HFC Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has appointed Mr. Charles William Zwennes as the new Chairman of the bank’s Board. This follows the resignation of Professor Joshua Alabi from the position. “By virtue of Prof. Alabi’s resignation, The Board of Directors of the Bank, at a Board Meeting on 26th April ...
The Ghana National Gas Company has refuted media reports that it has concluded an agreement with the Chinese multinational service conglomerate, Yantai Jereh to Build Operate and Transfer(BOT) a natural gas transmission pipeline from Aboadze to Tema. According to Ghana Gas, it has only received approval from the Ministry of Energy to renew a Project ...
Appolonia City and Ghana Home Loans are offering the country’s only 10-year mortgage that allows buyers to start building their dream homes with just a 20% deposit. Appolonia, a city-sized development just 20km from Accra CBD, and Ghana Home Loans, the country’s leading home finance institution, have partnered to provide a 10-year mortgage on serviced ...
Nana Otoubour Djan Kwasi II, the Aburihene, has called on all traditional leaders to join forces in the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamsey in the country. The chief, who takes delight in issues of environment, made this call in an interview with Citi News at his palace in Aburi on Tuesday. Nana ...
Fitbit has said it is investigating a report from a Wisconsin woman who said she suffered second-degree burns when her fitness tracker caught fire. Dina Mitchell told ABC News that the Flex 2 began to combust on her wrist while she was reading a book. “It burned the heck out of my arm,” she said. ...
Sales of ebooks dropped 3% to £538m last year, according to the Publishers Association trade body. But total book sales including physical books rose 6% to £3.5bn, according to the data, led by non-fiction gains. Readers flocked to fitness and self-help books, sending non-fiction sales up 9%, while fiction revenue fell 7%. Exports rose 6% ...
Some angry youth of the Builsa North constituency have vandalized the party office over the appointment of Mr.David Afoko as District Chief Executive nominee. The constituency Youth organizer, Mr. Achawie Johnson disclosed that the nominee was not a loyal and committed member of the party and did not also contribute to the fortunes of the ...
Maria Sharapova won on her return to action after a 15-month doping ban as she beat Roberta Vinci in the first round of the Stuttgart Open. The Russian, who was suspended last March after testing positive for meldonium, beat the Italian 7-5 6-3. There was no noticeable bad reception for the 30-year-old, who responded well ...
The Minister for Local Government, Hajia Alima Mahama, has said that the set of appointees nominated by President Akufo-Addo for 212 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) announced on Wednesday, have been “received well.” According to her, some incidents of resistance and agitation by residents in a few districts and municipalities against some of the nominees were ...
Bawku West Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has asked the District Police Command to arrest irate youth who vandalized the party office and some offices of the district assembly on Tuesday, over rumors that Madam Victoria Ayamba was to be appointed as the District Chief Executive of the area. The irate youth said, ...
The Akufo-Addo administration launched the “Planting for Food and Jobs” programme this month [ April], with the view of transforming Ghana’s agriculture sector. The Planting for Food and Jobs is expected to be rolled out in all 216 districts across the country, and will involve the supply of farm resources such as high yielding and ...
Undoubtedly, road transport remains the largest and main mode of transportation in Ghana. As a major transport network, it serves an array of purposes for both travelers and industries. Travelers and industries rely heavily on road to transport people, goods and products from one place to the other. This suggests more road usage in Ghana, ...
The Regent of Tolon, Retired Major Sulemana Abubakari, and some youth in the district, have rejected the President’s District Chief Executive nominee, Hajia Amama Shaibu for the Tolon district. Mr. Abubakari has served notice of a major political upheaval in the area, if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo fails to rescind his decision. According ...
Ameri, the company at the centre of the controversial emergency power agreement with the government of Ghana during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, has no expertise in building and managing power plants, according to Philip Addison. Mr. Philip Addison, the leader of the committee tasked by the Minister of Energy; Boakye Agyarko to investigate the ...
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