Akufo-Addo sacks Ofori-Atta, reshuffles his government

Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta was dismissed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, February 14, as part of a significant government shift. The reshuffle has impacted about 13 of the current ministers of state, including 10 cabinet members and 2 regional ministers.   President Akufo-Addo has submitted the names of the following individuals […]

Bagbin Launches $100,000 UDS Research Fund

Speaker Alban Bagbin has launched a $100,000 University of Development Studies (UDS) Research Fund which is to provide financial resources in the form of grants to qualified people (faculty, staff, students, etc.) for purposes of conducting relevant (i.e., applied, problem solving and interdisciplinary) research for the socioeconomic development of northern Ghana and beyond. He made […]

Bawumia’s small-scale mining policy “game-changer” – Mireku Duker touts

George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, has elaborated extensively on the policy strategy of the Vice President and Presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the small-scale mining sector, describing it as a groundbreaking strategy capable of revolutionizing Ghana’s mining industry entirely. Addressing […]