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In this vein, we call on the Akufo-Addo government to address the numerous challenges being faced by the workers of Ghana, and, in particular, to ensure that the hardships imposed on all by the incompetence of the government, are ameliorated by prudent measures designed to lessen the cost of living.

Cumulatively, the number of jobs advertised in the first two months of 2022 decreased by 4.4 percent to 5,370 from 5,618 recorded in the corresponding period of 2021. The year-on-year decline in the number of jobs advertised reflected some of the difficulties faced by businesses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The caution comes at the time, the global economic frontiers are committing to the Energy Transition (ET) agenda strongly as majority of the economies set to meet net zero carbonisation by 2040.

This is based on the fact that, within the past two weeks; the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund (IMF), African Development Bank and other regional block institutions have consistently warned against food crisis in Ghana, Africa and other part of the world, especially the developing countries.

National Zango Caucus Communication Officer Alhaji Naziru Mohammed today represented H.E JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA and the Party at the final Tasfir (Taashei) of the Ahle Sunnah Leader Sheikh Ummar Ibrahim at Abeka (Abubakar Sadiq Masjid).

“There ought to be a shift in thinking by African leaders to realize that the problems they are facing individually as a country and collectively as a continent can only be solved by ourselves. I have seen a number of my brothers in this continent as leaders who go to beg with a bowl to the West and say they need help. I get puzzled and pissed at the same time. Look, the gentleman is kneeling with a bowl to the west but he has minerals, plenty which he is giving out for free through criminal tax concessions. Is that right? No, we must be serious with ourselves and safeguard our endowments. I call such people criminals,” Kagame said while causing laughter in the Congo Brazzaville Parliament.

The Deputy Employment and Labour Relations Minister has explained the rationale behind the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG’s) demand for government to pay them a neutrality allowance.

According to the chamber, per the current law, salaries that are paid via mobile money would attract the 1.5% charge, whereas salaries paid through banks will not attract any E-levy. They described such move as discriminatory.

In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the Fund said the Ghanaian economy will expand by 5.1% in 2023, 0.1% lower than the 2022 forecast, whilst it return to the pre-pandemic levels of 7.5% in 2027.

World Bank has indicated that, the world faces a “human catastrophe” from a food crisis arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bank is worried at the rate in which food prices are rising, saying it would push hundreds of millions of people into poverty and lower nutrition, if the crisis continues