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We retell the story with numbers openly sourced in Ghanaian news. Edited by a few numbers-loving academics | OfficeOfStatsGH @gmail .com

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This guy, Jake whatever has an office at the presidency. His job? Connecting diasporans to Ghana. They've spent $2.13 million on his travels and bonuses since 2021. This is more money than what all doctors in the upper East region earned in the last 2 years.
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For mother Ghana. We have to keep this in archives.
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Meet Dr Michael Obeng, a US based plastic surgeon, who led a team of about 31 specialists to perform plastic reconstructive surgeries for over 120 people in the Volta Region for free.
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This is the guy in charge of the rot at scholarship secretariat. He charges GHS90,000 for scholarship. A strong sponsor to the Bawumia camp. He is filthy rich. Quite as filthy as he shabbily looks.
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BREAKING NIVEA Ghana has closed down. Management has cited high taxes to have resulted this.
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The soldier who took on Government in Burkina Faso is only 35 years old.
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And this one here. Bank of Ghana Governor. Let me tell you how he hurt you. Between 2021 and 2022, he printed over GHS50 billion out of thin air. That made every GHS1000 you had be worth GHS500 overnight. When the revolution comes, get them punished.
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University of Ghana Toyota School of Engineering?
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The attorney general himself fought the boy in court. A law firm's accountant estimated that Gov’t must have spent around GHS85,000 in fighting the Achimota Rasta student case; today, he achieved 8As, a grade the Attorney General didn't attain despite studying General Arts.
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Over 3200 Ghanaian Soldiers died in the Second World War fighting for Britain. ZERO Colombian soldiers fought with the UK. Today, Colombians can travel to the UK Visa free, Ghanaians can't.
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Former NPP secretary and head of forestry commission, Sir John died 691 days ago. His will reveals that, he owned three different lands at the Achimota Forest. All these lands were registered under some company names. The lands were sold long ago. WHY DO WE DESERVE THIS?
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Kasoa to Ashaiman trotro now GHS18.
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Most MTN users buy GHS3 bundle which gives one less half a Gigabyte. But those who afford 216GB for GHS399 effectively pay about 1 Cedi 50 Pesewas for 1GB. The poor being punished?
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StatsGH was started to make you understand the numbers. When you hear millions of dollars are wasted, you have to stagger. $1 million can pay 30 people GHS3000 every month for 10 years.
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MoMo agents are now making more money than ever. E-Levy has been a blessing in disguise for them. Customers withdraw money and now ask agents to transfer on their behalf. Agents have a cut in the telcos 0.75% B&FT’s report today has revealed Ghanaians 1 - 0 Government!
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£1 is now GHS10
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They are selling scholarships to UK for GHS70,000 a piece. You pay in full, you’re awarded your letter. You’re stipend £1000 a month so it all adds up. What a scholarship secretariat.
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If you earn GHS3,000 a month and decide to spend half of it, you still can’t buy a brand new KIA Picanto in 4 years #FixTheCountry
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The first finance minister in the history of Ghana to introduce a tax that charges you 1.5% to move your own money from your own bank accounts between Bank A and Bank B.
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Ghana bought these cars for $2 million in 2001, left them to rot and sold all for under $300 thousand in 2019. The cars were meant for local Government. $2 million in 2001. At the time 75 pesewas bought a dollar. There’s been lots of wastage and that’s #WhyWeAreHere
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Meet the manager of Valco Trust Fund. He paid photographers some GHS190,000 for photoshoot. The Special Prosecutor is investigating him.
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If you want to retire at 60 on GHS1 million, you need to invest GHS89 every month if you are 25 years now, GHS180 if you are 30 and GHS367 if you are 35. Interesting reminder from Data Bank.
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After watching this video you would understand why there have been several calls for finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to be sacked. As Ghana gets poorer, the finance minister's company becomes richer.
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OP Ever wondered why Gloria Akuffo lost her job? Had the Agyapa Deal gone through, Ghana would have ceded some $750 million to individuals who think they are smarter and superior to us all. We need to praise Gloria Akuffo. She saved us and lost her job.
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Retweet to let @Nestle International know their subsidiary in Ghana is outsourcing jobs to Hot Jobs Africa who takes 40% of already poor young people’s salary.
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Both the finance minister and his vice own companies that takes commissions whenever we borrow money. Data Bank and Blackrock
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OFFICIAL Average salary in Ghana is now GHS2922. If you earn less, you’re below average.
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In Sir John’s will, he left GHS2 million in an investment at ADB bank. We will bring you all the numbers in there. Watch here.
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ECG wants those who currently spend GHS50 a month of electricity to pay GHS124 now. Ghana Water wants those paying GHS50 for water to now pay GHS175.
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Government just bought these for Immigration Service. Each one of these cars cost more than GHS1.2 million. The average monthly wage in Ghana is GHS920. That’s 1300 people’s salary. Ghanaian youth, kindly rise!
