The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has from today, Wednesday, October 23, 2019, assumed full control of electricity distribution business in the southern part of Ghana. This follows the termination of the concession agreement between the Ghana government and the Power Distribution Services. “The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has today, 23rd October, 2019 […] The post We’ve
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the government will this morning commence processes to terminate the concession agreement between it and the Power Distribution Services, PDS. The move follows the announcement of the cancellation of the contract by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta after a meeting with officials of […] The post Gov’t
None of the 20 firms partnering with Facebook on its Libra cryptocurrency project have yet committed to financially backing the effort, the BBC understands. Facebook said in June the founding partners would be expected to each inject $10m, but so far no agreement has been made, and the fee was not discussed at the Libra […] The post Facebook’s partners yet to commit money
Zenith Bank Ghana has appointed Anthony Akindele Ogunranti as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. He takes over from Henry Oroh who has been elevated to the position of Executive Director in Zenith Bank PLC. Mr. Ogunranti, until his appointment, was a Senior Executive Member of Zenith Bank Plc. A statement from Zenith […] The post Anthony Ogunranti
Polls have opened in Botswana as the southern African nation faces what is expected to be its tightest election in history. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and President Mokgweetsi Masisi have been presented with a surprising challenge after former President Ian Khama broke away and announced his support for the opposition coalition Umbrella for […] The post Botswana
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana is on course to become a major exporter of power in the West Africa sub-region following the commencement of the export of electricity to Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso joins Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, and Benin as the West African countries that Ghana regularly exports electricity to. But speaking at […] The post Ghana to export
A court in Guinea has handed down jail terms to five opposition and civil society leaders for organizing protests against a possible change to the constitution that could let President Alpha Conde seek a third term. Abdourahmane Sanoh, a former government minister and an organizer of last week’s unauthorized demonstrations, which resulted in at least […] The post Guinea
A District Court in Tamale presided over by his worship Amadu Issifu has remanded a 29-year-old man, who was among two others, allegedly accused of assaulting some officials of the National Identification Authority. The suspects are also accused of causing unlawful damage to equipment in the ongoing Ghana Card registration exercise in Tamale. The accused […] The post Tamale:
The Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities of Ghana has hinted that the academic calendar of technical universities may be extended by three weeks if the ongoing strike by lecturers and administrators is not called off by the end of this week. The group which has been appealing to the lecturers to go back to their posts […] The post TUTAG strike: Academic
The Member of Parliament for the Tarkwa Nsuaem constituency and Vice-Chair of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament, Mr. George Mireku Duka has called on Ghanaians to rally behind the government in its resolve to terminate the Power Distribution Services (PDS) agreement. According to him, the government has shown a lot of commitment and […] The post Support
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has asked the government to call to order some of its officials allegedly craving for the cancellation of the PDS concession agreement for their own interest. According to COPEC, the Akufo-Addo government must come clear with a proper working plan for ECG or forfeit its decision to terminate the […] The post Expose
The presentation of the 2020 budget has been tentatively scheduled for November 14, 2019. This was announced by the Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Adwoa Safo, during her opening remarks in the House on Tuesday. She also used the opportunity to announce what the legislators are supposed to do before they go for the Christmas […] The post 2020 budget hearing slated for November
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), whose strike entered week three this week, says its members will return to their posts if a meeting with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and other stakeholders, scheduled for today, Wednesday, produces positive results. TUTAG’s industrial action follows the Controller and Accountant General’s Department’s failure to […] The post We’ll
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