The Ministry of Information yesterday launched the sixth edition of the National Policy Summit, which will be held at the Central Regional capital, Cape Coast. The focus of this year’s summit is on fisheries and sanitation subsectors. The sixth National Policy Summit is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, 2019, at 4pm while the full programme, […]
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We will not sanction attacks on any Journalist: Gov’t as it condemns alleged death threats on Manasseh Azure
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Oppong Nkrumah has said that the government is not aware that the journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni’s recent travel outside the country was due to safety reasons. He said the government had provided adequate protection for the journalist in the country when he initially complained about threats on his life […]
Value-for-Money Audit report okays $2bn Sinohydro Project – Oppong Nkrumah
Minister for Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has rendered untrue, the falsehood put out by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that there is no value-for-money audit report for the $2bn infrastructure for bauxite project between government of Ghana and Sinohydro. On the contrary, he says the value-for-money audit report has okayed the project. Hon. […]
Government cautions actors in SIM registration process, says they must follow relevant statutory provisions
The government has cautioned actors within the subscriber identification module (SIM) registration value chain to ensure compliance with the SIM registration and activation processes in line with the relevant statutory provisions. The Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says government through the Ministry of Communications is concerned about a number of deficiencies with the existing […]
If you were a proper journalist, you would have known that the Osu Castle is NOT a Security Zone-Information Minister to Manasseh
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has stated that the Osu Castle is not a security zone as portrayed by Joy Fm reporter Manasseh Azure Awuni and that it is not also the Annex of the presidency. In his documentary titled “Militia in the heart of the Nation”, the Mr. Awuni described the Osu Castle […]
Gov’t protests CNN documentary, parties agree to collaborate on sequel
The Government of Ghana has protested a Cable News Network (CNN) documentary for its poor reflection of efforts by government to address the detestable practice of child labour on the Volta Lake. CNN, in the past week, has been airing a documentary which highlights the history and impact of the practice, but does not highlight […]
Galamsey Fraud: Gov’t has not requested raw videos from Anas, the media misreported-Information Minister
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has clarified that government has not requested for the raw unedited version of the latest video by Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team dubbed galamsey Fraud. According to the Minister who made the clarification via a text message to the host of Accra based Joy […]
Raw version of the judges video was given to the police, Anas should do same with Mining video-Information Minister
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has indicated that just as the Tiger Eye PI team and its boss, Anas Aremeyaw Anas were able to furnish law enforcement agencies with the raw and unedited version of the video on the Judges scandal, the team should equally be able to furnish the police and the […]
Asiedu Nketia is a novice in law and interpreting the constitution, ignore him-Information Minister
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has impressed upon the generality of the Ghanaian public to ignore assertions by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia that the commission of inquiry set up by government to inquire into the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency disturbances is a fake commission. According to […]
Gov’t has not asked any CEO to leave office, disregard news to that effect-Information Minister
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has rubbished media reports about a directive by government to some eight (8) Chief Executive Officers of some state owned agencies to leave office by March 2019. According to him, government has not taken any such decision and that news to that effect should be treated as mere rumour. […]
Ghana assembles in Yendi as outdooring of new Yaa Naa gets underway
The Yendi township in the Northern Region is brimming and basking with activity as the whole of Ghana has converged there for the historic outdooring of the new Yaa Naa, Abukari Mahama. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Ministers of state, Parliamentarians, religious leaders and traditional rulers among others are taking part in the event which […]
You refused to pay tax on your profits, so don’t expect a bail-out with tax payer’s money-Prof. Adei to Menzgold customers
Economist Professor Stephen Adei has described Menzgold Ghana Limited’s gold vault market as a Ponzi scheme which should not have been patronised by Ghanaians. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) directed Menzgold to shut down its investment operations on 12 September 2018 for contravening the Securities Industry Act, 2016 (Act 929). The SEC order also […]