The NPP government of Nana Akufo-Addo is committed to the introduction of measures to improve the agriculture sector and guarantee food security while making life better for farmers, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has affirmed. In line with this, government will continue to provide the necessary agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and Extension Services while workingRead More
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Okudzeto Ablakwa offers support to 150 workers affected by Covid-19 layoff
Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has promised to offer financial compensation at the end of this month (September) to all 150 workers of Mushamat Farms in constituency who were laid off in May this year due to the adverse economic impact of COVID-19. This is theRead More
Agyapa deal best bet to leverage Ghana’s finances for dev’t – Okyem Aboagye
Government's spokesperson on Finance and a Member of the Committee in Parliament, Daniel Okyem Aboagye, said the Agyapa deal will go a long way to leverage the country's finances for development. Daniel Okyem Aboagye who is also the Member of Parliament for Bantama constituency, said the country needs to leverage its key resources such asRead More
CAP 30 for all Security Services – Bawumia announces
Cabinet has approved the placement of all security agencies under one pension scheme in order to ensure uniformity of benefits. The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who announced this on Friday, 28th August, 2020 said all the security agencies are now to be placed under the CAP 30 Pension Scheme. Vice PresidentRead More
TikTok boss quits as Trump’s ban looms
TikTok chief executive Kevin Mayer has quit after just two months in the job ahead of an impending ban by US President Donald Trump. The Chinese-owned firm has been accused of being a threat to US national security by the Trump administration. Mr Mayer joined TikTok in June after leaving his role as Disney's headRead More
Covid-19 has delayed our economy but not derailed it-Bawumia
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that although the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has delayed Ghana's economy, it has not derailed it. According to him, despite the fact that COVID-19 has delayed plans for the economy, government has already identified areas to focus on post covid-19, to keep the economy on track.Read More
Photos: Akufo-Addo commissions Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 21st August 2020, has commissioned the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory, a project initiated under the One-District-One-Factory initiative of his Government. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Factory is a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, and has one of the most modern, automatedRead More
Akufo-Addo commissions and hands over AfCFTA Secretariat to AU Commission
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned and handed over the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area to the African Union (AU) Commission, at a brief ceremony, at the Africa Trade House, on Monday, 17th August 2020. Delivering a speech at the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo stated that Ghana hadRead More
US jobless claims below 1m for first time since March
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment has dipped below 1 million for the first time since March. About 963,000 people sought the benefits last week, down from nearly 1.2 million the week before, the Labor Department said. The figures have been subsiding since peaking at 6.9 million in late March. But theyRead More
Microsoft launching a giant, foldable phone that will cost $1,400
Microsoft plans to re-enter the smartphone market next month with a giant, foldable phone that’s priced at $1,400. The Surface Duo — which features two 5.6-inch OLED displays connected by a hinge in the middle — is the thinnest folding phone in the world, Microsoft claims. Following nearly a year of teases since theRead More