A total of 533 employees on the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) payroll have been found to have multiple identities, Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed. According to him, in all cases of multiple identities, the employees have more than one CAGD accounts with different employee numbers. He said the irregularities were uncovered … The post Efforts
The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has charged government to take stringent decisions in its quest to revive Ghana’s economy amidst harsh conditions. According to the IFS, the country’s fiscal deficit continues to deteriorate with an upsurge in the macroeconomic instability of the country. The institute blames the situation on what it describes as excess […] The post Take
The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed that it has opened investigations into 75 cases in which it suspects corruption. They include five high profile cases and 70 unnamed ones. In a half year report pursuant to section 3(3) of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) mandates the Office to publish, on a … The post OSP opens investigations into 75 suspected
One of the most fascinating aspects of life is the inability of ANYBODY to accurately predict the events of tomorrow, most especially about our lifespan. According to history when Otumfou Opoku Ware I was born, as a toddler, and a royal, he was such a sickler, always being attended to by the local traditional doctors. … The post ‘Fate consumes Waakye’ appeared first on
Police in the Upper East Region are investigating the killing of three persons at Bawku by unknown assailants on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. The three met their untimely death around the Bawku Senior High School entrance while they were returning from Bolgatanga in a commercial vehicle. Even though the cause of the killing is yet […] The post Bawku: Police investigate
The government is working to reduce the cost of housing in the country by 40 per cent in order to make it affordable for Ghanaians, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Francis Assenso-Boakye has said. According to him, as part of the strategy to achieve this, the government would subsidise housing by making available … The post Govt committed to reducing cost
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It is now public knowledge that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased the average end-user tariff for electricity by 27.15 per cent and water by 21.55 per cent, whereas Weighted Average Cost of Gasis pegged at GH¢44, all to take effect from September 1, 2022. It is important to note that the tariffs … The post Tariff increase not only solution appeared first
Two persons, who allegedly broke into the house of a proprietress and stole gun, phones and money, have appeared before the Circuit Court in Adentan, in Accra. Mobarik Salifu, a 21-year-old barber, and James Annan,a 23-year-old motor rider (Okada rider), accused of stealing a pump action gun, eight boxes of cartridges and various sums of … The post 2 in court for stealing gun, phones,
A 37-year-old pregnant woman and her two sons have been burnt to death during a fire outbreak at Ohwim in the Bantama sub-metro in Kumasi. Philomena Osei and her nine and seven years old children could not escape the ravaging fire when it started around 11.30 pm on Monday. They were said to have been trapped … The post Pregnant woman, 2 sons burnt to death at Ohwim appeared
The Circuit Court at Ashaiman has remanded Jonhson Amadi in police custody, for allegedly attempting to steal a three-year-old girl, Belinda Agbevi. The case has been adjourned to September 9, 2022, for further investigations. The court presided over by Mr Richard Anku Delali remanded accused after a plea of not guilty was entered for him. … The post Man remanded for attempting
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it is not clear when power will be restored to the troubled Krobo enclave, as several components of transformers at various substations have been tampered with. 81 out of a total of 147 substations which have been assessed by engineers in the Krobo enclave revealed earth cables, fuses […] The post ECG unclear
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it is not clear when power will be restored to the troubled Krobo enclave, as several components of transformers at various substations have been tampered with. 81 out of a total of 147 substations which have been assessed by engineers in the Krobo enclave revealed earth cables, fuses […] The post ECG unclear
Three final year students of the Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) have appeared before the Circuit Court in Kumasi, for alleged robbery and causing unlawful harm. The students all aged 17 years (names withheld), pleaded not guilty to the charges of causing unlawful harm and robbing their victim of Gh¢150.00 at knife point. The … The post 3 SHS students in trouble
The Member of Parliament for the Bongo Constituency in the Upper East Region, Edward Abambire Bawa has reiterated the minority’s claim that most Ghanaians will be paying 34% more for consuming electricity instead of the 27.15% announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). He called on the PURC to be transparent with Ghanaians, stating […] The post Electricity
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that over 500 names on government payroll have multiple identities. According to Dr. Bawumia, these employees had different registration numbers attached to their names. Speaking at the 2022 Internal Audit Agency Conference in Accra, the Vice President said: “We have found that there are 533 people on the […] The post Over
An audit exercise conducted by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) on public sector payroll has revealed that 148,060 employees’ biometric data did not match anybody on the National Identification Authority’s (NIA) database register. The audit, which was jointly conducted by the CAGD and the NIA, to match 601,000 public sector workers’ biometric data … The post Over
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has urged exporters to embrace the Letter of Commitment (LoC) to repatriate export proceeds into the country to boost economic growth and development. Mr Eric Kweku Hammond, the Deputy Director and Head of Foreign Banking Operations, Bank of Ghana, said such a move would ensure that their trade was in … The post Exporters
The National Democratic Congress Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo, has rubbished suggestions his party is lagging behind the New Patriotic Party ahead of the 2024 elections. Speaking on Face to Face on Citi TV, Mr. Addo said the NDC was currently on schedule with its election timeline. The NPP finished its internal elections in July […] The post NDC internal polls:
The University of Ghana Council has suspended the Hall Master and Senior Tutor of the Commonwealth Hall for their inaction that caused the clash between students of their hall and that of Mensah Sarbah Hall. “The Hall Master and Senior Tutor of Commonwealth Hall have not exhibited sufficient willingness and ability to hold students of … The post University
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