Human activities such as cutting down of forests, improper waste disposal, use of fertilisers, burning of coal and petroleum products and gas (fossil fuels), continue to have a brunt on the environment. These are leading to changes in average weather conditions such as temperature and rainfall, affecting natural resources and livelihoods. Community engagement and sensitization […] The post Grassroots
…as economy loses more than US$50m yearly The European Union (EU) has warned that it will issue Ghana a ‘yellow card’, should the country consistently fail to tackle the menace of illegal fishing. The ‘yellow card’ is an official warning issued by the EU to its trading partners falling short of tackling illegal, unreported and […] The post EU warns Ghana against illegal fishing
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has indicated that surface rental payments to the state remain in arrears to the tune of US$2.1million for the year ending 2020. According to the Committee in its statutory annual report, 2020, it identified that the US$1.6million surface rental arrears recorded in 2019 has further increased by 34.7 […] The post US$2.1m
calls for public-private partnership to drive digital transformation proposes establishment of telco museum as MTN clocks 25 By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described telecommunications firm MTN as a model corporate institution, and one worthy of emulation by others who strive for excellence. According to him, the company’s performance is […] The post MTN
Communications and Digitalisation Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said that government is striving to push the cost of data down to help accelerate the digital economy via reduction in spectrum and licencing fees. She noted that the National Communications Authority (NCA) is working to reduce spectrum and licence fees to support players in the sector and afford […] The post Gov’t
Fuel consumers could be paying more for the product in coming days, as the price of crude on the international market rises in addition to a marginal depreciation of the cedi, says the Institute for Energy Security (IES). This would be bad news for consumers, given that they have had to pay extra for the […] The post Rising crude prices, cedi depreciation
GCB Bank has further reduced its interest rates on personal loans to 23 percent per annum, in line with measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on clients. As part of the measures, the bank has also granted a two-month moratorium on both principal and interest repayment, and increased loan tenor to five (5) years. […] The post GCB Bank reduces interest
The Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with Novo Nordisk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to implement an initiative targetted at defeating diabetes in the country, especially among children and the aged. According to Novo Nordisk, the Danish organiaation that have been driving change to defeat diabetes for almost 100 years across the […] The post MoH,
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