FULL SPEECH: Akufo-Addo’s SONA 2017
President Akufo-Addo has delivered his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament, touching on the various aspects of the economy. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ...
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Newly Constructed Cape Coast Stadium Rots Just Nine Months After Construction
Ghana has been rocked by a scandal of the newly-constructed state-of-the-art stadium rotting away, just NINE MONTHS after its completion as the lush green grass has turned yellow and grey depicting a...
Akufo-Addo Was Statesmanly – Gyampoh
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was statesmanly during the delivery of his maiden State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, 21 February, Professor Ransford Gyampoh, Head of the Centre for...
Ghana President Says ‘inherited’ Debts From Predecessor
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo said Tuesday that he inherited an economy reeling from huge fiscal deficits, rising inflation and high unemployment despite an IMF programme designed to stimulate...
ECG’s Power Purchasing Agreements To Be Scrutinized; Some To Be Cancelled
Government says the over 40 power-purchasing agreements signed by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will come under scrutiny in the days ahead. A number of these agreements may have to be...
Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address 2017
MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. It is good to be...
Akufo-Addo’s 2017 State of the Nation Address [Full Audio]
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, appeared before Parliament to deliver his first State of the Nation Address. The address gave highlights of the present state of various sectors of...
President Akufo-Addo’s First State of the Nation Address
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 delivered his first state of the nation address after his investiture as President of the land. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF...
Mahama Missed All IMF Targets
The government of Ghana under former president John Mahama missed all the targets set for it by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the $918million three-year extended credit facility deal,...
I Wasn’t Elected To Complain – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the fact that he keeps repeating the state of the “ailing economy” he inherited from his predecessor John Mahama, does not mean he complains too much....
Takoradi-Paga Railway To Begin This Year
The construction of the Takoradi to Paga railway, connecting the Eastern and Western corridors, will be initiated this year to open up the country President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed....
Economy Won’t Collapse Under My Watch
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that he will not allow Ghana’s economy to collapse under his watch, despite inheriting a challenging economy from the previous National Democratic Congress...
VRA, GRIDCo To Be Listed On GSE
The possibility of listing state power producer Volta River Authority (VRA) and power transmitter Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is to be explored by the government...
NDC Govt Missed All IMF Targets In 2016- Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that Ghana missed nearly all targets set for the country under the International Monetary Fund(IMF) Extended Credit Facility program of US$918 million ....
Economy Won’t Collapse Under My Watch – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that he will not allow Ghana’s economy to collapse under his watch, despite inheriting a challenging economy from the previous National Democratic Congress...
I Wasn’t Elected To Complain
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the fact that he keeps repeating the state of the “ailing economy” he inherited from his predecessor John Mahama, does not mean he complains too much....
Akufo-Addo Needs Time To Deliver
Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has passionately pleaded with Ghanaians to be measured in their expectations of the Akufo-Addo government. “It is important that we also give him a...
Atuguba Is ‘Chief Justice’
Supreme Court judge Justice William Atuguba acted in the stead of Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood on Tuesday at the maiden State of the Nation address by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo....
Mahama’s Last SONA Vs Akufo-Addo’s First SONA
At the last State of the Nation Address (SONA), President John Mahama took the nation on a tour of his achievements under four-year tenure. At the first SONA, President Akufo-Addo, sources say, will...
President Akufo-Addo Delivers State of the Nation Address
Watch a livestream of President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address as he delivers and outline policies to tackle the economic challenges facing the country. This is in fulfilment of...