Gideon Okyere

[rev_slider alias=”UN-HABITAT TO PARTNER WITH GHANA ON SUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION”] The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, has renewed its commitment to partner with the government of Ghana in attaining sustainable urbanization and improving climate change adaptation. This came to light when Ghana’s Minister for Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye and the Executive Director of the United […]

[rev_slider alias=”ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GHANA HYDROLOGICAL AUTHORITY CRITICAL TO ADDRESSING FLOODING-ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has expressed the urgent need for a fundamental change in the country’s approach in addressing hydrological challenges in the country. The establishment of the Ghana Hydrological Authority, the sector Minister indicated, would go a long

[rev_slider alias=”USE LOCAL MATERIALS TO REDUCE CONSTRUCTION COST – ABDULAI ABANGA”] The Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Abdulai Abanga has appealed to stakeholders in the built industry to prioritize the use of local building materials in their construction projects. This, the Deputy Minister noted, will go a long way to mitigate the escalating

[rev_slider alias=”AFFORDABLE HOUSING HIGH ON GOVERNMENT’S AGENDA- ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon.  Francis Asenso-Boakye has reassured of government’s commitment to tackling the increasing national housing deficit that confronts the country especially in urban areas. The sector Minister disclosed that government is currently expediting efforts that will see to the completion of all

[rev_slider alias=”Government Flood Control Programme Impacts Several Communities”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has recounted the flood mitigations interventions undertaken by the Ministry, which have ultimately impacted several communities that were hitherto vulnerable to the flood menace. Addressing the press yesterday in Accra, the sector Minister disclosed that NFCP has seen flood

[rev_slider alias=”ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF ONLY REGISTERED ARCHITECTS – ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye is urging the public and developers in the built industry to engage the services of only registered Architects and firms for their building projects in order to develop a resilient and aesthetically pleasant communities. To this

[rev_slider alias=”CURBING FLOODING: LETS TAKE OUR SAFETY SERIOUSLY – ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has called on Ghanaians of the need to attach great importance to their safety and be more mindful in the manner solid waste are disposed off in drainage channels dotted across the country. This, the Minister

[rev_slider alias=”HELP REDUCE THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION – ASENSO-BOAKYE TO ARCHITECTS”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has urged Architects to develop designs and construction methods that will maximize spaces and ultimately help to reduce the cost of construction in the country. The sector Minister observed that expensive housing units in the

[rev_slider alias=”TOWARDS FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES: DEPUTY MINISTER INSPECTS PROGRESS OF WORKS OF DRAINAGE FACILITIES”] The Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Hon, Abdulai Abanga has embarked on a working visit to inspect the progress of works on some drainage facilities being constructed as part of the Ministry’s Flood Control Programme in the Greater Accra Region.

[rev_slider alias=”ASENSO-BOAKYE INDUCTS SIR DAVID ADJAYE AS A REGISTERED MEMBER OF ARC”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has inducted Sir David Adjaye OBE, one of the world’s most celebrated architect as a Registered License Member of the Architect Registration Council (ARC) to legally practice in Accra, Ghana. The long-awaited induction