Make Chief Directors Liable – IEA
The Presidential Transition Act will need to be reviewed to empower chief directors of the various ministries to take control of the preparations of handing over notes of outgoing ministers before...
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MASLOC Gets New Deputy CEO
Abibata Zakaria has been appointed the deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). A letter from the Presidency signed by the Secretary to the President, Nana...
Hajia Abibata Shanni Appointed MASLOC Deputy CEO
Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakaria has been appointed the deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). A letter from the presidency signed by the Secretary to the...
Budget Silent On Jobs- MP
The Member of Parliament for Keta, Richard Quarshigah has stated that the budget statement failed to address unemployment issues given the alarming rate of joblessness in the country. According to...
Economist Calls For Forensic Audit, Review of PURC Mandate
An economist with the University of Ghana has called for a forensic audit of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC). Dr Eric Osei-Assibey who is also a Fellow at the Institute of...
IFS Analyst Throws Out NDC’s ‘we Borrowed For Infrastructure’ Mantra
An Economist has dismissed the erstwhile NDC administration’s oft-repeated assertion that it borrowed to finance key infrastructural projects. According to a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute...
Economist Flags ‘implementation Challenges’ In 2017 Budget
A renowned economist has given high marks to the 2017 budget statement of Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration but points out likely policy implementation challenges. Dr Eric Osei-Assibey, a Senior...
IEA Lauds Government Decision To Establish Fiscal Council
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has applauded the government for its decision to establish a Fiscal Council which will spearhead the adoption and implementation of the country’s fiscal...
ET Mensah Laments ‘too Much Mischief’ In Politics
Veteran politician Enoch Teye Mensah has lamented his inability to contest for a seat on the Council of State because of an overly partisan resistance to his bid. Decrying the partisan gridlock on...
Focus On Governance, Not Propaganda
In the wake of the alleged missing 200 state vehicles, a senior lecturer at University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has admonished the governing In the wake of the alleged missing 200 state...
Amidu’s Withdrawal of Woyome’s Cross-Examination ‘bad’ Decision
A public interest campaigner has faulted the decision by former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, to discontinue the pursuit of a corruption case at the Supreme Court. Kwame Jantuah, a lawyer and a...
Seizure of “State Cars,” Who Is To Blame?
In 2001, when the first regime changed through the ballot box under the fourth republican constitution, the transition was characterised by revenge, acrimony and huge administrative lapses. That...
‘We Are Not In the Jungle’ – Okudzeto Tells ‘rampaging’ NPP Supporters
Legal luminary, Sam Okudzeto, has urged activists of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from raiding and vandalising state assets, stating Ghana is not a jungle but a civilised...
Stop the ‘jungle’ Raids
A former president of the Ghana Bar Association, Mr Sam Okudzeto, has urged activists of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from raiding and vandalising state assets. “Your party has...
Okudzeto Cautions NPP Activists Against Vandalism
Mr Sam Okudzeto, a legal luminary, has urged activists of the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from raiding and vandalising state assets. He said the NPP must take up the responsibility...
IEA Puts Spotlight On Plight of Women In Northern Ghana
play videoThe documentary focuses on the current economic situation of women in the N/R The Institute of Economic Affairs brings to bear the plight of women in Northern Ghana in a live documentary...
Administrator General Can’t Enforce Powers of Eviction; Bill Not Gazetted
The Administrator General of the Presidential Estates Unit (PEU) will not be able to enforce the powers of eviction under the new Presidential (Transition) Bill, 2016. This is because the bill has...
Eight Billionaires ‘as Rich As World’s Poorest Half’
The world's eight richest individuals have as much wealth as the 3.6bn people who make up the poorest half of the world, according to Oxfam. The charity said its figures, which critics have queried,...
Administrator General Must Resign – Henry Kokofu
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama in the Ashanti Region, Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has called for the immediate resignation of the Administrator General, David Yaro, for...
Last Minute Contracts Signing Breaches Transition Act – Lecturer
A senior Political Science lecturer says last minute contracts being signed by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) breaches the spirit of the Presidential Transition Act (845). Professor...