Some alleged shady contracts at the National Development Authority (NDC) are being investigated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. The office is particularly interested in a contract awarded by the NDA to A&Qs Consortium for consultant services under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme. A statement from the Office of the Special Prosecutor signed Continue Reading
The Finance Ministry has refuted claims that the Bank of Ghana has printed GHS22billion without parliamentary approval. The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Mr Cassiel Ato Forson made the claim at a press conference after the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta had delivered the Mid–Year Budget Review to Parliament on Monday, 25 July 2022. Mr Forson said […]Continue Reading
A community, within Chereponi in the North East Region, Sagong, has been burnt to the ground following renewed clashes between the Anufors and the Konkombas in the area. The clash believed to be as a result of a five- year conflict over a parcel of land which is located between Gbalo (an Anufor community) and […]Continue Reading
Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his team cannot be accused by the Minority of mismanaging the economy. He stated that the issues that are affecting the local economy are as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the ongoing warfare between Russia […]Continue Reading
Zimbabwe’s central bank has launched gold coins in an effort to help curb soaring inflation amid a slump in the country’s currency. The central bank’s main interest rate was more than doubled this month to 200% after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%. Each coin will be priced at the international market rate […]Continue Reading
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated four judges to serve as justices of the Supreme Court. In a letter to Parliament on Tuesday, July 26, President Akufo-Addo called on the Speaker, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to ensure the “expeditious” consideration of the nominees so that they can start work “as soon as practicable”. The nominees are Barbara […]Continue Reading
Spokesperson of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako has said the Minority cannot conjecture and accuse the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of printing ¢22billion fresh cash without disclosing it. He said the posture of the Minority is not right. The opposition lawmakers alleged that the central bank has, on the instruction of the government, printed […]Continue Reading
A seemly over-enthusiastic farmer may have taken his antics too far. Ghanaians on social media woke up to a video showing a strange phenomenon on the busy streets of Accra. In a video posted on Thursday, a long trail of sprouting maize is seen in the median of Independence Avenue near Ridge Roundabout. Someone is […]Continue Reading
Izwe Savings & Loans invites Senior High School (SHS) graduates who have excellent grades and are truly financially needy to apply for the Izwe Scholarship Fund to pursue undergraduate or equivalent tertiary programs of their choice for the 2022/2023 academic year. The Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Kwakye Bismarck, stated that, “the fund is activated annually […]Continue Reading
Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah, is calling for the adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution as a preferred choice in resolving cases. He says the country cannot afford to postpone the total adoption of ADR when it is providing absolute and early resolution of cases to many who use the traditional courts. Speaking at the launch of […]Continue Reading