ECG’s inability to account for 31% of power matter of concern – Minister
Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG’s inability to account for 31 percent of the power it receives is a matter of concern and it would become necessary at some point to introduce reforms, alongside renegotiating Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s utility tariffs. ECG has for years been grappling with […]
Parliament approves ¢854 million budget for Energy Ministry
Parliament has approved a budgetary allocation of GHS854,062,706 for the Ministry of Energy for the 2021 financial year. The breakdown for the expenditure includes Employee Compensation of GH₵4.4 million, Goods and Services GH₵6.3 million, Capital Expenditure and ABFA GH₵76 million, Retained IGF(Energy Commission) GH₵68.3 million and Development Partners (DP) Funds GH₵679.4 million. Mr Samuel Atta […]
NDC suspends Stephen Atubiga for breach of Code of Conduct
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC), of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has suspended a member of the party’s communication team, Stephen Atubiga. The decision comes less than 24 hours after the party fired its Central Regional Chairman, Bernard Allotey Jacobs. A letter signed by the party’s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, said the suspension follows […]
‘Let’s consume cocoa products to boost Ghana Beyond Aid’
Central Regional Director of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Mr Kwame Gyasi, has urged tourism facilities and institutions to make the consumption of chocolate and cocoa products a daily affair to boost Ghana beyond Aid agenda. He said cocoa contained antioxidants to build a strong immune system, capable of fighting the Covid-19, and so its […]
Finance Minister nominee, Ken Ofori Atta, to face Appointments Committee on Thursday
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will on Thursday, March 25, vet Finance Minister-nominee, Ken Ofori-Atta. He is the only nominee left on the list of Ministers President Akufo-Addo presented to Parliament on January 21, 2021, for vetting. A statement by the Parliamentary Service said the State Broadcaster, GBC will carry the vetting live at 10 […]
Green Ghana programme launched to plant 5 million trees
By June 2021, five million trees are to be planted across the country. Dubbed the Green Ghana Campaign, the initiative is to save Ghana’s depleting forest reserves which also serve as sources of water for several rivers. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr. John Abu Jinapor, planted the first two trees in Accra, […]
Management of GIJ, student representative in talks over directive to defer course
Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism, GIJ, and three student representatives are in a crunch meeting over a new directive which the students are kicking against. The school directed students who paid their fees after the registration deadline to defer their programmes. The students this morning stormed the school which was under lock and […]
Coronavirus: Germany’s Merkel reverses plans for Easter lockdown
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled plans for a strict lockdown over Easter, just a day after the measures were announced. Calling the plan a “mistake”, Mrs Merkel said she took “ultimate responsibility” for the U-turn. The proposed lockdown was agreed with regional leaders in talks overnight on Monday, with restrictions set to be tightened […]
VEEP Bawumia dissociates himself from any activity promoting his candidature for 2024 polls
The Office of the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed worry about posters circulating around the country in promotion of the Vice President as the next Presidential candidate of the NPP in the 2024 elections. A statement from the office indicated that Dr. Bawumia has not given his consent to these promotional gimmicks as […]
Palestinian Ambassador calls on Speaker of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin has reassured Palestine of Ghana’s unflinching support to the country. The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin says he sympathises with Palestine as they have been denied one of their territories, Jerusalem. This came up when the Palestinian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Abdulfattah Ahmed Khali Alsattari, called on […]
