Deposit Protection Scheme to come into effect from October
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has said the Deposit Insurance Protection Corporation (DIPC) would now be fully operational...
Bank of Ghana dismisses official for corruption
The Bank of Ghana has dismissed an official, Gilbert Addy, for gross misconduct in relation to corrupt transactions and for accepting bribes in connection...
BoG pegs mobile money minimum requirement at GH¢20 million
The Bank of
Ghana (BoG) has pegged the minimum capital requirement for the operation of a
mobile money company at GH¢20 million.A statement signed by the...
35th edition of National Farmers Day launched
The 35th Edition of the National Farmers’ Day has been launched in Accra, with an assurance from government to reap more benefits from the...
NPP MP hails Jospong, urges support for company
The
Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science,
Technology and Innovation Yaw Addo Frimpong has called on political
leaders and all stakeholders...
281 people arrested for cyber-enabled financial fraud globally
Authorities in the United States of America have arrested 281 individuals for engaging in cyber-enabled financial fraud.These arrests were effected in a worldwide coordinated...
Coconut industry to fetch Ghana $2.8 billion by 2021 – GEPA
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has estimated that $2.8 billion coconut revenue for Ghana by 2021 is possible if propositions are well advanced...
Stanchart Group Chief Executive visits Ghana
Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank Group, Bill Winters has paid a working visit to Ghana, accompanied by Lamin Manjang, CEO ...
Transport fares up by 10%
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and
the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) have announced a 10%
increase in transportation fares effective Monday, September...
Take advantage of conducive environment to transform industrial sector – Minister
Trade and Industry Minister, Mr Alan Kyeremanten has urged the private
sector to take advantage of the current conducive environment to transform the
industrial sector in...
Nduom, one other resign as directors of Gold Coast Brokerage
Gold Coast Brokerage has announced the resignation of Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and Patrick Kobina Anumel from the board of the company.The company has...
PBC to buy 275, 000 tonnes of cocoa this year
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Operations at Produce Buying Company (PBC), Alfred Ofori Annye has said they are targeting to buy 275, 00 tonnes...
Don’t renege on your mandate – Asantehene urges World Bank
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged staff of the World Bank to carry out their duties in line with the mandate of...
Surfline CEO gives insight on future for data cost in Ghana
Chief Executive Officer of Surfline, Rene Gamali-Kwame, has said more hosting and access to local content can lead to reductions in data costs in...
MTN MOMO has no intention of shutting down – Management
Management of MTN Mobile money says it has no intention of shutting down the service, contrary to social media speculation.In a communiqué, MTN said...
2019 Farmers Day to focus on Agribusiness – Gov’t
The government intends to gradually shift the focus of Agriculture in Ghana from a subsistence farming approach to an agri-business approach using the 2019...
AirtelTigo CEO leaves office for personal reasons
AirtelTigo’s CEO, Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi, will be leaving the organisation from 13th September 2019 for personal reasons. Mr. Murthy Changanti, Chief Operating Officer
will act as CEO until the...
BudgIT launches Ghana branch
BudgIT,
a civic organization that uses technology to promote fiscal transparency and
public sector accountability, has launched operations in Ghana.Riding
on our eight-year experience in Nigeria –...
BoG sees room for ‘policy rate cut’
The Bank of Ghana has additional space to loosen policy thanks to the global move toward lower interest rates, as long as inflation slows, according...
SSNIT pays GH¢ 1.7 billion to pensioners as at July 2019
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has paid over GH¢ 1.7 billion to more than 200,000 pensioners on the pension payroll as...
First Atlantic Bank urge Ghanaians to trust in local banks after clean up
Executive Director for Corporate and Investment
Banking at First Atlantic Bank, Daniel Marfo has urged Ghanaians to have
confidence in the banking sector because "the Bank...
You can’t deposit or withdraw money without these three items – Bank of Ghana warns
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and other specialised deposit-taking institutions to ensure that people who deposit money into and/or withdraw same...
Mohinani Group wins big at Made-in-Ghana awards
Mohinani Group,
a diversified international group has won the ‘Manufacturing
Company of the year’ award and the “Best quality new product of the year 2018”
award in...
Dalex rewards top performing ‘Dalex Paddies’ staff with trip to Dubai
op performing Sales Personnel were treated to a one-week all-expense paid trip to Dubai for their outstanding performance in 2019.The package include their air-tickets,...
NPP did not collapse any bank – Gabby fires
A close confidante of President Nana Akufo-Addo, Asare Otchere-Darko has fought of claims that the governing NPP has collapsed banks.In a Facebook post late...
GRA to name and shame tax defaulters
The Ghana Revenue
Authority (GRA) on Wednesday launched a taskforce with the support of organised
labour to name and shame companies and individuals who have refused...
Wa Regional Airport to commence commercial flights Oct 15
The Ministry of Aviation has announced that the Wa Regional Airport would be opened for commercial flights on October 15, 2019.The Ministry of Aviation...
Video: Lagos protests against xenophobic attacks in South Africa
Nigerians in Lagos have been protesting against xenophobic attacks in South Africa over the last few days.The angry protesters attacked South African business, Shoprite,...
Y’asem Nie: Most ‘Goro boys’ are former employees at DVLA, Passport Office [audio]
It has emerged that, middlemen known as ‘Goro boys’ stationed at the Registrar Generals Department, Passport Office and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority...
Y’asem Nie: ‘Goro boys’ go digital as DVLA, passport office go paperless [audio]
"Man must eat so we are changing our style," a desperate middleman at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has said.Nana Yaw Oti...
MTN closes down all stores in Nigeria after anti-South African attacks
The Nigerian division of South African telecom operator MTN said on Wednesday it will close all stores and service centres in the country until...
‘It is not just simply protecting the police’ – Peace Council Chair on arming MTTD officers
Chairman
of the National Peace Council has admonished the police administration
to train it's Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) officers on
the use of...
Nduom seeks injunction on revocation of GN Savings and Loans’ license
The Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom has asked the court to compel the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to restore the license of...
Xenophobic attacks: Angry Nigerians burn down MTN office in Lagos
In the wake of xenophobic attacks happening in South Africa, some angry Nigerians have burnt down an MTN office in Lagos to stop South...
AGRF returns to Ghana to leverage digital revolution for an inclusive agricultural transformation in Africa
More than 2,300 delegates have gathered in Accra, Ghana for
the 10th edition of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), which runs from September
3-6.The AGRF...
Revealed: Metro Mass chases NDC, Ablakwa, Ayariga, 5 minority MPs over debts owed it
Exclusive documents available to Adomonline.com have revealed that the Metro Mass Transit Limited is on the heels of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and...
GRA reacts to rent scandal; says it’s value for money
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reacted to the conflict of interest allegations levelled against its acting Board Chairperson, Mrs Adelaide Ahwireng.Madam Ahwireng has...
NDC demands ‘immediate’ reversal of hikes in energy sector levies
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding an immediate withdrawal of new increments in the Energy Sector Levies that have seen fuel prices go...
Four auditors sanctioned over bank closures
Four auditing firms of the seven banks that collapsed in 2017 and 2018, have been sanctioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants,...
Gov’t urged to adopt IRECORP as Kpone landfill site poses danger to residents
Residents at Kpone in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal of the Tema Region have raised serious concerns about the way the Kpone Landfill poses...