Tag: government

Ghana cancels Rocksure’s $1.2bn bauxite deal, targets international mining partners

Mining Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
The government has cancelled a $1.2 billion bauxite lease with local company Rocksure International and is now seeking to...

Gov’t bans weapons in Bawku, Nalerigu amid curfew and student evacuation

Crime Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
In response to renewed violence in the northeast, the government has imposed a total ban on the possession of...

Gov’t saves GHC4.9bn as Treasury Bill rates drop sharply – Ato Forson

Economy Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that Ghana saved GHC4.9 billion in domestic interest payments in the...

Govt to engage only low-cost cement suppliers under Big Push agenda – Roads Minister

Gov News Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, says the government will exclude overpriced cement suppliers from participating...

Gyampo: Akufo-Addo’s gov’t worst in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

Politics Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
Political science professor and Ghana Shippers’ Authority CEO, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has slammed the Akufo-Addo administration as the worst...

Gov’t spent GH¢8.9bn on flagship projects in 2024, Free SHS took GH¢3.6bn

News Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
The Government of Ghana spent GH¢8.94 billion on its flagship initiatives in 2024, with the Free Senior High School...

Adutwum opposes cancellation of Teacher Licensure Exams, urges gov’t to reconsider

Education Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
Former Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has called on the government to reconsider its decision to abolish the...

Gov’t denies plan to turn National Cathedral site into Cultural Centre

Entertainment Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
The government has dismissed reports suggesting plans to convert the stalled National Cathedral site into a Cultural Convention Centre. At...

Gov’t disburses first-quarter allowances to chiefs nationwide

Gov News Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
The government has released the first-quarter allowances for traditional leaders nationwide, according to Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy...

Oppong Nkrumah to gov’t: Scrap harmful GH¢1 fuel levy immediately

Economy Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, has called on the government to immediately scrap...

Fuel allowance scrapped: Gov’t to save GH¢121m in 4 years – Dr Sharif Khalid

Economy Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
The government stands to save over GH¢121 million in four years following the cancellation of fuel allowances for political...

Kpebu tells gov’t to embrace criticism on 24-Hour Economy

Politics Sylvester Oppong Nyarko -
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has encouraged the government to welcome criticism of the 24-hour economy initiative, stating that...