The National Identification Authority (NIA) has suspended the Ghana card registration exercise in the Eastern region indefinitely. The NIA through a statement noted that the indefinite suspension of the mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region is until further notice. “This decision follows a careful assessment of the registration exercise carried out in the Eastern Region between Wednesday, 4th March ...

Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application seeking to stop the National Identification Authority from continuing with its Ghana Card registration in the Eastern Region. According to the court, the NIA’s decision to go ahead with the registration is not against the President’s directive suspending all public gatherings. The Judge, Justice Anthony Oppong explained that the directive did not ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has rubbished fears by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), saying its decision to continue with the mass registration exercise after the government’s ban on all public gatherings in the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, does not constitute a violation of President Akufo-Addo’s strict directive. The NIA, has come under criticism for going ahead with ...

A Ghanaian passenger aboard a KLM flight which arrived in Accra on Saturday night, has revealed how all passengers aboard the flight have been quarantined by the government upon their arrival at the Kotoko International Airport. Saturday night’s KLM flight was one of the final flights into the country as the government of Ghana has announced the closure of all ...

Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has rebutted claims that cannabis has been legalised by the Ghanaian Parliament for public consumption. According to the two-time legislator, Parliament only legalised the use of the weed for medicinal purposes. Speaking to Michael Ofosu-Afriyie Sunday evening, Mr Amankwah expressed worry about the erroneous claims some members of the public have ...

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the mandatory one-year national service postings of over 9,000 nurses for the service year to various health facilities in all the sixteen (16) regions of the country. The NSS in a statement today directed all eligible nurses who registered for national service to log onto www.nss.gov.gh on the Scheme’s website to check their placements ...

Parliament has passed the Imposition of Restrictions Bill, 2020 to give strong legal backing to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s directives to deal with the devastating threats posed by Coronavirus in the country. The Act will vest the President with the powers to impose restrictions on persons in the event of disasters and emergencies in the interest of public safety, ...

The Minority in Parliament has declined to support the Imposition of Restrictions Bill, 2020 aimed at helping to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Ghana under a certificate of urgency. The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Ms Gloria Afua Akuffo, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, laid the Imposition of Restrictions Bill, 2020 before Parliament. The bill, which is ...

Communities living in and around the Oti Regional Capital, Dambai can now heave a sigh of relief as tree-stumps on the Oti River which made transport across the region a perilous endeavour are being removed. Boat disasters and their attendant deaths, particularly on the Volta Lake, have been quite common; thereby, pushing the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to aggressively embark ...

The government of Ghana has imposed a temporary ban on travelers from countries that have recorded 200 or more cases of coronavirus. This ban is however not applicable to Ghanaian citizens or foreigners with valid Ghanaian resident permits. The travel ban was announced by Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrkumah at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday, March 15, 2020. ...