Author: Jonas Nyabor
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Gov’t officials to begin public sensitization on e-levy today – Ofori-Atta
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says government officials will from today, Thursday, January 20, 2022, begin a nationwide public sensitization on the need for the introduction of the controversial e-levy. According to him, officials, including himself, will personally engage citizens on the many policies and programmes the government will use the revenue accrued from…
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Ken Ofori-Atta has not resigned – Finance Ministry
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is still at post and has not resigned contrary to rumours that have gone viral on social media. This is according to the Finance Ministry. A statement from the ministry on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, said “there is no truth in these rumours.” The claims on social media were…
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STC lost over GH¢40M due to COVID-19 restrictions – Nana Akomea
The Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC), Nana Akomea, says the imposition of COVID-19 restrictions has resulted in the loss of about GH¢48 million so far to the company. According to him, the company’s operations in neighbouring countries like the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin, which proved to be very profitable,…
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NCA yet to retrieve over ¢25M debt from Glo, Vodafone – Audit Report
The Audit Service has found that telecom companies, Vodafone and Glo are yet to pay debts of more than GH¢25 million they owe the National Communications Authority (NCA). The Service in its audit report on public boards corporations and other statutory institutions ending December 2020, indicated that while Glo owed the government GH¢17 million for…
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Close season: Forestry Commission announces ban on hunting of wild animals
The Forestry Commission has announced a ban on hunting or capturing of wild animals effective Sunday, August 1, 2021. The ban is to be in force until Wednesday, December 1, 2021. The ban, which is declared annually and known as the “Close Season” is in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation Regulation 197, LI 685. The…
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MoMo Agents kick against 10% tax imposed on their earnings
Mobile Money agents across the country are kicking against a 10% tax being imposed on their earnings by the government. The agents at an emergency meeting on Friday June 25, 2021, said they can no longer bear any extra financial levy on their operations. In a communiqué following the meeting, the Mobile Money Agents Association…
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Permits issued for importation of maize to feed poultry – Agric Ministry
Press Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Issah Alhassan, says the sector minister has issued permits to some poultry farmers to enable them import maize to feed their birds amidst a shortage in poultry feed in the country. Issah Alhassan said on the Citi Breakfast Show that the ministry anticipated an increase in maize production…
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Fact-check: Dr. Bawumia’s 15 million mobile money users claim, others checked
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, while addressing the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) third town hall meeting and results fair in Accra, made a number of claims regarding mobile money interoperability and the gains made with its introduction. Among other things, Dr Bawumia said Ghana has become the…
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Bauxite mining in Atewa forest won’t harm environment – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given assurances that the government’s plan to have bauxite mined in the country’s largest surviving natural rainforest, the Atewa forest, will not in any way destroy the environment. He believes that the technology to be adopted by the miners would reduce the impact of the mining activity on the quality of life…
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BoG didn’t pump money into economy to stabilize cedi – Bawumia
The Bank of Ghana did not inject $800m into the country’s international reserves in order to stabilize the cedi when it sharply depreciated against its major trading currencies in March 2019. This is according to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Dr. Bawumia, who is also the chairman of the government’s Economic Management Team while…