Minister of Roads and Highways directs contractors to deal with encroachers on major roads
Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta has directed contractors working on major roads in the country not to spare any encroachments on road reservations. This was after some property owners encroached on bridges and other road projects. Speaking after inspection of ongoing projects at Tema and Accra, Mr. Amoako Atta said his Ministry […]
ACEP uncovers massive illegal electricity connections; calls for overhaul of ECG meter distribution system
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), has called for an overhaul of the distribution system of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) after it uncovered that agents of the power distribution companies and some political actors are conniving with residential power consumers to fix illegal meters in homes. The Policy Lead for Petroleum and […]
ECG staff demand immediate dismissal of Managing Director
Junior and Senior Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana have called for the immediate removal from office of their Managing Director, Kwame Agyeman-Budu over alleged mismanagement of the company. They said the continuous stay at post of Mr. Agyeman-Budu will collapse the electricity distribution company because he is deficient with matters relating to administrative […]
President Akufo-Addo makes new appointments
Former Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has been appointed Senior Presidential Advisor to President Akufo-Addo. Similarly, the immediate past Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has been appointed Presidential Advisor on Economic Issues while Oboshie Sai Cofie has also been appointed as Presidential Advisor on Media. Mr. Osafo-Marfo who served as Senior […]
COVID-19 vaccines allocated to Northern Region due to expire on Friday
COVID-19 vaccines allocated to the Northern Region is due to expire in two days. As a precautionary measure, the directorate has decided to end the ongoing vaccination exercise by close of today (April 14, 2021). About one thousand five hundred (1500) doses are left, but the directorate is hoping to exhaust this to avoid wastage. […]
14th April, 2021
The Daily Graphic continues its advocacy on environmental cleanliness by urging the public to rise to the call for a clean Accra. In the paper’s view, President Akufo-Addo’s resolve to make the capital city the cleanest on the continent is a bold and ambitious agenda, but it is practically doable with the unflinching commitment of […]
Akoto Osei, Oboshie Sai Cofie get presidential advisor jobs
The immediate past Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has been appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Economic Issues. Similarly, Oboshie Sai Cofie has also been appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Media. Former Senior Minister, Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, who has also been appointed as a Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana […]
Alleged coup plotters lament over “military escort” to court
Some Military Officers who are being held over treason-related charges have lamented to an Accra High Court over how some of their colleagues have been detailed to follow them to court. Mr. Eric Pongo, who held the brief of Kojogah Adawudu, indicated that Colonel Kojo Gameli, his client who is on a court bail is […]
Algerian giants USM Algers unveil Ghana striker Kwame Opoku
Algerian giants USM Algers have unveiled Ghanaian forward Kwame Opoku. The 21-year-old joins the Red and Blacks on a four-and-a-half year deal from Asante Kotoko. Opoku was officially announced the club’s newest acquisition after successfully passing his medicals on Monday. The former Nkoranza Warriors attacker had a successful half-season spell with the Porcupine Warriors in […]
Akyem Wenchi Salvation Army SHS receives school materials
The Salvation Army Church has donated 50 bags of cement to Salvation Army Senior High School at Akyem Wenchi in the Denkyembour District of Eastern Region, to support renovation works. The materials are expected to be used for the refurbishment of classroom blocks and other school infrastructure to bolster teaching and learning. Presenting the items, […]