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The Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre ( ISODEC), Mr Sam Salifu Danse has stated that the pervasive poverty and widening inequality in Nigeria can be addressed if natural resource wealth in the West African country is used prudently by successive governments. According to Mr Danse, Nigeria, unlike other countries is blessed with abundance of natural resources, including ...

Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has pledged the commitment of the commission to always work with the security agencies to ensure their objectives of ensuring free and transparent elections are achieved. She said that the Commission enjoyed police presence in all the registration Centers and Police also provided security for their mobile teams when they moved around ...

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has announced its intention to engage relevant stakeholders of a potential spillage of excess water from the Akosombo Dam. This was contained in a notice signed by VRA’s Deputy Chief Executive in Charge of Services, Ing. Ken Arthur, to over 40 stakeholders, including the Minister for the Interior and all the assemblies within the dam’s ...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, says that if elected into office, he will amend the law to end the cycle of indiscriminate mining in forest reserves. According to him, forest reserves are currently being taken over by illegal mining, which has contaminated water sources and affected crop production. This, he said was a threat to human ...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Mahama, says he will establish an office to scrutinize government procurement processes exceeding $5 million if elected. According to him, procurement is one of the major loopholes that many government officials leverage to engage in corrupt acts. To breach that gap, he said the office would increase transparency in this sector by ...

Staff of the Bibiani Forest District of the Forest Services Division (FSD), in collaboration with members of the Rapid Response Team, both of the Forestry Commission(FC), have immobilised two excavators and arrested one Chinese national, who gave his name as Lin Chil, 49 years old. This happened during a swoop carried out at dawn on Friday, 5th July 2024, in ...

A Consultant and former Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) Dr. Bishop Akolgo has proposed to the government to consider making the Bank of Ghana (BoG) the sole buyer and exporter of Ghana’s Gold.   “Government should empower the central bank as the sole buyer and exporter of Ghana’s gold so that this can be used to shore ...

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has expressed concerns over lawsuits filed against yet-to-be-assented to bills passed. He says that the Supreme Court cannot hear such cases because that undermines the work of the legislative arm of government. He served notice that if this trend is not stopped the work of lawmakers will be ‘useless’. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has warned the political class to collaboratively take proactive measures to address public discontent to prevent agitations and protests. Reflecting on the recent protests that rocked Kenya on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, July 3, the Effutu MP said the underlying causes of public discontent must be tackled collectively, irrespective of political affiliation. ...

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released the first-ever guidelines for those seeking to quit tobacco use, recommending a range of initiatives, treatments and digital interventions. These recommendations are expected to benefit over 750 million adults who want to quit all forms of tobacco including cigarettes, waterpipes, smokeless tobacco products, cigars, roll-your-own tobacco and heated tobacco products. “This guideline marks ...