The Minister for Works and Housing Francis Asenso-Boakye has given the assurance that government will continue to commit the needed resources to address the drainage challenges being experienced in some part of the country. The problems of flooding in major cities in recent time, have led to lots of drains being constructed through various government interventions, with existing ones undergoing excavation, rechanneling and maintenance across the country, all in an effort towards reducing the perennial devastation of flooding. Despite these interventions by government, Asenso-Boakye said the establishment of an administrative and legal framework will be the long-term solution in the…
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The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, yesterday begun a 2-day working tour to the Northern Region to inspect the progress of projects being undertaken by the Ministry and to have a fair understanding of the issues on ground. Welcoming the Minister to the region, the Northern Regional Coordinating Director, Alhassan Issahaku, on behalf of the Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shaini Shaibu, expressed gratitude to Asenso-Boakye for being the first Works and Housing Minister, in recent memory, to visit and assess housing and drainage situations in the region. The Regional Coordinating Director noted that the Minister’s working tour to…
We are proud to support diverse voices across our publishing. The 11th of February was International Day of Women and Girls in Science, established in 2015 by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. On this day and every day, we recognize that shining a spotlight on the representation of women in scientific fields particularly in the West African Region and applauding the gains that have been made in their fields, and amplifying the voices of women who have made a career in scientific research is crucial in the effort to creating a landscape that is inclusive. Join us in…
The GOC Games Sub-Committee, with reference to Daily Graphic article above dated the 10th of February, Thursday, 2022, wish to offer a rejoinder. The article is full of misrepresentations, conjecture and fabrications. The President of The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) Mr. Ben Nunoo attempts to use Dr Bitugu and the GOC Games Sub-Committee as scape goats. This is not right and must be faced and addressed with the records properly put. The President of the GOC, Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah claimed Dr. Bitugu used the wrong channel to secure his position and hence his unceremonious exit as Chef Du Mission…
The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has called on private developers within the housing sector to embrace the new government affordable housing programme and invest more to bridge the housing deficit which has been prevalent in the country. The Ministry for Works and Housing has recently developed a new framework that commits it to reduce up to 40% of the construction cost through the provision of land, infrastructural services, tax incentives and exemptions in an effort to ensure that houses developed for sale to the public are not only safe, decent but very affordable to the citizenry.…
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has completed and handed overq1a a new astro turf at Manhyia in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. At a ceremony to hand over the facility located at the Konadu Yiadom Basic School Park, Dr. Dominic Eduah, the Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, said GNPC is committed to supporting the development of sporting talents across communities and expects that the facility would serve the people of Manhyia South and the Ashanti region in the honing of skills amongst the youth. “Our focus is one targeted at ensuring every Ghanaian benefits from Ghana’s…
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[ads1] The Committee tasked by the Minister of Works and Housing, Hon Asenso-Boakye with the responsibility of undertaking a comprehensive audit of all government landed properties in the form of offices and residential accommodation across the country has presented its inception report with a recommendation to set up what will be known as the Government Property Database. According to the Chairman of the Committee and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abetifi, Hon. Bryan Acheampong, the Government Property Database, when fully operational will have useful features such as the type of the property, the condition, the estimated value as well…
[ads2] Former Ghana Chef De Mission for Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Bella Bello Bitugu has called on the Ghana Olympic Committee to investigate allegations arising after his resignation from the top position. Mr. Bello Bitugu resigned from his position on January 25, 2022 with few days to the commencement of the Olympic Games in the Asian town.[ads3] But aftermath of his resignation comes with numerous allegations of which Mr. Bitugu has called on the Ghana Olympic Committee to intervene and commence investigations into the reports. “A document has come to my attention with various allegations after I tendered in my…