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Parliament adjourned sitting on Monday, July 15, 2024, after only 24 MPs appeared in the House. The Minority had earlier threatened to disrupt Parliamentary business with concerns of a quorum if the majority caucus failed to avail themselves of the business of the house. During proceedings on Monday, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, … Read more
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released the 2023 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey (AHIES) report, which reveals that over 2 million young people in Ghana, aged 15-35, are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). The survey shows that females account for the majority, with 1.2 million, compared to 715,691 males. The Greater … Read more
Thirteen individuals have been arrested by the police for allegedly filling and illegally developing sections of the Laboma and Teshie Military shooting range within the Kpeshie Lagoon area in the La Dade-Kotopon municipality of the Greater Accra Region. During an inspection of the site by the Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC), significant portions of … Read more
Organised Labour has called off its nationwide strike, which began on Monday, 15th July 2024. The strike was in protest against the sale of 60 per cent of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) shares in four hotels. The decision to call off the strike came after SSNIT, in a letter dated 12th July … Read more
The ongoing strike by Organised Labour has significantly disrupted operations across various sectors, including the judiciary and the Komfo AnokyeTeaching Hospital. Organised Labour declared the strike on Friday, July 12, over the intended sale of SSNIT’s 60 percent shares in some four Hotels to Rock City Hotel owned by Agriculture Minister, Bryan Acheampong. Despite SSNIT’s … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has invited Mr. Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, to assist the police in an ongoing investigation into the death of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale, following his recent claims on social media that he has some information regarding the case. This comes after he made claims in a Facebook live … Read more
The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, has defended the company’s board members and management amidst calls for their resignation. According to Osafo-Maafo, the board members and management of SSNIT have done enough to justify their continued tenure in office. Responding to calls by Organised Labour and other … Read more
Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, the Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has pledged to continue engaging Organised Labour and other relevant stakeholders to improve the operations and investment portfolios of the Trust. Osafo-Maafo said that SSNIT has positively improved over the period and aims to continue on that trajectory through broader engagements. … Read more
The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, has clarified that the decision to terminate the sale of the Trust’s 60 percent stake in four hotels to Rock City Hotel was borne out of several factors. Mr Osafo-Maafo told the host, Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show, that … Read more
The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, has disclosed that the decision to terminate the sale of a 60 percent stake in four hotels owned by SSNIT to Rock City Hotel was borne of Organised Labour’s objection. Mr Osafo-Maafo told the host, Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast … Read more