The Nursing and Midwifery Council has withdrawn the licenses of three practitioners after it emerged that they used fake certificates to gain admissions to training institutions. The Council has since removed the names of the culprits from its register of trainees. The three are Abigail Bobin, a midwife, Esther Abuubey, a trainee midwife, and Stephany […]

Member of Parliament for Bongo, Edward Bawa says Ghanaians will have to brace up for electricity tariff hikes this year as the power sector is saddled with debt. According to him, government’s failure to fulfill its financial obligations to Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and others is crippling […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in Kenneth Nana Yaw Kuntukunuku Ofori-Atta as the Minister of Finance. Mr Ofori-Atta served in the same capacity in President Akufo-Addo’s first term from 2017 to 2021. He was re-nominated by the president but could not go through vetting as scheduled as a result of ill-health. He had […]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has explained the reason why the Minority in Parliament agreed to approve Ken Ofori-Atta as the Minister of Finance. The decision by the Minority members on the Appointments Committee to approve Mr Ofori-Atta “by consensus” on Monday, March 29 came as a surprise to […]

Ghanaian referee Charles Bulu had to be stretchered off after he collapsed while officiating the Ivory Coast-Ethiopia 2021 Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. The Elephants were leading 3-1 and with 10 minutes of play left the centre referee collapsed. After more than 10 minutes of hold-up, the match […]

An economist, Mr Kwame Pianim has urged resource persons who will be speaking at Media General’s 4th Economic dialogue event event which is meant for policy analysts to take stock of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the local economy, to be bold and touch on the realities. Speaking in an exclusive interview with […]

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT has called on government and politicians generally to stop deceiving teachers with promises paying them allowances; “when they know very they don’t intend to”. President of GNAT, Mrs. Philippa Larsen at the launch of the 90th Anniversary of the Association was worried, teachers continued “to work in deplorable […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for a review of its earlier ruling on the injunction granted by a High Court in Ho stopping the investiture of John Peter Amewu as the Member of Parliament for Hohoe. The apex court dismissed the aces by a unaimpous decision on Tuesday March 30, 2021, thereby affirming […]

A Maritime law Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Chamber of Shipping, Dr Kofi Mbiah has revealed that the knock-on disruption to global shipping as result of the blockade of the world most used maritime trade route could take weeks or months to unravel. Speaking to Tv3’s Josephine Antwi -Adjei, Dr. Kofi Mbiah, said […]

A Maritime law Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Chamber of Shipping, Dr Kofi Mbiah has revealed that the knock-on disruption to global shipping as result of the blockade of the world most used maritime trade route could take weeks or months to unravel. Speaking to Tv3’s Josephine Antwi -Adjei, Dr. Kofi Mbiah, said […]

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Dr John Ofori-Tenkorang has assured contributors and pensioners that their investments are in safe hands. The assurance comes after the Auditor General report has made some incriminatory revelations against SSNIT. The report noted that Nine out of 21 agent banks of SSNIT failed to […]

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Dr John Ofori -Tenkorang has indicated that the findings in the Auditor General’s report against SSNIT were not his doing. He said he inherited all the issues that have come out in the report. Dr Ofori-Tenkorang told Dzifa Bampoh on the First Take programme […]

Takoradi-based Ghanaian musician Pappy Kojo has expressed shock at persons who suggest his music is ‘senseless’ and contributes to immorality among young people. The rapper, who appeared on Connect FM to promote his ‘Logos II’ album, intimated that he is always shocked when people say things to that effect. Real name Jason Gaisie, Pappy Kojo […]

Legendary Highlife musician and originator of Palm Wine Highlife music Agya Koo Nimo has entreated Ghanaians to have patience and bear with the Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, known in real life as Charles Nii Armah Mensah. The prolific Highlife virtuoso, who was honored with a Special Recognition Award at the just-ended 3Music Awards for his […]

Researchers at Standard Bank, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, have projected a 32 percent increase in Ghana’s total revenue for this year. This was reported in the March 2021 edition of the Standard Bank’s Flash Note of the Africa Markets Report (AMR). According to the report, the revenue increase is likely to be a […]

On March 30, 2021, US Deputy Chief of Mission Christopher J. Lamora joined officials of the Government of Ghana, academia, civil society, and the private sector in a virtual learning event marking the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), a seven-year, $24 million program funded through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  […]

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman has said that the appointment of Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia to serve on the Parliamentary Service Board (PBS) should have gone to a more technical person to offer technical advice to the board on the business of parliament. He said it is […]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has descended heavily on those against his appointment to the Parliamentary Service Board, saying their reasons are untenable. He disclosed that he is getting the opportunity to serve on the Board not as a party official but because he has 12 years of parliamentary […]

Algerian top-flight side MC Algiers have completed the signing of former Dreams FC striker Joseph Esso on a 3-year deal. The 24-year old who joined Dreams FC this season after his contract run out at Accra Hearts of Oak was the key figure for the Still Believe lads. Joseph Esso managed to score 10 league […]

Ghanaian musician Pappy Kojo, known in private life as Jason Gaisie, has made what many will regard as an ambitious pronouncement. The Fante rapper, who was on Connect FM in Takoradi to promote his maiden album ‘Logos II’, told host Ato Kwamina Otoo D’Gem that he will win two Grammy Awards in 2022. Failure to […]