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Because people are digging to know owners of certain businesses in Ghana, the Office of the Registrar of Business has disabled that feature to their workers since Thursday.
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The Golden Tulip hotels in Ghana are owned 40% by our Government and 60% by Libya. Our shares in the company has been sold to a Lebanese company called Lancaster. Many are seething over the shady deal led by the Finance Minister. More soon!
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For the first time in our history, Government has defaulted on paying pensions. Not even under military leaders and our most infamous economic year -1983 did we hear this. If this Government isn’t shambolic, get us a different word.
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Ghana and Sri Lanka pay interests on their national debts than any country in the world. Both countries have gone for IMF 16 times in the past Sri Lankan protesters just broke into their presidential villa and seen swimming in blue pools to cool off.
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Melcom also employs irrespective of your qualification as Sales Personnel for a poverty GHS600.00 salary through EAD Consult LTD. First of all, parliament must as a matter of urgency introduce the Pay Transparency Bill to regulate wages and salary in the country. Employers must…
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Government bought 2,408 Land Cruisers from Toyota Ghana in 2021. Brand new. The cost of one Land Cruiser can get Government to give 500 graduates GHS11,200 EACH to start a business. Just one.
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BOST spent GHS285,412 to buy 18 iPhones 13s for its staff. Their financial reports reveal.
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40 pharmaceutical companies in Ghana have expressed readiness to manufacture renal infusion for kidney dialysis, potentially reducing costs by 20%. Ghana might need just about $8 million a year to put all patients on free treatment then.
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If you spend between GHS13 and GHS116 a day, you’re considered to be part of the middle class.
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If you want to retire at 60 on GHS1 million, you need to invest GHS89 every month if you are 25 years now, GHS180 if you are 30 and GHS367 if you are 35. Interesting reminder from Data Bank.
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Government pays Zoomlion GHS800 a month for each of the poor sweepers. Zoomlion pays them GHS250 and pockets the rest.
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JUST IN Parliament has blocked the SML deal. The deal dished out $100 million a year to this junk company, as it were. Manasseh single-handedly saves Ghana $500 million?
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Tsatsu Tsikata went to jail for GHS230,000. He had invested GNPC money in agric businesses that failed. The Health Minister’s scandal does in the region of GHS170 million and he is at post six hours after he confirmed making a mistake.
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Budget allocation for jubilee house and its staff 2020 - GHS136 million 2021 - GHS824 million
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35 Ghanaian children are undergoing heart surgery at UGMC and it’s being paid for by the Qatari Government. Each surgery costs between $3000 and $5000.
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Elon Musk’s STARLINK says they could be available in Ghana by 2024.
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Kow Essuman, Legal Counsel to the president( Presidential Staffer) minimum of 30,000 basic salary per month(18 teachers monthly basic salary). Board Member of State Interest and Governance Authority(SIGA), any state agency that runs at loss or ineffective, he is part of the loss…
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NEW TAX Rents will from January 1 attract 5% VAT. The average rent in Ghana is paid 2 years in advance.
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In all this, let’s be reminded that this Government has sold Golden Tulip Hotel.
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Here is Dr Stephen Moore , a lecturer at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Cape Coast who has received a Google research grant of $30,000 to continue research in Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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McDan is opening a private jet terminal at Kotoka Airport. There will be three private jets up for rent and the company says 400 people will be employed by it.
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It looks as if NDC members are taking advantage of all the bashing going in Govt direction. We need a system overhaul not a chance for equal evils to sound sanctimonious. NDC’s Armah Kofi Buah, Energy Minister, got $6million for his brother to build Maaha Beach Resort from GIIF
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Sentuo Oil Refinery which the government has granted over $200m in tax exemption has offered its engineer monthly salary of paltry GHS1,500.00 The country has really cast and as a matter of urgency the government must call this company to order.
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Members of Parliament’s finance committee had a three day meeting at Koforidua recently. Each MP received an per diem / allowance of GHS40,000. Just for the three days.
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If you earn GHS4,720 a month, you are in the top 1% of earners in Ghana.
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Mr. AB Adjei of PPA had GHS5,000 in his account before coming to office. In 2 & a half years in office, he made more than GHS41 million in CASH in his Cedi, Dollar & Euro accounts. He, was the star witness in the procurement case again former EC Chair, Madam Charlotte Osei.
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Retweet this till @OSPGhana investigates Scholarship secretariat and its boss.
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$1 is now GHS8.6
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The National Service Allowance has remained GHS559 since 2017. It valued $133 then. It values $91 now.
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US President is paid 10 times the average salary in the US. British prime minister takes 4 times the average salary in UK. Ghana’s president take 19 times the average salary in Ghana. That is even us agreeing the average worker takes home GHS2,500.
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If your UK borga should send £585, that’s some GHS10,000 for you.
