For the second time, the Ghana Armed Forces has had a female Brigadier General in the person of Felicia Twum-Barima. Having served in the army for 29 years, Brigadier General Felicia Twum-Barima was promoted by President Akufo-Addo on recommendations of the Armed Forces Council. Brigadier General Felicia Twum-Barima has had a successful career in the […]
The Council of State says Ghana is blessed to have in the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a listening President who takes his advisors seriously, and respects their inputs. This, according to the Council of State, is based, amongst others, on the expeditious manner the President accepted and implemented the recommendation for […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed to the Chairperson and Members of the Council of State that, on Monday, 19th August, 2019, he gave his assent to Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019. The Act has amended the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), and has increased the penalties […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government is fully committed to making investments in trade-related infrastructure, as well as enhancing the country’s production capacity, in order to reap the full benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He said government’s initiatives such as the ‘One District, One Factory’ policy, the development of […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), an entity that has been mandated to ensure the efficient management and viability of state-owned enterprises in the country. The newly instituted entity, established by ACT 990 of 2019, replaces the State Enterprises Commission and the Divestiture Implementation Committee. Effectively, the statutes […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented agricultural equipment to the Agricultural Mechanisation Centre at Wulensi, in the Northern Region. The equipment, comprising tractors, power tillers, harvesters, ploughs, amongst others, were presented by the President on Friday, 16th August 2019, as part his 2-day tour of the Northern Region. The Minister […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed the police to fish out the persons sabotaging his government by smuggling subsidised fertiliser meant for the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme. He described the people involved in such acts as “greedy criminals” who do not want the progress of the country. The President said this […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been assured of the completion of the Tono Water Project by August 2021 and the rehabilitation and modernization of the Tono Irrigation Scheme by July 2020. This was disclosed when President Akufo-Addo paid a visit to the site of the project on Wednesday, 14th August […]
The Bawku Naba, Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has thanked President Akufo-Addo for the projects being undertaken to improve the standard of living of the people of Bawku, in the Upper East Region. Delivering his address when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on him on Tuesday, 13th August, 2019, as part of the latter’s working […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the government suspended the Power Distribution Services (PDS) agreement in the interest of the public, and to protect the assets of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) worth over $3 billion. According to President Akufo-Addo, the decision to make the suspension of the PDS agreement […]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, yesterday arrived in the Angolan capital, Luanda, to begin a two-day official visit to that country. The visit, the first by a sitting Ghanaian president, was at the behest of the Angolan President, Joao Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço. The visit is expected to, among other things, strengthen further the longstanding […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday, Tuesday, August 6 2019, presented cash awards to winners of the Presidential Pitch Season two. The winners took home various sums ranging from GH¢25,000 to GH¢60,000 in grants to expand their businesses. This year, the cash awards have been converted from loans to grants and will not require the […]
