Tag: Akufo Addo
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Government to replant all swollen shoot affected cocoa farms – Nana Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government is resolved to replanting all swollen-shoot affected farms in all the regions of cocoa cultivation, and, thereby, help improve the yield per hectare for all cocoa farmers. Speaking at the launch of Government’s Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme on Thursday, 24th September 2020, at Sefwi Wiawso, on day 1…
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Government will help CPC to become more profitable – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government will support the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) to turn its losses and debts into profitability. He said the company was strategic to the government’s push for value-added industrialization of the country and would be given the necessary assistance to boost its viability. The President gave the…
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Nana Addo establishes COVID-19 Fund, offers his 3 months’ salary as seed money
President Akufo-Addo has announced the creation of a COVID-19 Fund with his three-months salary as seed money, to support the well-being of those who will be worst-hit by the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The President made this known when he announced a partial lock-down of the country on Friday night, March 27, to contain the spread…
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Ghana records 21 COVID-19 cases after one death; all borders to close for 2-weeks
Ghana is to close all its borders from midnight on Sunday, March 22, to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The border closure is to last for two weeks according to President Nana Akufo-Addo, and “will not apply to goods, supplies and cargo.” “All our borders; by land, sea and air, will be closed…
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COVID-19: Akufo-Addo announces mandatory quarantine of travelers entering Ghana
Government is to begin a mandatory quarantine of all travelers arriving in Ghana from tonight, March 21, 2020, regardless of nationality. “Everyone who comes into the country before Sunday will be mandatorily quarantined and tested for the virus,” President Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed in an address to the nation on Saturday evening. Following restrictions from recent…
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Hundreds of Nigerian-owned shops at Circle still locked after President cautioned GUTA
Hundreds of Nigerian-owned shops that were locked up by the Ghana Union of Traders Association on Monday at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle remain locked even after President Akufo-Addo’s intervention. The shops were locked up by GUTA in an effort to get foreigners to exit Ghana’s retail space since government has failed to implement the Ghana…
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Private participation to drive down cost of power
President Akuffo Addo has renewed plans by his government to attract private sector investments into the country’s power sector to improve operations there. The President maintains that allowing private participation should provide the needed capital and eventually reduce the cost of power. Already, there are plans to sell off the thermal assets of the VRA…
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Industry’s significant growth still triggered by oil sector
Citi Business News’ checks have shown that industry’s growth as has been touted by the government have been largely influenced by the oil sector. A development, some Economists also believe could have serious implications on the economy considering the exhaustive nature of the country’s oil resources. The revelation follows President Akufo Addo’s claims that industry…