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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his government has paid all the locked-up deposits in the nine local banks that collapsed and 98 per cent of the funds that got stuck in the over 386 microfinance institutions, finance houses and savings & loans companies that also went down. The banks and financial institutions were collapsed by the Bank of ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he is unaware of any form intimidation by any group of people in any of the Electoral Commission’s voters registration exercise centres across the country. “One thing that excites me most is that the registration exercise in Ashanti region and other areas has been very peaceful, I haven’t heard of any person being ...

President Akufo-Addo says the killing of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the Savanna Region over witchcraft accusation has dented the reputation of the country. According to him, the gruesome murder has “disfigured” Ghana. Speaking in the region where he is currently on tour, the President called on the security agencies to expedite action on the arrest of the suspects. ...

Commercial buses and taxis are to load at full capacity, President Akufo-Addo has announced. In his 14th Covid-19 update to the nation, the President, however, noted safety protocol must still be observed by passengers. “In consultation with the Ministries of Transport and Aviation and the leadership of transport operators, Government has taken the decision to lift the restrictions in the ...

President Akufo-Addo has announced that tourist sites and drinking spots can now open for business as part of the country’s gradual approach in returning to normalcy in the wake of COVID-19. Addressing the nation in his 14th address since the pandemic hit the country, the President, however, said movie cinemas and concert theatres are to remain closed. “In consultation with ...

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 the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers and expressions of good wishes when doctors advised me to go into quarantine for two (2) weeks. God being so good, I am back again ...

President Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to the leadership and members of the Vehicle and Assets Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG), to partner with government as it takes concrete steps to improve the automotive industry of the country. The President made the appeal when he addressed a delegation of the Union at the Jubilee House when they paid a ...

The decision by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to allow final-year students at all levels to resume has been described as terrible and a recipe for disaster. Lecturer and psychologist at the University of Education, Winneba, Mr. Samuel Ziggah made the call when asked his opinion about the decision to have final year students resume. The lecturer is of the ...

Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have been named among top 50 Africans who are ‘shaking up the status quo’ on the continent. Anas was ranked 19th on the list for his bravery in naming and shaming corrupt officials of government. “The Disruptors”, according to the African Report, are African women and men ...

Some former Ministers, as well as Members of Parliament, who served the country under the J.A. Kufuor administration, are demanding salary arrears of GH¢29.7m from the Government of Ghana. The Forum for Former Members of Parliament (FFMP) in their letter to Frema Osei Opare, the Chief of Staff demanded that in consonance with the principle of fairness and equity, “it is only appropriate ...