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Komla Klutse is a journalist with MG News, the news hub of Media General, operators of TV3 Ghana, 3News and more. Email: komla.klutse@mediageneralgh.com
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that July 1st, traditionally celebrated as Ghana’s Republic Day, will henceforth also be observed as the country’s National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. Speaking at the inauguration of the planning committee for the event, the President emphasized that
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY H.E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, AT THE LAUNCH OF THE ONE MILLION CODERS PROGRAMME (OMCP) GHANA-INDIA KOFI ANNAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN ICT (GI-KACE), ACCRA WEDNESDAY, 16TH APRIL 2025 1 Hon. Samuel Nartey George, Minister for Communication, Digital Te
Roads Minister Kwame Agbodza has announced the Tamale Outer Ring Road Project, part of President Mahama’s plan to enhance infrastructure and economic activity in northern Ghana.
Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza has urged contractors to speed up work on the construction of a new bridge on the Yapei river in the Western Gonja district. The Yapei Bridge is a steel bridge over the White Volta in Yapei, of the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region o
Work is progressing steadily on the construction of 4 major bridges in the Savanna and Northern Regions. The bridges are located at Buipe, Yapei, Daboya and Nawunu. Earlier today, Hon Kwame Agbodza, accompanied by Hon. Suhuyini and a team of engineers inspected the project’s progress. The Minister a
The Road Minister has impounded several trucks on the fast deteriorating Tarkwa-Agona Nkwanta road for altering their axles. The 95 million Euros road project, completed less than a year ago, has seen significant portions of the asphalted road rutting. Contractors have blamed the deteriorating natur
The "Kwahu Business Forum", scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, is designed to serve as a platform for dialogue between financial institutions and private sector players. It will also highlight investment opportunities, discuss policy interventions, and chart a path towards building
Roads Minister, Kwame Governs Agbodza has ordered two local contractors, First Sky and Ozwald Investments Limited, to immediately mobilise to the site to begin road construction works on the Ashaiman-Afienya stretch and the Tema Motorway to Dawhyena stretch. The move is expected to bring significant
Chinese contractors China Jiangxi Corporation have returned to the 50.3 kilometre Eastern Corridor Nkwanta Oti Damanco section after abandoning the site 3 years ago over unpaid certificates. Some 200 million Cedis is owed the contractor since the award of the contract in 2011, to open up that lot of
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza has proceeded to Denu in the Ketu South constituency to inspect work on the Ho-Aflao Road construction under the Big Push Agenda of John Mahama. Budgetary allocation for the Big Push is over 13 billion cedis, construction will open up the stretch to
The government is set to begin re-construction of the stalled Anlo Afiadenyigba to Havedzi road in the Volta Region in the coming weeks. This follows the allocation of over 2.4 billion cedis to the roads ministry. The deplorable road has caused the death of a minor in recent times, attracting little
President John Mahama has paid an official visit to Burkina Faso. According to him, the visit on March 10, was a reciprocal gesture following the attendance of his Burkinabe counterpart, Ibrahim Traore, at the inaugural ceremony on January 7. "I am here to formally thank Captain Traoré for attending
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday March 7, 2025 launched the Africa Political Parties Initiative in Accra. The event, which was held at the Accra International Conference Centre, was attended by distinguished political leaders from across the African Continent. The Initiative was launched ahea
Cabinet has approved the 2025 budget, set for parliamentary presentation on March 11. The government also confirmed plans for a second gas processing plant.
President John Dramani Mahama has returned from a one-day working visit to La Côte d'Ivoire for a bilateral meeting with his Ivorian counterpart, President Alassane Ouattara. The visit, part of President Mahama’s efforts to consolidate Ghana’s relations with its ECOWAS neighbours, saw the two leader
