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The Governing Board of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected the petition by the Public Services Workers Union, Trades Union Congress (TUC), demanding the removal of Executive Secretary Professor Kenneth Attafuah. On July 1, nearly a thousand NIA staff members sent a petition to the President to demand the removal of the Executive

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has uncovered a new strategy of examination malpractice where some candidates conceal money and contact numbers in answer booklets in a bid to influence their exam results.WAEC's Head of Corporate Affairs, John Kapi, who made this known pointed out that, measures have been put in place to prevent all forms of examination malpractice.

Dr Bawumia to present his choice of running mate to the party's national executives today.

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reiterated his stance on ex-gratia payments to Article 71 officeholders, insisting it no longer serves its intended purpose. According to him, the original intention behind ex-gratia payments for certain public servants and political officeholders was to combat corruption, but this is no longer the case in the current dispensation.

The lawyer for one of the officers at the centre of the leaked tape controversy aimed at ousting the IGP expressed surprise at the content of the Parliamentary Committee’s report on the issue. Alfred Papa Darkwah, who represents Superintendent George Asare, stated that the report’s content differs significantly from what was aired on live TV and what transpired behind closed doors.

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has revealed that it has halted negotiations leading to the sale of a 60 per cent stake in some six hotels. This is in line with a directive from the National Pensions Regulatory Authority, NPRA.

The Parliamentary committee which probed the leaked tape regarding the alleged scheme by some senior police officers to remove the Inspector-General of Police from office has cited two of the officers who appeared before the committee for Contempt of Parliament after they told lies to the committee under oath.

In the midst of a heated debate over a proposed legislative instrument spearheaded by Ghana’s Trade and Industry Minister, K.T. Hammond to regulate cement prices, cement manufacturers have announced their intention to increase prices. The former Vice Chair of the Ghana Real Estate Developers Association, Dr Stephen Debrah-Ablormeti, who disclosed this, noted that cement prices had already risen by GH₵10.00 in May, and it is set to increase by an additional GH₵12.00 effective July 1.

Manufacturers of cement products could be liable to up to three years in jail if they flout certain provisions of the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) being proposed by Trade Minister, K.T Hammond.