How to make money with your Whatsapp status
WhatsApp has daily active users of a over a billion people. A lot of these people use it every day as a means of...
Bawumia launches Online Scholarship Application system
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the Scholarship
Secretariat’s Online Scholarship Application and Administration System,
www.scholarshipgh.com, in Accra.Beginning April 1, 2020, in just...
Registrar General extends deadline for filing annual returns
The Registrar General's Department has announced the extension of deadline for the filing of annual returns in the wake of the spread of the...
Alex Mould predicts 20% reduction in fuel prices
The Former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Alex Mould, is predicting a 20% reduction on prices of petroleum products beginning...
Coronavirus: Ghana’s expected tax revenue to fall by GH¢2.2bn – Ofori-Atta
Ghana is expected to suffer a revenue shortfall of up to GH¢2.2 billion as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister, Ken...
READ: Finance Minister’s address to Parliament on Coronavirus pandemic
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on Monday, presented to Parliament, the measures taken by the government to mitigate the likely impact the Coronavirus pandemic...
Lockdown Scare: Panic Buyers in Accra meet empty shelves at supermarkets [Photos]
The ongoing lockdown of the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions have sent mixed feelings to some shoppers in Accra who are racing to stock...
Coronavirus: NLA suspends 5/90, VAG draws
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has suspended its weekly draws and other activities that involve human contacts as part of measures to curb the...
Medical Credit Fund makes it to ImpactAssets50
Medical Credit Fund has earned a place on the ImpactAssets50 (IA 50), an international scheme that recognizes impact investment funds worldwide.IA 50 includes...
COVID-19: UNDP warns of economic crisis in developing countries
The UNDP has painted a very gloomy picture for developing countries’ economies in the midst of the global Codvid-19 pandemic.A press release by the...
7 key opportunities for Africa during the coronavirus outbreak
With the wind of coronavirus change, a global economic fallout has and will continue to reverberate around the world.Africa is, however. strategically positioned to...
Private sector to launch COVID-19 Fund
The Private Sector has taken the initiative to launch the Ghana Private Sector COVID-19 Fund as part of efforts to financially assist government...
Covid-19 Lockdown: There’s good news for ‘waakye’ sellers, other food vendors
You can still get your favourite 'waakye' or any other food by the roadside to buy during the partial lockdown in Greater Accra and...
Coronavirus lockdown: How hotels, restaurants will operate [Audio]
Hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the hospitality sector can operate during the partial lockdown in Accra and Kumasi due to the coronavirus outbreak.But...
Coronavirus: Lockdown won’t affect fuel – NPA assures
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has assured consumers of petroleum products there will be no fuel shortage in the country ahead of a partial...
COVID-19: BoG advises public against panic withdrawals
Bank of Ghana (BoG) has advised Ghanaians to refrain from panic withdrawals from the various financial institutions due to the impending restrictions to be...
LPG companies warn customers against panic buying
The Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Companies has cautioned its clients against panic buying at its retail outlets across the country over the...
COVID-19: Govt announces GH¢1bn support to SMEs and households
Government has announced measures aimed at mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Ghanaian businesses and households.Delivering his fourth national televised address on...
Seth Terpker weighs in on impact of possible lockdown on economy
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has waded into the debate over whether or not the government should put the country on lockdown following the...
UBA announces $14m for coronavirus relief support across Africa
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over $14 million through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response...
Coronavirus: Finance Minister submits document on impact of potential lockdown
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has submitted a document to President Akufo-Addo detailing the economic implications in the event of a potential nationwide...
Ghana’s economy ‘too fragile’ for total lock-down – PNC treasurer
People’s National Congress' (PNC) treasurer says Ghana’s economy will suffer if the government orders a “total lock-down” due to the growing cases of the...
Citydia innovates to combat coronavirus pandemic in Ghana’s retail space
CityDia was the first Supermarket chain in Ghana to implement measures in our stores, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to ensure the...
Bawumia launches Africa’s first Universal QR code
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched Ghana’s Universal Quick Response (QR) Code and Proxy Pay system in Accra.While QR...
Local Govt, security services embark on clean-up exercise at Agbogbloshie market
Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in collaboration with the various security agencies embarked on a clean-up exercise at...
Coronavirus: Banks to sanitise cash
Members of the Ghana Association of Bankers, as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus, have agreed to regularly sanitise ...
Coronavirus: Ghana Tourism Authority orders closure of beaches
As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has ordered closure of beaches in the country...
How coronavirus has so far positively affected businesses in Ghana
The Central Bank in its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released an assessment of the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on Ghana’s economy.With...
Coronavirus: Cassava starch, Akpeteshie sold as hand sanitizers
Criminals are taking undue advantage of the mad rush for hand sanitizers and defrauding unsuspecting Ghanaians through various schemes.In view of the novel coronavirus...
Mobile app to record Agric management data launched
Henson Geodata Technologies Ltd (HGT), a wholly-Ghanaian-owned technology company, is taking the agriculture industry in Africa into the age of digitisation, data collection and...
Registrar Department closes down over fumigation exercise
The Registrar-General’s Department, due to the fumigation exercise being undertaken by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly at selected markets in Accra, including the Tema Station,...
ACEP predicts $830m drop in oil revenue due to coronavirus pandemic
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is forecasting a dramatic drop in the government’s projected revenue for the year 2020.This is because of...
Covid-19: Hotel owners call for tax reduction amid outbreak
The financial secretary of the Ghana Hoteliers Association, Kordzovi Ahadzi, has revealed that the hotel industry is the most hard-hit following the ban on...
Kwame Jantuah calls for 20-year development plan for energy sector
Former Chairperson of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the African Consortium Limited, Kwame Jantuah, has advocated...
BoG threatens to sanction banks that defy ‘COVID-19 liquidity policies’
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that it would not hesitate to sanction banks that fail to comply with rules governing the recent...
Economist warns against panic buying over Covid-19 scare [watch]
Ghanaians have been urged to desist from panic
buying and withdrawals in the wake of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) in the country.Speaking on Adom...
Coronavirus: Mobile industry pledges support to Ghana’s fight
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has expressed
willingness of its members to support the Government of Ghana and other
key stakeholders in the...
Coronavirus: AMA to disinfect Accra markets
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has served notice it will close all markets in Accra in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Check...
West Hills Mall gets a new burst of life as management beefs up tenant mix
Many residents in communities west of Accra are still struggling to find an answer to the source of the new burst of life and...
Mine workers want mining firms to heighten safety standards to prevent coronavirus spread
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress says it is deeply concerned by the novel coronavirus pandemic and its potential consequences...