2017

Mr Boakye Agyarko, the Minister of Energy, has urged African leaders to be committed towards national electrification programmes in their countries, as a means of improving upon the socio-economic development of their people. He said…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advised political actors in Zambia to quash their individual and partisan interest for the common good and development of the country. “As political actors, whether in government or in…

A 10-member Advisory Board of the Ministry of Energy (MoEn) has been inaugurated. This is in line with the Civil Service Act 1993 (PNDCL 327). Section 39 of the law states that there shall be established in every ministry a…

The Ministry of Energy is in the process of setting up an eight-member investigative committee to look into the issue of the release of five million litres of off-sec fuel from the Accra Plains Depot of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport…

Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, Minister of Gender and Social Protection has hinted of plans to conduct social auditing for Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO) in the country. She said the initiative was to assess the effectiveness and…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved the 2016 annual report and 2017 work plan and budget of the African Water Facility (AWF) to use €1.925 million. A statement issued by Osward Chanda, OIC…

Despite many issues plaguing Ghana’s natural resource governance regimes, revenue management and budgeting, the country has been ranked high above resource rich countries in sub-Sahara Africa, in the Revenue Governance Index, released today…

Mr Emmanuel Tetteh Atteh, a former Head, Ga-Dangme Language Department, University of Cape Coast (UCC), has asked government to help restore dignity to the teaching profession. He said threats by successive governments to recruit "people…

The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) on Tuesday, signed a Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for enhancing the sustainable management of Wetland…

The Most Reverend Philip Naameh, the President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has expressed concern about the wanton destruction of fertile lands through mining. He therefore called for the need for Ghanaians to reconcile…