The Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, Dr. Steve Manteaw says the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation’s payment of revenues accrued from 7% interest in the Jubilee and TEN petroleum fields to Ghana Offshore Holding Company is a breach of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA). Dr. Manteaw who is a former Chairman of […] The post Return
A five-member Committee consisting of prominent financial services professionals will lead extensive stakeholder engagements across all the key segments of the financial sector. This will cover banking, asset, management, pensions, and insurance, according to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The Minister said the announcement of the Committee Members will be made in the coming days […] The post Committee
Ghanaian singer, Kirani Ayat, is breathing fire on the neck of government after he accused it of using some visuals from his Guda video in its “Visit Ghana” campaign without his knowledge. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Twitter handle posted a video on September 27, 2022, depicting the country’s tourism potential. Beneath the deep […] The post Kirani
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited says a technical challenge has affected its prepaid metering systems. The Electricity company said this has interrupted the purchase of electricity credit. A statement from the electricity company said customers in the Volta, Kumasi, Accra, Takoradi, Tema, Cape Coast, Kasoa, Winneba, Swedru, Koforidua, Nkawkaw, and Tafo have been affected. The […] The post Prepaid
Ghana’s much-anticipated crime action thriller, The Agency, initially scheduled to premiere on October 1, 2022, has been postponed to December 2, 2022. This decision became necessary due to some challenges, including a planned renovation by Silverbird Cinemas, commencing two days after the premiere of The Agency movie and lasting about a week. This means that […] The post Premiere
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah is urging judges and magistrates not to be influenced by public criticisms in discharging their duty. “Yours is to dispense justice and to uphold the rule of law irrespective of public clamour,” the Chief Justice said. The judiciary has come under criticism in recent times, with President Akufo-Addo describing it […] The post Chief
Some traders at the old Central Market in Kumasi are counting their losses after the market got flooded after a downpour, leading to the destruction of several items. The leadership of the traders has attributed this to the manner in which the redevelopment project is being done. The traders are thus appealing to the contractor […] The post Kumasi: Old Central Market
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Chief Director, Directors, Special Advisors and Staff of the Ministry; Distinguish ladies and gentlemen of the Media; Good Morning, and welcome to the 4th Press Briefing on the Economy this year. This is a buildup of our engagements on 20th January, 24th March and 12th May. These bi-monthly engagements have complimented the statutory update we […] The post Ken Ofori-Atta’s
10 persons within the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal electricity connections in the area. In a joint operation conducted by officers from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Police Service, the officers observed that the 10 had been disconnected for failure to […] The post 10
1. Good Morning, and welcome to the 4th Press Briefing on the Economy this year. This is a buildup of our engagements on 20th January, 24th March and 12th May. These bi-monthly engagements have complemented the statutory update we provided on the Economy when we presented the 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on 25th […] The post Finance Ministry briefing on the economy
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The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Ghana Fastest Human Under 15 Female champion, Mabel Aidoo on Monday, September 26, 2022, made a triumphant return to her home, New Ebu in the Abura Asebu Kwaman Municipality in the Central Region. She was first received by her school, New Ebu Methodist School, led by the head teacher. […] The post GNPC’s
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), the statutory body with oversight responsibility over the prudent management and use of petroleum revenues, have engaged Queen Mothers in the Savannah Region to provide updates on how government has used petroleum revenues since 2011. The forum, which is the second of its kind with the Queen Mothers […] The post PIAC
The Ejisu Magistrate Court has remanded a 57-year-old woman over the death of her 23-year-old house help at Awomaso in the Ashanti Region. According to the prosecution, the suspect, Janet Nsiah during interrogation confessed to maltreating her house help, Akua Kyem leading to her death. The prosecution also told the court police have retrieved a […] The post 57yr-old
The Bank of Ghana has advised individuals who have secured loans through mobile money platforms but have deliberately refused to register their SIM cards under the ongoing national SIM Card registration exercise, with the intention of avoiding repayment of the loans to settle their debts. The Central Bank in a statement indicated that data of […] The post ‘Pay
Efforts put in place by the government and the Bank of Ghana to arrest the free fall of the cedi against major trading currencies, especially the US dollar, is paying off. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, when he briefed the press on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Recent data from the […] The post Efforts to contain cedi depreciation paying
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta believes Ghana’s economy is recording some marginal growth despite recent ravaging shocks. “Overall, our growth outturn of 3.4% and 4.8% in Q1 and Q2 of 2022 respectively, coupled with modest improvements in our fiscal position, suggests our economy is gradually on the upswing despite the numerous shocks we have […] The post Ghana’s
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