President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), leads high-powered delegation to Conakry early this morning to confer with the leaders of the new military administration in Guinea, The visit came a day after the sub-regional bloc slapped sanctions on the leaders of the coup that detained the Guinean President Alpha Conde.

Edward Kareweh, General Secretary of the General Agricultural Workers Union, GAWU, has stated that the successes of the government’s flagship Planting for Foods and Jobs, PFJ, programme; have been overly exaggerated. According to him, there is the need for an audit of the programme and also for all stakeholders to find a more durable way out of a looming food shortage facing the country.

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The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch says his outfit has petitioned the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the source of question leakages in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Wednesday, Kofi Asare said the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is being “bit charitable with the actual situation on the ground because its image is at stake.”

The government has deployed security personnel to the country's borders to enforce the ban on food exportation amid a possible food shortage.

Deputy Agric Minister, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has revealed that National Security operatives have been stationed at the country’s borders to prevent the movement of essential food items from leaving Ghana.

Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has told his colleague lawyers their annual tax returns must be commensurate with their earnings. Speaking at the 2021 Bar Conference in Bolgatanga, Mr Dame said the vigilance of lawyers through the years, which has ensured the protection of human rights and the welfare of society, is similarly required to guarantee the economic development of the country.

General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says former President John Mahama’s recent comments on the 2024 elections are unfortunate. He believes the former President has a premeditated plan in his desperation to return to power.

Director of Business Support and Policy at the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) under the Office of the President, says many companies in Ghana are struggling to fill the job vacancies available. Speaking at the Youth Employment Agency’s Job Fair at the Accra Conference Center on Thursday, Franklin Owusu Karikari said the companies have a tough time finding the right people to fill available vacancies.

President of the Republic and Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will Wednesday, August 08, 2021, chair a virtual emergency meeting of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to take action on recent political developments in the West African state of Guinea. President Akufo-Addo says the seizing of power by the Guinean military on Sunday 5th of September 2021, is a violation of the common charter of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).