The Public Interest and Accountability Committee’s Report on Oil Revenue shows that Ghana has bagged over $6.5 billion over the last ten years of mining the “black gold”. Out of the $6.550 billion received from 2011 to 2020, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation received $2,012.16 billion, representing about 30.72 per cent, Annual Budget Funding Amount … The post Ghana

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, ECOWAS Chair, Friday left Accra for Guinea to meet her military leaders a day after the regional bloc imposed  travel and financial sanctions on the junta and their families. The development is a follow up on the recommendations West African leaders made at the regional body’s Accra Extraordinary meeting to … The post President

The fisheries sector is an important part of not only Ghana’s economy, but culture as well. There are generations of fishermen and women who process and sell fish. There are communities built solely on fishing, but the sector seems to have come under relentless attack from illegal fishing activities, chief among them the destructive method … The post How

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday imposed sanctions, including a freeze in financial assets and travel bans, on the military junta in Guinea. The bloc has also given the military rulers a six-month ultimatum to return the country to constitutional order, Jean-Claude Kassie Brou, ECOWAS President, told the media after the regional … The post ECOWAS

The Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold (CACM) has called on Parliament to investigate the role played by Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) in the closure of Menzgold. It also asked the legislature to investigate the role played by Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in the collapse of the scheme as well as the … The post Parliament,

Over 15 million girls globally, get married before their 18th birthday, Mrs Matilda Banfro Greater Accra Regional Director, Department of Gender, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has revealed. Speaking at a dialogue with identifiable groups on their role in ending child marriage in Ashaiman, Mrs Banfro stated that, child marriages had become a global … The post Over

Scores of disgruntled candidates of the West African Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in parts of the Central Region have called on the government to swiftly arrest and prosecute all persons involved in the leakage of rescheduled WASSCE examination papers arranged by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The leaked papers which should have been … The post Swift

Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana had described the Fisheries Ministry’s decision to suspend supply of premix fuel to four fishing communities in the Central Region as selective enforcement of laws on illegal fishing. It said such an enforcement approach was unsustainable and would not help efforts to solve the problems in the … The post Fisherfolks

The Acting Controller and Accountant General, Mr Kwasi Kwaning-Bosopem has stated that the introduction of Electronic Salary Payment System (ESPV) in 2013, has sanitized government payroll by reducing ghost workers on it. He said the introduction of the ESPV has helped with the prompt removal from the payroll of retired employees, deceased staff and other … The post Electronic

Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has tasked the newly constituted governing board of the Fisheries Commission to find a lasting solution to the unending illegal fishing menace facing the country. She said Ghana risked being sanctioned by the European Union (EU) if drastic measures were not implemented to curb the … The post Newly

A team of consultants and engineers from the Urban Roads Department have expressed dissatisfaction regarding the work quality of the on-going rehabilitation of the Sunyani inner-city roads being undertaken by the Sino-hydro Corporation of China. Vice-President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia cut the sod for the work to begin on the 29-kilometre Sunyani town roads in … The post Consultants

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has directed all students to leave the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus by midday, September 18, with the exception of foreign students and those permitted by the Management of the University to stay. This follows intelligence reports on the intention of some students of two … The post Ashanti