The National Peace Council (NPC) has denied reports that it has reneged on its duties.
The Council says accusations that it is only heard during elections are false.
Chairman of the Council Reverend Ernest Adu Gyamfi says the Council currently has over 200 cases before it.
“Consistently we are being told that the Peace Council is asleep, they only talk...
The Managing Director of the Electricity of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has rendered an unqualified apology to customers of the power company for the inefficiencies in the system.
He admitted that his outfit has on some few occasions not delivered efficiently to the satisfaction of their customers.
The ECG boss partly attributed the issue to lack of funds to render...
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has disclosed that some $2.5 million worth of crude condensate has gone missing at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
The Minister explains that his outfit secured a deal for the company in the premix sector but $2.5 million has been lost and left unaccounted for.
“I gave TOR a new business...
The Ga Traditional Council has announced a ban on drumming and noise-making effective May 15 to June 15, 2023.
The month-long ban forms part of activities to mark this year’s Homowo festival
The ban affects any form of noise-making, including the use of loudspeakers, drums, tambourines, funeral rites and roadside evangelism.
Addressing the media on behalf of the Ga Mantse, the Public...
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned maintenance works on Friday, April 21, 2023, in parts of Accra.
The power distributor in a statement said the exercise is to help improve service delivery to customers.
“ECG will undertake planned maintenance works to improve service delivery. Date: Friday, 21st April 2023 Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm”.
Areas to be affected include Tesano,...
Members of Parliament are to cut short their recess period as the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is recalling them back to the House.
The MPs are expected to return to the House for sitting on May 2, 2023, to consider what the Speaker of Parliament says is “urgent parliamentary business.”
The House went on break on March 31, 2023, after...
Ghana’s petroleum industry generated a record revenue of US$1.43 billion in 2022, the highest since the inception of oil production in the country.
This was despite a dip in the number of oil barrels drilled in Ghana’s three oil fields –Jubilee, Tweneboa,
Enyera, and Ntomme (TEN) and Sankofa, Gye and Nyame (SGN).
This was contained in the Public Interest and Accountability Committee’s...
The Ministry of Works and Housing has disclosed that, as part of strategies to tackle flooding in vulnerable communities, the government is collaborating with the World Bank to invest $200 million through the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID).
The Ministry made this known at a press conference on incidences of flooding ahead of the rainy season.
Speaking to...
The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has made a U-turn on his decision to endorse the interdiction of the headmaster of the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) following reports that a toilet facility has been converted into a dormitory.
The immediate past Minority Leader after visiting the school and getting detailed information said the initial reports that...
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama has confirmed that former President John Dramani Mahama pays his own electricity bills.
Mr Mahama in September 2022 was attacked by loyalists of the New Patriotic Party after he disclosed that he pays all his bills including electricity and water bills.
“I receive only my monthly pension like...
