President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has submitted to Parliament a list of 39 Deputy Minister nominees and one Minister of State. The list was submitted Wednesday, April 21, 2021 to the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin. Parliament is to vet and approve or disapprove the nominees for appointment. They are to serve in […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Accra on Thursday for Brazzavile, the Capital of the Republic of Congo, to attend the swearing-in of that country’s President-elect, Denis Sassou Nguesso. He is attending the event in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African […]
The immediate past Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has been appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Economic Issues. Similarly, Oboshie Sai Cofie has also been appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Media. Former Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, who has also been appointed as a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the Spanish business community to consider Ghana as the investment destination of choice in West Africa. He said the country had, over the years, carved a niche for itself as the most peaceful and investment-friendly nation in the sub-region. “As most of you know, Ghana is a […]
A former Minister of State Mr Kojo Yankah has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the decision to halt export of raw cocoa to Switzerland. A year ago, Mr Akufo-Addo became the first African leader to be invited in about 60 years on a state visit to Switzerland. The president announced while there that Ghana was […]
The immediate past Auditor-General, Mr Daniel Yaw Domelevo has revealed that it was the then President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who encouraged him to accept the position of Auditor-General in December 2016. Mr Domelevo was appointed as Auditor-General by former President John Dramani Mahama in December 2016 during the transition period when Mr Mahama was […]
President Akufo-Addo has revealed that Cabinet has granted policy approval for the establishment of a National Flag Carrier (Home Based Airline) with strategic partner participation. The most recent state carrier Ghana International Airlines collapsed in 2010 after the government’s withdrawal of funding. At the time, the airline claimed that the government was not simply refusing […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says starting April 1, 2021, all national identification numbers will become Tax Identification Numbers (TIN). He said when his government first assumed office in 2017, it was faced with largely an informal economy. He explained that the government decided to formalise the country’s economy by embarking on a digitisation exercise. […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in honouring a constitutional obligation, will deliver a State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. Though he delivered a SONA last January 5, to end his first term, Tuesday’s address will signify the start of his second term, having won the presidential election held on December […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-elected for a second term as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Heads of States of the Authority at its extraordinary session held on February 2, 2021, via Videoconference decided by general consensus that President […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed 11 people to serve on the Council of State for his second term in office. Also, he has named four members to serve as ex officio members of the Council of State. A statement from the Presidency, signed by the Director of Communications, Mr Eugene Arhin, said the […]
He burst onto the scene like a meteor, but a meteor that did not burst into flames and disintegrate like all meteors do. On the contrary, it remained potent until the very end of its life, leaving strong footprints in the sands of time. The turbulent occurrences of the 1970s in Ghana – the overthrow […]
