for allegedly advertising “winning” lottery numbers on social media to deceive the public. The accused persons –Prince Agboglah Selorm, Wise Akagbo, Hallow Winnifred, Akli Gershon, Peter Sappey, Mantey Dzidzinyo, Oscar Amevor, Azilah Elijah and Samuel Kuditsa –according to the prosecution, were arrested following several complaints from […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has launched a corruption league table to compile a list of the most-to-least corrupt institutions and organisations in the public sector. The corruption league table, according to the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, was an important intervention to drive down corruption in the public sector. The project, christened, the […]
Members of the Council of State have agreed to a 20 percent cut in their monthly allowances for the next one year in support of efforts aimed at stabilising the economy. This, the council said was in support of the 30 percent monthly salary reduction announced by the Executive. According to the council, this is […]
The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced that allowances for national service personnel for the month of January 2022 has been paid. A statement issued by the NSS on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, indicated that the allowances were paid on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The NSS has not paid the allowances of […]
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has engaged the services of 200 trainees of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) to help ensure that imported goods and those manufactured in the country meet acceptable standards. Known as the Trading Standards Officers (TSOs), they have been drafted in to conduct market surveillance and other activities to weed out […]
A General Secretary hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has promised to introduce sweeping reforms anchored on the use of technology in the party’s internal electoral process during his first 100 days in power if elected. According to him, events in the past weeks had re-affirmed his belief that the party […]
The Tamale Interchange project is nearing completion. The Ministry of Roads and Highways recently gave an assurance that the Tamale Interchange project has been undertaken in accordance with the standards and specifications of the ministry. It explained that the bridge had been designed to a 100-year life, adding that, the design went through a rigorous […]
An appeal filed by the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson at the Court of Appeal in Cape Coast has been struck out. This is because the appellant, James Gyakye Quayson failed to file his written submission within the stipulated period allowed under the Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (C.I. 19). The written […]
The Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (COBD) says there will be some reprieve for consumers of petroleum products soon because of some measures the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced. The Central Bank has announced it will provide more forex for importers of petroleum products at competitive rates, which is expected to check the recent […]
Only 14,314 self-employed workers contribute to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), representing some 0.8 per cent of the 1.7 million contributors on the scheme. In all, there are about 11.5 million people in the informal sector in the country. And as part of measures to reverse this trend, the national pension fund […]
This year’s Ramadan fasting is expected to start on Saturday, April 2 or Sunday, April 3, 2022, depending on the day a new moon will be sighted. If the moon is sighted on Friday, April 1, 2020, fasting will commence the next day. However, if the moon is sighted on April 2, then Sunday, April […]
The government disbursed GH¢273 million to the 15 participating financial institutions (PFIs) under the One-District, One-Factory (1D1F) programme between 2017 and 2021, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has told Parliament. The amount represented the payment of interest subsidies to the financial institutions to de-risk loans granted to beneficiary 1D1F companies, he explained. […]
