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Full list of Finance Minister’s measures to mitigate economic hardship

Full list of Finance Minister’s measures to mitigate economic hardship

Ghana News
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed a wide range of plans to salvage the country’s economy. The Minister, at a press conference in Accra, expressed optimism that the measures will go a long way to cushion the citizenry amid the economic downturn. The Bank of Ghana (BoG), in its January 2022 Monetary Policy Report, said the stock of public debt was equivalent to 78.4% of GDP at the end of 2021, compared with 76.1% of GDP at the end of 2020. The country’s total public debt stock stood at about ¢344.5 billion as of November 2021, a situation experts have described as alarming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W_D9B0PYFc&ab_channel=MyJoyonlineTV Fuel prices have also crossed the ¢10 per litre mark amid the freefall being experienced by the local currency. Add...
Police boost security for Ghana vs Nigeria clash

Police boost security for Ghana vs Nigeria clash

Africa News, Ghana News
The police administration has hinted that it has put in place stringent measures to provide security during the upcoming World Cup qualifiers between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria scheduled for Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi .It has also assured the officials of the Ghana Football Association, Confederation of African Football, and the world football body, FIFA, that it will spare no effort to ensure an incident-free event by deploying enough security personnel in and around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and within the Kumasi Metropolis. To augment the existing security deployment, it said there would be additional deployment of highway and motorbike patrols along all the eight entry routes into Kumasi and other adjoining reg...
SIM Registration: Do Not Dally, July 31st Is Final Deadline! – Ursula Cautions

SIM Registration: Do Not Dally, July 31st Is Final Deadline! – Ursula Cautions

Ghana News
Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has appealed to all Ghanaians to register their SIM cards by the extended deadline provided by the Ministry. The SIM re-registration, which began in October last year, was supposed to end this March but the Ministry of Communications in consultation with the Telecom service providers has extended the deadline to July 31st. A statement issued by the Minister read that ''as at 17th March, 14,091,542 SIM Cards have been linked to the Ghana Card, 10,348,532 Bio-Captures conducted and 99,445 New SIMs registered. Due to a number of factors including the fact that over 7.5 million citizens and residents are yet to obtain Ghana Cards to enable them register their SIM cards, it is clear that the deadline for completion of the reg...
Fuel prices reduced by 15 pesewas per litre

Fuel prices reduced by 15 pesewas per litre

Ghana News
The government has decided to reduce margins in the petroleum price build-up by a total of 15 pesewas per litre with effect from April 1, 2022. The reduction in margins is expected to reduce prices of petrol by 1.6 percent and diesel by 1.4 percent. This is part of measures to help mitigate the impact of the rising price of petroleum products at the pump, for the next three months [April to June, 2022]. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta announced this at a press briefing in Accra Thursday [March 24, 2022] afternoon. He was speaking on measures being instituted by the government to help address the current economic challenges. He gave the details of the reductions as, BOST margin reduced by 2 pesewas per litre, Unified Petroleu...
Self-service App In The Offing, Ghanaians Abroad To Use Their Passports – Minister Reveals

Self-service App In The Offing, Ghanaians Abroad To Use Their Passports – Minister Reveals

Africa News, Ghana News, International
Ghanaian nationals living overseas will now get the opportunity to register their SIM cards as the Ministry of Communications extends the deadline for the SIM card registration.The Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, making submissions on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', revealed that the Ministry is creating a Self-service app to enable Ghanaians abroad to register their SIM cards.She expounded that, by this app, the data of all Ghanaians abroad will be collected.''Those with Ghana cards can register their SIM cards using the app whereas those who haven't acquired their Ghana cards yet will be notified via SMS and other text message platforms to register for the Ghana card as soon as they return to Ghana.''On registering the SIM cards while overseas, the Minister noted tha...
VRA awards scholarships to 61 students

VRA awards scholarships to 61 students

Ghana News
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has awarded full scholarships to 61 needy students from communities impacted by its operations. The GH¢800,000 scholarship covers payments of the tuition and hostel fees of the students who have gained admission to study at the various tertiary institutions such as the University of Education, Winneba, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the University of Cape Coast, the University of Health and Allied Sciences, the University of Energy and Natural Resources, technical universities, Colleges of Education and the Nursing Training Colleges. Thirty students received the award for the 2019/2020 academic year, while 31 students were given the scholarships for the 2020/2021 academic year. VRA instituted the Scholarship Awards Progr...
Prof. Agyapong-Koduah Charges Parents To Possess Their Homes

Prof. Agyapong-Koduah Charges Parents To Possess Their Homes

Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Vice-Chancellor of the Pentecost University (University A+), Apostle Professor Kwabena Agyapong-Kodua, has revealed that one of the easiest ways by which the ‘Possessing the Nations’ agenda could be achieved is when parents strive to possess their homes. According to Apostle Prof. Agyapong-Kodua, if parents are able to influence their children with Kingdom values and principles, we are not only going to possess the nations of today, but it will help to possess the future as well. “When we talk about ‘Possessing the Nations,’ the nations here are not only referring to nations like Togo, Benin, Canada and the other nations we know, but our homes can also be our nations because the people in each home come together to form a nation. Therefore, if we are able to possess the home, we ...
Cabinet Retreat Firms Up Major Economic Reliefs

Cabinet Retreat Firms Up Major Economic Reliefs

Ghana News
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sanctioned some major reliefs as part of efforts to recover the economy and set it back to its pre-COVID-19 levels. The reliefs include the opening of the country’s land borders, the easing of general COVID-19 restrictions and measures to arrest the depreciation of the cedi. There are also measures to tackle rising fuel prices occasioned by the global economic turmoil brought on by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and measures to address the persistent rise in the prices of goods and services. Cabinet retreat The reliefs were sanctioned at a crunch three-day Cabinet retreat that took place at Peduase in the Eastern Region over the weekend. Easing burden In a tweet last Thursday, the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah...
PENT TV Now Free-To-Air TV Station

PENT TV Now Free-To-Air TV Station

Ghana News, Pent TV, Pentecost News
History was made Sunday night [March 20, 2022] as PENT TV, a Christian television station owned by The Church of Pentecost, was officially migrated unto the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform, making it a free-to-air television station. The colourful launch was performed by the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, at the church’s Headquarters at La in Accra where the TV station is located. He was ably assisted by the General Secretary, Apostle Alexander Nana Yaw Kumi-Larbi, Pent Media Centre Board Chairman, Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, Pent Media Centre Board Members, as well as some Executive Council Members and Area Heads of the church. Apostle Eric Nyamekye, on behalf of the General and Executive Council of the church, blessed the name of the Lord fo...
Be Circumspect In Your Reportage – Apostle Eric Nyamekye Advises Journalists

Be Circumspect In Your Reportage – Apostle Eric Nyamekye Advises Journalists

Ghana News, Pent TV, Pentecost News
Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, has urged media professionals around the world to offer true content that educates, informs, and entertains the audience without causing friction, breeding confusion, or damaging society’s moral foundation. Apostle Nyamekye stated that Ghana’s media environment remained one of the most vibrant in Africa, adding that, “journalists have to be professional and give maximum attention in presenting honest information.” The aforementioned remarks were given by Apostle Nyamekye during the launch of the Pentecost Television (PENT TV) Free-To-Air Platform yesterday at The Church of Pentecost General Headquarters at La in Accra. According to the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, the media is the intermediary that links individua...
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