Prudential Bank, in partnership with Mastercard, has formally launched two PBL/MasterCard payment cards; Corporate and Standard, to create more value for their customers. The corporate card is designed for corporate institutions and businesses while the standard card will cater to individuals and students. Speaking at the official unveiling ceremony, Executive Head of Business at Prudential […] The post Prudential

A Staff of the Ghana Police Service met his untimely death at Tema Community 25 Estate Junction on the Dawhenya stretch on Sunday, July 24, 2022. A statement from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) noted that, its Motorway Command received a distress accident call around10pm on Sunday. It noted that, its men realised that […] The post Ghana Police Service staff

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Cassiel Ato Forson is not impressed with the government’s mid-year review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy. Mr. Forson said the budget did not offer the hope of addressing Ghana’s economic challenges. “We have a country that is in crisis economically, everything is not working yet the Minister […] The post Govt’s

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has presented the 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament for approval. The review, which did not see a request for new funds, noted the current macroeconomic figures that have suffered in recent times. It also announced a return of road tolls on the Tema-Accra Motorway in the future and the […] The post 2022 mid-year budget review [Full speech]

The National Builder’s Corps (NABCo) programme will end by September 1, 2022. NABCo was initially supposed to run for three years and extended for an additional year. The Programme was aimed at engaging 100,000 young graduates. Though the government invested approximately GH¢2.2 billion into the policy, a number of the corps complained about the non-payment […] The post NABCo programme

Parents have been encouraged to introduce their children to computer-assisted coding systems at an early age.  This according to experts will make them problem solvers given the emerging technological era. Panellists on EdTech Monday on Citi FM on July 25, 2022, said it is high time school children are exposed to technologies that equip their […] The post EdTech

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured the nation that appropriate measures are in place to avert a potential food crisis in the country. He told Parliament that the measures to forestall food insecurity included a temporary ban on grain (maize, rice, and soya) exports, promoting the use of organic fertilisers on farms and […] The post Ghana won’t suffer food insecurity

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) says it has released 127,999 pin codes for eligible Ghanaian final year students from all accredited tertiary institutions in the country to enable them enrol to do their mandatory national service for the 2022/2023 service year. This was announced in a statement signed by Armstrong Esaah, the […] The post Over

The government says it could save the country about US$13.2 billion from successful renegotiating of some of the power purchase agreements (PPAs). The savings would accrue over the lifespan of the renegotiated agreements, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, told Parliament. Mr. Ofori-Atta said during the presentation of the mid-year budget review Monday, July […] The post Gov’t

Unprecedented developments across the world forced the government to turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said. In his first public remark after Ghana invited IMF to support it, Ofori-Atta said, although the government had tried resisting the urge of signing up for an IMF bailout, Russia’s invasion […] The post Unprecedented

Users of the Accra-Tema motorway can expect to start paying tolls again after the completion of expansion works on the road. During the Mid-year budget review, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said the completed road will be tolled to recover the whole cost. The toll will also be to “pay lenders and provide a return […] The post Accra-Tema

The High Court has directed accused persons in the alleged coup plotters case to open their defense. This was after the court found that the Prosecution has, through its 13 witnesses, established a prima facie evidence against them. In a ruling read by President of the Court, Her Ladyship Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, the Court noted […] The post Court directs

Following speculations about the possibility of the Free Senior High School policy being reviewed, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has clarified that government has no such intentions. Delivering the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2022 financial year today, July 25, 2022, in Parliament, Mr. Ofori-Atta stressed government’s […] The post Free

Following speculations about the possibility of the Free Senior High School policy being reviewed, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has clarified that government has no such intentions. Delivering the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2022 financial year today, July 25, 2022, in Parliament, Mr. Ofori-Atta stressed government’s […] The post Free

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration has not asked for extra funds with the 2022 mid-year budget. This is despite reduced revenues and the underperformance of the controversial electronic transfer levy. Recent economic struggles have seen the government turn to the International Monetary Fund for support. During the Mid-year budget review, the Finance Minister, Ken […] The post Gov’t

The Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration has not asked for extra funds with the 2022 mid-year budget. This is despite reduced revenues and the underperformance of the controversial electronic transfer levy. Recent economic struggles have seen the government turn to the International Monetary Fund for support. During the Mid-year budget review, the Finance Minister, Ken […] The post Gov’t

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has eulogised the late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills, declaring that the void left by his departure may never be filled. According to the former President, even though it has been a decade, the collective grief and pain of the country following the Ghanaian leader’s departure remains fresh in […] The post Void

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has rehashed government’s resolve to revive the economy. Delivering the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2022 financial year in Parliament today, July 25, 2022, Mr. Ofori Atta said government has a track record of reviving the economy. He is thus confident the […] The post We’re

Emergency Medical Services are an integral part of any efficient health system. They are a lifeline, as their inefficiency can drive a population’s high mortality. Research suggests that 90% of global injuries occur in lower-middle-income countries. Some reasons for this skewed distribution include poor road conditions, lack of public awareness of the importance of road […] The post Refocusing

A decade ago, we lost a Great Peaceful African Democrat while he was serving as President of the Republic of Ghana. John Evans Atta Mills meritoriously attained LLM from the London School of Economics and earned a Ph.D. in Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the age of 27 in the 60s. […] The post Dr. Omane Boamah writes: John Evans