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Kufuor Invites 98 NPP Mps For Talks Over Planned Boycott Of 2023 Budget

1,667 Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reportedly invited the 98 NPP MPs threatening to boycott the 2023 budget presentation should the current Finance Minister go ahead to read it in parliament. The meeting Starr News understands is for the former leader to resolve the standoff that has prevailed over the past weeks. Spokesperson for […]

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Producer Price Inflation jumps from 45.6% to 65.25% in October

1,715  The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for October 2022 shot up to 65.25 percent from 45.6 percent recorded in September. The rate represents an increase of 19.3 percentage points. The Producer Price Inflation measures the average change over time in the selling prices of goods and services as received by domestic producers. The Government Statistician, […]

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Foreign Ministry withdraws advisory on non-essential travel to Abuja

1,661  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has discredited its earlier travel advisory warning to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. In a new statement, the ministry said its warning on non-essential travel to Abuja was not authorised. “The Ministry is not aware of any threat targeted at Ghanaians who continue to live in harmony with […]

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Government to establish Labour bank – Dr Kingsley Agyeman reveals

1,743  The registrar of Ghana scholarship secretariat Dr, Kingsley Aggyeman has disclosed that his outfit in collaboration with other state actors including Ghana investment promotion centre (GIPC) will create a labour bank to address challenges of investors and also for export , According to him,this innovation will create a platform for the supply of the […]

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Did Hon. Ato Forson “Misrepresent His Own CV” to Parliament in 2013? – Razak Kojo Opoku Writes

1,421  Hon. Ato Forson has accused Akufo-Addo’s Government of misrepresentation of Economic Data to the IMF, an allegation he is yet to provide any reasonable and credible evidence in support. The matter is before a Committee of Parliament so I will not go into details for the purpose of this Article. However, it is emerging […]

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Sack me if I’m involved in galamsey – Western Regional Minister

1,566  The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah says President Akufo-Addo should not relent in sacking him if he finds out he is involved in illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. Various government officials have been alleged to be involved in the act. They claim they are the sponsors of persons who mine illegally in […]

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Cyber Security Authority issues alert over banking fraud

1,369  The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has advised customers of the various financial institutions to desist from sharing their PIN Codes, debit/credit card verification values (CVVs) with people who pose as staff of banks. CSA warned customers of financial institutions to be wary of SMS supposedly from their banks requesting that they will be assisted […]

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Ghana Enterprise Agency Signs 20 Million Cedis Grant  Agreement With 135 SMEs

1,629  A grant award contract was signed today by the Ghana Enterprise Agency with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to disburse more than 20 million cedis under the second phase of the COVID-19 Response Grant programme. The programme, under the World Bank Ghana Economic Transformation Project, is expected to spur the economic recovery of SMEs, […]

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University Of Ghana Holds Maiden Edition Of  Sate Of Nation’s Health In Accra 

1,618  University Of Ghana Holds Maiden Edition Of  Sate Of Nation’s Health In Accra The School of Public Health,University of Ghana, has held its maiden edition of the State of Nation’s Health in Accra. The Dean’s Quarterly Seminar and Roundtable highlighted key challenges facing Ghana’s health sector and pragmatic approaches to address them. The Minister […]