The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it was not prosecuting the President of the Senate Bukola Saraki in the recently concluded false declaration of assets case that ended with the acquittal of Senate President. In a series of tweets on its twitter handle (@officialEFCC), the anti-corruption agency clarified to the public […]

Travellers to Dubai will soon walk straight from the flight to baggage claim area as biometric tunnels will do airport checks at the Dubai airport. Earlier this month, Dubai announced that passengers departing from Dubai International Airport can now use their smart phones at the smart gates instead of their passports as part of a […]

The gruesome murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has shaken the spine of the nation and it doesn’t mean it is the first or possibly going to be last. When any situation left unattended gets to a certain pinnacle it hits the populace as though it is fresh but the mind keeps storing such experience […]

The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has committed two grants amounting to €35 million Euros to the East African Community (EAC). His Excellency, Egon Kochanke, German Ambassador to Tanzania, handed over the commitment note in his meeting yesterday with the EAC Secretary General Liberat Mfumukeko. The financial cooperation grants will be available for […]

Chief Justice nominee Sophia Akuffo has kicked against suggestions that the Ghana School of Law should be scrapped. “I am not one of those who subscribe to the Ghana School of Law being scrapped,” she told parliament’s Appointments Committee on Friday, June 16, during her vetting. Many law luminaries have suggested in the past that […]

A former Narcotics Control Board Executive Secretary Akrasi Sarpong has revealed that convicted drug dealer Nayele Ametefe, until her arrest in the UK, was spending huge sums of money on car rentals. Nayele while in Ghana was discovered to be hiring lavish cars like BMWs in Ghana on a daily basis at a great cost, […]

The contractor on the Kumasi Kejetia and Central Market Redevelopment project has disclosed that, parking place was not allocated for Drivers in the project. According to the him, lorry terminals in the Kejetia project was only allocated for loading and offloading of passengers, adding that, it will only accommodate about 180 cars. The consultant to the […]

Once upon a time,fast rewinding the hand-of-clock into time, it so happened that in a village called Borborbor- wonders indeed never end. Around six o’clock in the morning, I set out to take a stroll in the neighbourhood of this mining community at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.Much to my amazement,I saw the […]

Managers of the Sunon-Asogli plant, a subsidiary of Shenzhen Energy Group of China, are working to secure supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to power their plants in Ghana, a top official told Xinhua here on Tuesday. Li Xiaohai explained in an interview on the sides of the two-day Maiden Ghana Energy Summit that the […]

Stakeholders and Agricultural experts from the West African countries converged here on Tuesday for a Two-Day consultative meeting seeking ways to consolidate progress made so far on food security issues in the sub-region. The Two-Day Learning Event dubbed ‘Catalytic Innovation for Agricultural Transformation’ will also provide a roadmap to spur the growth of the national […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund III, a multinational Private Equity Fund that aims to promote financial inclusion by supporting Financial Institutions (FIs) serving Africa’s low income and emerging middle-class communities. With a target capitalization of US$ 150 million, the Fund […]

At long last, One Time Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and The Immediate Past Corps Marshal of The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Chief Osita Chidoka, Joins United Progressives Party (UPP) And declares intent to run for the governorship position of Anambra State, in grand style. It’s no longer News, that, the man with the Midas touch, […]

A broadcaster development project dubbed “Promoting human development among Sudan’s rural communities: supporting radio broadcasters in Eastern Sudan States” has officially taken off after the signing of a technical agreement between UNESCO and Sudan’s Ministry of Information.  The project, financed by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency – AICS with 300,000 euros, will be implemented by the […]

Mr Victor Attah Ntumi, Chairman of the Civil Society Forum, a group of organisations that are active players in HIV and AIDS education, has expressed commitment to the fight against HIV stigmatisation in the country. He said stigmatisation and discrimination, which remained major challenges in the prevention of HIV, had affected efforts to prevent the […]

A 35-year old Nigerian, Utham Nasir Ismail, has been arrested by Immigration Officers at the Aflao Border Post for attempting to traffic two Ghanaian girls through the Togo border to board a flight to Saudi Arabia. The girls, ages 19 and 21 were rescued from the suspected trafficker who initially claimed to be a trader […]

Namibia’s preliminary stock of international reserves stood at 1.89 billion U.S. dollars (24.2 billion Namibian dollars) in June, representing an increase both on a monthly and annual basis, according to the central bank. Bank of Namibia Governor Iipumbu Shiimi said Wednesday the increase was largely a result of local institutional investors who decided to liquidate […]

Kenya’s private equity fund that is backed by the private sector arm of the World Bank has raised about 30 million U.S. dollars to fund small and medium enterprises (SME) in the East Africa region, officials said Wednesday. Fanisi Capital Managing Partner Ayisi Makatiani told journalists that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to […]

Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday said his government will find a way of subsidizing electricity on production but not on consumption. The Zambia leader said that this will be done in order to increase productivity in various sectors of the economy. The Zambian leader was speaking when he toured some farming blocs in Mkushi […]

The University of Education Winneba (UEW) and its campuses and offices across the country including Mampong-Ashanti and Ajumako have been temporarily shut down until Friday June 16 This followed a decision of the Winneba High Court to uphold a suit brought against the institution by one Supi Kwayera to challenge the legality of certain actions […]

Dr Archibald Letsa, Volta Regional Minister, has assured management and staff of Volta Star Textiles (VST) of government’s commitment to revive the company. He said government has funds for “distressed” companies and was earnest about its industrial policy. The Regional Minister said this during a working visit to the company where he called for adherence […]