Landlords to be tied to six months rent advance as government seeks to collect data of all landowners- Dr Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamadou Bawumia has stated governments intentions to enforce the current rent Act through the National Rental Assistance Scheme. The Rent Act 220 which is undergoing review stipulates that property owners can charge no more than six-months’ advance rent, with subsequent rent payments…
Government should name all transaction advisors and specify how much has been paid to them- Lawyer Kwaku Asare on controversial GOG/Asaase deal
US-based Ghanaian lawyer and Professor of Accounting, Kwaku Asare, is asking government to disclose the names of all transaction advisors and specify how much has been paid them in the controversial Minerals income Investment Fund deal between Government of Ghana and the Royalties Company. His…
Government’s hunt to protect tenants: Will price control succeed as nearly 60 percent of incomes are spent on rent?
If you’ve spent time in the last few years looking for accommodation in Ghana, you’re most likely to come to the conclusion that current prices are ridiculously high coupled with the fact that most landlords or owners demand two years advance payment. The state of…
If you don’t know or understand, ASK – Lawyer Kow Essuman replies as lawyers take to Facebook to battle it out on controversial GoG- Agyapa/Asaase deal
Assistant Secretary and Lawyer at the Jubilee House, Kow Essuman has thrown a subtle jab at critics of the recent Minerals Income Investment Fund, between Government of Ghana and the Royalties Company. The controversial deal which was passed in parliament last week amid objections by…
All you need to know about GoG- Agyapa/Asaase deal- Lawyer Ato Conduah raises 12 fundamental questions including conflict of interest
Lawyer and Management Consultant, Ato Conduah is seeking answers on the recent Minerals Income Investment Fund, between Government of Ghana and the Royalties Company. He is questioning the propriety of the GoG and the Ministry of Finance in entrusting such sovereign wealth into the hands…
President Olusegun Obasanjo to deliver keynote address at the formal launch of CDI platform
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo will on August 25 deliver the keynote address at the formal launch of the CDI platform, an innovative African solution aimed not only at promoting intra-Africa trade but also addressing one of the biggest public health challenges in a century….
Kelni GvG saved Ghana Ȼ327m – Ursla Owusu
The Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that the controversial Kelni GvG contract has so far saved Ghana some 327.3 million cedis. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful made the revelation when she appeared before parliament to provide answers in relation to the work of Kelni GVG, a…
Koku Anyidohu was right! ‘History has an interesting way of repeating itself’
I remember in 2012, when MP for Assin-Central, Kennedy Agyapong was arrested for allegedly making inciteful comments. The entire nation was thrown into a state of pandemonium. Leading members of the then opposition NPP marched to the Police headquarters in support of their party member….
Shocker: When I spotted John Mahama driving in town
I had the rare privilege of meeting the President one-on–one for the first time in my life and my heavenly prayer was for a moment of composure, and not to expose myself by showing any emotion. I had heard beautiful stories of the man Mahama,…
