Author: Krobea

The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday, February 7 abstained from a voting process to decide on the approval of Otiko Afisah Djaba as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection. The report on the minister-designate came up on the floor again after it was deferred last Friday. After the disagreements over the report, Speaker Mike Oquaye ordered the issue to be put to voting. But the Minority members present decided to stay away from the exercise, insisting that they do not approve of the nomination of New Patriotic Party’s National Women’s Organiser. Members of the Minority on the Appointments Committee…

READ: Avram Grant, Ghana part ways

The Standing Committee of the National House of Chiefs on Tuesday, February 7 paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to congratulate him on his victory in the December 2016 elections. The Committee also congratulated the president on his assumption of the highest office of the land. The Committee led by Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs, noted that “in electing you as President, the people of Ghana, unhappy with their circumstances, have endorsed your agenda for change. Many of your pronouncements and actions since your assumption of office are very reassuring, and…

Black Stars head coach Avram Grant and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have reached an agreement to mutually part ways. Grant’s two-year contract ended on November 30, 2016 but was extended to February 28, 2017 to allow him handle the Black Stars at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. In a statement on Tuesday, February 7, the GFA  said: “Both parties have mutually agreed not to renew the contract upon its expiry”. Grant signed a two-year contract with the Stars on December 1, 2014 and took the team to win Silver at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.…

The Administrator General has blamed the numerous cases of seizure of state assets on ignorance of the Presidential Transition Act 2012. According to him, most past and present government officials are having a first taste of the law since its promulgation; hence, the rough edges. Speaking on TV3’s News 360 on Monday, February 6, David Yaro said: “The law has not been tested until now that is why it doesn’t seem to be happening properly”. But he said if the Presidential Estates Unit (PEU), which he heads, was adequately staffed, all these would have been averted. According to him, the…

Ghana on Monday, February 6 began oral argument over the maritime border dispute case against neighbours La Cote d’Ivoire. The oral presentation is the beginning of a 10-day public hearing at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea(ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany. The three-hour hearing on Monday was presided over by Boualem Bouguetaia, who is also the Vice President of ITLOS. Ghana’s presentation was opened by Minister of Justice Gloria Akuffo. The oral argument by Ghana is scheduled to continue on Tuesday, February 7. La Cote d’Ivoire is expected to begin her oral argument on Thursday and end on…

Members of the Coalition of Unemployed Diploma Nurses and Midwives want to be posted before any contract is discussed as regards finances. Most of the members have been without stations since August, 2016 when they completed their national service. This batch of nurses and midwives completed their training in February, 2015. Leadership of the Coalition on Monday, February 6, barely two years after training, met the new Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, to register their grievances. But the Minister is said to have asked the unemployed nurses to wait till after the 2017 budget is presented in March. Another…

Some subscribers of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the Tamale Metropolis and Sagnerigu District were left stranded on Monday as the offices of the National Health Insurance Authority remained under lock. An average of 600 subscribers are attended to daily at the metropolitan office in Tamale. Among these are new subscribers and old members who troop to the office to reactivate their subscription to enable them access services under the Scheme. Subscribers who thronged the office on Monday, Febraury 6 were seen pitching camps at the entrance of the office hoping the office would be opened. Mma Bintu…

The European Union has committed €7 million to support the implementation of the third phase of the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI3). The Initiative, implemented by the German development agency, GIZ, and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), seeks to improve the quality of apprenticeship within the informal business sector to enhance skills and qualification. The Ghana Skills Development Initiative has been implemented in three regions – Greater Accra, Volta, and Northern regions – to enhance the skills of beneficiaries in five trade areas of electronics, garment, welding, cosmetology, and auto mechanics. The project supported the…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK, amid concerns that his health may be worse than officials are publicly saying. The 74-year-old leader, who has been out of the country for two weeks, was expected to return to Abuja on Sunday. An official statement said he had been advised by doctors to await the results of a series of tests. However, it did not say how much extra time would be needed. There was also no mention of what the medical checks were for. The main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…