Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has urged the new Minority leadership in Parliament to cooperate with his side, to deliver transparent and accountable legislature. He said the new leadership of the Minority led by Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has what it takes to deliver on its mandate and must cooperate to deliver the parliament Ghanaians expect […]
The Oti Regional Minister, Dr Joshua Makubu, last Friday inaugurated a six-unit classroom block for Dorbiso-Junction Primary School in the Krachi-East Municipality, to replace the dilapidated classrooms that made the school environment unattractive for effective teaching and learning in the area. The new classroom block, built with funds from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) […]
The Bono Regional Communicators of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) say they have boycotted all radio discussions in the region in connection with the deplorable condition of the Kuotokrom-Yawhima road in the Sunyani Municipality. A statement signed by Mr Asomah Salia, the Chairman of the Bono Regional Communicators of the NPP and copied to the […]
The National Labour Commission (NLC) received 452 complaints last year as against 518 the previous year, statistics from the Commission has revealed. The complaints mostly filed by employees received by the Commission were unfair termination, redundancy, dismissal, end of service benefit, unpaid salaries and strikes. The Head of Public Affairs of the Commission, Mr Eyram […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reorganised his government with the nomination of three persons to replace the three ministers who have resigned from his government in recent weeks. In accordance with Article 78(1) of the 1992 Constitution, the nominations and subsequent appointment of the ministers designate are subject to the approval of Parliament. The […]
The Auditor-General has recovered GH¢ 2,210,802,667.13 out of the GH¢4, 766,748,725.48 it disallowed and recommended for recovery during the 2017 to 2020 audit exercises. Additionally the service saved the state a total of GH¢145, 087,183.56 from the special payroll verifications audit of September 30, 2022. This was contained in a special audit report on the […]
The explosion was the second in the area in nine days as a kerosene tanker also burst into flames there on 31 January, roasting its driver. A fuel-laden tanker exploded on Wednesday on the Ore-Benin Expressway at Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. It was the […]
Addis Ababa — The Federal High Court, Lideta division, fundamental rights, and freedoms bench on Monday has adjourned until today to issue a ruling on a request filed by the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) to ban the three breakaway archbishops and the 25 appointee episcopate they appointed from accessing the […]
The Namibian Police are looking for a suspect/s who allegedly stole N$60 billion from investors. According to a short statement released by Namibian Police spokesperson warrant officer Silas Shipandeni on Wednesday, a case was opened in Klein Windhoek in December 2022 in connection with the theft. No further details were provided on how the theft […]
Adjourns till February 15 The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the move by the federal government to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, halted the move of the federal government in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three […]
“The major work I want the next NLC administration to do is the implementation of the Employee Compensation Act and the Pension Reform Act (PRA).” The federal government has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to ensure that employers implement the Employees Compensation Act (ECA). The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said this […]
Abuja — There was outrage in Umukegwu Akokwa, in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, when armed militia invaded and attacked the country home of the spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, for the second time in one month. Ugochinyere is also the candidate of the Peoples […]
Harare — At least 38 people were killed, and more than 130 others injured following two days of fighting in Las Anod town, in Somalia’s northern breakaway region of Somaliland, reports VOA. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged the Somali government to establish an objective, effective, and independent inquiry into […]
Kasika — The community of Kasika in Zambezi region is displeased with the government’s efforts in maintaining existing infrastructures. According to the residents, the lack of maintenance has resulted in buildings such as the immigration office being in a deplorable state. The immigration office was built and donated to the line ministry by the late […]
The Supreme Court gave the order in a suit filed by three APC-controlled states – Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara. The Supreme Court Wednesday gave an interim order stopping the central bank from ending the use of old naira notes from 10 February, the News Agency of Nigera (NAN) reports. The Supreme Court gave the order […]
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign yesterday said the hoarding of the new Naira notes by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is causing Nigerians unimaginable pain and destroying their means of livelihood. The campaign said Tinubu is shedding crocodile tears and pointing accusing fingers at others and posturing as […]
Nigeria and Republic of Niger have signed a bilateral agreement for coordination of frequency utilisation along their borders to ensure seamless deployment of services around within the two countries. The agreement signing ceremony was one of the highlights of the two-day Digital Economy Regional Conference, hosted by the Nigerian government and facilitated by the Federal […]
Morogoro — Tanzania Prisons Service has embarked on using state-of-the-art farming technology to maximize output while cutting costs and cultivation time. The farming technology based on the Mzuri System is based on the direct drills capable of carrying out multiple operations including seedbed preparation, fertilising, drilling and reconsolidation in a single pass. The system, according […]