2017budget Archives - Apt News Ghana

Many more people could be paying taxes in the current government tax schemes – John Benjamin…

March 4, 2017 Apt News Desk 0

A regular news commentator on Melody FM in Takoradi, Jon Hayfron Benjamin has said the current tax schemes being proposed by the Akufo Addo government […]

IMANI’s quick picks from Ghana’s post 2016 election budget

March 3, 2017 Apt News Desk 0

Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta presented his maiden budget to Parliament. The minister christened his budget “Asempa Budget” in the Twi language, loosely […]

Africa: Nigeria's Onuigbo Makes History As Africa Takes Lead in Global Climate Parliamentary Network June 22, 2026
[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria is poised to assume a rare position of influence in global climate governance as former federal lawmaker and principal sponsor of the Climate Change Act 2021, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, prepares to become President of GLOBE International, a powerful cross-party alliance of legislators driving climate legislation across continents.
South Africa: We've Turned Wild Landscapes Into Islands - Corridors Can Reconnect Them June 22, 2026
[Daily Maverick] Not all islands are surrounded by water. Some are ringed by wheat fields, highways, fences, suburbs and municipal boundaries. For the creatures trapped inside them, survival depends on connection.
Tanzania: Tanzania Orders Mkuti Forest Invaders to Leave Before August, 2026 June 22, 2026
[Daily News] Kigoma -- KIGOMA Regional Commissioner, Simon Siro, has ordered people who invaded the Mkuti Forest Reserve in the Kacheri and Ligufu Relini sub-districts to leave the reserve by July 30, 2026 and move to an area allocated to them in Zeze Village.
Nigeria: Poor Sanitation - Why Lagos Must Be Rescued June 22, 2026
[Vanguard] In a city regarded as Nigeria's commercial and political nerve centre and one of Africa's fastest-growing megacities, increasing presence of refuse heaps on road medians, drainage channels, under bridges and on highways presents a troubling contradiction.
Africa: With 2030 Looming, Ocean Leaders Warn Time Is Running Out for 30x30 June 22, 2026
[allAfrica] Mombasa, Kenya -- A significant challenge for the conservation sector is the 30x30 goal to protect 30% of the planet's oceans by 2030. It heavily depends on the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ agreement), which is the first legally binding agreement to establish Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the open seas. Before the treaty, nearly […]

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