The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that three of its officials were injured in the violence that ensued during the New Patriotic Party’s Yendi parliamentary poll on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The poll, which was between the incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama, and Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), […] The post Our
The Ada District of the Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is seeking the support of the public in preventing bushfires that have been causing significant Read More... The post ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has announced that applications such as new service, separate meter, and additional load will be moved and can only be done online through the ECG Mobile App effective February 1, 2024. ECG, in a notice, said the migration forms part of its digital transformational agenda as well “as […] The post ECG
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is set to embark on an exercise to retrieve arrears from consumers. Dubbed operation ‘No Free Consumption,’ the exercise will involve ECG teams in the field updating customer details (phone numbers, GPS addresses, etc.), collecting any arrears, and disconnecting for non-payment of arrears. In a statement issued on Thursday, […] The post ECG
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) and the Health Services Workers Union have petitioned the National Pension Regulatory Authority to release their 8-month pension arrears. The two unions bemoaned the deductions of their two-tier pensions from their salaries, which had not been paid into the necessary accounts. President of the Ghana Registered Nurses […] The post Health
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected the Electoral Commission’s proposal to change the election date from December 7 to November 7. The proposal was raised during the recent Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Monday, January 22, 2024. The Electoral Commission not only suggested a shift in the election date but also recommended […] The post NDC
The Electricity Company of Ghana will on Thursday, January 25 undertake emergency maintenance works on the CLOU Prepayment Metering System’s server. It has therefore advised customers to purchase enough credit that will last for the period of the downtime. In a statement issued on Tuesday, it added, “The inconvenience caused to affected customers is deeply […] The post ECG
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has announced a coordinated and planned emergency shutdown and high-integrity pressure protection system proof tests at its facilities in Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, and Benin between January 28 and 30, 2024. The exercise is a requirement of its regulatory authority, the West African Gas Pipeline Authority. WAPCo, in its […] The post WAPCo
Jean Mensa The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has advocated moving the presidential and parliamentary elections from December to November. She also wants the election days Read More... The post EC Proposes November For Elections appeared first on
The New Patriotic party (NPP) has outlined protocols governing the conduct of the January 27, 2024 primaries to ensure that they are conducted in transparent, free and fair atmosphere. Justin Frimpong-Kodua, the General Secretary, explained at a press conference in Kumasi yesterday that, the protocols have been formulated to ensure the integrity of the exercise […] The post NPP outlines protocols
The chairperson of the Kumasi Ministers Conference, Pastor Ransford Obeng has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider its decision not to use indelible ink in the December 7 general elections. Pastor Obeng stressed that engaging all political parties on such sensitive matters will help inspire confidence in the electoral process and ensure a peaceful […] The post 2024
The Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, has proposed the date for both Presidential and Parliamentary elections, be moved from December 7 to November 7. The EC also wants election days to be designated as national holidays. The proposals were put forward during the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Monday, January […] The post IPAC:
The Judicial Service of Ghana has refuted claims of selling the government’s property previously occupied by Supreme Court judge, Justice Samuel Marful-Sau. There were reports that the Judicial Service of Ghana had allegedly engaged in the sale of the residence occupied by Justice Marful-Sau of blessed memory at Roman Ridge. In a statement issued on […] The post Claims
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has restored power to the Ankoma-Nteso area in the Mpraeso district after it disconnected power following a bushfire incident that caused damage to two service poles. Some unidentified persons over the weekend set fire to a bush, which spread across a vast area and burnt two service […] The post Mpraeso:
The General Transport Petroleum Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) has vowed to ensure that its interdicted executives are reinstated as soon as possible. Two executives of the union have been interdicted by the TOR Board of Directors over the controversial deal between the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and Torentco for disclosing classified information regarding the deal […] The post Torentco
The Judicial Service of Ghana has explained circumstances under which it entered into an agreement with the Ministry of Works and Housing to redevelop state lands allocated to it. According to the Service, the release of land to the Ministry was done according to due process. “Following a series of meetings between representatives of Government, […] The post Judicial Service wades into
The recent District Level Elections (DLEs) have once again brought to the fore the worrying issue of dwindling participation of voters in the local elections and low representation of women in local governance in the country. The DLEs, which was held on December 19, last year, revealed that 95.9 percent of the 6,243 persons elected […] The post 2023 District Level
The Ministry of Finance in a recent development has announced that the government will be imposing Value Added Tax (VAT) on a specific section of electricity consumers in the Read More... The post Gov’t Introduces
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party received a boost weeks before general elections when a court reinstated – for the second time – their electoral symbol, the cricket bat. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) in the country’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held that the Election Commission […] The post Pakistan
Residents and business operators in the Ashanti Region are urging the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to provide them with a load-shedding timetable as the erratic power supply situation continues to worsen in recent times. Following the recent blackout in the country, Ghanaians have expressed dissatisfaction with the ECG and the Energy Ministry for such […] The post Kumasi
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