Tag: Local government

Birim Central Municipal Intensifies Efforts to Reclaim Galamsey-Affected Lands

The Birim Central Municipal Assembly has collaborated with the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) to launch a comprehensive crackdown on illegal mining, otherwise known as "galamsey” activities within the ...

Ghana’s Minister for Local Government, Chieftancy and Religious Affairs, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, has underscored that Ghana's ambitious development agenda hinges significantly on the effectiveness of its local governance structures, and ...

Efforts to curb urban congestion in Ghana have once again come under scrutiny, with former Local Government Minister Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah acknowledging that the country’s greatest challenge is not the ...

IMANI Africa’s Vice President, Selorm Branttie, has urged the Ministry of Local Government to launch a sweeping crackdown on street hawking, which he indicated continues to fuel urban congestion and ...

Prof. Kwaku Azar Asare, a Democracy and Development Fellow at CDD-Ghana, has called for urgent reforms to Ghana’s decentralization system.  He emphasized the need for swift action to address what ...

Labour has confirmed that council tax increases will remain capped at 5% for the upcoming year, a decision that could see average household bills rise by approximately £100.  The announcement ...

The UK government has withdrawn its formal objection to South Cambridgeshire District Council’s implementation of a four-day work week, which could set a precedent for other councils to follow.  The ...

According to Dr. Maliha Abubakar, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), conflict of interest issues typically arise in the public sector, particularly in government agencies, ...

In a landmark event for Ghana's fight against poverty, the Deputy Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, Hon. Vincent Ekow Assafuah Esq, unveiled the nation's inaugural Multidimensional Poverty ...