SAGLEMI HOUSING PROJECT: WHY GHANA GOVT. NEEDS TO SECURE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO COMPLETE PROJECT

SAGLEMI HOUSING PROJECT: WHY GHANA GOVT. NEEDS TO SECURE PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO COMPLETE PROJECT

The Technical Working Group tasked to oversee the completion of the Saglemi Housing Project has been given five weeks to issue the international expression of interest to pave way for private sector participation.

Minister of Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who issued the directive, said, the move would enable

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GHANA GOVT. REITERATE COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE ALL COASTAL PROJECT ACROSS THE NATION

GHANA GOVT. REITERATE COMMITMENT TO COMPLETE ALL COASTAL PROJECT ACROSS THE NATION

The Minister-designate for Works and Housing, Mr Kojo Oppong Nrumah, has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the successful completion of all coastal protection projects along the country’s coast.

Despite the concerning trend of rising sea tides affecting the development of coastal communities, Mr Nkrumah assured that the government remained

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HOW OVER 100 LAWSUIT PREVENT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 18.1KM OFANKOR-NSAWAM ROAD IN GHANA

HOW OVER 100 LAWSUIT PREVENT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF 18.1KM OFANKOR-NSAWAM ROAD IN GHANA

More than 100 lawsuits, ranging from human rights cases to ownership of portions of the road earmarked for the reconstruction of the 18.1 km Ofan­kor-Nsawam dual carriage­way project, are hindering the completion of work on schedule. 

With some of the cases dating back to 2022, the Chief Resident Engineer, Kwabena

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WHY HO AIRPORT IS STILL NOT OPERATIONAL NEARLY SIX YEARS AFTER COMPLETION IN GHANA

WHY HO AIRPORT IS STILL NOT OPERATIONAL NEARLY SIX YEARS AFTER COMPLETION IN GHANA

The Ho Airport, developed to boost the economy of the Volta Region and adjoining regions, is still idle after nearly six years of completion.

A visit to the facility last Friday indicated that the airport was in good shape and was being well maintained.

However, since Passion Air halted operations

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GHANA GOVT. APPROVED GH¢150 TO CONTRACTORS FOR ROAD MAINTENANACE

GHANA GOVT. APPROVED GH¢150 TO CONTRACTORS FOR ROAD MAINTENANACE

The Gov­ernment has made available GH¢150 million to contractors, to undertake road maintenance across the country.

“The government has released an amount of GH¢150 million for the engagement and payment to road contractors un­dertaking pothole patch­ing across the country,” the Ministry of Roads and Highways, said in a statement issued

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ACCRA-KUMASI FOUR MAJOR BY-PASS MAKING PROGRESS IN GHANA

ACCRA-KUMASI FOUR MAJOR BY-PASS MAKING PROGRESS IN GHANA

Construction works are progressing steadily on four major by-passes on the Accra-Kumasi highway. 

The by-passes; the 11.6Km Osino by-pass, the 6.1 Km Anyinam bypass, the 10.6Km Enyiresi by-pass and the 13.5K Konongo by-pass; are part of the ongoing efforts by the government to dualise the Accra-Kumasi highway to help reduce

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GSA TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANIES TO ENFORCE ITS STANDARD

GSA TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANIES TO ENFORCE ITS STANDARD

The Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) says it will continue to clamp down on some cement-manufacturing companies in the country to enforce standards and not to destroy businesses.

According to the Authority, it would not renege on its key mandate of ensuring standards in the country since that was the only

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WHY GHANA NEEDS US$550BILLION TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY TRANSITION PLANS

WHY GHANA NEEDS US$550BILLION TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY TRANSITION PLANS

Ghana will require not less than $550 billion to successfully implement its Energy Transition Strategy over the next 40 years, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced.

He has therefore called for stronger and greater collaboration among all stakeholders to enable the country implement the strat­egy successfully since its benefits

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GHANA GOVT. SEEK FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

GHANA GOVT. SEEK FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

The government is sourcing funding for the construction of a nuclear power plant to support the country’s electricity production and provide more reliable and efficient energy to consumers.

Although the cost and the project sites are yet to be made public, Ghana is considering a partnership with the US to

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GHANA NATIONAL CATHEDRAL CONSTRUCTION SAGA CONTINUES OVER FUNDS

GHANA NATIONAL CATHEDRAL CONSTRUCTION SAGA CONTINUES OVER FUNDS

The National Cathedral Secretariat has dismissed assertions that funds invested into the project so far have only gone into the digging of a ‘hole’.

