Government & Business

Executive Branch

The Ministry of Information, Youth and Culture has responsibilities for:

  • Government Printing and Stationery
  • Cinemas
  • Government Publications and Announcements
  • Registration of Newspapers and Periodicals
  • Newspapers
  • Broadcasting
  • Control of Plateau Newspapers
  • Control of Plateau Broadcasting Service (PRTVC)
  • Arts, Crafts and Culture
  • Antiquities
  • Liquor Licensing Tribunal
  • Money Lenders Licensing
  • Social Welfare including Family Welfare Services, Youth Clubs, Voluntary Organizations, and care of juvenile delinquents
  • Ex-servicemen (including N.E.W.A.)
  • National Day Celebrations, Armed Forces Remembrance Day
  • Registration of churches, marriages, social clubs and unions
  • Prison
  • Community Development: Women Programme; Daycare Centres; Home Economics; Adult Functional Literacy; National Committee on Women Development; and Training of Community staff.