Midday News

The Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey, has refuted claims that the government delayed its nationals’ evacuation from Ukraine. According to her, before the escalation of unrest in the Ukraine-Russia region, government had entreated Ghanaian students to return to Ghana.

The Speaker of Parliament made some stark projections for which public sector workers may have to brace themselves. According to Alban Bagbin, the government may struggle to honor some financial obligations including remuneration of employees in the next three months if critical steps are not taken.

As the war between Ukraine and Russia enters its fourth day, concerns are still rife about the stakes for civilians who have been caught in the crossfire. Though Russia insists that its attack are limited to military bases and installations, reports from Kyiv show that civilian casualties have not been left out of the fray as missiles have hit many areas aside from the stipulated targets.

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Transport operators say no matter the outcome of the meeting with the Transport Ministry they will maintain their decision to increase fares by 30%. The Concerned Drivers Association said they want to achieve what they are fighting for which is the 30 per cent increment in transport fare.

The students of the Savelugu Senior High School in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them by the authorities. The riot began after they accused school authorities of feeding them with expired milk and tin fish. The students also said the meals offered are very small for young adults of their kind.

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Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has queried the recent mode of arrest of journalists allegedly involved in publication of falsehood by the Ghana Police Service. Terming the approach as “rambo style”, the Speaker said that such an approach is archaic, thus should not be encouraged.

Four members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have tabled a motion for Parliament to establish a bipartisan committee probe into the death of former President John Evans Atta Mills. The sponsors of the private members’ motion are Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Majority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri; Habib Iddrissu, Second Deputy Majority Whip and MP for Tolon; Davis Ansah Opoku, MP for Mpraeso; and Yves Nii Noi Hanson-Nortey, MP for Tema Central.

Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) program are set to hit the streets today in protest of what they call an undue delay in the payment of their allowances. An extension of their service period by government has not been followed with the necessary financial commitment as many of them are yet to be paid in the past six months.