On the contrary, it explained that the supposed hole was rather completed foundational works which would pave way for the take-off of the actual edifice.

“In

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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CEMENT FACTORIES ON HOLD ON GHANA

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CEMENT FACTORIES ON HOLD ON GHANA

The directive by the Ministry of Trade and Industry which takes immediate effect is a temporary measure aimed at streamlining the issuance of permits by various regulatory institutions before the construction of new cement factories could be considered.

The directive was issued at the launch of a national quality policy

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FORMER GHANA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR FLOOD EMERGENCY

FORMER GHANA PRESIDENT CALLS FOR FLOOD EMERGENCY

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on the government to declare a state of emergency in the areas affected by floods following the spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong dams.

Joining earlier similar calls in a Facebook post on Wednesday [October 18], Mr. Mahama said the scope

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HOW GNPC CONSTRUCTED 123 PROJECTS IN GHANA

HOW GNPC CONSTRUCTED 123 PROJECTS IN GHANA

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation has constructed 123 different projects in the Ashanti Region, from the country’s oil proceeds, says Dr Dominic Kwasi Eduah, Chief Executive Director of the foundation.

The projects included mechanised boreholes, sanitary facilities/public toilets, school blocks, football pitches (astroturfs). Out of the number, 43 of

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RECONSTRUCTION OF US$346.5M OFANKOR-NSAWAM DUAL CARRIAGEWAY AT 40% IN GHANA

RECONSTRUCTION OF US$346.5M OFANKOR-NSAWAM DUAL CARRIAGEWAY AT 40% IN GHANA

Reconstruction of the $346.5 million Ofankor-Nsawam dual carriageway project is progressing steadily with 40 per cent of work completed so far, the resident engineer, Mr Thomas David Arthur, has disclosed.

The scope of work undertaken so far includes the construction of an underpass footbridge at the Agya Appiah section of

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FEDCO PARTNER WITH A FIRM TO CONSTRUCT CLASSROOM BUILDINGS IN GHANA

FEDCO PARTNER WITH A FIRM TO CONSTRUCT CLASSROOM BUILDINGS IN GHANA

Federated Commodities Ltd (FEDCO) and partners, Storck and Walter Matter, inaugurated a six-unit classroom block for Domeabra Primary School, near Asankragwa, in the Wassa Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region.

The block, which has a head teacher’s office, a staff common room, a library, a computer laboratory, toilet facilities,

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GHANA VP COMMISSIONED TAMALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PHASE II

GHANA VP COMMISSIONED TAMALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PHASE II

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the Tamale International Airport Phase II Project at a colorful ceremony in the Northern Regional capital.

Facilitated under the auspices of the UK-Ghana Business Council (UKGBC), established in 2018 and co-chaired by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the project is part of the Government’s aviation sector

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GHANA PRESIDENT LAUNCHED NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMME

GHANA PRESIDENT LAUNCHED NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMME

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the revised National Affordable Housing Programme at Pokuase-Afiaman in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region.

Dubbed: “My home, my peace” the new housing programme seeks to construct about 14,000 subsi­dised housing units for prospective buyers.

The programme which is being

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GHANA TO FOCUS ON RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION INSTEAD OF SKYTRAIN

GHANA TO FOCUS ON RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION INSTEAD OF SKYTRAIN

Ghana has no plans of building a Skytrain, but rather focusing its attention on the Western and Eastern railway lines development for the moment, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), Mr. Yaw Owusu, has stated.

He said it was extremely expensive to build a

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ULTRA-MODERN TRAINING FACILITY OPENED IN GHANA

ULTRA-MODERN TRAINING FACILITY OPENED IN GHANA

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has inaugurated an ultra-modern training resort and conference centre for the College of Distance Education (CoDE) at Agona Nyakrom in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region.

Situated on a 50-acre land, the facility would serve as an avenue for the training of

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NUCLEAR POWER TO ENERGY MIX PROJECT ON COURSE IN GHANA

NUCLEAR POWER TO ENERGY MIX PROJECT ON COURSE IN GHANA

Ghana’s quest to add nuclear power to its energy mix is on course and progressing steadily, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has said.

He said as part of phase two of the project, the country had received feedback on six large reactors and small

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