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 […]
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Passing Broadcasting Bill critical – Stakeholders
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 […]
COVID-19: First batch of vaccines to arrive today-Oppong Nkrumah
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 […]
Ban on social gatherings: Marriage ceremonies not included– Oppong-Nkrumah
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 […]
Vote No1 if you have benefited from any of Akufo-Addo’s program-Oppong Nkrumah
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 […]
No gov’t official arrested in UK – Oppong Nkrumah
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 […]
Police on man hunt for persons behind Volta secessionists unrest – Information Minister
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 […]
Airport re-opening: Government defends decision to charge arriving passengers $150 for PCR test
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 […]
You scored NPP 14% out of distorted facts – Oppong Nkrumah to NDC
Government has slammed the Opposition NDC over claims that the ruling party has only achieved about 14% of its manifesto promises. Addressing journalists in Accra on Monday, June 15, 2020, Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah described the claims by the NDC as distortion of facts “one that the leading opposition party is engaging in to serve […]
‘Your premature demand for an audit of COVID-19 funds will not distract us’ – Info Minister slams NDC MPs
The Information Minister has slammed NDC MPs for demanding an audit into how government expended the Covid-19 Funds. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the request from the opposition into how ¢280.3 million was spent to distribute hot meals to the vulnerable during the lockdown period in parts of the country is only a distraction. “We would […]
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah eulogises Kwaku Sakyi Addo on his 62nd Birthday
Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has eulogized veteran journalist and broadcaster Kwaku Sakyi Addo who turned 62 years today. Mr. Oppong Nkrumah who is also the Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi in the Eastern Region chronicled his relationship with Mr. Kwaku Sakyi Addo. Mr. Kwaku Sakyi Addo is currently the Board Chairman of the […]
COVID-19: Minister of state among those locked out of Ghana-Info Minister reveals
A minister of State is among prominent Ghanaians who were unable able to return into the country following the closure of the country’s borders to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus. According to Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the minister whose name he refused to mention, travelled out of the country for the […]