A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that he personally approached the World Bank to provide funding to support the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) knowing the potential of its revenue base and how it could change the economic fortunes of Ghana.
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Dr. Afriyie Akoto picks nomination forms today
A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, will pick his nomination forms today at the party’s Head Office in Asylum Down to begin the process of filing to contest the Presidential Primary of the UP Tradition.
Kumawu by-election: NPP fixes April 24 for primaries
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has fixed April 24, 2023, as date for its parliamentary primary to elect a candidate who will represent the party in the Kumawu by-election contest.
ECOWAS sends an integrated mission to assess and validate humanitarian needs in Burka Faso
An integrated high-level mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been sent to Burkina Faso to assess and validate the country’s technical humanitarian needs for the year 2023. They will be in the land-locked country from March 21 to 27, 2023. This mission is part of the implementation of the paragraph […]
Conflict-related sexual violence: ICC holds training on Victim and Witness support in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has held training on witness protection and support for victims of conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine.
NDC vindicated in botched Aker-AGM valueless oil block deal with Ghana – Buah
The deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has said that Aker Energy’s public announcement to relinquish its AGM South Deep Water Tano Block of Cape Three Points (SDWT/CTP), a valueless oil block they had wanted to sell to Ghana for almost US$1.65billion, is a testimony that the NDC Minority in Parliament has been vindicated.
NDC Primaries: I’ll secure 90,000 votes for John Mahama in 2024 elections – Haruna Iddrisu
Former Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has filed his nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries in the Tamale South constituency. Highly tipped to retain the seat, Haruna Iddrisu says his work in the constituency is not done yet.
Tree crop is the future of Ghana – Dr. Afriyie Akoto
The immediate-past Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is confident that prioritising the Tree Crop sub-sector will enable Ghana wean itself off financial dependency on the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and other bilateral donor.
Afriyie Akoto speaks on the future of Ghana’s economy today
The immediate past Minister of Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, will today, March 13, 2023, at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), deliver a public lecture on “The future of the economy of Ghana”.
Akufo-Addo worst-performing President in the petroleum sector – Buah
The deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has said that Ghana could have raked in more revenue to shore up what it is already making if the Akufo-Addo-led administration had devoted little attention to developing and consolidating the gains made in its upstream petroleum sub-sector.
I’ve no seat to sit on – Haruna Iddrisu cries out
The Member of Parliament (MP) Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, on Thursday, February 9, 2023, walked to the chamber of the Parliament of Ghana where discussions were ongoing for the consideration of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the African Union Convention on cross-border cooperation (Niamey Convention) and told the Speaker that he […]
Akufo-Addo accepts Chieftaincy Minister’s resignation
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has accepted the resignation from office, with immediate effect, of Hon. Ebenezer Kojo Kum, Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, as Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.