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Government, will from the beginning of the next academic year –2017/2018, increase the amount of loans that tertiary students are eligible to take for a period of two semesters, by 50 percent. Currently, students are eligible to take a loan amount of a minimum of GH¢650 to GH¢1,000, and a maximum of GH¢ 1,600 to GH¢2000, payable over two Semesters. The government gave the assurance in the 2017 education budget which has been approved by Parliament, which will further increase the loan amount by 50 percent, starting from the next academic year. This means that the minimum a student can…

The Director of Budget at the Finance Ministry, Sampson Asare Fianko, has been relieved of his post, 3News can authoritatively confirm. It is unclear where he is likely to move next and also who will be appointed to take over from him. Highly placed sources at the Finance Ministry say a statement will soon be issued to give details on the issue. Mr. Asare Fianko was until October 2016 when he was appointed as Director of Budget at the Finance Ministry, the Deputy Controller and Accountant General in charge of Finance and Administration. He has over 18 years experience in…

Upper East Regional Minister, Rockson Bukari, has given the controversial Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Daniel Bugri Naabu, 48 hours to retract claims felonious comments against him. Mr Naabu has up to 6:00pm Wednesday to write the apology letter to retract his comments against Mr Bukari failure or refusal of which would result in a defamation suit against the former. The NPP chair had suggested in a radio interview Monday that Mr Bukari and the Gender and Social Protection Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba had a hand in the murder of the late Upper East Regional chairman of…

A man, said to be 45 years old, was Monday dawn shot dead during an alleged highway robbery at Yikurugu, a suburb of Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. Zougmore Sulleymane, was said to have been shot by the robbers when he refused an order to surrender his belongings during the robbery attack on the 207 Mercedes Benz bus they were travelling on. The incident happened at about 3:30am on the newly diverted Bolgatanga – Pulmakom highway. He was shot in the leg, the Police in the area said. The Police say they have retrieved…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the acting Controller and Accountant General, Seidu Kotomah, to step aside for a former Controller, Eugene Ofosuhene, to take over, 3News can report. It is unclear what will happen to Mr Kotomah who was appointed by former President John Mahama in April 2016. He has served in various capacities at the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department since 1989 . Successor His successor, Mr Ofosuhene, is a financial management expert who briefly [less than a year] served as Controller and Accountant-General. He has facilitated several training in Ghana and Nigeria with the Institute of Chartered…

National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Wassa East, Isaac Adjei Mensah, has accused the District Chief Executive nominee, Wilson Arthur, of masterminding an attack on him leading to the destruction of his vehicle. Mr Arthur on Monday failed to secure the two-thirds vote required to assume the chief executive position, something that prompted the youth believed to be his supporters to launch an attack on the MP. One of the side glasses of his Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle was smashed in the process. The angry youth claimed the MP manipulated the assembly members to reject the confirmation of Mr…

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has denied reports that Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama, owed it GHC8 million in aviation fuel costs and taxes. Media reports last week claimed Mr Mahama who is the owner of Engineers and Planners Company Limited, piled up the bill through the use of a supposed private jet he owns; rumours that cause his lawyers, Lithur Brew Company to officially write to the GACL. But the GACL its response dated May 5 and signed by Dr J. Okwesie Arthur, Deputy Manager Director of the GACL denied the claims. “Reference to your…

Mr Herbert Mensah, Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko at the time of the Africa’s biggest recorded stadium disaster on 9 May 2001 at the Accra Sports Stadium, has called on all Ghanaians to “embrace the day”, not only in solidarity with the 126 fallen heroes who died on that day but in a call for responsibility, discipline and respect in all matters related to sports. May 9 disaster occurred during a match between Ghana’s two most successful football teams, Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Trouble had been anticipated, and extra security measures had been taken.…

Kumasi Asante Kotoko interim coach, Frimpong Manso, says he is clueless about the cause of the club’s dwindling fortunes in the ongoing premiership. The team has had a disappointing performance in recent times with eight matches without a win. Kotoko at the weekend lost 2-0 against a struggling side, Great Olympics, in Accra. When asked by journalists, could be the problem for Kotoko, Frimpong Manso said: “we don’t seem to understand what is happening. We try to rescue things but things seem not to be working. Things have been difficult. “I can’t figure out what is wrong with Kotoko, things…