The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has signed a GH¢55 million agreement with KGL Technology Limited for the year 2022. This agreement gives KGL Technology Limited the License to operate NLA’s 5/90 online game as a collaborator for the year 2022. In November 2019, NLA signed an agreement with KGL Technology Limited granting the latter a […] The post NLA signs GH¢55 million

Authorities of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) have announced plans to partner the Atta-Mills Institute to mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of the late Ghanaian leader, Professor John Evans Atta-Mills. The late President died on July 24th, 2012. At a meeting with officials of the Atta-Mills Institute led by CEO, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, […] The post NLA

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has cautioned SIM registration agents of mobile network operators to desist from charging fees in the ongoing SIM card registration. The Chamber, in a statement, said “it is illegal and fraudulent for anybody to pay any amount as the cost of registration”. “The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications on behalf of […] The post Charging

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has cautioned SIM registration agents of mobile network operators to desist from charging fees in the ongoing SIM card registration. The Chamber, in a statement, said “it is illegal and fraudulent for anybody to pay any amount as the cost of registration”. “The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications on behalf of […] The post Charging

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate at 14.5% percent. This is the second time the Central Bank has maintained the rate after increasing it by 100 basis points in November 2021. The rate, which is of keen interest to businesses, does not only signal the […] The post Bank of Ghana maintains policy rate at 14.5% appeared

A portion of the Suame roundabout to the Airport roundabout stretch in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi has developed a huge gully as commuters and road users fear the situation could lead to a disaster if not checked. Although there have been persistent complaints by road users about the state of the bridge, residents say […] The post Portion of Suame roundabout

A portion of the Suame roundabout to the Airport roundabout stretch in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi has developed a huge gully as commuters and road users fear the situation could lead to a disaster if not checked. Although there have been persistent complaints by road users about the state of the bridge, residents say […] The post Portion

The Pathologist who led the post-mortem examination on the remains of the Abuakwa North MP, J. B. Danquah-Adu, Dr Lawrence Edusei, has disclosed that the report of the examination has been stolen. Testifying for the Prosecution in the Criminal Court 5 division of the High Court, on Monday, January 31, 2022, Dr. Edusei said he […] The post J.B. Danquah murder trial:

Fire service personnel from Amasaman have rescued a driver and his mate after a crash between Ofankor and Tantra Hill in Accra. The Monday morning crash involved a truck carrying bags of cashew seeds. The Fire Service said the truck veered off the road leading to the crash. Personnel from the Ambulance Service and the […] The post Amasaman: Fire

A coalition of climate change-focused NGOs across Africa has called on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to stop providing financial and technical support for fossil fuel energy in Africa. “Establish an immediate ban on any new fossil fuel projects and publish a roadmap for phasing out all fossil fuel development financing to advance the just […] The post Stop

The Municipal Chief Executive of La Nkwantanang Madina is urging residents of the municipality to keep their surroundings clean to avoid being prosecuted by the assembly under the government’s ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ campaign. The ‘Operation Clean your frontage’ initiative kicks off in the Greater Accra Region from Tuesday, 1st February 2022. As part of […] The post Operation

The Municipal Chief Executive of La Nkwantang Madina is urging residents of the municipality to keep their surroundings clean to avoid being prosecuted by the assembly under the government’s ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ campaign. The ‘Operation Clean your frontage’ initiative kicks off in the Greater Accra Region from Tuesday, 1st February 2022. As part of […] The post Operation

The country’s ongoing street naming exercise has been hit with a barrage of criticisms that point to inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the exercise. Residents and traditional leaders in various communities have raised a number of issues such as the use of names alien to natives, the use of two different street names on adjoining properties, […] The post Ghanaians

The Presidency has maintained that it deems the rollout of an extensive vaccination programme as one of the effective means of reducing the transmission of COVID-19. In a letter written by the Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare in response to some Ghanaian Doctors opposed to the programme, the Presidency acknowledged the concerns but […] The post There’s

Wards at the West Gonja Hospital in Damongo are almost empty as a partial strike by doctors intensifies. Doctors at the hospital began a partial strike on 21st January 2022, following the resignation of the Medical Director and Clinical Coordinator. The strike at the Hospital is worsening as patients are left stranded at the outpatients’ […] The post Strike

Mobile money is an essential retail financial service offered by telecommunications and other financial institutions in sub-Saharan African countries. The region recorded 159 million active users of mobile money in 2020 and US$490 billion in transaction value. People use the services to send money to each other, pay bills, disburse funds in bulk and pay […] The post Mobile

The Coalition of Concerned University Students (CoCUS), says it is set to stage a demonstration against the government over its inability to address the ongoing strike by university teachers. The industrial action of UTAG has entered week four with a possible shut down of all public universities if the government does not with immediate effect […] The post Concerned

The Mobile Money Vendors Association of Ghana has described as an unfair, government’s relentless campaign for the passage of the E-levy, despite information suggesting that volumes of transactions will reduce when the bill is approved. A deputy Minister of Finance, John Kumah had disclosed that research available to the government points to the fact that […] The post Passage

The University of Ghana says investigations are still ongoing into the drowning of a first-year student in the school’s pool over the weekend. The management of the University of Ghana confirmed the drowning of a male student on Saturday, January 29, 2022. According to the statement released by the school, the student drowned after attempts […] The post UG commences

Bolt, the leading ride-hailing platform in Ghana, has today announced winners for its ‘Driver League’ campaign. Noah Padi emerged as overall best driver based on his overall performance over the promotion period, taking home a brand-new Suzuki Celerio car. Other winners: Gideon Anokye and Azumah Matthewalso received brand new cars under the categories best driver […] The post Bolt