The government has welcomed the 2022 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders in which Ghana has significantly dropped from 30 to 60 in the global ranking and stated that the report will serve as a baseline for which the government will work in collaboration with the National Media Commission (NMC) to help deepen the execution of a […]
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), the National Media Commission (NMC) and the Right to Information Commission (RITC) have committed to redevelop the International Press Centre into an ultra-modern edifice to accommodate all media-related entities and umbrella bodies in the country. The commitment was made during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the […]
The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the 2022 budget will focus on creating an enabling environment for young entrepreneurs in the country to develop and grow their businesses. Youth entrepreneurship has become topical in recent weeks following public discussions about how young Ghanaians can be supported to succeed in private businesses. In […]
The government will begin the construction of hospitals under the “Agenda 111 project” on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. The entire project includes 111 district hospitals, seven new regional hospitals, two additional mental health hospitals to be located in the middle and southern belts, and the […]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, does not approve salaries and benefits for the Executive and, by extension, for the First Lady and wife of the Vice-President, the Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. He has, therefore, described as misleading, information making the rounds that President Akufo-Addo had given approval for Mrs […]
Stakeholders at a consultative meeting on the passage of a broadcasting law to regulate broadcasting activities in the country have unanimously agreed that the time for such a law is more rife than ever. According to them, the lack of a law to regulate the activities of the media was causing a lot of threats […]
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister-designate for Information has announced the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines for the country will arrive later today. Speaking at the Conference and Donor Presentation for the Sustainable Development of Yendi Municipal Hospital, Oppong Nkrumah said that he attended the program despite having another task connected to the delivery of the […]
The Minister-designate for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has explained that the reintroduction of a ban on social restrictions as announced by President Akufo-Addo last Sunday, does not include the ban on marriage ceremonies. Rather, he says the social activity of parties and/or receptions associated with occasions such as funerals and marriage ceremonies is what has […]
Minister for Information and MP for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has called on all Ghanaians who have benefited from any of the Programs of the Akufo-Addo administration to turn out massively at the dec 7 polls and Vote for No 1 on the Presidential and Parliamentary ballot. Welcoming Vice President Bawumia to a durbar of […]
The Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has dismissed reports that an official of the Akufo-Addo government been arrested with 26 million pounds in the United Kingdom. He also said it is untrue that the UK authorities have intercepted a haul of cash being moved from Ghana to the UK. Speaking on Takoradi-based Skyy Power […]
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the security agencies led by the Ghana Police Service, are currently on a man hunt for the hidden faces behind the activities of the Trans Volta Togoland secessionists who took the law into their own hands last Friday, the 25th of September 2020, when they block roads that lead […]
Deputy Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has defended government’s decision to charge arriving passengers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) $150 for Covid-19 test. His strong defence comes after the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC’s) Dr Edward Omane Boamah criticised government for the $150 charge for passengers, accusing it of attempting to cash in […]
