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National Cathedral Project Will Rake In More Revenue

National Cathedral Project Will Rake In More Revenue

Ghana News
The National Cathedral of Ghana (NCG) project has a sustainable economic model which is expected to rake in $95m in the first five years of its operation, the Executive Director of the NCG Secretariat, Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, has said. The economic model is made up of about 10 revenue streams which include multi-purpose rental spaces, an over 1,000-seater banquet hall, a conference centre, a 350-seater biblical restaurant, a café, shops and theatres. The rest are its groundbreaking design, a Bible Museum of Africa and a Biblical Gardens of Africa which would help facilitate the development of the country and turn it into a major religious metropolis for African Christianity. The project includes seven levels – two basement levels and five upper levels, thus, making it the highest ci...
Government to reintroduce road toll in 2023

Government to reintroduce road toll in 2023

Ghana News
The government will reintroduce the collection of road toll on selected roads in the country next year. The reintroduction of the road toll is one of the revenue measures contained in the 2023 budget presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta last week. “The fiscal policy measures to underpin the 2023 Budget for consideration and approval by Parliament include the reintroduction of tolls on selected public roads and highways with a renewed focus on leveraging technology in the collection to address the inefficiencies characterized by the previous toll collection regime,” paragraph 462 of the 2023 Budget statement reads. Payment of toll on public roads ceased in November 2021 as part of policy measures announced by government under the 2022 Budget. Debat...
National Service Releases PIN Codes For 2022/23 Registration For Nurses

National Service Releases PIN Codes For 2022/23 Registration For Nurses

Ghana News, Headlines Today
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released 4,330 PIN Codes for registration by eligible Ghanaian-trained nurses of all accredited tertiary institutions in the country. The registration will enable them to enrol for their mandatory national service for the 2022/2023 service year. “All eligible trained nurses are therefore requested to log onto the Scheme’s website on www.nss.gov.gh to follow the online enrollment procedure.” Registration “The period of registration spans from Monday, November 28, 2022 to Monday, December 5, 2022. Assumption of national service is on Wednesday, 4th January, 2023,” a press release issued and signed by the Executive Director of the NSS, Osei Assibey Antwi, stated. Management The NSS management, therefore, directed all prospective national...
2022 WASSCE results to be released on Nov. 30 – WAEC

2022 WASSCE results to be released on Nov. 30 – WAEC

Ghana News
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that results for this year’s WASSCE will be released on November 30. The Council says it has successfully completed the marking and co-ordination of the papers at all 49 venues and has commenced the processing of the results. WAEC in a statement said investigations into examination irregularities detected during and after the exams are ongoing. “The Council is hereby urging school authorities and candidates who have been invited to its Offices to assist with investigations into suspected cases of malpractices to endeavour to honour the invitations to facilitate the speedy resolution of those cases,” the statement noted. It added that candidates’ refusal to honour invitations to assist with investigations shall not p...
Qatar 2022: ‘Ghana game the most difficult’ – Ronaldo

Qatar 2022: ‘Ghana game the most difficult’ – Ronaldo

Ghana News, International, Sports
Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has described their opening World Cup group game against Ghana as the ‘most difficult’ in the competition. Portugal and Ghana face off on Thursday November 24, 2022, in the first game of Group H at Stadium 974 in Doha. Speaking about Portugal’s chances of winning the World Cup, the 37-year-old noted that the team must focus their attention on winning their first game against Ghana, which he described as the ‘most difficult’. “I believe our national team has tremendous potential to win the World Cup. We will see. I believe we can. I have that hope, that belief, ” he began. “But like these competitions always teach us; we must think calmly. We must think and focus on the first group game. We must think about the Ghana game which is the most di...
SIM Card registration: Telcos start blocking subscribers in phases

SIM Card registration: Telcos start blocking subscribers in phases

Ghana News
Telecommunications companies (Telcos) in the country have begun blocking SIM cards of mobile subscribers yet to register their SIM cards. The exercise is in compliance with a recent directive from the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. The telcos are AirtelTigo, MTN, and Vodafone. “On November 11, 2022 the Ministry announced some measures to be implemented by Operators. Since the 20th of November 2022 our members have been blocking data services for all subscribers who have only completed stage 1 (linkage to Ghana Card) but not stage 2 (biometric capture) of the SIM registration process, as directed by the Ministry”, a statement from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications said. “The Chamber is encouraging all subscribers who have acquired Ghana cards but are yet to co...
World Cup 2022: Government won’t fly supporters to Qatar – Sports Minister

World Cup 2022: Government won’t fly supporters to Qatar – Sports Minister

Ghana News, Sports
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, says the government is not in a position to finance trips of supporters to the World Cup in Qatar which starts later this month. “…in view of the current situation our country finds itself in, the government has decided it won’t be financing supporters to the World Cup,” Ussif said on Thursday at a press briefing to receive financial support for the Black Stars. In previous tournaments the Black Stars has participated, the Ministry facilitates trips for supporters and other Ghanaians to the host country to support the senior national team. However, with the current economic state of the country where many are reeling from the impact of the global economic crisis, Mr. Ussif and his sector deem it unfavourable to fly supporters to th...
Government to establish rice processing factory in Kintampo

Government to establish rice processing factory in Kintampo

Ghana News
The yet-to-be established factory is expected to facilitate value addition and increase rice production in the Bono East Region. The government has announced plans to establish a rice processing factory in the Kintampo municipality of the Bono East Region. This will bring to five the number of factories in the region operating under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) programme. The factory is expected to facilitate value addition and increase rice production in the region, officials said. The Bono East regional minister, Kwasi Gyan, made this known at the climax of the 2022 Bankadi Kurubi festival in Kintampo. “We understand that times are hard but be rest assured that the government is hoping to turn things around with the Planting for Food and Jo...
Swap our debts for climate interventions – Akufo-Addo to rich countries

Swap our debts for climate interventions – Akufo-Addo to rich countries

Ghana News, Headlines Today, World News
President Akufo-Addo has asked rich countries to allow heavily indebted poor African countries to swap their debts with climate interventions.  The President has been addressing the world at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, (COP27) in Egypt.  Ghana is currently facing a crippling economic crisis fueled by huge debt.  The debt situation is proving to be a major stumbling block to getting an IMF deal in time. Ghana is seeking a $3 billion bailout but the IMF has made it clear it will not lend to a country with unsustainable debt levels.  The IMF team has already worked with the finance ministry to complete a debt sustainability analysis. The IMF executive board is expected to base its fina...
Akufo-Addo to COP27: Climate change a global emergency, redeem US$100 billion pledge

Akufo-Addo to COP27: Climate change a global emergency, redeem US$100 billion pledge

Ghana News, Headlines Today, World News
President Akufo-Addo bemoaned the fact that climate adaptation costs are currently outstripping current international public finance flows. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described climate change as a “global emergency”, and has urged the developed world to redeem a 13-year-old pledge to make available US$100 billion annually to help developing countries fight the scourge of climate change. Delivering Ghana’s national statement at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP27, on Tuesday (8 November 2022), President Akufo-Addo bemoaned the fact that climate adaptation costs are currently outstripping current international public finance flows. According to the President...
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