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The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has explained that the 10% increase in the 2023 minimum wage is actually a 50% reduction. He stated that due to the depreciation of the cedi, the increase is nothing to write home about. Sulemana detailed that the …

Charles Adu Boahen, the dismissed Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, has opened up about how investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye P.I team in 2018, attempted to entrap him. According to him, he did not involve himself in the act the journalist is accusing him …

Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, Executive Assistant & Head of Social Media, Office of the President, has chastised investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas over his latest investigative work dubbed ‘Galamsey Economy’. He described the investigative work of the journalist as ‘sheer wickedness and evil’. The Presidential Staffer noted that Anas Aremeyaw …

The eight-member ad hoc committee set up by Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to probe embattled Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta will start sitting today, a member of the committee has announced. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, in a social media post revealed that sittings will …

Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has disclosed that a private sector developer has assumed control over government’s Saglemi housing project. According to him, the developer will be in charge of selling the housing units when completed. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Sunday, November 13, 2022, …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has, in a Facebook post, reacted to the allegation of “appearance fee” before he engages with potential investors and businesses.Dr Bawumia in his reaction stated that Charles Adu-Boahen cannot continue being a Minister of State following Anas’ ‘Galamsey Economy’ which captured the minister as …

After enduring a significant decline in his net worth between May and October, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote experienced a significant increase in his wealth figures in the first week of November, propelling him to the position of the world’s 82nd richest man. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which …

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, a former Minister of Education, has called for mentoring for young girls and women in communities. She said the only way to impact the vulnerable was through mentoring, coaching and counseling, adding “we can all do something to impact others”. “It is not always about money. …

The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) is requesting for a dedicated international funding commitment to address climate change loss and damage.It also called for the establishment of a dedicated UNFCCC funding mechanisms to address loss and damage, adding that everyone should heed the findings of our Climate Vulnerability Monitor which has …

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, last Saturday co-chaired the first ministerial meeting of the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), with a call on developing countries to get their act together to tap into the $20-billion fund the partnership was mobilising to implement nature-based climate …