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Napo reacts to MoMo tax

Energy Minister Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh has said a lot of education is required on the e-levy that has been introduced in the 2022 budget...

Road toll collectors will not lose their jobs – Deputy Finance Minister

A Deputy Finance Minister has disclosed that those assigned to various toll booths will be reassigned. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, Dr John...

Road toll removal: Kasoa residents delighted; hawkers ask for extension

Residents at Kasoa have expressed delight over the government’s decision to scrap road tolls. Speaking to JoyNews’ David Andoh, the residents, including motorists, praised the government's...

1,000 girls benefit from ICT training in North East Region [Photos]

About 1,000 girls have benefitted from training in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) held at Gambaga in the North East Region. The beneficiaries were...

Richard Ahiagbah lands top appointment at Jubilee House

A former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Richard Ahiagbah, has been appointed the Deputy Director of Research at the Jubilee House. Mr Ahiagbah,...

NHIA gives waiver for card renewals and registration

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has given a waiver on waiting periods for persons who renew or register for their National Health Insurance...

Headteacher dies in fatal head-on collision

The headteacher of Sekyikrom D/A school in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region has died in an accident on Wednesday, November 17, 2021....

Heads of Junior High Schools at Akuapem South barred from BECE centres

Heads of Junior High Schools in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region have been barred from Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) centres...

Police gun down 2 robbers, one other arrested

The patrol team of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested one suspected armed robber with two others shot dead in an intelligence-led operation. Reporting...

GNFS calls for inclusion in UN Peacekeeping missions

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has called for the consideration of its personnel in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations. The Acting Chief Fire Officer,...

Bench warrant for former MASLOC CEO over GH¢93m case

An Accra High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre...

Stop collecting road, bridge tolls from today – Roads Minister directs

Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has directed that toll collection at the various toll booths across the country must be halted effective Thursday,...

I cried when I was posted to the NSS – Award-winning filmmaker

Award-winning filmmaker and Chief Executive Officer of Farmhouse Productions, Ivan Quashigah, has shared why he cried when he was posted to the National...

Govt to install CCTV camera systems nationwide – Ofori-Atta

Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that the government will pursue a policy to expand surveillance capabilities to combat criminal...

Urge the Telcos to reduce charges – Govt told over 1.75% e-transaction taxes [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Urge the Telcos to reduce charges – Govt told over 1.75% e-transaction taxes Instead of placing a 1.75% tax on e-transactions including MoMo,...

KATH denies misappropriating Covid-19 funds

The management of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has denied allegations of misappropriating Covid-19 funds as being claimed by Awuni Akyireba, a Forensic...

How a model ordered husband’s execution while living secret life as cartel queen

An influencer and model living a life of luxury is also the leader of a gang that police allege killed her husband at their...

Govt announces innovative ways to collect property taxes

The government, as part of efforts to improve revenue mobilisation drive, has introduced innovative measures to collect property taxes in the country, Minister of...

2022 Budget: Why govt abolished tolls on public roads

The government has abolished all tolls on public roads and bridges. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who made this known while delivering the 2022 budget...

2020 Budget: Checkout major pipeline projects expected to take off in 2022

The government has announced major pipeline projects that are expected to take off in 2022. This was made known by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, while...

14-year-old boy allegedly electrocuted at Pakyi

A 14-year-old boy met his untimely death when he allegedly got electrocuted at home at Pakyi in the Ashanti Region. Majid Iddrisu was found by...

2022 Budget: Good news for entrepreneurs

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced an initiative to be rolled out by the government to support entrepreneurs in the country. According to him,...

Full text: 2022 Budget Statement presented by Ken Ofori-Atta

The Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, today November 17, delivered the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government before Parliament. The...

Nigeria: Six killed as tyre burst causes crash

Six people have been killed in a fatal crash at Durum village on the Bauchi-Kano Road, Bachi State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the accident, which occurred...

Mahama donates GHS20K to families of Offinso-Aboffuor accident victims [Photos]

Former President John Mahama has donated GHS 20,000 to the families of victims in an accident at Offinso-Abofour in the Ashanti Region that claimed...

Commercial driver bites off, swallows taskforce member’s finger

A commercial driver, on Tuesday, bit off the finger of a taskforce member in Ebonyi State to escape arrest. The driver also swallowed the finger...

Beyi W’ano: Good news for residents whose houses were destroyed in Tema-Mpakadan Railway Project

It has emerged that processes have been initiated to compensate owners of over 90 houses destroyed by the blasting of rocks during the construction...

COVID-19: Not a single public sector worker was laid off – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that not a single public sector worker was laid off due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic...

Two drivers crashed to death on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Video]

https://youtu.be/dV54_KnXeLI Two drivers have been crashed to death in a fatal accident at Asankare in the Asante Akim South Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The...

‘2022 Budget a masterclass for wealth and jobs creation’

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Razak Kojo Opoku, says the 2022 Budget is aimed at empowering Ghanaians to be creative and...

Sosu hauls IGP to court

The Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu, has filed a human rights action against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare,...

‘Some Northern men’ accused of putting burden on ‘Kayayei’ [Audio]

It has emerged that the majority of head porters, popularly known as 'Kayayei', who migrate from northern Ghana to the south for greener pastures...

2022 Budget: Kojo Oppong Nkrumah drops hints

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is hinting at freebies ahead of the 2022 Budget presentation by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in Parliament. According to...

Man busted for stealing GHS18k worth of water from GWCL

A resident of Agormanya, a suburb of Odumase-Krobo in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region is in court for stealing GHS18,000 worth...

Kwaku Azar fills Ghanaians’ eyes with tears

Private legal practitioner, Kwaku Azar, has left social media users in tears with a tribute in memory of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for...

BECE: 9 teachers, headmaster arrested over exam malpractice

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has opened investigations into an alleged malpractice recorded in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region during Monday’s...

Yellow Fever: 25 dead, 18 hospitalised in Savannah and Upper West Regions

Some 25 people have died after contracting the Yellow Fever disease in the Savannah and Upper West Regions. The infection was announced as an outbreak...

FDA authorises Pfizer vaccine for 15 to 17-year-olds

The Pfizer vaccine has been authorised for children ages 15 and up, widening the Ghana population that will be protected against the virus and bolstering...

Prophetess murdered in church

Residents of Akyempim in the Tarkwa Municipality of the Western Region were on Monday evening horrified following the murder of Prophetess Mrs Rose Boafo...

Use ‘Bolga Baskets’ to reduce plastic waste menace

General Manager of Upper East Environmental Waste Services Limited, a subsidiary of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, John Sackey has appealed to the people of the...