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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...

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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...

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Budget Silent On Jobs- MP

The Member of Parliament for Keta, Richard Quarshigah has stated that the budget statement failed to address...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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Stop the ‘jungle’ Raids

A former president of the Ghana Bar Association, Mr Sam Okudzeto, has urged activists of the incumbent New Patriotic...

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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...

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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...

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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...

International

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...

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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...

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Last Minute Contracts Signing Breaches Transition Act – Lecturer

A senior Political Science lecturer says last minute contracts being signed by the governing National Democratic...