The directive by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) for all public sector workers to register with the National Identification Authority (NIA) and obtain a Ghana Card or forfeit their salaries by December 1, 2021 has been put on hold. Instead, the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has been tasked to port the names […]
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 […]
As part of the Proactive Preventive Policing Strategy, the K-9 Unit of the Ghana Police Service, with renewed energy, has commenced its outdoor operations, with the use of dogs for operational duties in some parts of Accra. Dubbed “Who let the dogs out? Wooof! Wooof! Wooof! Wooof!”, this component of policing is aimed at increasing the […]
The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church Ghana, Sunday presented citations and portraits to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for their dedicated services to humanity. The two prominent personalities have demonstrated quality leadership and empathy for matters relating to society’s development and welfare, the Church noted. Pastor Dr Kwame Kwanin […]
The Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Mr Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, has urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to put in the necessary structures to protect their organisations from cyber-attacks. Henceforth, he said, the deployment and the promotion of cyber security measures in organisations would feature prominently in the performance assessment of SOEs. Mr Asamoah-Boateng, […]
The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has called for renewed commitment among stakeholders towards the attainment of food security in the country as Ghana joins the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Food Day today. A statement issued by the company in Accra urged stakeholders to re-affirm what it called the […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will today address the country’s teeming youth at the Springboard-Ghana Cares Youth Dialogue programme which will take place at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). The programme, which will be held on the theme: “Opportunities for Ghana’s youth under the Ghana-CARES Programme”, will bring together tertiary students, […]
The Ghana Police Service has introduced shuttle services for its personnel. The intervention is meant to facilitate the movement of personnel to and from their places of residence to various duty points. The programme which has been implemented in fifteen (15) out of the eighteen (18) Police Operational Regions is intended to ease the burden […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has completed building its verification platform, to enable all financial institutions to accept the Ghana Card for transactions. Already Calbank, Stanbic and UBA have started accepting the Ghana Card as a form of verification for banking transactions. This follows the successful onboarding of the three banks’ verification systems to the […]
The senior national team, the Black Stars have arrived in Harare, Zimbabwe ahead of the second leg world cup qualifier against the Harambee Stars on Tuesday, October 12. The Stars defeated the Harambee Stars 3-1 in the second leg last Saturday and arrived on Sunday evening in Harare courtesy, Asky Airlines. The team is expected […]
The Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng, has dropped all charges against Bawku Central MP, Mr Mahama Ayariga, in connection with an alleged tax evasion over some purchase of vehicles. Mr Agyebeng filed a nolle prosequi at the Accra High Court Monday [October 11] morning to discontinue the case. He told the court, presided over by […]
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is assisting Ghana and five other riparian countries along the Volta Basin to develop a web-based flood and drought alert system. The other beneficiary countries are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Togo. This is being done in collaboration with the Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and the Global Water […]
