Minister for information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says opponents of the Nation Builders Corps programme, particularly the opposition National Democratic (NDC) having realized the programme has taken shape and working have gone mute over its success. According to him, the stiff opposition and the huge criticism and ridicule that greeted the announcement and subsequent implementation of […]
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Info Ministry, World Bank take steps to improve development communication in Ghana
The Ministry of Information and the World Bank have commenced engagements aimed at improving development communication in Ghana. The objective is to deepen the delivery of government information on development projects and public services using information and communication technology. Speaking at a maiden meeting, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah asked the Bank to explore the […]
Just in: president Akufo-Addo begins tour of Greater Accra Region tomorrow December 4, 2018
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from tomorrow Tuesday December 4 2018 begin a 3 day tour of the greater Accra region. Minister for information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said the president will commission and cut sod for various projects including the James Town fishing harbour, the Accra-Achimota and Accra-Tema railway line, the modern astro turf […]
I will not sit in the office for anyone to come and lie to me that everything is fine-Akufo-Addo
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that he will not be an armed chair president who will sit in the office and rely on information being fed him by appointees. According to him, the president is bent on getting onto the field to ascertain the […]
With 3 Ministers at Information Ministry, why appoint a spokesperson-Ghanaians ‘mad’ at appointment of Eric Twum Amoako
Sections of the Ghanaian Public are questioning the decision to appoint dismissed deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, Eric Twum Amoako as government spokesperson at the Ministry of Information. They are particularly unhappy that the Ministry which already has 3 ministers, the substantive Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and his two deputies, […]
Gov’t earmarks 235 million dollars for projects along coastal belt – Information Minister
Parliament is expected to soon approve the construction of 10 Coastal Fishing Harbours and Landing Sites. It follows a recent Cabinet approval of the commercial and financial agreement for these projects and a recommendation from Cabinet to Parliament for consideration and approval by Parliament. Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah who disclosed this at Wednesday’s press briefing […]
If Maritime Authority has been asked to resolve their issues, KNUST can also resolve its own issues-TEWU KNUST
‘’We are all Ghanaians and no one is superior to the other. We all saw what happened with the Ghana Maritime Authority saga. They have been given the leeway to resolve their own issues, why can’t we be given the same treatment?’’ those are the words of the chairman of the Kwame Nkrumah University of […]
President Akufo-Addo to outdoor official operations of Ghana Commodity Exchange today November 6, 2018
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to outdoor the official operations of Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) today, Tuesday, 6th November 2018. The GCX is a regulated market that links buyers and sellers of commodities to trade by rules while assuring the market of quality, timely delivery and settlement. Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, […]
New KNUST Council: no old guards will be allowed, school to reopen on Thursday 8th November 2018
Government has taken a firm stance on who should be on the new governing council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and it has made it clear that no old member of the council will accepted into the new one. A statement from the Ministry of Information detailing an update on […]
KNUST u-turn by gov’t: we were not summoned by Otumfuo, we went voluntarily to plead with him-Kojo Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister-Designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the team from government that called on the chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in the wee hours of Monday October 29, 2018 did so voluntarily to plead with him to continue from where they left off in their quest […]
Breaking News: KNUST to reopen on November 8, Otumfuo to reconstitute new council by 2nd November
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology will be reopened on Thursday, 8th November 2018, government has announced. A statement issued by the Ministry of information and signed by the Minister-Designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and which seeks to update the public on happenings in the University stated in part that government has requested the […]
KNUST brouhaha: Government appoints Interim governing council, says school should be reopened within 14 days
Government has inaugurated an interim seven-member council to run the affairs of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for the next three months and has directed the new council to ensure the reopening of the University within 14 days. The Interim Council, chaired by Nana Effah Apenteng, Paramount Chief of the Bompata Traditional Area, has […]