“I will respect the two-term limit for the exercise of presidential authority, as stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, and I will hand over power to the next elected President on January 7, 2025,” President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the nation. He also said he would not make or cause […]
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Prez Akufo-Addo, Ramaphosa join hundreds to celebrate Otuo Siriboe
It was a display of a mixture of different Ghanaian cultures of drums and dance as Juaben re-enacted its traditional roots to climax a year-long celebration of 50 years of Nana Otuo Siriboe II as the Omanhene of Juaben Traditional area. The reenactment covered every aspect of the lives of the people of Juaben connecting the […]
Legal education: Expand access, but don’t sacrifice quality — President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his support for the expansion of opportunities for legal education to produce more lawyers, but not at the expense of quality legal education. In line with that, he said, he had tasked the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to fast-track the balance of consultations on the Legal Profession […]
Cost of poor governance can be enormous – Prez Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has said that everyone should be concerned about governance infractions as when they arise, they exact enormous costs that affect the entire society. “The cost of poor governance can be enormous,” he stressed in remarks presented on his behalf by Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, to the Institute […]
2022 Budget is a Masterclass for Wealth and Job Creation-says Razak Kojo Opoku
The 2022 Budget aims at empowering Ghanaians to be self-reliance and self-creating. That is, creating the enabling environment for Ghanaians to set up their own businesses, expand to employ more hands thereby reducing the rate of youth unemployment and generally contribute to the growth of the economy. The sustainability of every economy largely depends on […]
ECOWAS appoints Chambas Special Envoy to Guinea
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS has appointed Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas as a Special Envoy to Guinea to strengthen dialogue with the authority towards the successful and short transitional process. The decision was taken at the extraordinary session of the authority held in Accra yesterday. The President of the ECOWAS […]
COP26: Honour your pledges – President tells wealthy nations
Wealthy nations have been asked to honour their commitment to make available $100 billion annually to assist poorer countries fight against climate change. Speaking at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said honouring the pledge would help less-endowed countries chart a path out of the […]
President Akufo-Addo Attends COP 26 Summit In Scotland
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is leading Ghana’s delegation to the World Leaders’ Summit of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26) being held from October 31 to November 3, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. The COP26 Summit, which will be one of the largest gatherings of world leaders, will bring parties together to […]
Community mining scheme kicks off in Tarkwa
The government has given the green light for the commencement of regulated, responsible and sustainable community mining, aimed at helping to get rid of illegal mining in the Tarkwa area of the Western Region. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned it on Monday morning at Tarkwa. The programme, which is being rolled out in all mining […]
Ghana’s largest bulk electricity supply point in Pokuase commissioned
Ghana’s largest bulk electricity supply point located in Pokuase in Greater Accra has been commissioned. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point, a 330/34.5 kilo-volt substation designed to improve the supply and distribution of electricity for consumers in the northern areas of Accra. Funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to […]
Komenda Sugar Factory to be operationalised by March 2022 – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has promised the people of the Central Region that government would operationalise the Komenda Sugar Factory in the first quarter of 2022. The $35 million factory, built from an Indian Exim Bank facility, has not worked since its commissioning in 2016. The factory was revamped to revive the local production of sugar, thereby […]
31.2km Assin Praso – Assin Fosu road to be completed November 2023
The 31.2-kilometre Assin Praso – Assin Fosu Road, which is part of the project for the rehabilitation of the National Trunk Road is expected to be completed in November 2023. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 18th October 2021, inspected the ongoing construction works as part his two-day tour of the Central Region. The […]