President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday left Ghana for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the head of a Ghanaian delegation to attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. The meeting of the African Heads of State, which will take place from February 5th to 6th February, 2022, is on the theme, … The post Akufo-Addo attends 35th AU Summit in Ethiopia
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has given indications that barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will withdraw the Electronic Transaction Bill (E-Levy) and reintroduce same in Parliament on Friday, February 11, 2022. This was made known by Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, when he presented the Business Statement of … The post Finance
Even as some African countries such as Ghana, Senegal, South Africa and Morocco work towards the local production of COVID-19 vaccines, experts are calling for greater collaboration on the continent to secure strong public health outcomes against future pandemics. The continent has also been urged to invest in other areas such as the local production … The post Public
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of States and Governments has reaffirmed the suspension of Burkina Faso from all the institutions of the Bloc and requested the unconditional and immediate release of President Christian Marc Kabore. It also requested the Burkinabe military junta, who, after the January 24, 2022 coup indicated that they would only return … The post ECOWAS
Nii Tetteh Otu II, Paramount Chief of the Kpone Traditional Area in the Greater Accra Region, has urged members of Parliament to be guided by the national interest in the consideration of the government’s electronic transaction levy E-Levy. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview Nii Tetteh Otu II said the two sides … The post Paramount
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has served notice to resist moves to prosecute the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, describing the suit as politically motivated. The Minority said any attempt by government to prosecute the MP was an affront to the suit pending before the Court of Appeal. Minority … The post Minority vows
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has asked the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to maintain the Cape Coast Sports Stadium as venue for the 2022 World Cup qualifier or risk playing on a neutral ground. The GFA wrote to the FIFA to request for a change of venue to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium … The post FIFA
The Ghana Petroleum-Hub project at Beyin in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region will create over 780,000 jobs for the youth. Mr Charles Owusu, Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), said the hub would also boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The PHDC was created in 2020 through the … The post National
A High Court in Accra (Labour Division) has asked the leadership of the National Labour Commission (NLC) and University Teachers Association (UTAG) to settle impasse on industrial action out of court. The court presided over by Justice Frank Rockson Aboadwe gave the parties up to February 10, this year, to report back to the court. … The post Court directs NLC,
The Winneba High Court presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh has ordered the Governing Council of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) to reinstate Professor Mawuto Avoke as the Vice-chancellor of the University. The court further ordered that four other principal officers, who were also dismissed, be reinstated to their former positions and their salary … The post High
The Coalition of Concerned University Students (CoCUS) has postponed its nonviolent demonstration over the industrial action by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The coalition said it had postponed its, “Student Are Suffering Demo,” scheduled for Thursday, February 03, 2022, indefinitely due to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) summit ongoing in … The post Students
Colonel Gaspard Dan Kwaning Asare, the eighth prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial, has told the High Court that Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are used by terrorists and not musketeers. Colonel Asare is the Senior Ammunition Technical Officer and an Explosive and Bomb Disposal Expert of the Ghana Armed Forces. He said he had … The post IEDs are used by terrorists
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