1,787 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has asked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to humbly resign and allow someone with fresh ideas to take over. Contributing to the debate on the report by the ad-hoc committee of Parliament that probed allegations against the Finance Minister on Thursday, […]
Politics
You don’t Own NDC -Ashanti Confederation Of NDC Fires Betty Mould Iddrisu
1,700 A group in the NDC by name Ashanti Confederation has Stated point blank that madam Betty Mould Iddriss does not own NDC as a political party in the Country. According to them , their attention has been drawn to the fact that Madam BETTY MOULD IDDRISU is trying to hijack some constituencies and regional […]
Road Tolls Not Abolished, The Law Still Exists – Roads Minister
1,810 The Minister of Roads and Highways has disputed assertions that road tolls have been abolished by the government. According to the minister, the legislation backing the collection of tolls on public roads remains active despite a decision by the government to cease toll collection in November 2021. “Tolls have not been cancelled or abolished. […]
Government’s quest to export nurses to UK misplaced priority -Minority
1,572Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says the government’s quest to send nurses to the United Kingdom is totally misplaced. He contends that even though government aims at raking in some economic benefits the timing is wrong considering the nurse-to-patient ratio in the country. Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu has disclosed that […]
National Service Secretariat seeking to become authority
1,527 The National Service Secretariat has disclosed intentions of transforming the Secretariat into an authority. The NSS has been the platform for creating policies and structures for the one-year mandatory national service of graduates from various tertiary institutions. In an interaction with stakeholders at the Ministry of Information during an assessment of state agencies, Executive […]
Why insult ex-President Kufuor for speaking on hardships in Ghana? – Obiri Boahene
1,703 Speaking in a Neat FM interview Obiri Boahen said that no member of the NPP can say that the things Kufuor talked about are false. . He added that the hardships in the country are real and the former president should be allowed to express his views. I said that ‘akpeteshie’ (local alcohol) is […]
Tanzania To Spend Cash On Schools Instead Of Independence Day
1,715 Hundreds of children with special needs in Tanzania are set to enrol in boarding schools after the government reallocated money meant for independence day celebrations to build dormitories. Some $445,000 (£364,000) had been set aside for Friday’s 61st independence day festivities, but that will now be spent on improving schools. President Samia Suluhu said […]
External forces to blame for Ghana’s economic woes – John Kumah insists
1,691 The Member of Parliament for Ejisu and Deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah has reiterated claims by government that external factors disrupted Ghana’s buoyant economy created by the governing New Patriotic Party. Mr. Kumah said the external disruptive factors worsened the debt crisis of the country, which compelled the Minister of Finance to announce […]
Parliament Approves 2023 Budget
2,725Parliament has approved the 2023 budget which was presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta. After some days of debates, the Minority and majority leader gave their concluding remarks today. The Speaker of Parliament later put a question to the Members of Parliament present about the motion to adopt the 2023 budgets. And there […]
Arise Ghana’s demo over tough economy comes off This Morning
1,604 Pressure group, Arise Ghana has announced its decision to embark on a nationwide protest today, Tuesday, December 6, 2022. The group is protesting the economic hardships in the country. The group says the protest will continue until Parliament finalizes the motion of censure against Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and concludes the debate on the 2023 […]







