Government to re-engage Parliament on Agyapa Deal
President Akufo-Addo has delivered the State of the Nation Address to Parliament with major focus on the Economy, Health, Education and Agriculture sectors. On the Agyapa Royalties Deal, President Akufo-Addo said Government will institute processes to engage Parliament on the steps it intends to take on the future of the transaction. He gave the strongest hint […]
President Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s economy is on track despite effects of Covid-19 pandemic
President Akufo-Addo has delivered the State of the Nation Address to Parliament with major focus on the Economy, Health, Education and Agriculture sectors. In his opening remarks, President Akufo Addo expressed gratitude to Parliament for approving his Ministerial nominees. He said the “thorough manner through which the ministers were scrutinised by the Appointments Committee and […]
FDA warns public against buying Covid-19 vaccines online
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked the public not to patronise products being advertised online as COVID-19 vaccines. A statement by the FDA said the alert has become necessary due to reports of seizure of some fake COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa. It warned that COVID-19 vaccines are to be expressly imported only […]
ASWIM wants Eighth Parliament to speedily pass Affirmative Action Bill
The Association of Women in the Media (ASWIM) has expressed optimism that the Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic will speedily pass the Affirmative Action Bill to address the concerns of women and balance the gender inequality scale. The President of ASWIM, Mrs. Mavis Kitcher said the Association believed the Affirmative Action Law would leapfrog […]
Power outages: Institute for Energy Security demands transparency from GRIDCo
Research analyst at the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Fritz Moses, has called on managers of the power sector in the country to be transparent about the recent power outages. Ghana experienced a nationwide power cut on Sunday, March 7, adding up to weeks of unstable power supply in parts of the country. The Ghana […]
VIDEO: President Akufo-Addo receives The Black Satellites at Jubilee House
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday 9th March, 2021 received the Under 20 football National Team, the Black Satellites at the Jubilee House in Accra. https://www.facebook.com/nakufoaddo/videos/1015017609249365/
Vaccination against Covid-19 picks up in earnest
The Ghana Health Service says more than 200,000 Ghanaians have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far. Programme Manager on Immunization at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Kwame Amponsa-Achiano noted that turnout for the vaccination has been impressive and encouraged the public to take the jab. Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah […]
Archie: Why is Meghan and Harry’s son not a prince?
In her interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Duchess of Sussex said that when she was pregnant, there were conversations about her future child’s status, including what title he or she should receive. “They were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince or princess, not knowing what the gender would be, which would be […]
3 Regional Hospitals to go live on government’s E-health system
President Akufo-Addo has announced that three more hospitals will be rolled onto the government’s Electronic medical records system (E-Health) in five (5) days. Speaking at the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) for his second term, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the Upper East, Upper West and Bono Regional Hospitals are the new entrants that […]
IPPs demand investigations into cause of power outage
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers, is demanding a full-scale investigation into challenges in GRIDCo’s power system that led to the nationwide power outage on Sunday. According to the Chamber, it expects that the grid managers will investigate the cause of the power failure, how the grid was restored and make […]
