The Nigerian business community in Ghana wants government to honor its promise to grant waivers to foreign investors in the country. According to them, the waivers will help them establish new businesses in the country as well as expand already existing ones. The businesses further believe the move will fall in line with government’s plan ...

The office of the former President, Jerry John Rawlings has expressed its disgust at reports within a section of the media suggesting the former leader is dead. It said it takes a ‘serious view’ of the recent ‘false reports’ which has been widely circulated on social media. A fake online publication over the weekend said the ...

Another scorpion invaded another United Airlines flight from Houston on Thursday, prompting an evacuation of the plane, Houston’s KHOU reported. A passenger told the station that the scorpion crawled out of the sleeve of a sleeping man in the back of the Quito, Ecuador-bound jet. Eek! That’s when takeoff was delayed. The captain of my flight just ...

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has left Ghana to start the second phase of his official working visit to countries within the ECOWAS region. He left Ghana on Monday evening for Senegal where he will spend two (2) days conducting various businesses including holding interactions with that country’s President and meeting the Ghanaian community there. He will ...

Pili Hussein wanted to make her fortune prospecting for a precious stone that’s said to be a thousand times rarer than diamonds, but since women weren’t allowed down the mines she dressed up as man and fooled her male colleagues for almost a decade. Pili Hussein grew up in a large family in Tanzania. The ...

The $150 million Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project coordinators is set to run its course without any significant overhaul of Accra’s sanitation system. The only part of the project that seems to actively ongoing involves the provision of toilets. Even then, the project has only managed to provide 900 out of the projected 12,500 ...

Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has endorsed Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale, saying everything the artiste touches turns to gold. “I love Shatta Wale not because of the controversy but despite controversy and despite the negative title, Shatta Wale is rising above them. He is riding in the clouds. That is what I love about him.” ...

Find an exotic location or just some captivating spots, decked up, get the photographer and put up some adventurous poses ahead of your wedding – pre-wedding photos; this is the new craze that seems to be catching up with a lot of Ghanaians now. For most young Ghanaians, planning a wedding today would not be complete ...

Cyber security analysts are predicting huge financial losses in the coming days should Ghanaian businesses fail to protect their computer systems from the threatening virus, Ransomware. The virus is reported to have affected 100,000 computers and key data systems in about one hundred countries globally. The affected institutions are being requested to pay 300 dollars ...

She was dying for attention. New Jersey teenager Megan Flaherty knows how to make an entrance at her senior prom ? by pretending it’s her end. The 17-year-old Flaherty showed up to Pennsauken High School’s junior prom Saturday night in a hearse. She really shocked the crowd when she stepped out of a coffin looking, dare ...

The primary objective of microfinance is to create financial inclusiveness and provide an avenue for the delivery of essential financial services to sections of the society who would otherwise be largely uninvolved or unable to fully access them. Ghana’s microfinance sector has been immensely beneficial to the economy. It has expanded the scope of participation ...

Security Analyst, Dr Kwesi Anning wants security along the country’s Western borders boosted as the country’s western neighbours, Cote d’Ivoire, struggle to address the recurring mutiny by former rebels in the army. According to him, security personnel along the border must be quick in detecting any suspicious movements and report to inform the country’s response ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted there were some names wrongfully expunged from government’s mechanised payroll as part of government’s bid to rid it of ghost names. Speaking at the National Policy Forum in Accra today [Monday], Mr. Ofori-Atta explained that the exercise to clean the payroll was necessary to protect the public purse, but ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted there were some names wrongfully expunged from government’s mechanised payroll as part of government’s bid to rid it of ghost names. Speaking at the National Policy Forum in Accra today [Monday], Mr. Ofori-Atta explained that the exercise to clean the payroll was necessary to protect the public purse, but ...

SMSGH, one of Ghana’s leading technology brands has rebranded to Hubtel. The company which was founded to among other things help businesses to serve customers and improve communication has also assured its numerous clients of a new and better customer satisfaction as well as easier payments solutions as it revolves. Speaking at a ceremony to ...

The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project coordinators insist it has made significant strides in improving sanitation conditions for households despite it narrowing its efforts to the provision of toilets. Even with the output in the provision of toilets, the project has only managed to provide 900 out of the projected 12,500 by 2018. The ...

Government will take measures to protect local businesses from foreign competitors, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said. In response to concerns raised by the President of the Association of Ghana Industries , James Asare Adjei on competition from foreign investors at the maiden National Summit Policy , the Minister said there should be ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed of plans to pursue institutions and companies that abuse exemptions in the country. The position has been necessitated by plans to protect the public purse and curb fiscal slippages that the economy has been facing for sometime now. According to him, the value of exemptions had increased from ...

A computer malware that has spread across 150 countries appears to be slowing down, with few reports of fresh attacks in Asia and Europe on Monday. However staff beginning the working week have been told to be careful. The WannaCry ransomware started taking over users’ files on Friday, demanding $300 (£230) to restore access. Hundreds ...

The annual Citi FM Family Day Out comes off on Thursday, 25th May of 2017, at the Aviation Social Center – Airport. The event will be an open-air funfair at one of Accra’s most loved outdoor spaces, the Aviation Social Center. The event would provide an opportunity for families to bond, have fun and spend precious time ...