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Ghana not getting needed benefit from mining sector

The Paramount Chief, Western Nzema Traditional Area in the Western Region, Awulae Annor Adjaye III has expressed disappointment over the poor governance systems in...

Jumia Travel gets new CEO

Jumia Travel has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Joe Falter as it new Chief Executive Officer.Falter takes over from Paul Midy who...

Youth Employment Agency rolls out 6 new models

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) is set to launch six new modules by close of September 2017.The modules are Youth In Security, Graduate Internship,...

COCOBOD borrowing to pay cocoa farmers -Agric Minister reveals

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says the financial challenges facing the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have worsened in recent...

IMF praises BoG over UT, Capital takeover

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) swiftness in the resolution of issues pertaining to two insolvent indigenous banks...

Ken Ofori-Atta gave ¢10m ADB loan, contract without Board approval – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has accused Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta of breaching the procurement Act when he awarded a GHȻ10m COCOBOD contract to...

NHIS risks imminent collapse from under-funding

According to a recent report, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), which has received worldwide acclamation, is gradually losing financial stamina for survival.The Scheme...

Akufo-Addo optimistic about solving unemployment challenges

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed optimism of his government’s ability to create employment for the teeming unemployed youth which is the greatest challenge confronting...

Lands Minister revokes Exton Cubic’s Mining contract

In a new twist to a never ending drama on bauxite exploration in Ghana, the Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu has...

Airtel Business adjudged best provider of enterprise solutions

Airtel Business, a sub brand of Airtel Ghana and the industry leader in innovative end-to-end enterprise solutions for businesses was adjudged the Telecom Business...

Mcdan Shipping Company wins Airfreight Corporate Gala

Mcdan Shipping Company has won the maiden edition of the Airfreight Corporate Gala that came off on Friday, the 1st of September,2017 at the...

Paperless system in our own interest – Carlos Ahenkorah to businesses

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah as expressed shock at the stiff opposition against the introduction of the much-talked about Paperless System...

AGI, government secure $2m China credit for ‘1 district, 1 factory’

Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Mr Seth Twum-Akwaboah, has said the Association would help ensure the success of the...

How Apple Plans to Change the Way You Use the Next iPhone

Apple Inc. plans to transform the way people use its next high-end iPhone by eliminating the concept of a home button and making other adjustments to a flagship device...

Explore other alternatives to control fall armyworm – Expert

Dr Victor Clottey, the Regional Coordinator of the Centre for Agriculture International (CABI), has called for a more diversified means of controlling the invasion...

SSNIT blows $150m on ‘bogus’ housing project

Even before the dust settles on the $72 million software purchase scandal at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) for the Operational...

Farmers schooled on need to test soil before farming

Farmers in the Brong Ahafo Region have been urged to test the soil of their farmlands before the beginning of a new farming season,...

Accountant General suspends August salaries of 7000 workers

Controller and Accountant General’s Department has suspended salaries of seven thousand workers in the public sector. This is because their heads of department have failed...

Broadband Chamber push for stronger local content policies

A number of local broadband providers have constituted themselves into the Broadband Communications Chamber (BCC) and are advocating for stronger local content policies that...

Full text: IMF's statement on Ghana's Extended Credit Facility

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed in a statement recently the extension of Ghana’s program by one more year. Read the full statement below. Press Release...

Menzgold to shut down its Gold Vault Market

Menzgold Company Limited, an investment company has announced that it shall close its Gold Vault Market from Friday September 15 until further notice but...

Paperless won’t lead to job Ccts – GPHA Boss

THE ACTING Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Paul Asare Ansah has assured staff of the port authority that none...

GSE suspends Cocoa processing Company

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has suspended trading in the shares of Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC) with effect from August 30, 2017. The company...

Fuel prices to rise further – IES

The Principal Research Analyst at the Institute for Energy Security, Richmond Rockson, has indicated that fuel prices will rise further as the Cedi weakens...

GFL fights SSNIT over labour College gift to TUC

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has kicked against SSNIT’s decision to donate the Ghana Labour College in Accra when it is rebuilt, to...

Glo launches four new customer-centric products

Glo Ghana has launched four new customer-centric products to register its determination to stem customer base decline and excite current and prospective customers. The four...

Banks’ profits decline

Profitability in the country’s banking sector declined for the period ending June 2017 compared with the same period last year. Profitability indicators such as the...

Bawumia jabs NDC over economy

Vice President, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has ridiculed the economic management team of the erstwhile John Mahama administration, saying they do not come close...

8 key Q&A s on collapse of UT, Capital Bank

The collapse of two indigenous banks; UT and Capital Banks have left in their wake discussions within the industry as to what possible conditions...

Hot Audio: We didn’t force Minister to grant our license – Exton MD

Managing Director of Exton Cubic Group Limited says they did not use their affiliation with former President John Mahama to coerce the former Minister of...

Treat telcos as utility service, national security – Telecoms Chamber

Acting CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Derek Laryea is calling on government to start treating telecoms as utility services, and telecoms infrastructure...

'Chief predicts collapse of Ekumfi pineapple factory'

Paramount chief of the Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kwadwo Conduah XI is predicting the collapse of factories under the flagship One District One factory...

Non-Performing Loans Hit GHȻ8b – BoG

Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) (loans on which the borrowers are not making interest payments or repaying any principal) of commercial banks in Ghana as of...

Hot audio: 'Fishermen in Central region now eat fried rice and jollof at sea'

Fishermen especially in the Central region don’t consume their own catch due to use of poisonous substance for fishing. They rather buy fried rice, jollof...

Ghana now exporting power to La Cote d’Ivoire

Ghana is now exporting electricity to her West African neighbours, La Cote d’Ivoire after just seven months of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration, Minister of...

Hot audio: 'NDC MPs rush to my office with One District One Factory proposals'

Minority Members of Parliament who are opposed to the flagship 'One District One Factory' policy are among the first people who rush to the...

Ekumfi pineapple factory to create 5000 jobs – Minister

The Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan has revealed the pineapple processing factory to be opened under the One District One Factory Project will create...

Ghana now exporting power to La Cote d’Ivoire – Hamid

Ghana is now exporting electricity to her West African neighbours, La Cote d’Ivoire just after seven months of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government...

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 ready to battle Apple, Google

Samsung debuted its long-awaited Galaxy Note 8 smartphone on Wednesday, showing off a 6.3-inch screen with an edge-to-edge display, packing more real estate into...

PPI drops to 2.0% in July

The month of July recorded a Producer Price Index (PPI) of 2.0 percent, the lowest in about two years. The figure is down from the...