Ghana’s capital expenditure increased in 2016
Ghana’s total capital expenditure in 2016 exceeded the projected figure of GHC6,393.0 million to GHC7,678.1 million, which is 20.1 per cent higher than the...
Broadband Chamber wants NCA to ensure regulatory uniformity, fairness
The Broadband Communications Chamber (BBCC), an advocacy group for the development and expansion of the broadband industry has called on the National Communications Authority...
IMF projects almost 9% economic growth for Ghana
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting almost 9% economic growth rate for Ghana in 2018.This was captured in the Fund’s latest World Economic...
Gh¢244.32m Fraud Hits Banks In 2016
The total monetary value involved in all reported fraud cases by financial institutions, both successful and attempted, for the year 2016 amounted to approximately...
Hybrid power stations to add 850MW to grid
Some 850 megawatts of power is expected to be added to the national grid as the government pursues an agenda to convert all hydro...
Women in Hohoe take to bamboo charcoal production for economic empowerment
Women in the Hohoe Municipality have been empowered to take advantage of the huge market space and demand for Charcoal produced from bamboo.Bamboo charcoal...
Boankra Inland Port not to operate anytime soon
The operation of the Boankra Inland Port project meant to boost transit trade – serve importers in the Northern sector of Ghana and landlocked...
400 gas stations sited within residential areas
A Deputy Ministry of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said about 400 gas stations are located in residential areas across the country.He made the revelations...
GRA impounds 100 uncustomed vehicles
Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the acting commissioner – General of the Ghana Revenue Authority exchanging pleasantries with Kwasi Gyimah Asante, commissioner in charge of Domestic...
Airtel Ghana MD, Lucy Quist hints of quiting ahead of merger with Tigo
The Managing Director of Airtel Ghana, Lucy Quist has dropped a hint of quiting the fourth largest telco in Ghana as the company gears...
Land acquisition issues killing real estate sector
The Managing Director of Square Mule Homes, Akomea Agyei has called on the government to critically address Ghana’s land acquisition and documentation system to...
Ghana Gas gets nine-member Board
Government has appointed a nine-member Board of Directors to steer the affairs of the Ghana Gas Company.The board, chaired by Hon Christine Churcher, also...
Hasten stimulus package – AGI tells gov’t
President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), James Asare Adjei, has asked the government to hasten the implementation of the ‘Stimulus Package’ it...
Tigo rises, Airtel falls as merger gets approval
The latest telecom subscriptions figures published by the National Communications Authority (NCA) just before it announced the approval of the Airtel-Tigo merger shows that...
MASLOC is nearly a scam; close it down – IMANI Ghana
President of policy think tank, IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has called on government to shutdown the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC).He argued that...
We need centralized automatic fuel stations to curb explosions – Alex Mould
A former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority in the John Mahama administration is advocating the introduction of centralized automatic fuel stations...
How Ghanaians do business
In Africa and more specifically Ghana, many people have wallets or purses that are just like onions. Anytime they open them, tears form in...
We’ll deal with fertilizer smugglers – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo is threatening to crack the whip on any person or group of persons found to be engaged in smuggling government’s subsidized...
Vodacom investigated for ‘abuse of dominance’
In a move that caught the market off guard, the Competition Commission said on Wednesday it was investigating Vodacom for abuse of dominance after...
JUMIA SUPERHEROES DEALS
Do you have a supehero that you loved and always wanted to meet? Well Jumia is adding a new twist what we thought superheroes...
Telecoms Chamber appoints Kenneth Ashigbey as new CEO
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications announces the appointment of Kenneth Ashigbey as Chief Executive Officer. He assumes duty on November 1st 2017.Kenneth joins the...
GIFEC commence Smart Communities project this month
Beginning this month, the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) is starting a project that promises to turn some deprived areas into smart...
PUWU suit: Over $400m for ECG facelift could be lost
The coalition of stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) concession arrangement has warned Ghana runs the risk of missing out on the...
Banking sector to go under foreign care
The new minimum capital requirement announced by the Central Bank of Ghana (BoG)could lead to the demise of 10 local banks and put the...
FBNBank pledge support for made in Ghana goods
FBNBank Ghana, a subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria, has pledged its long-term support for made in Ghana goods.Managing Director of the bank, Gbenga Odeyemi...
Digital address system to start in two weeks – Bawumia
A "very excited" Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced, the much-talked-about digital addressing system will be launched in two weeks.The digital addressing system will...
WorldRemit, Miss Ghana UK tip art as Ghana’s future
Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit and the Miss Ghana UK Foundation are banking their hopes on art as the future of Ghana by...
Investors neglect GAX despite improved performances
Despite the continuous decline in interest rates on fixed income securities, investors looking to cash in on stocks have and continue to neglect the...
GCB Sacks Over 700 UT/Capital Bank Staff
Over 700 former workers of the now defunct UT and Capital banks are set to lose their jobs as the takeover bank GCB has...
IF I WERE A CHARTERED MEMBER
I attended the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Awards recently. I had not attended the awards night for several years. As an associate...
Kotoka Int. Airport to offer free WiFi soon
The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has initiated the process to provide a suit of complimentary and subscribed WiFi access at all terminals of...
NCA gives approval for Airtel-Tigo merger
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has given approval for the merger between Bharti Ghana Limited (Airtel) and Millicom Ghana Limited (Tigo) to proceed subject...
College in Ghana shortlisted for 2017 World Youth Summit Awards
Newly launched Ghanaian education website and application platform, College in Ghana (www.collegeinghana.com) has been shortlisted among top 150 innovations developed by young innovators under...
Tigo-Airtel merger finally gets NCA approval
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has finally given approval for the merger between Bharti Ghana Limited (Airtel) and Millicom Ghana Limited (Tigo) to proceed...
Privatization of ECG will improve the Energy Sector
Deputy Minister for Energy, William Owuraku Aidoo has said the privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will improve the Energy Sector of...
Cash is still king – UN report
Despite the massive improvements recorded in digital payments among individuals, businesses and the government, cash still remains the predominant mode of payment in terms...
SAA gets bail-out to repay CitiBank debt
National Treasury has approved a fresh transfer of funds to South African Airways (SAA), it said on Friday.The bail-out averts a default, as CitiBank...
NPA to revoke licences of fuel smugglers
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said petroleum service providers that sell products meant for export on the local market risk losing their licences,...
Minister charge Broadband Chamber to help revamp broadband policy
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has asked the Broadband Communications Chamber (BBCC) to initiate public discussion on how to revamp the country’s...
Expresso Ghana to lose license after 2019 expiry date
Adom News sources within the telecom industry has hinted that the license of Kasapa Telecom Limited, operators of Expresso telecom brand in Ghana will...