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Menzgold saga: Kumasi customers stage demo
on: by Radia Sambare
Disgruntled customers of embattled gold dealership firm Menzgold have staged a demonstration in the Ashanti Region capital, Kumasi today [Tuesday]. The aggrieved customers say the protest is in the aim of piling pressure on the authorities of the firm to release
Bawumia preaches religious co existence
on: by Radia Sambare
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has advised that any form of violence, especially those fuelled by religious misunderstandings, impact negatively on national development. He has, therefore, called for religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence between persons of different religious persuasions. Dr Bawumia made
Ghana’s Double track System: Students afraid of impending exams
on: by Radia Sambare
Due to the limited time, students of the double track system have to cover the syllabus, some students are fearful about their chances of passing their upcoming end of semester examination. In September 2018, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) adopted the
MP declares January 7 holiday illegal
on: by Radia Sambare
Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has explained that it is illegal for the government to declare Monday, January 7, as statutory public holiday. Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor, who is also the Member of Parliament for
BOG governor appointed to chair financial stability council
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has by Executive Instrument established the Financial Stability Council to, among others, strengthen and reinforce the stability of the financial sector. The Council will bring together all financial regulators including the Bank of Ghana (BoG),
BOG allays fears of Heritage and Premium bank clients
on: by Radia Sambare
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has allayed the fears of customers of Premium Bank and Heritage Bank that their deposits are safe and fully accessible. The licences of the two banks have been revoked by the apex bank. At a press
Ghana’s Auditor General bags GHC67m in surcharges
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana’s Auditor-General’s Department has retrieved about GHS67 million as surcharges paid by state institutions that committed financial wrongs between 2013 and November 2018, according to a Special Audit report. “Our follow-up on the status of implementation of recommendations in the Auditor-General’s
Former GIMPA rector appointed NDPC boss
on: by Radia Sambare
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, in consultation with the Council of State, appointed a former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, as the Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). In accordance