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Vice President Highlights 24-Hour Economy Benefits and Reaffirms Commitment to Girls’ Education
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Vice President Highlights 24-Hour Economy Benefits and Reaffirms Commitment to Girls’ Education

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has underscored the tangible impact of government policy on productivity, job creation, and inclusive growth, citing the adoption of the 24-Hour Economy initiative by a new production line as a clear example of how strategic policy can expand operations and unlock economic opportunities. Speaking during an engagement with industry stakeholders, the Vice President noted that the initiative demonstrates how innovation, efficiency, and strong public–private partnerships can translate policy into real benefits for citizens. She emphasized that sustained economic growth must be anchored in collaborations that deliver measurable outcomes for the people of Ghana. Professor Opoku-Agyemang also reaffirmed government’s unwavering commitment to...
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Trade Minister: 1D1F Programme cancelled, replaced with 24-Hour Economy Policy  
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Trade Minister: 1D1F Programme cancelled, replaced with 24-Hour Economy Policy  

Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, the Minister of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, says the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) Programme, a flagship initiative of the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, has been cancelled.  "Mr. Speaker, I want to draw the House's attention to the fact that as of now, there is no policy as 1D1F," she said on Tuesday on the Floor of Parliament.  The minister explained that the ministry was now focusing on agro-processing parks under the 24-hour economy policy, which aimed to make Ghana's economy vibrant around the clock.  "Mr. Speaker, we are doing agro-parks, which seek to be a great game changer, especially in the agro-processing zones... to produce around the clock for import substitution, export, foreign exchange, and to create j...
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BECE candidate urges implementation of 24-hour economy  
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BECE candidate urges implementation of 24-hour economy  

Master Michael Nabi, a candidate writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Sunyani Municipality has called on President John Dramani Mahama to implement the 24-hour economy.In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at New-Dormaa, he said most people in Sunyani were hopeful that the 24-hour economy would create opportunity for some of them to find something worth doing as they awaited their results.Master Nabi, a candidate at the New-Dormaa Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Basic School, said he anticipated doing ‘something’ after the examination, to enable him to prepare adequately for Senior High School (SHS).He said he had prepared himself adequately for the BECE, with the assurance to write and pass the examination well, and to benefit from the Free SHS ...
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Bono East residents laud 24-hour economy initiative, anticipate implementation  
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Bono East residents laud 24-hour economy initiative, anticipate implementation  

The Chiefs and people of the Bono East Region on Thursday lauded the 24-hour economy initiative and appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to expedite action on the implementation of the policy for job creation and poverty reduction. According to them, the implementation would not only tackle the growing unemployment rate in the country, but also greatly build a resilient economy for wealth creation. They spoke to the GNA at Kintampo ahead of the President’s “Thank You Tour” to the Bono East region. The President is expected to address a durbar of the chiefs and people of the region at Kintampo to thank the electorate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s 2024 electoral victory. Mr Dauda Nassir, an opinion leader at Yeji in the Pru East District of the region noted th...
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NPA to deploy automated dispensers to implement 24-hour economy
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NPA to deploy automated dispensers to implement 24-hour economy

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is exploring various aspects of the downstream petroleum value chain, alongside a comprehensive implementation plan to facilitate the rollout of a 24-hour economy within the industry. The Chief Executive of the NPA, Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, said the initial phase might include the deployment of automated dispensers at selected petroleum retail outlets, as well as the implementation of measures to ensure the continuous operation of bulk storage facilities and depots, among other initiatives. He said the planned implementation of the 24-hour economy in the downstream petroleum sector was in line with President John Dramani Mahama’s vision of running a 24-hour economy to grow the economy and create more jobs. Mr. Tameklo Esq. was delivering a k...
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