Organised Labour has announced a nationwide strike on October 10, 2024, in response to the government’s failure to address their concerns about illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey.
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has begun a nationwide monitoring of the 91st and 92nd cycles of cash grants to households of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme on Monday in Ayensuano District in the Eastern Region.
The Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed that 1,000 housing units have been handed over to security agencies across the country, significantly alleviating the housing challenges faced by these essential workers.
Government is on the verge of finalizing negotiations to revive the stalled Saglemi Housing Units, with the project set to be handed over to a private developer for redevelopment in the next 14 days.
The Nasarawa State Police Command in Nigeria says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in the Keffi area of the state.
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Forestry Commission, has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the grant of thirty million US dollars ($30,000,000.00) to provide additional/alternative livelihood support to forest fringe communities as an incentive for them to engage in enhanced forest protection, forest restoration and reforestation.
At a landmark press conference at the Ghana International Press Centre, Alan Kyerematen, Presidential Candidate for the Afrafranto Alliance, together with his running mate, Kwame Owusu Danso (KOD) and other senior partners of Afrafranto Alliance, unveiled a comprehensive 10-point plan aimed at eradicating illegal mining (Galamsey) in Ghana.
