Mr John Dramani Mahama has said a government of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will abolish the e-levy. “We in the NDC do not oppose taxation as a principle. We will not be pretentious and couch fanciful slogans to condemn the principle of taxation like the NPP did in the past. We are, however, implacably […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of lacking ideas on how to grow the economy. Mr Mahama indicated that all the promises President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo gave to Ghanaians prior to becoming the Head of State have not be achieved. In a presentation he made titled “Ghana at Crossroad” on […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said the ongoing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine cannot be the reason Ghanaians are suffering. He indicated that the people of Ghana were struggling due to the bad economic management by President Akufo-Addo way before the outbreak of the warfare. In a presentation he made titled “Ghana at […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that a lot of Ghanaians feel deceived by the promises that were given to them by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the 2016 election period. Mr Mahama indicated that Mr Akufo-Addo won the 2016 elections on the back of mouth-watering promises yet, he has failed to deliver […]
Three meteorology students died in a car crash while returning from a storm-chasing trip in Kansas. Nicholas Nair, 20, Gavin Short, 19, and Drake Brooks, 22 – from the University of Oklahoma – died at the scene. The collision came just hours after Mr Nair and Mr Short posted videos on Twitter from Herington, Kansas, […]
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has confirmed the arrest of embattled General Secretary Janet Nabila by the Nima Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service. Ms Nabila was arrested Sunday, May 1 after reportedly storming the party’s headquarters despite her suspension. She has been at loggerheads with some party leaders including the 2020 Presidential Candidate […]
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa had to leave a May Day rally after workers stormed the stage where he was speaking. Chanting “Cyril must go,” they held up signs demanding a wage increase during a ceremony in a stadium near the north-western city of Rustenburg. The protesters, who worked at a local mine, have been […]
The forecourt of Media General’s Kumasi outlet, Akoma FM, at Asokwa is charged with multitude of fufu lovers as the maiden edition of Akoma FM ‘Fufuo Party’ gathers momentum and attracts high interests. Patrons from across Ghana have thronged the venue with their ‘asanka’ to enjoy good fufu with assorted soups. The Akoma FM fufu […]
Fifa has sanctioned six African nations following March’s 2022 World Cup play-off matches but not ordered the replays requested by Algeria and Egypt. Instead Senegal, Nigeria and DR Congo have all been ordered to play one match behind closed doors as well as being fined. Algeria, Egypt and Morocco have all been handed financial fines […]
Leader of the radical Nkrumahist movement, Economic Fighters League, has confidently forewarned and assured the ruling elites of Africa that the youth out of no choice in the misery they find themselves, will do anything necessary to liberate themselves. He threw this word of caution when he appeared on the famous Prof Toyin Falola’s ‘Toyin […]
In the short term, thousands of new classrooms are required to reduce the large class sizes experienced in Ghana’s urban basic schools, a report released by the Africa Education Watch, has said. The report said the Ministry of Education (MoE) must be intentional in reducing class sizes in urban schools by rolling out a deliberate […]
A Report released by the Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has noted that Ghana’s population is youthful, with about 42 percent aged between 0 and 14 years. Between 2010 and 2021, while the population of Greater Accra grew by about 36%, from 4.01,million to 5.45million), there was only an 11% increase in the number of public […]
Commander-in-Chief of the Economic Fighters League, Ernesto Yeboah has commented on what he believes is the over reliance on religion and prayers by Africans to solve every problem confronting the continent. He said God had already provided everything that the African would need to make life easy and worth living for and what is left […]
President Nana AddoDankwa Akufo-Addo has said that over the past year, in particular, Government has implemented a number of policies and programmes all in an attempt to hasten economic recovery from the ravages of COVID-19. He said the government has introduced measures to improve fiscal consolidation, and ensure debt sustainability, which are critical to achieving […]
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere Darko has said that wages, interest payments and statutory funds alone added up to 144% of Ghana’s tax revenue last year. He said this is the reality that faces the country. “Wages, interest payments and statutory funds alone added up to 144% of Ghana’s […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has issued guidelines for reversal of wrong deductions with respect to the implementation of the e-levy policy which started on Sunday May 1. The authority in statement said “Under this phased approach it has been decided that all ‘on-net’ and ‘off-net’ transfers including transfer to own account shall be subject […]
The Ministry of Finance has commended Ghanaian workers for their hard work and sacrifices in building the economy. In a tweet, the Ministry said “we celebrate you our cherished Ghanaian workers for all the hard work and sacrifices and ask that we continue to fly the flag of Ghana high as we transform the Ghanaian […]
The Convention Peoples Party (CPP) has, on the occasion of the May Day celebration on Sunday May 1, congratulated all workers for their hard work. The party in a statement sat the workers have worked so hard, all these years with a lot of sacrifices to ensure that the wheels of growth do not come […]
The Professionals Forum, a pro NDC group has elected former Ghana’s High commissioner to India, Ambassador Sam Pee Yalley as the National President. The election was held during the group’s 4th summit at Ejisu, which saw former President John Dramani Mahama and his 2020 running mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang attending. The national executives of […]
The Center for Employment of Persons with Disabilities (CEPD) has called on the government to institute an employment policy that compels public and private institutions to give about 10% employment quota of their labour force to Persons living with disabilities (PWDs). “As we celebrate May Day, we’re asking ourselves how many persons living with disabilities […]
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