The Government of Ghana has been dragged to court over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent public announcement on Covid-19 restrictions on international travels. To this end, the applicant believes that “the public announcement by the President did not comply ...
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Chaos in parliament over controversial E-Levy
Chaos broke out in parliament during consideration of the controversial E-Levy bill as MPs engaged in a free for all fight. Second deputy speaker Andrew Amoako Asiamah was compelled to preside over proceedings in the absence of speaker Bagbin who ...
Read More »Ghana bans travellers from Israel, South Korea, and Malta as Omicron surges
Ghana has initiated a temporary travel restriction on all travelers arriving from Israel effective today, Monday, 20th December 2021. This will last for 14 days, except in exceptional humanitarian cases or during official travels, government said. “Permission would have to ...
Read More »Mobile money agents to go on strike Thursday over e-levy
Leadership of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) has announced its intention to embark on an industrial action on Thursday, December 23. “All agents will go on strike hence all outlets will remain closed.” This was contained in a statement ...
Read More »Parliament to vote on controversial e-levy today
Parliament will convene later today, Monday, December 20, 2021, to consider the revenue mobilisation measures central to the operation of the 2022 budget. Key among the measures is the introduction of the 1.75% Electronic Transfer Levy also known as E-Levy. ...
Read More »Whoever you’ll choose as Flagbearer will be President – Akufo-Addo to NPP
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its delegates that whoever they choose as his successor will become the next president of Ghana after he leaves office. The party is holding its National Annual ...
Read More »Don’t blame me for the hardship Ghanaians are going through – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has admitted things are difficult in the country but notes it is not his fault. “I admit that Ghanaians are going through difficult times, some people are trying to say that it is my fault but you know ...
Read More »Parliament passes Appropriation Bill without E-Levy
Parliament has on Saturday, December 18, 2021 dawn passed the appropriation bill amidst disagreements. The vexed matter of the E-Levy which the Finance Committee failed to consider over disagreements compelled the house to adjourn sitting to next week Monday. This ...
Read More »Telcos to reduce charges by 25% to lesson burden of e-Levy on customers – Telecoms Chamber
Telecommunication companies and their mobile money operators have agreed to reduce the charges on transactions by 25% amid the possible introduction of the e-Levy. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GTC), the decision was taken following extensive deliberations with ...
Read More »Cost of Akufo-Addo’s foreign trip with private jet can’t be disclosed – Kan Dapaah
The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has refused to disclose the cost of recent trips of President Akufo-Addo to France, Belgium and South Africa using a chartered luxurious private jet. According to the minister, the cost of such ...
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