The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the international community to send a clear message to coup plotters that coups have never been and will never be durable solutions to Africa’s political, economic and security challenges. According to President Akufo-Addo: “Statements condemning coups alone without corresponding action will, however, achieve little or nothing, as witnessed in recent times. This problem requires collective agreement, effective deterrence, bold action and,
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has warned that the government’s determination to secure a credit facility from the International Money Fund (IMF) next month, will hit the rocks if the three outstanding revenue bills are not passed by Parliament with urgency. He has, therefore, passionately appealed to Parliament to pass these bills, to make the seeming muddy road smooth for the government. These bills are; the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, Excise Duty & Excise Tax Stamp (Amendment)
A certificate has emerged in court indicating that Beige Capital Assets Management (BCAM) – a subsidiary of Beige Group Limited – was licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fund manager. The certificate was tendered through the Attorney-General’s (A-G) first prosecution witness (PW1), who also was a lead team member of the Receiver of Beige Bank, Julius Ayivor, by Thaddeus Sory, legal counsel for Mr. Michael Nyinaku, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Issac Adongo –MP, Bolgatanga Central Mr. Speaker, I feel very sad this morning. Not just because we’ve compelled our senior citizens who have served our country faithfully, have worked so hard to accumulate their pensions and when the vulnerable are the ones we prioritise, they are not the ones we take their monies, but unfortunately today, they are the ones we are taking their money and I don’t know the ones we are going to use those monies to serve. But Mr. Speaker are we still a proud
Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GGF) has commissioned and formally handed over a 360-bed girls’ dormitory to Hunni-Valley Senior High School (HUNIVAS) at a ceremony over the weekend at Hunni-Valley in the Prestea Hunni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The facility which falls under the Gold Fields Legacy Project is estimated at a cost of $980,000, and has four two-bedroom ensuite apartments for teachers. That apart, the facility also comes with prefects’ cabins, ironing room, chop
Fifteen Persons Living with Disability (PWDs) in the Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region have been supported with items to improve their livelihoods by the District Assembly. The items include deep freezers, industrial sewing machines, fufu pounding machines, hair dryers and wheelchairs. It is the eighth time the District Assembly has disbursed the Disability Fund to the benefit of the PWDs since it was created in 2018. Maurice Jonas Woode, District Chief Executive (DCE), explained that, the
About 14 selected institutions from health and educational and municipal administrations, as well as other public offices within the Kwadaso Municipality, are to benefit from institutional toilet facilities under the Kumasi Metropolitan Area (KMA) sanitation project. Some of the beneficiary institutions include the Prempeh Experimental School, SDA Hospital, Municipal Education office, Apatrapa Health Center, and Kwadaso Asuoyeboah M/A Basic Schools. The project is being sponsored by the World
The Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the nation’s education sector is undergoing massive transformation across the country. He explained that the various interventions being implemented by the Education Ministry, in collaboration with various partners in schools across the country, were on point and gradually shaping the nation’s transformation. Dr. Adutwum made the assertion when he spoke to the members of the Private News Paper Association of Ghana (PRINPAG)
A cargo vessel carrying 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel under the government’s ‘Gold for Oil’ programme arrived at the Tema Port last Saturday evening, The Chronicle can report. Another cargo vessel carrying 35,000 metric tonnes of petrol is expected to arrive at the Tema Port yesterday. The products are being procured by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) from LITASCO, an oil and gas dealer, and they (products) would undergo sampling before distribution to
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Dorcas Affo Toffey, has expressed the believe that the reopening of the Elubo-Ivorian Border would bring back the social life that residents along the two borders lost due to the closure. The MP said people around the border, most particularly in Elubo, had suffered in terms of businesses collapsing and loss of social life in the last two years the border was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At midnight on Thursday,
Some commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory have decried low patronage in their business due to the scarcity of naira notes. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday said the scarcity of the notes was a threat and had crippled their businesses. They said that although the currency swap policy was commendable, the current mode of implementation was a challenge to their business. Miss Alexandra Tricia (pseudonym), a commercial
A 44-year-old Nigerian medical doctor with extensive experience supporting developing countries in tackling infectious diseases, Obinna Onyekwena, has been appointed as a deputy director in disease advocacy at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington. Established in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife the foundation works to help improve people’s health in developing countries with the ultimate aim of giving them a chance to lift themselves out of hunger
Many Nigerians in the north of the country are sleeping in the cubicles of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in banks and other places as the scarcity of the new naira notes bites harder. While some are residents of urban areas, most of those who spend the night at the ATM points are mostly from communities without bank services and have to wait till they get the cash before they can return home, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. “I left my home around 5:12 a.m. on Tuesday with the hope of being number
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly polls will hold nationwide despite the cash crunch and protests in some parts of the country. Following the re-design of the N200, N500 and N1,000 by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerians have been experiencing difficulty having access to the new notes. With this development, there have been fears that the general elections might be postponed or suffer glitches. But INEC Chairman,
The mortal remains of rapper AKA is being put to rest at the Sandton Convention Center in Johannesburg, today, February 17, 2023. The service proceeds with a private burial ceremony with immediate family and friends in attendance at the solemn event. Their families have asked for the ceremonies not to be broadcast. A public memorial service was held on Thursday in honor of the late rapper and friend ‘Tibz’ while industry colleagues and friends shared their memories of ‘AKA’
To celebrate her son’s seventh birthday, Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh got the young boy a huge present. The actress, taking to Instagram, revealed that she gifted her only child, Andre, 10 plots of land. She explained that although life may not be guaranteed, she has resolved to work hard to ensure her son’s future is secured, thus the present. “I may not be alive in 10 years or 5 years or 3 years or 1 year or 6 months or 3 months or the next day. But for every day I live, I will work to
Nigerian musician Tiwa Savage is expanding her creativity – moving from the world of music to film. On Wednesday, the 43-year-old singer revealed that she is making her acting debut in the new film ‘Water and Garri’. The film seemingly takes its name from her 2021 EP. Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, Tiwa Savage revealed that she co-directed the movie with popular Nigerian director, Meji Alabi. Sharing some snaps of her on set she wrote “this is about to be an ICONIC moment.
Abdullai Abu Sadiq has bemoaned the lack of consensus on the part of some artists concerning performing for free at certain events. His comment comes on the back of the discussion on encouraging a ‘no fee for performance’ policy for some events in Ghana. In a conversation on Joy Entertainment, he said some events are non-commercial and require that artists billed to perform cooperate with the event organizers on monetary terms. “It is very difficult getting an artiste to perform for free
Cinnamon is rich in antioxidants and other beneficial compounds. Some research suggests that it may help support blood sugar control, protect against heart disease, and reduce inflammation. Cinnamon is a spice that has been prized for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. In recent years, modern science has started to confirm many of the potential health benefits associated with cinnamon. Here are 10 health benefits of cinnamon that are supported by scientific research. Contains powerful
Dreams FC recorded a narrow victory against Bibiani Goldstars FC to make it back-to-back wins for the very first time in the Ghana Premier League this campaign on Sunday afternoon. Agyenim Boateng Mensah crowned his player of the month for January with another goal to give the ‘Still Believe’ the maximum points at the Theatre of Dreams in Dawu. Coming into the game on the back of a 2-0 win over Asante Kotoko SC, Dreams were poised to maintain the momentum to move up in
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