The government of Ghana through the Minstry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has banned the use of polythene products which fall below 20 microns. Making the announcement, Mahama Ayariga said “We have placed a ban on up to 20 microns, nobody can manufacture plastic products below 20 microns. The microns are the test of … Continue reading
It has emerged that Ghanaian ministers who travel outside the country present the presidency with fat phone bills due to the excessive international calls they make away from the country. Most ministers of State in Ghana make phone calls on the account of government due to the nature of their responsibilities which heavily involves communication. In a … Continue reading
Before today he was the Minister of Youth and Sports and has in recent times been widely criticized for series of verbal attacks and display of arrogance against some well-known media practitioners in Ghana. Mahama Ayariga who was earlier today reassigned by the President to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has insisted … Continue reading
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed new minister of Youth and Sports in a reshuffle that sees Mahama Ayariga moved to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. In a statement signed by the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, Health Minister Dr. Kwaku Agyeman Mensah has been reassigned to the Ministry of Water Works … Continue reading
In September 2009, Mahama Ayariga, then a Presidential spokesperson launched a vitriolic attack on some local journalists, describing them as “beginners and learners” who need to under study their superiors before writing stories about him. February 2015, now Minister of Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga has again slapped Ghanaian journalists in the face, saying they were … Continue reading
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga has revealed that government does not know which individual or company that airlifted some Black Stars supporters from Ghana to Equatorial Guinea for the just ended African Cup of Nations (AFCON). “The Ministry of Youth and Sports did not spend a single pesewa to send any fan … Continue reading
A former National Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Abuga Pele, has been charged with causing financial loss to the state. He has also been charged with defrauding by false pretences and aiding and abetting crime. Pele and the CEO of Goodwill International Group were in court today to respond … Continue reading
Government has admitted its failure to pay the 2.5 percent VAT returns meant for the daily operations of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund). Minister for Information and Media Relations, Mahama Ayariga has attributed the delay to administrative lapses. He implied, “it will be farfetched to say that GETfund is bankrupt; the process of collecting … Continue reading
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