A Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah has assured that the government on Monday (August 29, 2022), received the full loan amount of $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) but $37 million from the facility was set aside for debt service obligations. His comments come after the ranking member on the […]
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Only 61 out of 360 programmes offered by KNUST accredited – Auditor-General’s report
The Auditor-General’s report for 2021 has revealed that some academic programmes offered by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have not been accredited. The report dated June 1, 2022, is addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin. According to details of the report, “out of the 360 programmes run by […]
UCC gives GH¢300,000 research grant to students
Fifty-seven postgraduate research students of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been awarded GHS 300,000 research grant to enable them produce timely and quality research work. Out of eighty-two (82) applications received by the School, fifty-seven (57) applicants – four (4) PhD and fifty-three (53) MPhil students – were chosen. […]
15% COLA hits workers accounts
Workers across the country have started receiving the monthly 15 per cent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) agreed upon between the government and Organised Labour. The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) credited workers account with the allowance today (August 29, 2022). The July 2022 arrears and that of August 2022 were paid together. The […]
Overaged aircraft face ban – Measure to ensure crew, passenger safety
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is to ban aircraft that are above 20 years from using the country’s airspace. The measure is meant to, among other things, ensure the safety of passengers and crew, as well as their comfort while en route to and from Ghana. Consequently, the GCAA will soon issue a new […]
Lion kills man who entered its enclosure at Accra Zoo
The Forestry Commission has confirmed that a man who reportedly jumped into the lion enclosure at the Accra Zoo Sunday afternoon and was attacked by a lion has been pronounced dead. He died from injuries sustained and the body has been conveyed to the morgue. The motive of the intruder is yet to be determined. His lifeless […]
I’m cooperating with OSP investigations — Col Damoah
The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Colonel Kwadwo Damoah (retd), has said he is fully cooperating with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in investigations into some aspects of the operations of the division. “I have been cooperating fully with the OSP. I responded to an OSP invitation […]
Signages, accessible roads low in tourists sites — Survey
The absence of directional signs to tourist sites and inaccessible roads have been cited among challenges affecting the promotion of 25 tourism sites identified in 10 regions. The tourism sites, located in the Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern, Volta, Ashanti, Northern, Upper West, Upper East and Bono East Regions, also do not have adequate souvenirs […]
Nullify banishment before I can come and apologise – Odike to Kumasi Traditional Council
The Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’ has explained his inability to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council on Thursday. According to him, he failed to show up because he has been banished from entering the Manhyia Palace. Mr. Akwasi Addai said this in an interview on Joy FM‘s Top Story. […]
Oyerepa FM shuts down in compliance with Kumasi Traditional Council order
A radio station in Kumasi, Oyerepa FM, has shut down this morning. This is in compliance with an order from the Kumasi Traditional Council that the media house shuts down until further notice. The Council’s Acting President, Baffuor Amankwatia VI, who is the Bantamahene, made the announcement when a team from Oyerepa FM and TV […]
‘Retract, apologise for maliciously defaming me or I sue you’ – Bediatuo tells Odike
The Executive Secretary to the President is demanding an apology and a retraction from the founder of United Progressive Party founder, Akwasi Addai Odike for allegedly defaming him. Nana Bediatuo Asante said Mr. Odike comments on illegal mining against him are totally false. In a letter to Mr. Odike on Wednesday, August 24, Mr Asante’s […]
Court issues warrant for arrest of 61 suspects in KNUST violence
The Asokore Mampong Magistrate Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of 61 persons suspected to be involved in last week’s violence on the campus of KNUST. This comes after two people, arrested in connection with the incident, were denied bail by the court. Three suspects are currently in Police custody. The two suspects […]












