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Laud Nartey is a current affairs editor with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3 Ghana, 3News, Onua TV and more platforms.
The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) has made the point that the government has no excuse not to pay the nurses from the 2025 budget statement. A Fellow at IERPP, Dr Frank Bannor, stated that the NDC government allotted a whopping Ghc3.82 billion to the Presidency (Office of
The Cedi keeps depreciating as it buys at 12.5437 to a Dollar and sells at 12.5563 to a dollar, per the rate from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Friday, October 3. Compared to the rate on Thursday, October 2, the Ceedi was buying at 12.4438 to a dollar and selling at 12.4562. President John […]
Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has appealed to the Finance Ministry to pay the nurses and doctors. Kofi Asare wondered how the unpaid doctors and nurses save lives when they themselves are dying over the unpaid salaries. "It is dangerous NOT to pay some nurses & doctors fo
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza has said that the Kumasi Inner Ring Road upgrade is part of a broader transformation plan for Kumasi’s transport system. He said that it is the government's vision to reshape Kumasi’s transport landscape and unlock economic and social opport
Dennis Miracles Aboagye, a Former Presidential Staffer who is also spokesperson of the former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the Mahama administration of not treating cocoa farmers fairly relative to cocoa prices. He recounted that the Mahama administration, when in opposition, prom
President John Dramani Mahama will be meeting civil society organisations (CSOs) on the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) to find a lasting solution to the menace today, Friday, October 3, 2025, at 12:00 noon. A letter issued by Dr Callistus Mahama, Secretary to the President, the dialogue will
The Administrator of Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Mr. Sofo Tanko Rashid,has disclosed that the government has released GHS 60 million to continue ongoing projects under the Rural Telephony initiative. He noted that 461 communication sites are yet to be constructed due
The outgoing High Commissioner of New Zealand, His Excellency Michael Ian Upton called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to officially inform about the completion of his tour of duty. The Minister commended the High Commissioner for his efforts in advancing Ghana–New Zeala
The Republic of Ghana and Japan on Thursday, 2nd October 2025 signed Exchange of Notes for the “Project for the Improvement of Inner Ring Road in Kumasi City” and “Project for the Improvement of Health Care System in the Northern Region”. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa sig
The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed optimism that the ¥3 billion (Japanese Yen) grant agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Kumasi Inner Ring Road improvement project will provide Kumasi a faceflift. He makes the point that "The future of Kum
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has said that the position of IMANI on illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) has already been made known, widely, in the media and in engagements with authorities. Mr Bentil said he will not be at the scheduled meeting that President John Dramani Mahama w
The Minister of Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has said that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will intensify the supply of free cocoa fertilisers (liquid and granular), free insecticides, free spraying machines. He also stated that He further stated that COCOBOD will continue to implement interventio
The Minister of Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced on Thursday October 2 that the government has decided to increase the producer price of cocoa to GHS3,625 per bag or GHS58,000 per tonne. This represents an increase of about GHS400 per bag, equivalent to a 12.27% rise over the price announ
Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies has said that Africa has enormous opportunities for economic growth and innovation. His comments come at a time of the formation of a new partnership with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to mobilise private sector
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Group, has had a meeting with the leaders of African employers' associations. Dr Ould Tah who took office on 1 September as the head of Africa's leading development finance institution, told the private-sector leaders that the Bank Group intend
