POLITICS

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has banned all government officials including ministers, metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives, chief executive officers of state-owned enterprises, and regional and constituency executives from serving as polling agents for the presidential aspirants in the party’s Special Electoral College election slated for Saturday, August 26, …

Caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) have had all their arrears paid, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed. Delivering the 2023 Mid-Year Budget review on Monday, July 31, Mr Ofori-Atta said the government will continue to sustain social protection programmes to protect the poor and the vulnerable. …

Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson has taken on the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for his proclamation that the country was on a path to recovery. The legislator insists that the pronouncement is empty especially when the Minister continues to borrow despite assurance to refrain from it. While addressing Parliament during …

  Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has said the government’s One District One Factory programme has created over 160,000 jobs for the youth in the country as of June 2023. The Finance Minister says these numbers which comprise both direct and indirect employment are working in 126 factories spanning …

The banking sector of Ghana’s economy posted unexpected, relatively strong performance during the first half of the year, despite the lingering effects of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has said. He said that the banks have reported increased deposits and investments, higher profitability and …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has touted the achievements of the Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative. Planting for Food and Jobs is a flagship agricultural Campaign of the Government, with five implementation modules. Presenting the 2023 mid-year budget in Parliament on Monday, July 31, the Finance Minister said that the …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says Ghana is targeting 3.5 people to visit the various tourist sites across the country by 2025. This, he said, includes both domestic and foreign visitors. The feat, according to the Finance Minister would be attained in partnership with the private sector as part of the …

The Deputy Minister of Education in charge of TVET Hon. Gifty Twum-Ampofo has revealed that the ministry is considering the commencement of posting qualified licensed psychologists to all public senior and junior high schools in Ghana to help address and mitigate some physiological issues affecting students. Reacting to the rising …

The President has nominated Kofi Adu Amoateng as the District Chief Executive Officer for Bosome Freho. A letter addressed to the Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah from the Presidency asked the Minister to liaise with the Electoral Commission for the confirmation process of the nominated DCE. The Bosome Freho …

The spokesperson for the Alan Kyerematen campaign team, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has explained why the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant has put on hold his campaign trip to the Ashanti Region. According to him, the postponement has become necessary due to other important government and parliamentary activities that would …