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Yesterday August 21, 2019, an investigative documentary aired on Joy News exposed the CEO of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei also known as AB Adjei in a possible conflict of interest situation. The documentary by freelance journalist, Mannaseh Azure Awuni showed the CEO, in probable conflict …

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), after an investigative work by Manasseh Azure Awuni, a journalist was broadcasted Wednesday evening August 21, 2019 on Joy News. The investigations titled, “Contracts for Sale” implicated the CEO …

The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has urged government workers who take their salaries through saving and loans companies that have been liquidated for insolvency, to open new bank accounts with banks of their choice to enable payments. Mr Kwasi Kwaning Bosompem, the acting Controller and Accountant-General, in a …

The Media Coalition against Open Defecation (M-CODe) has called on government to make adequate budgetary allocation for the operation and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities in schools. The appeal followed reports that toilet facilities in schools could only be properly maintained and operated with constant supply of toilet papers, …

Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, Minister of Education, has said teaching would no longer be an option for just anyone but professionals who have the requisite training. He said calling one’s self a teacher must not be opened to just anyone but rather those who had undergone training, met the required standards …

Delegates at the just ended 11th African Youth and Governance Convergence (AYGC) have called on African governments to demonstrate strong commitmens to the fight against corruption. The youth are deeply concerned about the pervasive nature of corruption, leading to massive diversion and siphoning of state resources for investment in social …

Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, says the emergence of artificial intelligence and technological advancement into the work environment will invariably result in loss of traditional jobs. He said due to the technological advancement under the fourth industrial revolution, many countries worldwide were shifting from traditional …

The Producer Price Inflation rate for July 2019 is 8.8 per cent, up 1.7 percentage points from 7.1 per cent recorded in June 2019, the Ghana Statistical Service has said. The month-on-month change in producer price index between June 2019 and July 2019 was 1.9 per cent. Mr David Kombat, …

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has secured a court order for the arrest of one Saddat Mohammed, a key suspect in the murder of Nana Kwadwo Afodour, the Asamponhene of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The suspect, popular known as “Alhaji” was said to be in the company of …

The Integrated Management System (IMS), one of the largest African American firms in the United States has donated 100 litter bins worth $15,000 to the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR). Mr Wahab Essuman, the local Manager of the IMS, Ghana, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency …