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[rev_slider alias=”TACKLING PERENNIAL FLOODING: 785 BUILDINGS ON WATERWAYS EARMARKED FOR DEMOLITION”] About Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five (785) buildings identified to be cited on waterways have been earmarked for demolition in the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly as part of efforts by the government to address the menace of flooding in Accra.  The demolition exercise, which is […]

[rev_slider alias=”ENSURE STRICT COMPLIANCE TO BUILDING REGULATIONS – HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE TO MMDAS”] The Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has called on Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to be mindful of their respective mandate to ensure that permit applications for new buildings in their area of jurisdictions are thoroughly scrutinized to ensure

[rev_slider alias=”ADDRESSING PERENNIAL FLOODING: HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE BRIEFS PARLIAMENT ON PROJECTS”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has assured residents of flood prone communities of government’s commitments to ensure that the needed drainage infrastructure are provided to alleviate the occurrences of perennial flooding associated with the onset of the rainy season. The Minister

[rev_slider alias=”RENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME WILL BE KEY TO REDUCING THE HOUSING DEFICIT- ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has expressed optimism that the implementation of the new National Rent Assistance Scheme (NRAS) intended to support deserving households, especially the youth to access decent rental accommodation and to effectively protect them

[rev_slider alias=”RA-CONGLOMERATE, OTHERS ASKED TO STOP CONSTRUCTION ON WETLANDS AS WORKS AND HOUSING MINISTER INSPECTS DRAINAGE PROJECTS AHEAD OF THE RAINY SEASON”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye has directed the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly to take immediate steps to stop ongoing building construction works by some private developers on the Kpeshie Lagoon

[rev_slider alias=”NATIONAL TENANTS UNION COMMENDS GOVERNMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING RENTAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME”] The Secretary-General of the National Tenants Union of Ghana, Frederick Opoku has commended government for fulfilling its manifesto promise of implementing the National Rental Assistance Scheme, adding that the intervention will be a great relief to its numerous members from the burdensome rent payment

[rev_slider alias=”GOVERNMENT ROLLS-OUT RENTAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS”] The Government has commenced the roll out of the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) intended to support deserving households to access decent rental accommodation and to effectively protect them from exploitation and burdensome rent advance payments. The Scheme, which is a key intervention by government,

[rev_slider alias=”GHANA HOUSING AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT HOMEOWNERSHIP – HON. ASENSO-BOAKYE”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has indicated that the establishment of the Ghana Housing Authority (GHA) is expected to complement the operations of the newly created Home Ownership Fund and ultimately boost home ownership in the country. The newly created

[rev_slider alias=”TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE SET UP TO OVERSEE THE PROCESSES FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE SAGLEMI HOUSING PROJECT INAUGURATED”] The Ministry of Works and Housing has inaugurated a Technical Working Committee, made up of experts and professionals to assist it to execute government’s decision of exploring the possibility of selling the Saglemi Housing Project, covering

[rev_slider alias=”GOVERNMENT TO LET PRIVATE DEVELOPER COMPLETE AND SELL OFF SAGLEMI HOUSING PROJECT”] The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has announced Government’s decision to explore the possibility of selling the Saglemi Housing Project, covering the 1,506 housing units, at the current value to a private sector entity to complete and sell