ECOWAS leaders have appointed Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari as ‘Champion’ to coordinate the response to COVID-19 in the sub-region. The decision was taken at an extraordinary summit held by the sub-regional leaders via video conferencing earlier on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The meeting agreed that all the other presidents support President Buhari to deliver on […] The post ECOWAS

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said food is cheap in Ghana despite the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in the country. In recent times, due to the outbreak, there have been complaints of hikes in prices of foodstuff due to the pandemic. But commenting on the alleged price hikes at the Meet […] The post COVID-19: Food prices are cheaper now –

The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH), an association of professionals in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in Ghana, has been following with keen interest recent conversations on social media and mainstream media with regards to stories linking the new mobile telephony technology called 5G to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The institute, […] The post Statement

The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH), an association of professionals in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in Ghana, has been following with keen interest recent conversations on social media and mainstream media with regards to stories linking the new mobile telephony technology called 5G to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The institute, […] The post 5G

The Minister for Agriculture Owusu Afriyie-Akoto says Ghana has enough food in store despite the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana. There have been fears that the disease in Ghana, coupled with its related restrictions in the country could lead to food insecurity and shortages. But the sector minister at a press briefing on Thursday said […] The post COVID-19: Ghana has enough food

As part of measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the country, wearing of face masks in public places has been made mandatory within the Greater Accra Region. This is according to a directive issued by the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council. A statement signed by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, […] The post Wearing

Government has debunked reports that the company operating the new customs clearing system known as UNI-PASS, has no track record and the required competence to execute the work at hand. According to the government, the impression that the UNI-PASS technology has not been deployed or tested anywhere in the world “is not accurate.” A statement […] The post Government

The curfew hours imposed on the Bunkpurugu township and its environs in the North East Region has been renewed from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am. This is according to a statement signed by the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery. The Minister urged the “chiefs, opinion leaders, youth and people of the area to exercise restraint […] The post Government renews curfew on Bunkpurugu appeared

The National COVID-19 Trust Fund on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, distributed toiletries, PPE and other essential medical items to the Ghana Health Service, COVID-19 Care Team and some selected health institutions. The gesture is to build their capacities to be able to manage COVID-19 cases. The COVID-19 Trust Fund was established to assist the poor […] The post National

President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV has appealed to the government to pay attention to the outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in the regions of the northern part of the country. He said while efforts at fighting COVID-19 in Ghana are commendable, similar efforts should be made towards tackling cerebrospinal meningitis. Speaking […] The post Pay

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIS) says there is nothing wrong with its donation of GH?250,000 to the national COVID-19 Trust Fund. The Authority said the gesture falls in line with its mandate and forms part of its corporate social responsibility. The NHIA has been criticised by some of its service providers after it made […] The post Nothing

The Private Health Facilities Association of Ghana has described as troubling, a donation by the National Health Insurance Authority to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund. The National Health Insurance Authority on Wednesday donated GH?250,000 towards the government’s COVID-19 Trust Fund despite its high indebtedness to health service providers across the country. The gesture according to […] The post Private

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to temporarily suspend the approval of some green cards. The measure, which contains a number of exemptions, is to last for 60 days and then could be extended, he said. Mr. Trump says the order is designed to protect American workers’ jobs in an economy pummelled […] The post Coronavirus: Trump signs

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West African leaders including President Nana Akufo-Addo will later today [Thursday], hold an extraordinary session via video conferencing to discuss the Coronavirus situation as well as its impact on the ECOWAS sub-region. Before this extraordinary summit, the Ministers in charge of finance and the governors of central banks from the region held a virtual extraordinary […] The post Akufo-Addo

Head of the Economics Department at the University of Ghana, Prof. William Baah-Boateng wants the government to be measured in its attempt to financially support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. To him, the global impact of the pandemic requires governments and businesses to be more innovative in their operations in order to […] The post Economist

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency in the fight against the coronavirus, saying the disease “will be with us for a long time”. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also warned of upward trends in COVID-19 cases in Africa, Eastern Europe, Central America, and South America. He said that lifting lockdowns […] The post Coronavirus:

Some drivers in the country will from Monday increase the transport fares over concernDrivers threaten fare increase on Monday over fuel prices about the cost of fuel. The leadership of the National Concerned Drivers Association says if the government refuses to reduce the price of fuel at the pumps with immediate effect, they will have […] The post Commercial

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) wants various stakeholders to hold a round table discussion and take more decisive actions to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses and other corporate institutions. This among other things, the TUC believes is aimed at identifying a friendly environment for businesses in the country to thrive in […] The post COVID-19: