[rev_slider alias=”CHIEF DIRECTOR, OTHERS AWARDED AT THE 2022 CIVIL SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY”] The 2022 Civil Service Week Celebration was climaxed with an Awards Ceremony on Friday 29th July 2022 at the Alisa Hotel with deserving staff of the Ministry recognized for their hard-working ethics and contributions to the service and by extension, the country as

[rev_slider alias=”THE BILL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GHANA HYDROLOGICAL AUTHORITY PASSED”] Parliament, on Thursday, 28th July 2022, gave the approval for the establishment of the Ghana Hydrological Authority following the passage of the Bill that sought to establish it. The Ghana Hydrological Authority Bill, 2022, when accented by the President will give birth to

[rev_slider alias=”RENT ASSISTANCE SCHEME IN THE OFFING: AS GOVERNMENT AIMS TO CUSHION GHANAIANS AGAINST HIKES IN RENTAL ACCOMMODATION”] The government, through the Ministry of Works and Housing, is set to commence the establishment of the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) as part of efforts to reduce the burden of hikes associated with rental accommodation as

[rev_slider alias=”GOVERNMENT PUSHES FOR RENT REFORMS AS STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO REVIEW EXISTING LAWS”] The efforts by the sector Ministry to address problems associated with rental housing received a major boost as stakeholders made up of industry players and academia undertook the review of the existing Rent Act, 1963 (Act 220) meant to among other things

[rev_slider alias=”MINISTRY WORKS AND HOUSING TO INTENSIFY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE”] The Ministry for Works and Housing has taken delivery of supply chain management library materials from the Knowledge Development Alliance Network of partners as part of efforts to intensify supply chain management governance awareness within the Ministry.  The Alliance is made up of the

[rev_slider alias=”GHANA MAKES PROGRESS IN UN’S URBAN AGENDA – ASENSO-BOAKYE”] Ghana’s Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has indicated the progress made by the country as part of efforts to harness the urbanization process toward the sustainable development of the country. The sector Minister disclosed that Ghana is among the countries that have so

[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