Month: January 2023

Ghana Bags $696.8m From Oil Receipts In Second-Half Of 2022
27 Jan

Ghana Bags $696.8m From Oil Receipts In Second-Half Of 2022

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Ghana bagged $696.815 million from oil lifting, corporate tax and other income in the second-half of 2022, the Ghana Petroleum Funds report has disclosed. About $492.186 million was secured from oil lifting between July 2022 and December 2022. In all, five liftings took place with the Sixty-sixth Jubilee recording the highest amount of $119.83 million. Also, $202.55 million was received by the State as corporate tax between July 2022 and December 2022. The corporate tax were paid by Tullow Oil, Kosmos and PetroSA. Interest income accrued from the Petroleum Holding Fund was, however, estimated at $2.07 million. According to the…
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Afoko, Kwabena Agyapong Dismissal Different From Haruna And Muntaka- Dr. Smart Sarpong
27 Jan

Afoko, Kwabena Agyapong Dismissal Different From Haruna And Muntaka- Dr. Smart Sarpong

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A renowned political researcher, Dr. Smart Sarpong, has drawn a distinction between the removal of Paul Afoko and Kwabena Agyapong from office as against that of Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mohammed. Dr. Smart Sarpong advised against comparing the two by stating on Wontumi TV that before Mr. Paul Afoko and Mr. Kwabena Agyapong were removed from office, almost every member of the New Patriotic Party was made aware of the decision the party wanted to take. He pointed out that in the case of of Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mohammed, it took every member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by surprise…
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NDC Reshuffle: You Have Started An “Islamic Fight”- Islamic Leader Tells Gen Mosquito
27 Jan

NDC Reshuffle: You Have Started An “Islamic Fight”- Islamic Leader Tells Gen Mosquito

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For having the fortitude to reshuffle Hon. Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority leader for the National Democratic Congress, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia must accept that he has just started an “Islamic fight”, an Islamic leader has said. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Kofi Owusu Omar, has defended Hon. Haruna Iddrisu and insisted that the dislike the NDC has for Muslims is the reason their national Chairman and General Secretary issued a statement to dismiss their minority leader. Kofi Owusu Omar stated on Wontumi TV that the decision to remove Haruna Iddrisu from post is equal…
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Adjust Fiscal Measures And Save ¢83.5bn; Don’t Touch Our Funds – IBF To Government
27 Jan

Adjust Fiscal Measures And Save ¢83.5bn; Don’t Touch Our Funds – IBF To Government

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The Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF) has proposed some fiscal measures it say can help government save ¢83.5 billion, insisting the Ministry of Finance must not touch their funds. According to the group, government can save ¢20 billion from privatizing selected State Owned Enterprises to Tier-2 pension funds to drive efficiency and productivity. “The measures proposed, per the estimation of the IBF yield net savings of ¢83.5 billion. The IBF holds the position that the recommendations are competent enough to urgently address the fiscal challenges and enable us to reach the desired 55% debt-to-GDP target proposed to the IMF”, a statement…
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Disgraceful Men Who Can’t Handle Just A ‘Simple’ Parliamentary Reshuffle- Chairman Wontumi Pokes Fun At Mahama, Asiedu Nketia
27 Jan

Disgraceful Men Who Can’t Handle Just A ‘Simple’ Parliamentary Reshuffle- Chairman Wontumi Pokes Fun At Mahama, Asiedu Nketia

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has poked fun at the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) claiming that they don’t even have the heart to accept a ‘simple’ reshuffle amongst their parliamentary members. Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi stated that he surprised the NDC can’t even handle an internal reshuffle among their rank and file at parliament but were the loudest calling on President Akufo-Addo to reshuffle his ministers. In an exclusive interview with Wontumionline.com, Chairman Wontumi stated that he is surprised “the loudmouths in the NDC are insulting and fighting…
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AMA To Roll Out Digital Revenue Collection System In March 2023
27 Jan

AMA To Roll Out Digital Revenue Collection System In March 2023

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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to introduce a new digitise revenue collection system in March this year to improve on and to rake in more revenue for the Assembly. The new platform which is expected to make payments more convenient is also aimed at checking revenue leakages and reducing alleged corruption while promoting voluntary compliance and a conducive rate-paying environment. The Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey disclosed this on Thursday, January 26th when she led a team of officers from the Assembly to sensitise traders on the roll-out of new receipts for payment of markets…
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Ghana Couldn’t Had Survived COVID-19 If Not For NPP- Ernest Frimpong
27 Jan

Ghana Couldn’t Had Survived COVID-19 If Not For NPP- Ernest Frimpong

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A member of the communications team for the ruling New Patriotic Party, Ernest Frimpong, has said that Ghana could not had survived the effect of COVID-19 if not for the NPP Government. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement in the morning show on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV, he said that God knew what will befall the world in 2020 and thus the reason Nana Addo won the 2016 elections- because had it not been for him with the help of God, Ghana couldn't had survived the dire effect of COVID-19. "Ghanaians have come to the realization of what the NPP government…
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Akufo-Addo Sends Special Message To Mali
27 Jan

Akufo-Addo Sends Special Message To Mali

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National Security Minister Albert Kan Dapaah on Thursday delivered a special message from President Akufo-Addo to Mali’s Interim President, Colonel Assimï Goita, in Bamako. He led a delegation from Accra, which held extensive discussions behind closed doors with Col. Goita on security in West Africa and the Sahel. Speaking to the media after the meeting, Mr Kan-Dapaah said Ghana has had long historical and bilateral relations with Mali dating back to the early post-colonial years and was, therefore, interested in the welfare and progress of the Malian people. “We did talk about how we can be of help to each…
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One Dead As Vehicle Runs Into Traders At Suame
27 Jan

One Dead As Vehicle Runs Into Traders At Suame

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One person died on the spot while many others were injured when a commercial vehicle ran into traders at the Suame roundabout in Kumasi on Thursday dawn. The injured were rushed to the Tafo government hospital while the body of the deceased, a female yet to be identified, has been deposited at the morgue. The driver of the vehicle is in police custody. An eye witness told the Ghana News Agency that the driver of the vehicle who was coming from Pankrono towards Kejetia lost control when making a turn at the roundabout and crashed into the traders who were…
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