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NPP is uncomfortable because NDC will be controlling Parliament

  General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are tensed because the NDC has secured majority seats in Parliament. Johnson Asiedu Nketia who was addressing the media on Tuesday claimed that the NDC has won 141 out of …

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Election 2020: Notable MPs who will not return to Parliament next year

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah   File photo of some of the MPs who will not be returning to Parliament next year With five days to the December 7 polls, some Members of Parliament already know their fate as they have either quit the Legislature voluntarily or failed to win their party’s …

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Dec polls: NDC will win; Majority in parliament done deal – Mahama

By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Former President John Mahama says he is convinced the National Democratic Congress will win the December 7 polls. According to him, the party’s internal polls suggest they have already secured parliament with majority of the 275 seats. Speaking in the Northern region where is currently campaigning, …

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Finance Minister presents 2021 Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation to Parliament

By:brightwebtv.com/Nana Asare Barimah     The Minister responsible for Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta on Wednesday, October 2020 presented the budget statement of the first quarter in 2021, referred to as the Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation, to Parliament detailing the projected revenue and expenditure between January and March next year. …

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Parliament approves Duty Exemption on TVET Centres of Excellence.

By:brightwebtv/Nana Asare Barimah Parliament has approved Government’s request to waive Import Duties, Import and Domestic VAT, GET Fund Levy, NHIL, EXIM Levy and Special Import Levy totalling Ten Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Nine Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight Euros and Ten Cents (€10,879,228.10) on materials, equipment and services to be …

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UK Parliament reacts to killing of #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria [Video]

  by:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The United Kingdom’s Parliament has condemned the attack on peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. It was reported earlier that soldiers of the Nigerian Army invaded a peaceful protest at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday evening, killing some …

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Rawlings to stage a protest if Parliament fails to address rising sea levels

  By;brightwebtv/nana asre barimah Former President Jerry John Rawlings has threatened to stage a “protest” if Parliament and government fail to check the increasing sea erosion in the coastal areas of the country. According to him, a lot of the coastal communities are losing their lands to the sea at …

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Parliament Approves Government’s Request to Borrow USD 166,120,000 For the Purchase of Armoured Vehicles.

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah   Parliament has approved Government’s request to borrow a total of One Hundred and Sixty Six Million One Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars (USD 166,120,000) to purchase armoured vehicles from Israel for the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The armoured vehicles to be supplied under the …

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No SHS student has died of Covid-19 – Dr Oko-Boye tells Parliament

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Deputy Minister of Health and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ledzokuku Constituency, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye The Deputy Health Minister has told Parliament that no Covid-19 related death has been recorded in any senior high schools since finalists returned to prepare for their exit exams. Dr Bernard …

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Minority fumes as Parliament approves $500m for GNPC

  By;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Minority in Parliament has cautioned government against what it terms as unnecessary borrowings from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC. Governments have over the years either borrowed directly from GNPC or externally on their books. The development has affected activities relative to the core mandate …

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