A parliamentary candidate hopeful in the Abuakwa South constituency, Solomon Nana Frimpong was attacked by three unknown persons on Tuesday, on his way to the National Democratic Congress’ constituency party office to file his nomination form. The 3, who were on a motorbike inflicted machete wounds on his left arm and ribs and later made […] The post Abuakwa
The biggest steel-producing company in West Africa, B5 Plus Company Limited at Tema has saved its operations after managers of the facility coughed up GH?20 million to settle part of its GH?42 million debt owed the Electricity Company of Ghana. The ECG revenue mobilization task force led by the Manager of External Communications, Laila Abubakari, […] The post B5
The immediate past Deputy National Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Edem Agbana has successfully filed his nomination form to contest in the party’s parliamentary race in the Ketu North constituency. Presenting his nomination form endorsed by various party officials in line with the constitutional requirements of the party, the parliamentary candidate hopeful […] The post NDC
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications and an alumnus of St. Augustines College has called on the Education Minister and the government to engage key stakeholders on critical educational policies. In Mr Ashigbey’s view, education is a critical sector that must not be toyed with haphazard policies that would have a […] The post Ken
Vodafone Ghana Mobile Financial Services Limited (Vodafone Cash) and MobileMoney Limited (MML) have enabled interoperability services that allow MTN Mobile Money and Vodafone Cash customers pay at each other’s merchant point of sale. This is a major milestone in creating an enabling environment in furtherance of the financial inclusion agenda of both entities and the […] The post Vodafone
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, insists the Ghana’s economy was in tatters way before the emergence of COVID-19. The Akufo-Addo government has blamed the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war for Ghana’s economic crisis. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva had earlier agreed that […] The post IMF
International rating agency, Fitch, has upgraded Ghana’s Long-Term (LT) Local-Currency (LC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’ from ‘RD’. The issue ratings on local-currency bonds issued domestically that have not matured yet have also been upgraded to ‘CCC’ from ‘D’. Fitch has affirmed Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (FC) IDR at ‘RD’. Fitch typically does not assign […] The post Fitch
Former head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas has urged African countries to promote the free movement of persons in addition to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Dr. Chambas was speaking to African Ministers and policymakers at the 2023 Professor Adebayo Adedeji Lectures […] The post Free
The leadership of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS), the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority (LUSPA), the Lands Commission and the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) have agreed to build synergies to enhance the country’s land reform agenda. At separate meetings in Accra which focused on leveraging on their expertise to […] The post GhIS
The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a $5 million fund to improve the performance of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and boost the quality of healthcare services in Ghana. The NHIA on the other hand will be contributing $1.7 million towards this […] The post NHIA
Professor Stephen Adei, a former Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority, has attributed the current economic crisis to a raft of factors he believes have played a significant role. According to Professor Adei, fundamental weaknesses in the economy include low productivity, systematic corruption, a lack of patriotism, a desire for foreign goods, and others. […] The post Let’s
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has taken a dig at the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo claiming that he has enabled corruption in the country. He again accused President Akufo-Addo of promoting corruption to the extent of going ahead with investigations to exonerate his appointees accused of engaging […] The post Corruption
The Member of Parliament for the Buem constituency and the former National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has slammed president Nana Akufo-Addo for adding three new members to the Electoral Commission’s Board. President Akufo-Addo in line with Article 43 (1 and 2) of the 1992 Constitution swore in three new members […] The post Kofi
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has debunked rumours that the leadership of the party is working to remove Muntaka Mubarak as its Member of Parliament for Asawase. Rumours of Muntaka’s removal have been rife in recent times after some party supporters and branch executives in the Asawase constituency […] The post Rumors
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey has assured that the party’s leadership will ensure a free, fair, and transparent election for the party’s flagbearer race. No stone will be left unturned, he says, in order to find the right candidate to lead the party in the 2024 elections. “We […] The post NDC
The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has proposed allocating two days per year to the government’s Green Ghana Initiative. This he believes is in order to preserve the country’s forest reserves. The Green Ghana Project aims to restore Ghana’s depleted forest cover through tree planting and to mitigate the effects of climate change on […] The post Western
Political science lecturer and Director of Asian Studies at the University of Ghana, Dr. Lloyd Amoah is sceptical about the government’s ability to persuade Chinese authorities to forgive its debt as part of Ghana’s debt restructuring programme. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, is currently in China to request that interest payments be suspended in order […] The post Getting
The Central Regional Chairman of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Justice Arthur is urging the government to rename and convert the COVID-19 levy into a fund that will allow it to deal with health emergency cases quickly. He believes that when there are emergency cases, the levy collected into the Consolidated Fund becomes difficult […] The post Use
The Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Lands and Forestry Committee, Alhassan Suhuyini wants President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to direct Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to release funds for the payment of allowances to beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation programme. Beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation programme have made demands for the release of their […] The post Pay
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