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05 Feb

Encourage China to support our debt restructuring efforts – Akufo-Addo to Germany

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President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday urged Germany to “encourage” China, an ad hoc member of the Paris Club, to support Ghana’s debt restructuring efforts. He said it is critical that the Paris Club swiftly establishes, with the participation of other official creditors, a creditors committee, to support the efforts that would enable Ghana to restore economic growth. The President made the call when the visiting German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner called on him at the Jubilee House, Accra. Linden, who was the head of a delegation from his country, held bilateral talks with the President aimed at boosting relations and…

01 Feb

Akufo-Addo Appoints Baffour-Awuah As Minister For Pensions

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President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah as the Minister for Pensions. Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah’s appointment took effect on Monday, January 30. The appointment is in accordance with Section 211 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (ACT 766). President Akufo-Addo Per this appointment, Mr Baffour-Awuah will steer the affairs of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Mr Baffour-Awuah made this known when he appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday, February 1. Already, the Minority in Parliament has said it will not…

18 Jan

1 Student, 1 Tablet – Bawumia Promises Senior High Schools This Year

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Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the government will provide senior high school students with electronic tablets. Dr Bawumia said “this game-changing development” is aimed at equipping the students with the relevant materials for their studies. Speaking at this year’s New Year School at the University of Ghana, Legon on Tuesday, January 17, Dr Bawumia said added the move forms part of government’s digitisation agenda. He disclosed that these tablets will have textbooks and past questions loaded onto them. “This year, we are on course to provide all Senior High School students in Ghana with tablets which are loaded with…

13 Jan

Akufo-Addo Intervenes In Dismissal Of 8 Chiana SHS Students – Education Ministry

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President Akufo-Addo has intervened in the dismissal of the eight female students of Chiana Senior High School. A statement from the Education Ministry on Friday revealed that the President made the move after his attention was drawn to it. Accordingly, the Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has directed Ghana Education Service (GES) to revise its decision, the statement said. On Thursday, the GES dismissed the eight students in the Upper East Region for allegedly insulting President Akufo-Addo. Prior to the dismissal, the students had been on suspension. The GES said its investigation into the incident confirmed that the…

12 Jan

8 Dismissed Chiana Students Apologise To Akufo-Addo

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The eight students of Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region who have been sacked by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for insulting President Akufo-Addo have pleaded with the education authority and the President to allow them back into the classroom. The students have also rendered an apology to the President and the GES. “I am here with my colleagues on our knees to beg the President, the Headmaster, the education office and our fellow Ghanaians. We are sorry for our videos that went viral. We did not mean for it to go viral, it was a childish…

12 Jan

8 Chiana SHS Students Dismissed For Insulting Akufo-Addo

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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed eight students of the Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region for allegedly insulting President Akufo-Addo. Prior to the dismissal, the students had been on suspension. The GES says its investigation into the incident confirmed that the students used unsavoury language against the President. It has thus described the actions of the students as “very undesirable, and contrary to the acceptable standards of the conduct generally required of any student in Ghana’s educational system.” The GES had earlier apologised to President Akufo-Addo over the comments by students. “We wish to inform…

07 Jan

My Gov’t Has Undertaken Boldest Initiatives To Tackle Corruption In The Public Sector Than Any Gov’t Since Independence – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Akufo-Addo has said his government has strengthened the capacity of institutions to fight corruption than any government since independence. Talking about the need to safeguard the country’s democracy, the President noted that “if we seek to prolong our democratic journey, it is imperative that we enhance transparency and accountability in our governance structures and build strong institutions that can fight corruption and the dissipation of public funds”. It is on the back of this that he declared, “I say, without any form of equivocation, that my government has undertaken, arguably, the boldest initiatives since independence to reform and…

04 Jan

Akonta Mining Not Engaged In Any illegal Mining – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has exonerated Akonta Mining Company Limited from any wrongdoing, stressing that the Company is not involved in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana. “Let me respond briefly to the chairperson on the issue of illegal mining,” President Akufo-Addo remarked after concerns about the menace came to the fore at the 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Ghana Catholic Diocesan Priests Association held in Koforidua. “I want to assure him and all of you that Akonta Mining is not engaged in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana as we speak. “Further,…

24 Nov

Photos: Akufo-Addo Visits Black Stars In Qatar Ahead Of World Cup Opener

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has visited the Black Stars camp in Qatar ahead of their 2022 World Cup opener against Portugal. The President left Accra last night to go and watch the game live and motivate the players ahead of the big clash. The Black Stars are in group H alongside Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea. Check out pictures with his meeting with the players earlier this morning below

24 Oct

They Said 1D1F Wasn’t Possible – Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is celebrating the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative that his administration is implementing. He indicated that when he conceived that idea some persons said it was not going to be possible however, everyone is now talking about how important it is for the Ghanaian economy to lessen it’s dependence on foreign goods “The whole purpose of the policy means having factories and enterprises here in Ghana, which will substitute the ones that are coming from abroad. “That is the whole purpose of the policy. Instead of importing XYZ, you’re going to have them made here,” President…