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There have been public outcry about the seeming high number of ministers that have been appointed by the president. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has so far appointed 36 ministers; six of them will work from the presidency. Many fear he would name more ministers than his predecessor, which they say could put a lot of pressure on the national purse. The government has yet convinced people why the need for more ministers. However, the president of the Ghana Union of Traders Association, Dr. Nana Barima Ameyaw wants Ghanaians to be concerned with the benefits. “Some of these initiatives should…

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday, January 14 at the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville, Gabon. Though there were four goals on the opening day, there were no winners. Hosts Gabon were held to a 1-1 draw by debutants Guinea Bissau in the inaugural game. 2015 African Footballer of the Year and tournament post boy Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring after a goalless first half but the Wild Dogs equalized before the end of the game. The second game saw four-time champions Cameroon unable to clinch a win off the Stallions of Burkina Faso. The 2013…

The Black Stars have touched down in Libreville, Gabon en route to Port Gentil, where they will be based for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The team touched down late Saturday in time for their opening Group D game against Uganda’s Cranes on Tuesday. Ghana were supposed to be in Gabon on Friday but had to reschedule their flight from the United Arab Emirates due to bad weather. The Stars are looking forward to ending a 35-year title drought. The 2015 losing finalists will at least seek to extend a tournament record of reaching successive semi-finals. Ghana will later…

  General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union, (ICU) Solomon Kotei, has called for a human resource auditing at the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). According to Solomon kotei, who has lauded the president’s decision to sack the CEO of the company, many people have been working at COCOBOD without appointment letters for years. His call follows Thursday’s directive of government terminating the appointment of the chief executive officer of the COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni with immediate effect. It is not clear if he has vacated his post as directed, but his official car, 3FM learnt, had been parked at…

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy is calling on the president to appoint two deputy ministers for the energy ministry. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday named investment banker Boakye Agyarko as minister-designate for the energy ministry, a move which has been welcomed by many stakeholders in the energy sector. Speaking exclusively with 3FM Business, head of policy unit at ACEP, Dr. Ishmael Ackah says looking at the size of the ministry, two deputies will be appropriate for effective management of resources under  it. “We also recommend to the government to have two competent deputies for the sector. One in…

The Food and Hygiene Unit from the Environmental Health Department has seized boxes of expired tin tomatoes products from 17 retail market women in the Donkorkrom market in the Eastern Region. Checks on the 70 gram tin tomatoes products revealed they expire after January, 2017. Officials of the Unit at Donkorkrom in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District explained that they had a tip-off that the market women were selling the products at low prices compared to others in the market. The operation was led by Joseph Kwahu, head of the Unit. The market women were selling five of the…

IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has expressed some reservations over the number of ministries created by the new government and called for a merger of the new portfolios with the existing ministries to save cost. Mr Franklin Cudjoe, the President of the Policy Think Tank, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview, that though the President explained the rationale behind the creation of the various ministries, he could still consolidate them to achieve his purpose. “I believe that the Special Development Initiative Ministry for instance was created to take care of the One-constituency (the One-million dollars policy) while…

Black Stars winger Jeffrey Schlupp is eligible to play for his new club Crystal Palace as they travel to London to play West Ham United Saturday. Schlupp over the week completed a four-and-a-half year transfer deal from champions Leicester City to Crystal Palace. The free transfer was hailed by the Eagles’ manager Sam Allardyce. “I am delighted we have been able to secure Jeffrey’s services, he is a player I have admired for some time and is a talented and athletic player,” Big Sam said after the deal was sealed on Friday. “He will bring strength and experience to the…

Mr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, the Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), says Ghana’s economic prospects look brighter as the nation is currently free from worst energy crises.   He observed that though there were global uncertainties, the nation had the capability to address some of its economic hiccups. Mr Issahaku said this in an interview with Oxford Business Group (OBG), a global publishing, research and consultancy firm, which deals in the publications of market economic intelligence. He expressed the belief that the improvements in the nation’s energy supply were evident and added that the country’s fiscal imbalances were receiving robust remedial…

Flagbearer of the Peoples’ National Convention, Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama, says he will accept a ministerial appointment from Nana Akufo-Addo if he is offered one. Speaking with Johnnie Hughes on 3FM’s Late Edition programme, Dr. Mahama says he just needs an opportunity to serve Ghana. According to him, “if he (Akufo-Addo) decides that there’s an area that I could be productive for the country, yes. Why not?” He added that “I have a job, but I have always said that I will put God and country first, my neighbor second and myself third. Nana is my neighbor and so if…