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NLA Wishes Staff, Stakeholders and Ghanaians Merry Christmas On behalf of the Board led by  His Eminence Togbe Francis Nyonyo, and Management led by Hon. Kofi Osei-Ameyaw,  the National Lottery Authority ( NLA ) wishes all its Staff, Stakeholders, particularly the Lotto Marketing Companies who serve as the backbone of the Authority, and Ghanaians a Happy Christmas and a fruitful 2020. 2019 has been one of the most successful years for the Authority as we were able to launch and roll out new products such as NLA VAG Lotto, Daywa, Super  6 and Lucky 3. God willing 2020, the Authority would focus on the full implementation of the E-kiosk Project, aimed at contributing to the digitization of the economy spearheaded by Akufo-Addo's Administration. Let's use this festive season to do good to people especially the less privileged in society .  Most importantly, we encourage all Staff of the Authority to be more responsible during this season. Once again Merry C

Don't allow NDC to come and cancel The Good Policies Of NPP...Veep The vice president of the Republic of Ghana His Excellency Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has appealed to Ghanaians not to allow the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in power to review government’s flagship programmes Free Senior High School (SHS) planting for food and Job, 1D1F etc. when it comes into office. The vice President believes such a move will be ill-advised and will deprive the youth of access to quality education. “Since I hinted of introducing the Free SHS policy, the opposition gave all kinds of excuses as to doubt its possible implementation. But now, their stance is not clear,” he said while addressing a rally after the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Delegates Conference, Sunday. Former President John Mahama at a meeting with the Ghana National Council for Private Schools (GNACOPS) in October this year announced that he will review the Free-SHS policy within his first 90-days in office

Plan Your Exit From Government In 2020... NDC Urges  NPP The Former NHIS CEO Sylvester Mensah says Ghanaians are continually becoming fed-up with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and as such the Akufo-Addo led administration must be readying itself to exit power in 2020 NDC stalwart, Sylvester Mensah in solidarity speech on behalf of the National Democratic Party(NDC) at the annual delegates’ conference on Sunday December 22, 2019 held at the Accra Trade Fair Center La in the Greater Accra Region wished the NPP managed its affair well within its last few months in power. “Prepare to handover because Ghanaians are not feeling your sakora government any longer. You have overstayed your welcome and I wish on behalf of the NDC wish you well in the few days months ahead of your stay in government”, he said to a loud boos from party delegates at the conference. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has observed that the NPP has outlived its welcome after plung

NDC Applauds NPP For Prosperous Annual Delegates Conference 2019 . The largest opposition National Democratic Congress NDC has praised the ruling New Patriotic Party NPP for being able to organize a successful Annual Delegates Conference in this festive season. The Formal Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Health Insurance Scheme NHIS Mr Sylvester Mensah delivering a solidarity address on behalf of the NDCs on the occasion of the Annual National Delegates Conference of the NPP held at the LA TRADE FAIR CENTER on Sunday 22nd December 2019,   salutes the NPP for the courage to hold a National Delegates Conference during this Christmas season, when the sentiments of the majority of Ghanaians are that of a “Sakoora” Christmas.  " Let me congratulate you for excellent organization of this event. We wish you well in all your deliberations," He noted that, the NDC is sincere and committed to the ideal that no party out of government should wish failure for any go

"NDC’s Governance Is The Most Corrupt Gov't In The History Of Ghana"... Kofi Akpalo Fires. The Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo says Ghanaians should forget about National Democratic Congress (NDC) because their mentality is always stealing and embezzling of state coffers. According to the controversial politician,''The NDC has always have the track record of stealing and looting from state coffers since 1979 and they should not be a political party Ghanaians should vest their trust in,'' “NDC’s governance is the most corrupt government in the history of Ghana, there is no question about that and Ghanaians should not give them a chance to rule Ghana again,'he added According to him, the mismanagement under the NDC administration was so enormous that it plunged the nation into huge debts in the early 1970s. According to him, the party, even in opposition is still exhibiting incompetence in i

President Nana Addo - commissions First Gas For Karpowership The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has turned on the valves for the use of natural gas from the country’s gas fields, instead of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), on the 450-megawatt Karpowership for the generation of power. This follows the relocation of the Karpowership from its original location in Tema to the Sekondi Naval Base, in the Western Region, and the subsequent conversion of 90% of its engines from being initially dependent on HFO to natural gas currently.   With Karpowership taking approximately 50% of the volume of the take-or-pay Sankofa gas for power generation over the remaining period of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Ghana, according to the Ministry of Energy, will save a whopping monthly take-or-pay cost of $40million and projected annual savings of $480million.                Photos attached Photos from Karpowership Photos from Karpowership Specifi

LPG, UPP disagree on referendum call off The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) and the United Progressive Party (UPP) have expressed different sentiments following President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision to call off the December 17 national referendum. Whereas the LPG laid the blame at the feet of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for “exhibiting bad faith” in the whole referendum process, the UPP is convinced that the president’s “failure to undertake adequate education and his Yes stand for the referendum caused the fiasco”. Sharing their views in separate interviews with the Daily Graphic, the two parties agreed that the manner and way in which the referendum turned out was disappointing. President Akufo-Addo, last Sunday, called off the referendum slated for December 17 this year, saying there was lack of broad, national consensus among key stakeholders and the populace. He consequently instructed the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, H