We've Achieved A Lot In 3 Years- President Akufo-Addo
“Having achieved all these significant milestones, even in the midst of the difficulties we met, I am hopeful that the Ghanaian people would reward my party with another resounding victory in 2020.
We will not be complacent, and we will work hard for victory, regardless of the fact that &lsqu........
Zongo Ministry, AMA Inspects Household Toilet Facilities At James Town, Chorkor
The Minister for Zongo and Inner- City Development, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid accompanied by the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, on Monday inspected completed household toilet facilities for residents in some suburbs of Accra.
Beneficiary communities include c........
After 8 Years In Office, Some People Have No Legacy To Point To In The Zongos – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has ridiculed the record of the opposition National Democratic Congress in the Zongos after many years in power.
Addressing the National Council of Zongo Chiefs during the opening of a three-day consultative conference at Kyebi on Thursday, Dr. Bawumia made an ap........
Free SHS has improved education in zongo communities - Mustapha Hamid
The Minister for Inner-Cities and Zongo Development, Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said the Free SHS policy by Nana Akufo-Addo government has empowered and reduced poverty in the Zongo communities.
“People in the Zongo’s appreciate the good work that this government has done in our vario........
Vice President Bawumia cuts-sod for 100 KM Kumasi Inner-city roads
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cuts- sod for work to begin on the First Phase of the Rehabilitation and Auxiliary Infrastructure of Kumasi Inner- City Road and Adjacent Streets Project.
The construction works will benefit six Metropolitan and Municipal areas, including ........
Don’t allow irresponsible politicians to use you for violence in 2020 – Pres Akufo-Addo advises Muslim youth
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has advised Muslim youth in the country not to allow themselves to be used by irresponsible politicians to engage in violence, as the country heads into another election year.
“Muslim youth cannot continue to be the ones who are used for v........
Zongo Students For Medical Studies In Cuba Departs Accra Next Month
The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led Government's fulfilment of its promise to the chiefs and people of the Zongo communities during the electioneering campaign to bridge the infrastructural and development deficit in the Zongos and other communities.
Next month the first batch of 40 students from Z........
Kumasi Zongo Chiefs Taught How To Lobby Effectively
It has come to light that many of the deprived Zongo communities would have seen some form of development if leaders in these communities know the development cycle of the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and have lobbying skills as well as the development plan........
Ignore Mahama; we’re not misappropriating Zongo dev’t fund – Mustapha Hamid
The Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development says it is appalled by statements made by the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer, John Mahama suggesting that it was misappropriating the Zongo development fund.
The Ministry said the fund was being used for many developmental projects in........
President Inspects Completed Madina Astro Turf
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 2nd December 2019, as part of his 3-day tour of the Greater Accra Region, inspected the completed Madina Zongo Astroturf.
The turf, whose construction commenced when the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government assume........
President Begins Tour Of Greater Accra With Inspection Of Madina Astro-Turf
President Nana Akufo-Addo will resume his nationwide tour of the country, with a three-day working visit to various parts of the Greater-Accra Region on today Monday, December 2, 2019.
During the tour, the President is expected to inspect ongoing works, inaugurate completed projects and cut the sod........
Zongo And Inner-city Leaders Reminded To Show Interest In The Procurement Process Of The Assemblies
Zongo and inner-city community leaders have been asked to show keen interest in the procurement processes of the various Assemblies across the country to push for developments.
According to Faruok Braimah, by so doing community leaders in the Zongo and inner-cities will be able to mo........
First batch of 40 Zongo, inner city students leave for Cuba next month
The first batch of 40 students from Zongo, deprived and inner city communities will leave Ghana for Cuba next month to study medicine, Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced.
He said the government would send more students from the beneficiary communities every year to study medic........
Government Undertaking Numerous Projects In Zongos – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the President Akufo-Addo’s administration is undertaking numerous projects in Zongos across Ghana.
According to him, the projects are aimed at improving the living standards of residents of Zongo Communities.
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Bawumia Cuts -sod For 30km Sinohydro Cape Coast Inner- City Roads
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has cut- sod for the construction of 30km inner-city roads in Cape Coast. The sod-cutting ceremony........
Zongo Ministry bringing development to inner-city communities
As the saying goes "charity begins at home" we couldn't have started development elsewhere without first attending to the needs of the environment in which we operate in, so I would like to share some few pictures and a mini-documentary of our phase one project of the Inner City Household Toilet Project by........
Black Stars train on Zongo Ministry's AstroTurf
It was all excitement as history was made on Friday November 16, 2019 when the Ministry of Inner- City and Zongo Development hosted the Black Stars of Ghana at its newly constructed state -of -the- art Sports Complex in Madina.
The National team members trained on the AstroTurf ahead of their ........
Kwesi Appiah endorses Wembley Sports
Black Stars’ Coach James Kwesi Appiah has endorsed the astroturf facility at Madina, in Accra.
The Stars trainer, who applauded the contractor – Wembley Sports Construction Company Limited (WSCCL), for the high-quality pitch, also urged the government to provide more of such edifices in........
