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Nyantakyi ban: Akufo-Addo must subject himself to credible investigations – NDC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants President Nana Akufo-Addo investigated for corruption after former Ghana Football Association boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned for life by FIFA. The world football governing body found Mr. Nyantakyi guilty of bribery and corruption after months of investigations into a video documentary where he was caught engaging in corrupt act. In the said video ...

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The €12.9M renovated Adomi Bridge at at Atimpoku which links the Eastern and Volta Regions may soon become a death trap following an unhealthy habit of people making away with bolts and nuts that have been used to brace the bridge. The bridge was in December 2015 reopened to the public after being closed for 22 months for some major ...

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A senior lecturer and coordinator of the Chinese section at the University of Ghana Department of linguistics, Dr Clement Appah has observed that the plurality of the Ghanaian culture should make it possible for members of Parliament to express themselves in their local languages at parliamentary sittings. He said although English is Ghana’s official language, it is somewhat limited in ...

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Employ more Ghanaians from local communities – Bawumia to oil firms

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has asked companies within the oil and gas sector to employ more local people in the communities they operate. According to him, oil and gas companies in the Western Region, must first consider people from the region before bringing labour from elsewhere. Speaking at this year’s Kundum festival in the Western Region, Dr. Bawumia stressed ...

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God is punishing Ghanaians for voting against NDC – Alhaji Limuna

A former Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Alhaji Mohammed Muniru-Limuna has told MyNewsGh.com in an exclusive interview that God has already started punishing Ghanaians for rejecting the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The upsurge in vigilantism in his view is an indication of the wrath of the God who is punishing Ghanaians for failing to show appreciation for the good ...

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Ghana’s pepper faces ban from EU markets

Less than 12 months after the ban on the export of five vegetable crops to the EU market was lifted, Ghana faces another ban on its exports. This time, exported pepper is in danger of being blacklisted over questions of quality. About 24,000 tonnes of pepper is exported from Ghana to the EU annually. The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association ...

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Ghanaians to benefit from drop in world crude prices; appreciation of cedi soon – NPA boss

Motorists should brace themselves for some good news in the coming pricing window as the National Petroleum Authority hints of a possible reduction in fuel prices. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Hassan Tampuli has suggested that the current trend being witnessed on the market has given a positive indication and is likely to result in prices at the ...

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Government taking steps to safeguard the economy – Bawumia

Government is taking the necessary steps to put in place safeguards to ensure the macroeconomic gains made in the last 21 months are not reversed, Vice President Bawumia has disclosed. A key component of these measures is the expected passage, by the end of the year, of a Fiscal Responsibility Law to cap the budget deficit not to exceed 5% ...

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Bank of Ghana releases list of licensed banks in Ghana

The Bank of Ghana has released a list of banks that are duly licensed and of good standing in the country. The Central Bank is the institution mandated to supervise and regulate the operations of all financial institutions in the country. It is hoped that realising the list of licensed banks will help restore customers’ confidence in the banking sector. ...

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