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We won’t approve 2023 budget if sector ministers don’t appear in Parliament – Minority

By:brightwebtv/nana asare barimah The Minority in Parliament has threatened not to support the approval of the 2023 budget if the sector ministers fail to appear before the House. According to them, the absence of the ministers means they do not take the work of Parliament seriously. The leader of the …

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Address challenges in the education sector-Chief Imam

  The National Chief Imam, Dr Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu, has praised Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Education Minister and the government for the reforms introduced into the nation’s education sector. According to Chief Imam, the reforms when continued and sustained stood the chance of speeding up the nation’s transformation agenda …

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¢254k ‘missing’ from Covid-19 Private Sector Fund – 2021 A-G’s report

  Representatives of an organisation making a donation to the private fund Some GH¢254,203.00 of money that accrued to the Ghana Covid-19 Private Fund cannot be accounted for, the Auditor-General’s 2021 report has indicated. Contrary to Regulation 78 (1) (a) (b) of the Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378), …

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Public sector workers to receive early salary payment on January 21 – CAGD

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah Controller and Accountant General’s Department New salary payment dates announced for public sector workers CAGD delivers financial management to government, public First salary for public sector workers to hit on January 21 Public sector workers on the government payroll are expected to receive their first salaries for …

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Organised Labour demands new public sector salary structure

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah TUC Secretary-General, Dr Yaw Baah Trade Union Congress has called on the government to establish a Commission made up of experts from various fields to advise on public sector salaries for all jobholders in the public sector. TUC Secretary-General, Dr Yaw Baah, said the purpose of …

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Gov’t lost GHS4.7bn in taxes to illegal petroleum sector activities – Bawumia

by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has launched an innovative Digital Retail Fuel Monitoring System by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in Accra. The fuel monitoring system, which allows fuel in OMC tanks across the country to be monitored by NPA, will curb illicit activities in petroleum …

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Gov’t protected public sector jobs, income during the lockdown – Prez Nana Addo

  Nana Addo   President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has touted that his Government succeeded in protecting the jobs and income of public sector employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He shared that his Government was committed to protecting jobs even when private companies were either laying off workers or reducing …

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Railways is a viable sector that comes with many advantages – Amewu

The Minister-designate for Railways, John Peter Amewu has highlighted some of the benefits Ghana stands to gain should it invest in the railway industry. When asked during his vetting what the railway sector would add to the country’s development, Mr Amewu argued, among other things that the lifespan of railroads …

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Govt has created 2 million jobs in the formal sector – Bawumia

By:brightwebtv.com nana Asare Barimah Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo-led administration has created two million jobs in the formal sector since assuming office in 2017. According to him, the New Patriotic Party, upon assuming the reigns of government, sought to remedy “the hopelessness and despair that a lack …

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Banking sector: Saving depositors, investors has been costly – Finance Minister

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister The intervention by the government to save depositors and investors whose funds were locked up with failed financial institutions has been very costly. This is according to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. Presenting the 2020 budget and financial policy in Parliament on …

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