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Finance Minister requests to spend over GHS 27 billion for quarter 1 of 2021
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has requested GHS27.4 billion for the running of the country for the first three months in 2021.
Mr Ofor-Atta made the...
Finance Minister seeks Parliament’s approval to spend ¢27.4bn for first quarter of 2021
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is seeking Parliament’s approval to spend ¢27.4 billion for the first quarter of 2021.
The disclosure was contained in the paper...
Finance Minister to present budget for first quarter of 2021 today
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to present the budget for the first quarter of 2021 to Parliament today, October 28, 2020.
This...
We have not classified Ghana as HIPC – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied classifying Ghana as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) based on data on its website.
According to an...
Good news for Tema residents as Akufo-Addo commissions housing project
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has recently commissioned the National Housing and Mortgage Fund Project at Tema Community 22.
With a housing deficit of over...
Finance Minister to present budget for first quarter of 2021 on this date
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the budget for the first quarter of 2021 to Parliament on Wednesday, October 28.
The...
Govt revives affordable housing scheme; 200 Units to be delivered yearly
The government has revived the affordable housing scheme to deliver at least 200 housing units for public sector workers annually in a bid to...
Oppong Nkrumah reveals cause of ‘huge debt stock’
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has dismissed claims that the incumbent government has borrowed GH₵140 billion.
Former President Mahama has said that his government incurred...
Governing board of RTI commission inaugurated [Photos]
President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a seven-member governing Board of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission.
This was at a colourful ceremony at the Jubilee...
42 bills to be considered, as parliament resumes on Tuesday
A total of 42 bills are expected to be presented by the executive arm of government for Parliament consideration, as the House resumes Tuesday...
Govt delegation visits Rawlings [Photos]
A government delegation, led by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings and family.
The...
Speaker recalls Members of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament has recalled Parliament for the commencement of the third meeting of the Fourth Session of the 7th Parliament.
The Speaker, Prof...
Ghana’s power abundance turns into burden as energy debts mount
Ghana lured investors to its power industry to end chronic electricity shortages with deals it can no longer afford.
The deals’ terms require the government...
Akufo-Addo gets new appointment [photos]
President Akufo-Addo has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit,...
Finance Minister details use of $500 million dollars from Agyapa Royalties listing
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has detailed the use of the $500 million to be generated from the listing of the controversial Agyapa Royalties Limited...
Agyapa deal: Gabby sues Zita
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has sued former Information Minister, Sabah Zita Benson, for publishing ‘false’ claims against him in the Agyapa royalties deal.
In a writ...
Attorney General breaks silence on controversial Agyapa deal
JoyNews/AdomNews · Attorney General breaks silence on controversial Agyapa deal
Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, is at sea at the brouhaha surrounding the Agyapa Royalties Agreement...
Attorney General made a U-turn on Agyapa agreement – Gabby Otchere-Darko claims
JoyNews/AdomNews · Gabby On Agyapa U - Turn By Attorney General
The transaction advisors on the Agyapa Royalties Agreement deal are fighting back after a...
Agyapa Royalties agreement not in Ghana’s interest – AG’s office said in its recommendations...
The Attorney General's (AG) office has opined that the Agyapa Royalties Agreement is skewed against the interest of Ghana.
The Attorney General’s office explained that...
Majority Leader hits Mahama hard over Agyapa Royalties deal
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has jabbed former President John Dramani Mahama over threats to abrogate the controversial Agyapa Minerals Royalties...
CHPS Compound abandoned 4 years after completion
A Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound built in 2016 for the residents of Asibrem, a farming community in the Asunafo South District...
Govt sued for terminating PDS contract
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has disclosed that the government has been sued for terminating its contract with former electricity provider Power Distribution Services (PDS).
He...
NIA discloses new ways Ghanaians can register for their Ghana Card
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has ingeniously developed news ways Ghanaians can register for their national identification cards, the Ghana Card.
The new innovative ways,...
Gabby Otchere-Darko breaks silence on Agyapa Royalties deal
JoyNews/AdomNews · Gabby Asare Otchere Darko breaks silence on Agyapa Royalties deal
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko,...
‘Working with Rawlings’: Ahwoi reaps where he has not sown – Amidu
Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has penned down his second critique of the Professor Ahwoi book – Working with Rawlings – describing it as full...
Full Text: Second edition of NDC’s Corruption Tracker series
AN ADDRESS BY COMRADE SAMMY GYAMFI, NATIONAL COMMUNICATION OFFICER OF THE NDC, AT THE 10TH EDITION OF THE NDC’S WEEKLY PRESS BRIEFING, HELD AT...
NPP govt considering free tertiary education – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government is considering implementing free tertiary education in the country.
According to the president, the greatest investment to make in...
ECG explains how lifeline consumers will enjoy free electricity up to January 2021
The Electricity of Ghana (ECG), following President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement to absorb 100% electricity bills for lifeline residential customers (customers who consume between 0-50kVVh)...
Kennedy Agyapong replies Bishop Agyinasare [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Kennedy Agyapong's reply to Bishop Agyin-Asare's 'banks closed out of envy' comment
Controversial politician, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has reacted to an assertion by...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 14th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening.
I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at...
JoyNews Weekly Wrap: Arrest of Hawa Koomson, busing of people to registration centres and...
The week started with calls for Minister of Special Development Initiatives Mavis Hawa Koomson to resign and be prosecuted after she admitted...
This is the time to borrow – Economist defends govt’s borrowing
Dr Owusu Sarkodie, an economist at the Institute of Fiscal Studies, has defended borrowings made by the government to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic...
NDC loses staunch member
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has lost one of its top social commentators, Ohenenana Obonti Krow.
Flagbearer of the party, John Dramani Mahama, disclosed...
Govt announces reduction in 9% CST charges
Government has announced a reduction in the Communication Service Tax (CST) from nine per cent to five per cent.
The move is to reduce the...
We’re ready to account for ¢54.3m spent on meals during lockdown – Deputy Finance...
Deputy Finance Minister Kwaku Kwarteng has said his outfit is ready to justify the ¢54.3 million that went into the distribution of cooked food...
FULL TEXT: Finance Minister presents Mid-Year Budget Review
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has presented the government’s 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review as required by the Public Financial Management Act.
He made the presentation on...
Lockdown: Check out how much govt spent on cooked food
The Finance Minister has revealed that the government spent GH¢54.3 million on cooked meals distributed during the 21-day lockdown in Accra and Kumasi.
According to...
‘Only Ghanaian contractors to build 88 district hospitals’
Government has said only Ghanaian construction companies will be awarded contracts to build 88 hospitals in districts across the country.
Delivering the Mid-year Budget Review...
Revealed: When construction of 88 district hospitals will begin
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s promise to build some 88 district hospitals will begin dring his next term.
Mr Ofori-Atta disclosed...
Finance Minister justifies GH¢ 10 billion BoG loan
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has justified the government’s GH¢ 10 billion loan from the Central Bank.
Presenting the 2020 Mid-Year Budget Review on Thursday,...