The Independence Square will no longer serve as the venue for the swearing-in of newly elected Presidents, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs has said. It is enshrined in the constitution that all newly-elected presidents should be sworn in in parliament but bar President Kufour’s first term, the swearing ceremonies have been held at Independence Square. But speaking at ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana ahead of the 2020 presidential election has released the profiles of all the candidates. The December 2020 presidential election is set to go in history as having the longest ballot paper in terms of the number of candidates contesting. The 12 candidates set to contest in the elections consist of three females and 9 males. ...

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has revealed that out of the 80 warehouses being built across the country, 51 of them are ready. He said at the Nation Building updates series on Tuesday, November 3 that the government will soon commission the completed warehouses. “We decided that we were going to build 80 warehouses across ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the first site of the Rural Telephony and Digital Inclusion Project, at Atwereboana in the Adansi South District, in the Ashanti Region. Commissioning the Site on Wednesday, 4th November 2020, President Akufo-Addo explained that the purpose of the Telephony Site is to ensure the provision of basic voice and data connectivity to underserved ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of work on the US$330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project, popularly referred to as the Boankra Inland Port Project, which has been on the drawing board for some eighteen (18) years. The idea of the Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal project has been in the pipeline since the ...

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has charged the Special Prosecutor, Mr. Martin Amidu to re-investigate Former President Mahama on the Airbus saga. At a press conference, the Executive Director of ASEPA, Mr. Mensah Thompson in response to Special Prosecutor’s report wondered why he (Mr. Martin Amidu) captured in his report that the Former President John Dramani ...

Chief Executive Officer for defunct UT Bank, Kofi Amoabeng says he sometimes thinks about jail. Kofi Amoabeng’s UT Bank was part of the banks that were closed down due to their liquidity issues and the utter disregard for Corporate Governance. Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Mx-24 monitored by MyNewsGh.com, he indicated that sometimes he thinks he will be given ...

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has described as ‘stupidity’ the decision by Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu to indicate that he was the one described as Government Official One in the Airbus bribery scandal. Mr. Mahama said the circumstances in which Mr. Amidu made this revelation are indications of stupidity on his part and ...

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has announced he has completed his corruption risk assessment in the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal. In a statement, Mr. Amidu said he submitted his report on the risk assessment to the Presidency two weeks ago. “The analysis of the risk of corruption and anti-corruption assessment was completed and signed by the Special Prosecutor on 15th October ...

The Chamber for Tourism Industry has urged government to decrease the US$150 charge for COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). According to the chamber, the reduction will go towards revitalizing Ghana’s tourism sector which has not been spared the wrath of the pandemic. Chief Executive of the Chamber, Prince Ntiamoah Boampong speaking to Citi Business News said government ...