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Train cocoa farmers to compliment your efforts – DCE tells COCOBOD

The Chief Executive of the Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, Agyeman Asiedu, has made an appeal to the Ghana Cocoa Board...

NCA sanctions MTN over network challenges

Telecoms industry regulator, National Communications Authority (NCA), has sanctioned MTN for failing to comply with directives of the NCA.The Authority directed MTN to submit...

Cargill invests over $113m in Ivory Coast, Ghana cocoa sector

Global commodities trader Cargill says it is investing more than $113 million to expand its cocoa processing facilities in the Ivory Coast and Ghana,...

GUTA keeps foreigners’ shops closed despite Akufo-Addo’s intervention

Despite calls by President Nana Akufo-Addo to the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) to stop attacking foreign traders in the country, the Association...

Ghana to get first class railway system– Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated his government’s commitment to building a first class railway network in Ghana.According to President Akufo-Addo, this is to revamp the...

Teshie LEKMA Road 40% complete, set to be fully completed in June 2020

The Director of the Department of Urban Roads, Alhaji Abass Awolu, has assured the President Nana Akufo-Addo, that the 7.5-kilometre road will be completed...

Y’asem Nie: Online Drivers Union fights DVLA over new regulations

The Online Private Drivers Association has registered its displeasure against the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) over the authority’s new regulation for ride...

UBI Group board chairman Salma Okonkwo is ‘Female Energy Personality of the Year’ 2019

If you are a female who is seeking inspiration from a fellow woman who has blazed the trail in excellence then look no further...

NSS goes into bottled and sachet water production

The National Service Scheme is set to go into the production of bottled and sachet water next year.Deputy Executive Director of the Scheme, Kwaku...

Ecobank invests US$10 million into 1 million waste bins project

Ecobank Ghana today doled out US$q10 million to Universal Plastic Products and Recycling (UPPR) and the Environment Service Providers Association (ESPA) to implement that...

Giving cocoa farms to galamseyers will harm cocoa roads plans – COCOBOD

Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has cautioned cocoa farmers that giving up their farms to galamsey operators will negatively affect COCOBOD's capacity...

NCA gives MTN 24 hours to explain poor service or…

Telecoms industry regulator, National Communications Authority (NCA), has given MTN 24 hours to provide full explanation of the causes of the challenges MTN customers...

MTN apologises for hitches, announces 100% compensation

MTN Ghana has apologised to customers for the recent hitches on its network and announced that it will give 100% free data for any...

SSNIT saves GH¢ 62m in pension payroll clean-up

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has disclosed an amount of GH¢62.9 million has been saved as of November 2019 after it...

Ghana Publishing ready to print ballot papers for 2020 polls – MD

The Managing Director (MD) of Ghana Publishing Company (GPC) is confident the entity has not failed as a group looking at the impressive transformation...

Ghana Publishing MD celebrates feat chalked

Managing Director (MD) of Ghana Publishing Company is patting himself at the back for turning the fortunes of the company around.READ: Prof Gyampo bounces...

Listen: Akufo-Addo reacts to GUTA, Nigerian traders clash

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as unacceptable the use of force by Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) against foreigners engaged in retail business.He...

AICC hosts 2019 Ghana Property Awards

Some industry players in the country’s real estate, property and construction sector have been celebrated at this year’s Ghana Property Awards ceremony for their...

We are citizens, not spectators – GUTA on foreign shops closure [Audio]

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), reacting to the pending tension between them and Nigerian traders, say they are only responding to President...

#SaveOurData: Ghanaians angry at Telcos over high cost of data

SaveOurData is the newest consumers-based social media campaign by Ghanaians who have expressed rage at telecommunication companies (Telcos) operating in Ghana.The anger being expressed...

Tema Oil Refinery seals deal to process 11 million barrels of crude

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has signed an agreement with Woodfield Energy Resources to process a tolling 11 million barrels of crude, Managing Director...

COCOBOD boss tours Western South Region

As President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo tours Greater-Accra, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo is also on a...

ECG retrieves GH¢200,000 from illegal connections at Dansoman

The Dansoman District Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has, since January this year, retrieved more than GH¢200,000 from customers who were...

Buy local rice for Christmas, other festivities – Bawumia urges

Ghanaians have been urged to buy locally grown rice this Christmas, on other festive occasions and for everyday consumption in order to...

Introduction of new banknote denominations: Did the BoG get it wrong?

Ghana, some say, is a very interesting country. But I say the interesting aspect depends on which lenses you have on to view national...

Zoomlion wins big at SSI award

In its continuing tradition of excellence, Africa’s waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, is once again, the recipient of three prestigious awards at...

FBI issues warning about smart TVs

If you just bought a smart TV on Black Friday or plan to buy one for Cyber Monday, the FBI wants you to know a...

TOR signs deal to refine 11 million barrels of crude

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has signed an agreement that will see it refine 11 million barrels of crude.The agreement - a tolling crude...

Ghanaian, Nigerian traders clash again at Kwame Nkrumah Circle (Video+Photos)

Some Ghanaian and Nigerian traders, stationed at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, engaged in a scuffle in the wee hours of Monday.The fight, according to witnesses...

Exclusive photos of firefighters in action at GRA office in Accra

On Sunday morning, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Head Office Annex at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle area, caught fire.Below are pictures of the gallant...

BoG sells $3.7 million in fifth fx forward sale

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) for the first time failed to sell the entire amount that targeted in its Foreign Exchange Forward Sale. The Central...

We need more 4G spectrum already – Vodafone

It has been barely six months since Vodafone Ghana launched their 4G network, but the telco said they already need more 4G spectrum because customers are...

Minority demands withdrawal of new GH₵100, GH₵200 notes

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate withdrawal of the new denominations of the Ghana Cedi introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).A ...

Textiles traders furious as Standards Authority enforces law to protect consumers

The Ghana Standard Authority (GSA), has embarked on an inspection exercise to Makola and surrounding markets to clear off substandard textiles from the market...

Slash administrative costs to pay past credits – SSNIT told

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust fund (SSNIT) has been told to cut down its administrative costs to enable it pay past credits to pensioners.This...

Black Friday shopping experience hugely patronised in Ghana

Shoppers in Ghana and across the world have yet again participated in one of the world’s exciting shopping experiences.The Black Friday usually offers shoppers...

GUTA responds to Nigerian Traders in Ghana

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has responded to a press conference organised by the Nigeria Union of Traders Association, Ghana.Read statement below:

BoG introduces new Cedi notes

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it is not shifting away from pursuing a cashless society policy with the introduction of new banknotes.READ THIS:...

NLA cautions Ghanaians against lotto fraudsters

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has cautioned the general public against the operations and activities of lotto fraudsters who use “different...

Importers kick against proposed 11% increment in cargo handling charges

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has threatened to demonstrate against a proposed 11 percent tariff increment for cargo handling at...