Mr Richard Quayson, the National Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has charged Ghanaians to protect national resources by waging relentless war against corrupt practices. He said money lost to corruption formed 300% of Ghana’s foreign aid, and quizzed, why Ghana should be relying on foreign countries for support when “we can achieve the ...

The Deputy CHRAJ Commissioner Mr Richard Quayson says Ghana loses GH¢13.5 billion every year through corruption. The Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku, has advised citizens to support the National Anti-corruption Action Plan (NACAP) to fight graft as the menace causes low living standards and worsen diseases. He also attributed the slow pace of Ghana’s economic development ...

The Chairman of the Audit Service Board, Professor Edward Dua Agyeman, has been described as a thief, corrupt and a man lacking the integrity to be holding his current position. General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, at a press conference on Tuesday described Professor Dua Agyeman as a man with bad record. He recounted ...

As part of the effort to control counterfeit products on the Ghanaian market and enable government block tax leakages, the Ghana Revenue Authority has begun its Excise Stamp enforcement exercise. The exercise is to ensure product manufacturers comply with the Excise Tax Stamp policy which is to be affixed on all excisable products. In September 2018 , Commissioner-General of the ...

The Public Affairs Manager of First Allied Savings and Loans, Jones Owusu says the company cannot put out a date for repaying deposits to its customers because any such announcement may lead to the collapse of the business. According to Mr Owusu, chaos greeted a similar announcement last month and repeating same would inadvertently collapse the bank because of the ...

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has said a petition by customers of First Allied Savings and Loans will be referred to the government’s economic management team. The move, he said, will bring a lasting solution to the over four months old impasse between customers and management of the financial institution. “We will meet officials of First Allied Savings and ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has launched a scathing attack on the Board Chair of the Audit Service, Prof. Edward Dua-Agyemang, describing him as a ‘trickster and a hatchet man’. The party believes the former Auditor General does not have the credibility to undertake any role assigned to him, and thus questioned why President Akufo-Addo appointed him. In an ...

Former President John Mahama has revealed how he will improve the ‘Free SHS’ as currently being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government if wins power in the 2020 elections. According to him, though free education is a public good, “it must be implemented in a manner that is sustainable an does not compromise quality”. In this vein, he added, “a new ...

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to account for an amount of $6.8 million that has been allegedly paid to a private auditing firm to audit the dealings of the previous administration. According the General Secretary of the NDC, the NPP government has paid a private auditor to do a job ...

Ghana’s former Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo has disclosed why he stopped patronising congresses organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) detailing how the party has lost focus over the years. According to him, his decision to ditch NDC congresses is because they never hold discussions on significant issues and policies that will improve the party but rather ...