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The GHS559 National Service Allowance started in 2017. It’s value in 2017 - $133 Today - $61
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Nearly 4 in 10 rooms at airport residential are empty with no occupants. - Ghana Statistical Service
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At this 11.2, GHS1000 is ungraciously $89
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The real E-Levy you kicked against started this week. Government now charges you when you transfer money from your OWN Bank account to your OWN MoMo. The God that keeps this cabinet at peace in power is not worth praising this advent or the Christmas forthcoming.
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MTN and MasterCard have announced plans to launch a MoMo virtual card. Now that could be a game changer.
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The dollar rates in December were FAKE. Bank are taking billions from customers accounts to mark up. If you are affected retweet and share a screenshot in the comments.
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Kenya has abolished car grants and sitting allowances for MPs. New MPs will now have to buy their own cars. Since one ‘tear rubber’ Land Cruiser in Ghana is now in excess of GHS1 million, a similar law here could save us near GHS270 million.
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A tonne of cocoa is $10,000 now. Government of Ghana pays Ghanaian farmers $1857 for a tonne. Yet COCOBOD is in debt crisis.
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Now Europe is exposing itself on how they milk Africa?
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Delivery Companies in Ghana received emails from Postal and Courier Services that, their annual license fee of GHS1,500 has been increased to GHS4,500 This will make the food you order online more expensive. So will your IG shopping be. And these are youthful businesses
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The Tamale Airport. Ghana’s second international such.
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Tema to Madina ~ GHS20 Waakye = GHS7 (least px) Spagh & Gari = GHS2 Egg = GHS2.5 Sachet water = GH0.5 Its not even 12pm yet and GHS32 is gone. And this food combination is even supposed to be for the lower class. Accra...
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Parliament has REJECTED the budget. First in our fourth republic.
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GHS1000 is now £90.9
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The National Service Allowance has remained GHS559 since 2017. It valued $133 then. It values $84.36 now.
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This man led the collapse of Ghanaian banks. This man printed GHS77 billion for Government pushing inflation to 56% This man is said to be notoriously unresponsive to parliamentary enquiries.
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It costs GHS40 to move from Ashaiman to Madina and back. We talking troski.
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REVEALED Glovo leaving Ghana will affect the employment status of 7200 people in the Accra enclave alone.
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The new bank of Ghana office is being built at a cost 4 times more than the Ecobank headquarters in Accra. Ecobank HQ for $60 million. Bank of Ghana for $250 million. Why are we doing this to ourselves?
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$72 is now GHS1000
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Ghana is ranked 3rd highest cocaine transit point in Africa Source: UN OCD
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When you’re rich to afford GHS516 data bundle package on MTN, you pay GHS1.25 for 1GB. When poor enough to do 'sorpisorpi' GHS3 for 471MB, you pay GHS6.30 for 1GB
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Why did Ghanaians grant such a significant number of seats to NDC MPs, yet the budgets continue to be approved?
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MTN paid GHS5.9 billion in taxes last year. This amount can take care of FreeSHS for two years.
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Ghana Police says Ningo-Prampram is the most notorious constituency for human trafficking. 11 children trafficked from the area to work on lake Volta were rescued last year. Sam George is the MP for the area.
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NSS allowance hasn’t been increased in 6 years. That is just $75 and to make matters worse its not paid on time.
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The new 44 year old senegalese president campaigned for only 9 days. 9 days. If Ghanaians are serious about changing the system, we can.
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Government of Ghana only has 5% shares in GHACEM (Ghana Cement)
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Data Bank itself?
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The OccupyBOGDemo will be the first time in our history a demonstration has been staged against Bank of Ghana of all institutions. GHS50 billion cash printed to devalue everyone’s savings. ‘The legal fake money’.
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He means a coup-deserving-Government gets frightened even by a peaceful protest.
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You can only be scared of a peaceful protest when you know you deserve otherwise…
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As we complain about scholarships, let’s not confuse GETFund with Scholarship secretariat. The real crook is the Scholarship Secretariat boss - Kingsley Agyeman. Pressure the Government to sack and prosecute him.
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If ministers of state are forced by law to fly economy for one year, we will save $17 million. An IATA rep tells @StatsGH .
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The $200 million meant for the cathedral is 50% of the GHS3.5 billion needed to build all primary school blocks in Ghana to eradicate schools under trees. Not just that, it can renovate all bad primary school buildings too. Priorities!
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Ghanaian presidents and their Supreme Court judges appointments Kufuor - 4 Mills - 2 Mahama - 2 Akufo-Addo - 10
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From this data and the $8200 annual cost of dialysis, Ghana needs less than $10 million a year to make dialysis free of charge. Why are politicians so wicked?
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The first and last Ghanaian presidents to have met the Queen.
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On Election Day in 2016, one filled their Toyota Corolla full tank with GHS181. Today, you do same with GHS347 December 7, 2016 - GHS3.7 per litre Today - GHS7.1 per litre
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People are making money on the Ghana Stock Exchange and it gets talked about less. GHS1000 invested in FanMilk in January 2021 became GHS3700. A 270% rise. Benso Palm did 233% Guinness - 100% Ecobank - 75% - GSE StatsGH can always link you to a broker
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