ENSURE FUNCTIONAL PHYSICAL PLANNING DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES

Ho-Sunday February 13, 2022: Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have been charged to ensure a fully functional Physical Planning Department in anticipation of the government’s efforts to revamp the department to meet international standards. The Minister for Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, Honorable Daniel Botwe made this call at the ongoing refresher […]

MMDCEs MUST ENGAGE AND WORK IN CORDIAL MANNER WITH TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES

Yendi – Wednesday, February 9, 2022: Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have been charged to ensure harmonious working relationships with traditional authorities as indispensable partners for effective decentralized local governance. The charge was given by the Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, (MLGDRD) Honorable Daniel Botwe when he paid a courtesy […]

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE AFRICAN COMMISSION ON NUCLEAR ENERGY

 The African Commission on Nuclear Energy is announcing senior level job vacancy for interested persons to submit applications: Job Title: Executive Secretary (Chief Executive Officer) (P-6) Duty Station: Pretoria, South Africa Deadline for submission: 24th February,2022 Information on the application processes are available on the website: https://www.aucareers.org/  Applications should be addressed to the following address: […]

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

The United Nations Environment Programme is announcing senior level job vacancy for interested persons to submit applications: Job Title: Chief of Service, Programme Management Regional Director for Africa, UNEP (D1) Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya Deadline for submission: 18th February,2022 Information on job openings at and the application processes are available on the website: https://careers.un.org/lbw/JobDetail.aspx?id=170005&status=success&lang=en-US Applicants […]

THIRD PHASE OF ZONAL REFRESHER COURSE FOR MMDCEs COMMENCES IN TAMALE

Tamale-Tuesday February 8, 2022: The 3rd in a series of a 3-day zonal refresher course for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) has commenced in Tamale with a call on MMDCEs to work hard towards the realization of the President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo’s vision. The Minister for Local Government, Decentralization and Rural […]

SECOND ZONAL REFRESHER COURSE FOR MMDCEs OPENS IN SUNYANI

Sunyani-Saturday February 5, 2022: The Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS) participated in the opening of the second of a series of a 3-day zonal refresher course on leadership and management for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) from the Bono, Ashanti, Western North and Ahafo Regions held in Sunyani. […]

ENHANCED SCHEME OF SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR STAFF OF LGS LAUNCHED

On Wednesday, February 2, 2021, the Local Government Service and the Institute of Local Government Studies jointly organized a ceremony at the Auditorium of the Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) to officially launch the long awaiting Enhanced Scheme of Service Training (SoST) program for staff of the various job classes within the Local Government […]

FIRST IN A SERIES OF ZONAL REFRESHER COURSE ON LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FOR MMDCEs ENDS IN CAPE COAST

Cape Coast-Tuesday February 1, 2022: The first in a series of zonal refresher course on leadership and management for sixty-nine (69) Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Eastern, Central and Western Regions which begun on January 30, 2022 has ended. The programme was organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Local […]