EOCO Freezes NDC Capo’s Account
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reportedly frozen the bank accounts of Daniel Ohene Agyekum, former Board Chairman of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) during the erstwhile National...
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Food Sovereignty Tackles Osei-Owusu On GMOs
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) has said it “totally rejects the false impression” that the chairman of parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, sought to create during the vetting...
COCOBOD Replaces Sacked Workers With Pensioners
Some 11 top managers of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) who were asked to proceed on leave last month, have been replaced with persons some of whom are on retirement, 3news.com has reliably been...
Minister Woos Dev’t Partners, Private Sector To Invest In Ghana’s Agric
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made a strong case for development partners and the private sector to continue to invest in the country’s agricultural sector. Dr....
NDC Secured 125m CAD For Agric Sector – Suhiyini
Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North in the Northern Region, Hon. Alhassan Suhuyini, has debunked claims by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that his administration has secured CAD125...
We’re Ready To Support Planting For Food and Jobs
The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) has declared its readiness to partner the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the implementation of the recently announced “Planting for Food and...
Akufo-Addo, Kufuor, Ocquaye Mourn With Alan Cash In Kumasi
President Nana Akufo-Addo and ex-President J. A. Kufuor, Mike Ocquaye and a host of other political figures were in Kumasi to mourn with Trade Minister. Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen and his family were...
PEF To Support Akufo-Addo’s ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’
The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) has declared its readiness to partner the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the implementation of the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs Programme’. PEF...
NDC Secured Seed Money For ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’
The member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini believes President Nana Akufo-Addo should have acknowledged the National Democratic Congress administration as having secured the funds...
Symbols of the New Modern Ghanaian Woman?
February 14 was St. Valentine’s Day. The day and events that lead to it is when most men find value for females. Social media updates by men all point to engaging and showing “love” to their...
Don’t Misapply $120m Meant For “Planting For Food and Jobs Initiative – GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), has cautioned the Akufo-Addo government, against the misappropriation of the $120m funds meant for the “Planting for Food and Jobs” intiative....
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ To Begin With GHC560m Cost
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s flagship agriculture policy, “Planting for Food and Jobs” will begin with a cost GHc 560 million. This is according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Government To Make GHC30bn
The Government of President Akufo-Addo will be generating an amount of GHC3 billion in profit in the Planting for Food and Jobs programme, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture,...
President’s Address Was Selective
The Minority in Parliament have accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of presenting a selective message on the true state of the nation and creating an atmosphere of hopelessness in his...
‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ To Begin With GHc 560m Cost
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government’s flagship agriculture policy, “Planting for Food and Jobs” will begin with a cost GHc 560 million. This is according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Parliament Distorts Opposition To Plant Breeders’ Bill!
Latest: “Food Sovereignty appeared before our committee and we gave them the opportunity to prove that the bill is about GMO. They couldn’t. They actually apologized and withdrew. And yet the day...
Government To Offload Shares In Aveyime Rice — Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto
The government intends to offload its 60 percent shares in the struggling Aveyime rice project at Battor in the Volta Region. Consequently, it has initiated moves to look for investors to take over...
Government Begins Negotiations To Extend IMF Deal
Citi Business News can confirm that Government is considering extending Ghana’s program with the International Monetary Fund(IMF). Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei who...
Govt Begins Negotiations To Extend IMF Deal
Citi Business News can confirm that Government is considering extending Ghana’s program with the International Monetary Fund(IMF). Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei who...
Agric Is Biggest Growth Driver
The Managing Director of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, says the surest way for any government to spur growth in the economy is to invest heavily in the agric sector. Mr. Thompson reckons that there is...