President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government is considering free education at the tertiary level, following the successful implementation of the free senior high school (SHS) policy. He said the free SHS policy had resulted in some 400,000 more children getting access to SHS education in the country, with the government addressing the […]
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Fitch ratings… Economy fastest growing – Prez Akufo-Addo
Fitch Rating agency has projected Ghana to be the fastest growing economy in Sub Saharan Africa as it emerges strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted. The agency also projects that the economy will be restored to its previous position before the onset of the pandemic. Last year, in the […]
I’m committed to free media – President Akufo-Addo affirms
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his unflinching support and that of his administration to free media remains unquestionable. That commitment, he said, was evidenced by the atmosphere of free speech prevailing in the country. However, he said in the midst of the freedoms, it was incumbent on all to be measured in whatever […]
Abuga Pele released from jail after President Akufo-Addo’s pardon
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted a presidential pardon to former National Coordinator of the defunct Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Mr Abuga Pele on health grounds. Pele was released on July 1, 2021 Graphic Online gathers. He was serving a six-year jail term for causing financial loss to the state. However, he was […]
Census is here: President, Vice, Speaker counted
After days of anticipation, the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) took off yesterday with many people enthused about being counted as enumerators begun door-to-door collection of census data from households within the territorial borders of Ghana. Last week, the build-up to the exercise started as the officials went round listing structures and prompting people […]
Inject action against terrorism – President charges ECOWAS, re-elected Chairman
The time is up for West African nations to inject more vigour in their concerted effort to deal with the growing threats of terrorism and piracy in the region. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who made the call, intimated that none of the countries was insulated against the threats of terrorism. “This concerted effort, which […]
New Ghana Enterprise Agency takes off
The Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), a bigger entity established to efficiently manage the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector in the Ghana has started a new historic journey. This new agency will be impactful by charting a new path in the next phase of its historical journey to promote and develop businesses in the MSMEs space. […]
Mali suspended from ECOWAS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Heads of State and Government in West Africa to remain resolute in their support for the people of Mali for them to find a peaceful solution to the political challenges and restore democracy and stability to that country. He said it was incumbent on the leaders of the […]
Go to court if you believe burning illegal mining excavators is wrong – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday reaffirmed his determination to root out illegal mining and stated that the burning of equipment used for the pollution of water bodies and forest reserves will not cease till the criminal acts are halted. He has therefore challenged those who think otherwise to go to the court of […]
Seth Panwum Boyoyo writes; Playing the religious card in our body politic is suicidal and dangerous
The heartbeat of Ghana is its Political and Religious arena. And the mood in Accra and beyond has been jittery since the turn of the year despite the people’s unison in tackling the global pandemic, Covid 19. Whispers of the second and final tenure of the sitting President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo pricks people in […]
GHS: Go to same centre for 2nd COVID-19 jab
Persons who are eligible for the second shot of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine will have to go to the same centre where they took the first shot for the repeat dose when the exercise begins tomorrow, the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. Also, all such persons must […]
COVID-19 vaccination continues Wednesday – 360,000 to receive jabs
Three hundred and sixty-thousand people who received their first COVID-19 jabs between March 1 and 9, 2021 will be eligible for shots during the deployment of the second dose of vaccines from May 19 to May 26. The nine-day exercise is the third phase of the national vaccination programme against COVID-19. Those who will receive […]