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YouStart: Over 4,000 young entrepreneurs receive GH₵51.8 million grants
The government, through the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), has disbursed GH¢51,866,369.31 to 4,173 young entrepreneurs under the YouStart Ghana Jobs and Skills Project (GJSP).
The...
We’re done with Akufo-Addo’s govt – NABCo trainees demand arrears after YouStart snub
Members of the Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCo) are voicing their disappointment after graduating trainees were excluded from the YouStart programme’s first disbursement phase.
This comes...
Budget 2024: All is set for the implementation of YouStart – Ken Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that all is set for implementation of the YouStart initiative in 2024.
He said this during the 2024 budget...
NEIP CEO gives latest update on YouStart Initiative
The CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) YouStart Initiative, has announced that about 50,000 youth from across the country have undergone...
We will create millions of jobs via ‘YouStart Programme’ – John Kumah
Government has resolved to create millions of jobs through the ‘YouStart Programme’.
According to a Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, the programme is...
NABCO personnel will be moved to YouStart programme
There is a glimmer of hope for beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) despite the economic challenges of the country.
According to the Information...
Don’t launch YouStart until you pay us – NABCO trainees to govt
A group of trainees, under the National Builders Corps (NABCO), has called on the government to halt the implementation of the YouStart initiative until...
Obuasi MCE rallies support for govt’s YouStart programme
Ahead of the launch of the YouStart programme by government in July, the Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, Honorable Elijah Adansi-Bonah has thrown his...
YouStart stakeholder engagement begins
Ahead of the launch of the YouStart programme, government has commenced a nationwide stakeholder engagement.
These engagements, according to government, form part of measures being...
YouStart programme to commence in April – Ken Ofori-Atta
The government has completed the piloting of its flagship YouStart programme and says it is ready to be rolled out in April this year.
According...
Why YouStart will focus on Ghanaian youth – GEA CEO explains
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Mrs Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has stated that the government’s YouStart programme will target the youth to...
YouStart will have momentous impact like free SHS – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is optimistic government’s multi-year GH₵10 billion ‘YouStart programme’ will be as impactful as the free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced...
Margaret Ansei appointed Acting CEO of Ghana Enterprises Agency
Margaret Ansei, popularly known as Magoo, has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA).
She succeeds Mrs....
GEA and partners announce grant to support 450 MSMEs
The Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Ministry of Finance (MOF), National Entrepreneurship Innovation Programme (NEIP), and other key stakeholders...
5 SMEs receive GH₵1 million each under new SME GO programme
Five Ghanaian Small Medium Enterprises (SME) have received GH₵1 million in financial support as beneficiaries from a pilot phase of SME Growth and Opportunity...
Aggrieved NABCO trainee stages one-man demo in Kumasi [Video]
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A beneficiary of the defunct Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCo), Deborah Enam Sogbey, has staged a one-man demonstration over the government's failure to pay their...
Gov’t must pay NABCo trainees; it’s embarrassing – Nana Akomea
Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Nana Akomea has appealed to government to immediately pay arrears owed members of the Nation Builder’s...
The NLA Good Causes Foundation: Igniting hope and optimism through the power of games
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich”, John F Kennedy, a conviction...
Govt generated GH¢1.19 billion from E-levy in 2023 – John Kumah
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has revealed that government got GH¢1.19 billion in revenue from the E-levy in 2023.
Addressing concerns over...
Government committed to curbing unemployment – John Kumah
Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has reaffirmed the government's determination to confront unemployment in the country head-on.
He highlighted several initiatives such as...
GEA disburses over GH₵700m to boost small and medium-scale businesses
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has revealed that her organisation has successfully disbursed over GH₵700 million to support micro,...
Ofosu Nkansah lists his 10 achievements at NEIP since assuming office
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has highlighted ten significant achievements since assuming his role.
In...
NEIP CEO Kofi Nkansah in fresh trouble
Anti-corruption crusader, Vitus Azeem has urged the Special Prosecutor to conduct a thorough investigation into the personal bank accounts and assets declaration records of...
Govt will pursue more wealth-creation programmes in 2024 – John Kumah
A Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament for Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah, has reiterated the government’s commitment...
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Koforidua Sports Stadium; 5 Others Ready Soon
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the state-of-the-art Koforidua Sports Stadium also referred to as the Youth Resource Centre,...
10k businesses, 20k youth to benefit from YEA’s Business and Employment Assistance Programme –...
About 10,000 businesses owned by young Ghanaian entrepreneurs, as well as 20,000 youth, are to benefit from the government's Business and Employment Assistance Programme,...
YEA to support 10,000 MSMEs under BEAP
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched one of the Youth Employment Agency’s (YEA) flagship programmes, the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP),...
We’ve created 2.1 million jobs since 2017 – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has insisted that despite the current economic challenges, the government has created over 2 million jobs in the last...
Africa’s youth must unite to shape a brighter future – Sports Minister
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has rallied Africa's youth to unite and reshape the narrative of the continent.
He emphasized the...
NEIP has created 100K jobs since 2017 – CEO
It has emerged that over 100,000 jobs have been created through the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) since its launch in 2017.
The...
NGO launched to empower communities at Fanteakwa South
The Rural Empowerment Advocacy Project LBG (REAP), a non-profit organisation has been launched at Akyem Juaso in the Fanteakwa South District in the Eastern...
IMF bailout: Govt meets second release conditions
The government has met all benchmarks of structural reforms for the release of the second tranche of the $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Mid-Year Budget Review: 1D1F has created 160,000 direct and indirect jobs
More than 160,000 direct and indirect jobs have been created, especially for the youth, who have been mobilised to establish agro-processing factories in 58...
GhanaCARES ‘OBAATAN PA’ programme on track – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, had said that the GhanaCARES 'OBAATAN PA' programme is on track.
According to him, efforts toward promoting commercial agriculture, building technological...
NEIP, Ghana Prisons Service launch Entrepreneurship for Restoration Programme
The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has launched a skills and Entrepreneurship training programme dubbed “Entrepreneurship for Restoration”.
The initiative is a collaboration between...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2023
President Nana Akufo-Addo was in Parliament to present the 2023 state of the nation's address on March 8, 2023.
The President stated that the...
Domestic production solution to Ghana’s economic crisis – Dr Agyepong
The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has advocated homegrown solutions to address the economic challenges currently bedeviling the country.
“The economic...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s address at 38th National Farmers’ Day celebration
I am happy to be back in Koforidua, capital of my home region, the Eastern Region.
I am grateful to Almighty God for...
Parliament begins debate on 2023 budget today
Parliament will today, Tuesday, 29 November 2022, begin the debate on the 2023 budget statement following Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta's presentation last Thursday.
The budget,...
Full text: Govt’s 2023 Budget statement delivered by Finance Minister
Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of the President of the Republic of Ghana, and in accordance with the requirement...