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Secret for closure of Nigeria border exposed!

Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodoo constituency, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says he feels the closure of the Nigerian border to other Africans including Ghana...

Farmer loses 77.5 acres illegal maize farm in forest reserve

A total of about 77.5 acres of maize farm has been destroyed in the Chai and Asukawkwa forest reserves with collaborative efforts from guards...

You cannot sack anybody – Minister tells GUTA

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has urged members of the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) to be cautious of actions...

Finance Minister explains delay in road contractors’ arrears payment

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has explained reasons behind the delay in the payment of arrears owed road contractors in the country.Speaking in an interview...

GHL Bank delights staff, clients with The Magic of Service

GHL Bank celebrated the 2019 edition of the International Customer Service Week.Under the global theme, “The Magic of Service”,the bank’s activities were aimed at...

Cease fire; don’t take laws into your own hands – Trade Ministry to GUTA

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has called on agitated members of the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) to exercise restraint and not take the laws...

I am upbeat about Ghana’s future, energy sector reforms are on course – Finance Minister

Ken Ofori Atta, Minister for Finance has said that he is very hopeful about the future of Ghana.The minister emphasized that the country has...

Those who overspend their election budget end up in opposition – Finance Minister

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said that political parties that overspend during election year end up in opposition.Mr Ofori-Atta made this assertion on...

Banks show signs of growth with increased profit margins after sector reforms

Unaudited financial statements released by some banks, indicate that the banks have registered significant gains with profit margins either almost doubled or increased by some...

Sue us for closing your shops – GUTA to foreign retailers

The Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) has dared the foreign traders whose retail shops have been closed to sue them if they...

2,785 traders pay money for allocation of Kejetia stores

Kumasi City Markets Limited (KCML), managers of the newly-constructed Kejetia market, has so far realized a total amount of 22.1 million Ghana Cedis being...

Things are better now – Finance Minister rejects hardship claims

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the livelihood of Ghanaians is better as compared to the hardships they were facing under the erstwhile John Dramani...

GRA locks Intelligence Metering and Energy Solutions over GH¢ 6.8 million debt

The Debt Management and Compliance Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has shut down Intelligence Metering and Energy Solutions over GH¢ 6.8 million...

100 students from Universities receive scholarship from Ghana

MTN Ghana Foundation has presented 100 scholarships to the second batch of its MTN Bright Scholarship beneficiaries at the MTN house in Accra.MTN Bright Scholarship...

Businesses urged to concentrate on quality rather than profit

Chief Executive Officer of Charger Company Limited, producers of Happy Man Bitters, Emmanuel Borketey Bortey, has admonished Ghanaian companies to desist from focusing on...

Teach Ghanaian businesses importance of stock market – Founder, Clever Lines charges Ghana Stock Exchange

Stephen Asiedu, Founder of Clever Lines, a Ghanaian company into printing and publishing, has charged the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to educate Ghanaian businesses on the...

Full list: Insurance, reinsurance and broking companies in good standing

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has released a list of 137 insurance, reinsurance and broking companies that are in good standing as of September...

AGI advocates establishment of development banks to grow start-ups

Mr Seth Twum Akwaboah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has called for the establishment of more development banks to help 'start-ups,'...

Corporate Income Taxes stifling rural banks’ support for communities

The decision by the government to up Corporate Income Taxes imposed on Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) from eight (8) to 25% is stifling...

IPPs threaten ‘dumsor’ over US$1.5bn debt owed by ECG/PDS

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have warned that the country could be plunged into 'dumsor' if monies owed them by Electricity Company of Ghana...

Unitylink financial services shows love to Nsawam Government Hospital

Unitylink Money Transfer Company, an international money transfer firm, has donated health equipment worth thousands of cedis to the Children’s Ward of the Nsawam Hospital in...

Listen: Real reason why Menzgold is validating its customers

Gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, has explained why the defunct firm has started validating its customers as a part of efforts to pay...

Menzgold begins documents validation process

Defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold, has started its document validation process in its efforts to repay customers’ locked up investments.This confirms a signed statement released by...

Jospong Group, Dr. Agyapong et all win PSCA awards in Ghana

The Africa Public Sector Conferences and Awards (APSCA) has awarded the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), the Executive Chairman of JGC and Zoomlion Ghana...

Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King’ earned $1 Million at the Box Office

Kanye West premiered his IMAX film, Jesus Is King, alongside his ninth studio album of the same name on Friday.According to Variety, the 35-minute short...

Dissolve MiDA board – Former Dep. Energy Minister

The Yapei Kusawgu Parliamentarian, John Abdulai Jinapor, has called on government to dissolve the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) board following the botched PDS deal.He told Samson Lardy...

4,310 employers dragged to court for defaulting SSNIT contributions

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dragged 4,310 employers to court for defaulting on SSNIT payments of employees and other offences...

COCOBOD supports cocoa community with solar panels

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has replaced the Cocoa Scholarship with other Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSRs) because the former has become obsolete.This was...

MTN Ghana Finance Team bags six awards at the 5th Ghana Finance and Innovation awards

MTN Ghana has once again achieved a remarkable feat at the 5th Ghana Finance Innovation Awards held in Accra.MTN received six awards -...

Mobile Money Interoperability records over 1 million transactions in September

Mobile money transactions across networks referred to as mobile money interoperability recorded over one million transactions in September this year, the highest volume...

39% of Ghanaians are online – Report

The Factsheet of the 2019 Affordable Internet Report from the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) indicates that 39% of people in Ghana are online....

Telcos to compensate subscribers over upfront deductions – Minister

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says telecommunication networks in Ghana have agreed to compensate subscribers for loses they incurred over the upfront deductions following...

Two Chinese nationals arrested for tax evasion

Two Chinese national operating a beverage firm - Dada Food Company in Kpone, Tema have been arrested for evading payment of lawful taxes and for...

Former Energy Minister calls for int’l probe into PDS deal

Former Energy Minister under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah, is calling for an international probe into the Power Distribution Services (PDS)...

African Caucus presents five priority areas of Africa’s development to IMF and World Bank

Chairman of the African Caucus group, Ken Ofori-Atta, has presented to the World bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), five areas of utmost priority...

Finance Minister ‘woos’ IMF/World Bank to increase IDA to $100 million

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on the Bretton Woods Institutions to increase their next round of the International Development Assistance (IDA) funding...

Official: Accra Mall tenants to close shops over security concerns

Tension is brewing between the tenants of Ghana's foremost shop­ping destination, Accra Mall, and the management of the facility due to security reasons.According to...

Official: Menzgold starts process to pay customers; find validation schedule here

Defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold has begun a process to repay customers' locked up investments.A statement copied to Adomonline.com and signed by the Head...

PDS saga: Ghana risks losing more aid from US, allies – PIAC predicts [Audio]

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), is predicting doom for Ghana following the cancellation of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement.Chairman of the Committee,...

ECG terminates PDS

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced it has taken full control of power distribution as it terminates its contract with Power ...