The Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is being opposed by some significant forces in the nation, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. President Nana Akufo-Addo claims efforts to frustrate the strategy that attempts to ease the poor’s access to education are failing. However, the Free SHS program is being questioned because of issues...
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Allied Consortium Limited supports Zongovation business reality show
Mr. Benjamin Quashie and his wife of Allied Consortium Limited bestowed a sum of GHS 30,000 to Zongovation Hub’s Zongo Shark Tank Reality show which will soon hit your airwaves on Baina Tv. Mr. Quashie affirmed that his outfit is always ready to promote every project that will bring up the best in the Zongo...
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La Nkwantanang Municipal Health Directorate launch national polio immunization programme
The La Nkwantanang Municipal Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched the National polio immunization programme at the Madina Polyclinic in the early hours of today the 31st of August 2022. The launched brought together various stakeholders including Assembly members, teachers, religious leaders, nursing mothers and health practitioners to find ways of...
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Man jumps from Tamale flyover in an alleged suicide attempt
Police in the Northern Region says they are investigating circumstances that led to a middle-aged man jumping from the Tamale flyover in an apparent suicide attempt. The incident which occurred on Monday saw a man, believed to be in his 30s, jumping from the flyover and landing on the ground lane. In a 5-second video...
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21 top EC managers failed to declare their assets – Auditor-General’s report
The Auditor-General has revealed that 21 officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) failed to declare their assets. The Auditor-General in its 2020 report, also discovered that the officials failed to provide reports on Police background checks on themselves. According to the report, all employees were expected to state: “Date of Birth certified by an original...
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Zongo Dev’t Fund blows $125k (¢709k) on office rent in 2 years
The Auditor-General has recommended that the Zongo Development Fund gets a permanent office for its operations after discovering that it spends more than $5,000 per month on rent. In its 2021 report, the Auditor-General said: “Contrary to Section 7 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), we noted that the Zongo Development Fund...
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KNUST runs 299 unaccredited programmes – Auditor General
The Auditor General in a report addressed to the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Alban Bagbin, revealed that out of 360 programmes offered at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST), only 61 are accredited. “we noted that out of the 360 programmes run by the University, only 61 have been accredited, 190 sent to...
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Suhuyini questions judgement of the Justices who accepted the ‘unlawful’ auction of cars
Tamale North Member of Parliament Alhassan Suhuyini has said he has problems with the decision of the justices who have been captured in the Auditor General’s report for ‘unlawful’ purchase of cars. He wondered whether the Justices need those cars given the condition of service they enjoy. The 2021 Auditor General’s Report noted that between...
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Corruption has not been tackled enough under Akufo-Addo – PC Appiah Ofori
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa constituency and anti-corruption campaigner, P.C Appiah-Ofori has expressed dissatisfaction with the efforts of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the fight against corruption. According to him, corrupt officers have not been punished enough in the country. He stated that persons who are dismissed for corruption must be prosecuted to...
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STRANEK congratulates Bagbin on his election as Commonwealth Parliamentary Assoc Prez
The Strategic Thinkers Network Africa, STRANEK-Africa has congratulated Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for his election into office as President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International ( CPA). In a statement, STRANEK described Mr. Bagbin as an icon who contributed to deepening Ghana’s democracy and good governance, from being a Member of Parliament for...