Madina MP, Zongo Minister Watch Black Stars Train
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Madina Constituency Hon. Abuabakar Saddique Boniface and the Minister for Inner- City and Zongo Development, Hon. Dr. Mustapha........
Wa All Stars seek permission to adopt Madina Astro Turf
The management Wa All Star Football Club has sought the permission of the Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development (MICZD) to adopt the Madina AstroTurf in the Greater Region as their home ground for the premier league.
Officials of Wa All Stars Football Club led by Alhaji Yussif Abubakar and A........
Funding development in Zongo communities - Challenges, efforts and prospects
The MICZD, under a programme initiated by Mr Boniface Abubakar Siddique and continued by Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, in partnership with the Iran Clinic, organises health screening exercises for the poor and vulnerable at Madina, Weija, Gbawe, Maamobi, Afienya and Tuba, all in the Greater Accra Region. A tota........
Zongo Ministry supports Sharecare Foundation
The Ministry of Inner- City and Zongo Development has presented GH¢34, 000 to Sharecare Foundation to enhance its educational and humanitarian activities.
The money is to cater for the school fees of six children and a year’s rent advance payment for the premises the foundation is occupy........
Minister Assure Stakeholders of Comprehensive Development in Zongo Communities
The Minister for Inner-City and Zongo Development,Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has assured stakeholders in Zongo comm........
Zongo youth undergo entrepreneurial training
About 2100 youth in Zongo communities in seven districts of the Eastern Region are to benefit from the Zongo Entrepreneurial Training (ZET) Bootcamp organised by a local non-governmental organisation, Fapimpa Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development.
The ........
Zongo Ministry outlines policies to Zongo community members
The Ministry of Zongo Development and Inner-Cities on Wednesday held a policy sensitization meeting with elders of the Zongo communities and inner cities with the aim of improving their social and economic environment.
The meeting which was held at the Osu Castle Gardens in Accra, broug........
Madina Zongo Pitch Meets FIFA Standards - Zongo Minister
The Minister of Inner-City and Zongo Development, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has assured residents of Madina Zongo that a football pitch being constructed in their community meets the dimensions specified by FIFA and it would be fit to host Ghana Premier League matches.
The Minister shortly after a to........
Agbogbloshie dwellers matter, every Ghanaian matters – Bawumia
Vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the people of Agbogbloshie of Government’s commitment to not only abandoning plans to eject them, but of providing them with social amenities and generally developing the area.
Vice President Bawumia has also assured traders at the Agbogbloshie........
Zongo Ministry Kick starts nationwide'Healthy Zongo ' project in Winneba
The Ministry of Inner- City and Zongo Development in collaboration with the Iran Clinic has opened a nationwide 'Healthy Zongo Project' at Winneba Zongo in the Central Region.
The Project, a medical outreach program to ensure healthy living and well-being of persons living in the Zongo commun........
Turkish Agency Supports Zongo Ministry For Ramadan
Turkish Embassy in Accra through its development agency, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has presented some assorted food items worth several hundreds of Ghana Cedis to the Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development (MICZD).
The items are to support the needy people in and acro........
Beneficiaries of Zongo cuisine programme to be granted loans
The Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development (MICZD) has started a partnership with the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) to provide loans for 419 beneficiaries of the Zongo Cuisine Promotion Programme.
The Zongo Cuisine programme is an initiative of the ministry, which was started l........
NBSSI certifies 419 entrepreneurs in Zongo cuisine preparation
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has certified 419 entrepreneurs in Zongo cuisine under the Zongo Cuisine Promotion Programme.
The Zongo Cuisine Promotion Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development to help people, particularly women, engaged ........
Zongo Ministry Trains 60 Zongo Girls In Computer Coding
The Minister for Inner- City and Zongo Development, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid (PhD) has told young female participants in the FemITI program to pursue their dreams without fear.
In his brief address to the 60 girls drawn from Nima, Maamobi and Newtown in the Greater Accra Region at ........
Zongos Will See Health Development -Health Minister Assures
The Minister of Health Dr Kwaku Agyemang Manu has reiterated his Ministry's commitment to include Zongo communities in programmes that seek to better the health and well-being of its inhabitants across the country.
He noted that President Nana Akufo-Addo's vision for them was to see the transformat........
Cuba To Train 40 Medical Students A Year From Zongo And Inner-city Areas
The Government of Cuba has accepted to train forty (40) brilliant but needy medical students a year from Zongo, inner-city and other deprived communities in Ghana.
Chief Dierctor of Zongo Ministry signs Performance Agreement
The Chief Director of the Ministry of Inner Cities and Zongo Development (MICZD), Mrs Gifty Mahama Biyira, has signed the statutory performance agreement contract with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service (OHCS) in Accra.
We cannot succeed if development remains a one-way traffic Ministry to Zongo Communities
Inner-city and Zongo opinion leaders have been urged to seek for the upliftment of their communities as part of the measures to lobby development agencies to help in the development of these deprived communities.
To make the Zongo........