The local gas market is relatively small, but has significant potential to transform the economy, Mr Hamis Usif, Manager, Gas Business, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has said. He noted that the local gas market was relatively stable with demand driven mainly by power demand and growing at 7.3 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/Yr); … The post Local

Nestle has launched a research and development innovation challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of the company’s efforts to contribute to the local ecosystem. It formed part of Nestle’s Global Youth Initiative which has an ambition to help 10 million young people around the world have access to economic opportunities by 2030 in line with … The post ?Nestle

The Managing Director of Ghana Post, Mr. James Kwofie, has attributed the level of efficiency and turn around at the company to the vigorous use of technology which is now driving the new direction.   According to him, the company had prioritised technology in all aspects of its operations hence the successful change it had … The post Ghana Post attributes

In spite of the difficult economic challenges in 2018, Unilever Ghana Limited quadrupled its profit due to increase in sales. Profits after tax rose to GHC191 million from GHC48 million in 2017, representing an improvement by 296 per cent. The operating profits before tax of GHC250 million included a GHC89 million profit on disposal of … The post Unilever records GHS 191 million

The Group Chairman of Fidelity Bank Group, Edward Effah, and the immediate past Managing Director (MD) of Fidelity Bank, Jim Baiden, have been honoured with Lifetime Business Builder Achiever awards at the4th Business Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Summit in Accra. The Lifetime Business Builder Achiever awards recognise individuals who have successfully contributed to organisational success … The post ?Fidelity

The Managing Director of Hollard Life Insurance, Nashiru Iddrisu, has urged industry players to adopt innovative approaches to service delivery in order to remain competitive. He said the industry which currently has 25 players and still counting was a competitive environment and as such needed more innovation that would uplift it. The Managing Director made … The post Adopt

Government will soon supply suitable and appropriate fishing nets at a reduced price to fishermen in the country, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has announced. She said there was the need to support  the fisheries sector, which provided economic livelihood to a large number of Ghanaians, particularly those in the … The post Govt to

FORMER President, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings has renewed his call on Ghanaians to embrace family planning, saying that unnecessarily large families are widely the cause of dismal poverty among the citizenry. He pointed out that government’s efforts at poverty reduction would yield little results when the average Ghanaian worker continues to have a large … The post ?Rawlings

Ghana and France yesterday held the sixth in the series of political consultations in Accra, to deliberate on various issues, aimed at firming up more than six decades of diplomatic relations between them. The one-day meeting attended by a 14-member delegation from France was in continuation of issues discussed at the fifth consultation was held … The post Ghana, France deepen bilateral

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale, Most Rev. Phillip Naameh, has admonished the faithful especially, Christians to stop enslaving their partners. He noted with concern that most faithful hide under some traditional norms and cultural payment of dowry, to bully and treat their wives like slaves. Most Rev. Naameh was speaking during a pontifical mass held … The post Centenary

The Rotary and Rotaract Club of Accra, Adenta, has presented assorted sanitary items to Madina 1 and 2 Cluster of Schools to support positive change in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). The items included handwashing basins, dustbins, water containers and liquid detergents, among others, all valued at GH? 1000.00. Presenting the items, President of Rotary … The post Rotary,

The 1979 year group of the Accra Academy Old Boys Association, ‘Bl3oo 79’, on Monday donated assorted educational textbooks to the school, as part of efforts to improve academic excellence. These included government textbooks on physics, chemistry, Mathematics, French dictionaries as well as textbooks on Information Communication Technology (ICT) and an industrial photocopier machine. At … The post Accra

WHEN Chelsea meet Arsenal in the Europa League final on the shores of the Caspian Sea today, it might be coach Maurizio Sarri’s last match in charge despite what appears as a solid first year at Stamford Bridge. Under the Italian, Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League next season and reached the final of … The post Chelsea, Arsenal clash for Europa glory night

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government to integrate climate action into Ghana’s national development agenda.  He said government had taken the policy decision to implement Co-ordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies from 2017- 2022. Speaking at the R20 Austrian World Summit on Climate Change, on Tuesday, the … The post President

The Minister for Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has encouraged girls in basic schools to take advantage of the opportunities that the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) world offers people globally. She argued that young girls in Ghana could create jobs for themselves in the ICT, provided they remained focused in their studies. “They are huge … The post Communications

The Readwide Company, a nationwide outlet for the sale of all kinds of books, has launched a campaign to encourage reading in the youth, especially those at the senior high level. As a result, the company which is a subsidiary of Mountcrest University College, has established reading clubs in most of the second cycle schools … The post Readwide launches campaign

THE Business Committee of Parliament has asked political parties to consider Parliament in their programme of activities in order not to disrupt the smooth running of the House, as parliamentary primaries of the parties approach.  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are expected to elect their parliamentary candidates later this … The post Don’t

Discussants at a dissemination workshop on the state of adolescent reproductive health financing in Ghana have asked government for a 15 per cent increment of its budgetary allocation to the health sector.  The increment, according to the discussants would ensure the health sector was adequately financed to create much awareness on the adolescent reproductive health. … The post Govt

An elderly man died when a tornado picked up a vehicle and smashed it into his house in Ohio, officials say. The 81-year-old of Celina, Ohio, was killed by one of 52 suspected twisters that pulverised eight US states on Monday. The damage was so severe in Ohio that authorities reportedly used snow plough trucks … The post ?US tornadoes leave millions without power appeared

A knife-wielding man has attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in the Japanese city of Kawasaki near Tokyo. At least 18 people were injured in a residential area. Two of them, an 11-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man, have died. A suspect, a man in his 50s, stabbed himself in the neck … The post 2 killed in attack on Japanese school children appeared first on