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 […]

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. […]

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 […]