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19 Nov

NPP Is Targeting Four Million Jobs for Ghanaian Youth- Ama Bempomaa

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Press aide to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Ama Bempomaa Mensah, has announced the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) plan to create four million jobs for Ghanaian youth. Speaking on Movement TV/Wontumi Radio with Kwaku Dawuro, Ama Bempomaa outlined the party's strategies. "The NPP government is targeting four million jobs for Ghanaian youth," she stated. "This will be achieved through various initiatives, including importation and exportation of workers." She highlighted the one million digitalization jobs, focusing on educating youth in digital skills. Additionally, the NPP party will create 50,000 jobs under Agenda 111, comprising 75,000 health professional jobs and 75,000 non-health jobs.…

14 Aug

How Do You Create Jobs For The Youth When You Made Their Lives ‘Miserable’ During Your Tenure- Alhaji Fofana Asks Mahama

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Government's spokesperson on social services, Alhaji Fofana has questioned the moral right of former President John Mahama, who claimed youth unemployment rate had shot up under Akufo-Addo led administration. He asked what former President Mahama was able to do during his tenure as President. "Look at how the youth were suffering during your administration as President...youth unemployment became a great menace the youth had to deal with...you were Vice President for three years and became President for four years, yet you couldn't do anything for the Ghanaian youth and here you're criticizing the President", he lambasted. He reminded the former…

05 May

Policymakers Need To Focus On Employment Generation Not Job Creation – Prof. Baah-Boateng

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Economist, Professor William Baah-Boateng, has charged policymakers to move away from job creation to employment generation. Using job creation as a term for temporary employment over a very short period, he noted that if policymakers continue to use ‘gigs’ to address the unemployment situation in the country, they would inadvertently create even more unemployment. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express Business Edition, he said, “Yes, you’ve created that amount of job that is fine, but if you’ve created that amount of job and it’s not sustainable – it takes just a week for that job [to be done], the person will…

08 Apr

NDC Only Good At Creating Unemployment But We’ve Created 2.1 million Jobs – Bawumia Dares Anybody To Challenge Him

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC), under President John Mahama, only created unemployment while in office but the Akufo-Addo administration has created 2.1 million jobs so far, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Addressing party supporters at Mpraeso after a health walk Saturday, 8 April 2023, Dr Bawumia said: “During the NDC administration, there were no jobs; they created unemployment instead of employment but these days there are jobs everywhere”. “I have been looking at the data lately and we have created 2.1 million jobs”. He said 975, 000 of those jobs are in the private sector while 1.2 million are…

24 Mar

Innovation Allows For Job Creation And We Should Strive Towards That – First Deputy Governor

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First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari has said that innovation allows for job creation. He urged all to strive towards that. Speaking at the University of Ghana Congregation Ceremony for Bsc Administration Class of 2023, The College of Humanities on Tuesday, March 23, he urged all to also dream and dream big. “As a matter of fact, talking about linkages between academia and industry, my current employer, the Bank of Ghana has forged and continues to forge strong links with the University of Ghana Fraternity, and that relationship will continue to strengthen. “We have gathered here…