New Patriotic Party (NPP)  Member of Parliament for Obuasi West Constituency, Kwaku Kwarteng, says the government’s aim of abolition and reducing some taxes is to help businesses expand and employ more. According to him, the government noticed the challenges most businesses suffer, and has taken the action to ensure that they do not collapse or remain […]

LUSAKA Zambia (Xinhua)- Zambias public broadcaster was on Wednesday forced to start providing live coverage of the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) currently underway in the country after public outcry. On Tuesday, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) announced that it was unable to broadcast the games because it owes the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 750,000 U.S. dollars for the 2015 Senior Africa Cup of Nations tournament which it showed and has been told to pay

West Ham United chairman David Gold has lauded the impact of Andre Ayew after the Hammers forward made a goal-scoring return to action in the 1-1 draw at Watford last weekend. The 27-year-old, who had been sidelined with a thigh injury for two months, scored the equalizer at Vicarage Road. The Ghana international has endured a frustrating spell since he joined the Hammers from Swansea City after he suffered the setback during his debut at Chelsea in August. But he climbed off the bench to

Government has projected a real GDP growth of 6.3 percent; with oil for the year 2017, while non-oil real GDP growth is estimated at 4.6 percent. This is compared with the 2016 GDP, based on the provisional out-turn for the first three quarters of the ...

Brazilian court has released Pele's son, Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, who was arrested six days ago for association to drug trafficking and money laundering. A high court in the capital Brasilia decided Edinho, as the son of the football great is known, should be free until his final appeal is analyzed. Edinho left the prison in Santos, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, on Thursday. He denied any wrongdoing in a quick news conference. Edinho played for years as a goalkeeper at Santos, his

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo secures his legacy by opening a presidential library in the city of his birth.

The general feeling is that the Minister passed his first test given the replication of major campaign promises in the budget. The structure of the budget itself didn’t change much from the previous and the minister and his economic team employed great skill not to stray significantly from economic targets set by the previous government […] The post IMANI’s quick picks from 2017 Budget appeared first on Ultimate FM. The general feeling is that the Minister passed his first test given

A former Deputy Finance Minister under the Mahama led administration, Ato Forson has predicted doom for the country following the presentation of the 2017 budget statement by sector Minister, Ken Ofori Atta.

Great Olympics coach Godwin Attram says revealed there pressure from everywhere and that is is destablising the team. Attram is yet to win a match in the top-flight since guiding the Wonder Clubs from the Division One League. Olympics lost 3-1 at home to Bechem United on Thursday in a delayed fixture and that has intensified calls for the former PSV striker to be sacked. ''I don't think the pressure is tough for me. Olympics are used to be like this already even in Divsion One

Sammama (Tunisia) (AFP) - A rustic theatre where performers wear masks carved from cactus aims to win over young Tunisians in a long neglected mountain district that has become a cradle of jihadism. Welcome to the Jabal (mountain) Theatre of music and dance on an open-air stage flattened from bare earth on Mount Sammama, in a range of hills th ...

Some Members of Parliament on Thursday defied their leadership and carried placards during the presentation of the 2017 budget statement and government policy despite a ban by the leadership of the house. The move, which was undertaken mainly by the Minority especially first time MPs represented a breach of the regulations over the use of […] The post Photos: MPs who flouted the ‘no placard’ directive appeared first on Ultimate FM. Some Members of Parliament on Thursday defied

The Greater Accra Regional Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Anthony Nukpenu has questioned the loyalty of Hon.

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi West Constituency, Kwaku Kwarteng, says the government’s aim of abolition and reducing some taxes is to help businesses expand and employ more.

Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr.

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. John Gatsi has bemoaned what he calls the “premature” transfer of District Directors of Education across the country. He said the Directors need ‘time and space’ to implement their vision, adding that their frequent transfer is unhealthy for the Service. Dr Gatsi was addressing ... A Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. John Gatsi has bemoaned what he calls the “premature” transfer

The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of tighter monetary policy and improved foreign exchange inflows for the period of 2016, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance revealed on Thursday.

Teenage striker Dan Agyei insists he is ready to take any first-team opportunity that comes his way after a starring performance for Burnley Under-23s against Sunderland. The 19-year-old scored twice in a 5-3 Premier League Cup win over the Black Cats on Monday, including a stunning solo strike that was the latest indicator of his blossoming reputation. Agyei scored a similarly spectacular individual effort during a loan spell with League One Coventry City earlier in the campaign which yielded

The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo have urged citizens not to blame Catholics for delays to a peace deal. In a pastoral letter presented at a news conference in Kinshasa, the country's bishops said that obstruction of a Church-brokered ...

Democrats have stepped up their attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying his explanation regarding his contacts with the Russian ambassador in 2016 were “simply not credible”. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi insists Mr Sessions should step down. But President Donald Trump said he was “an honest man” and called the Democrat attacks “a total […] The post Democrats renew Jeff Sessions attack over Russia contacts appeared first on Ultimate FM. Democrats

Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, said the government would abolish the one per cent special import tax, market tolls paid by kayayei, the17.5 per cent Value Added Tax/National Health Insurance Levy (VAT/NHIL) on financial services and the 17.5 ...