President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, says former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah sacrificed for the New Patriotic Party by resigning after her stolen money scandal. According to him, the former minister saved the party from any unforeseen embarrassment the NPP government could face. Various groups have raised concerns about the […] The post Cecilia

a lever for driving organisational excellence Amid the constantly evolving business landscape, organisations are on a relentless quest to outperform their competition and secure sustainable growth. To do so they must make strategic decisions, manage risks effectively and constantly improve their processes. One ally in this mission, often underestimated, is the Internal Audit function. Far […] The post

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting a marginal rise in petroleum prices in the first pricing window of the month of August 2023. Indications are that pump prices of petrol and diesel are likely to increase by about 9 percent over the current average price of GHS11.90 per litre across the country. The […] The post Fuel prices to rise in first pricing

Four students of the SOS-Hermann Gmeiner International College (HGIC) have donated books to the Nsarawa Dansoman Cluster of Schools as part of their community service project. The initiative undertaken by the four students – namely Nana Ahenfua Dankwa, Papa Yaw Amoako-Atuobi, Jake Darkoh and Maame Afua Asabea Yeboah – is centred on the Sustainable Development Goals […] The post

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta will present the 2023 mid-year budget review in Parliament today, Monday, July 31, 2023. Originally slated for July 27, 2023, the presentation was rescheduled to July 25, 2023, only to be cancelled. “In accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the Mid-Year Fiscal […] The post Ofori-Atta

Sekyere Rural Bank PLC at Jamasi in the Sekyere South district of Ashanti Region has renovated and handed over a six-classroom unit block to the Akrowa D/A primary school in the Ashanti Region. According to Board Chairman of the bank, Dr. Francis Denteh, this gesture is part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility to ensure […] The post Sekyere

Ghana, the Heart of Africa, has long been celebrated for its stable political environment and progressive democratic governance. The nation’s commitment to conducting regular, peaceful presidential elections stands as a beacon for other developing countries seeking to strengthen their democratic institutions. In 2016, Ghana witnessed a notable presidential election that led to a power transfer. […] The post

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is exhibiting signs of expansion, as its Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI) experienced a modest upswing. Buoyed by better-than-expected results from both listed and non-listed banks, the GSE-FSI recorded a gain of 1.53 percent over the last four weeks, followed by a 1.79 percent gain in the past week – reaching […] The post

Total petroleum receipts for the first half of 2023 have dropped by 26.1 percent from the US$731.9million recorded at the end of June 2022 to US$540.4million, according to the latest Ghana Petroleum Funds report by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The report, released per Section 28 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), 2011 (Act […] The post Half-year petroleum

The Ashanti, Ahafo, Bono and Bono East Regional Chairman for the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Kwasi Nyamekye, has lamented that industries are struggling to stay afloat due to excessive taxes. He said the tax burden on manufacturers has now reached unsustainable levels as government continues to introduce tax measures in a bid to meet […] The post Tax

Access Bank has expressed its readiness to partner the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana to build a sustainable pharmaceutical sector. At an event in Accra dubbed the ‘Access Bank Distributors Forum’, organised in partnership with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana and B&FT, the bank highlighted the importance of a sustainable pharmaceutical sector to quality healthcare and […] The post

In the first half of 2023, Ghana was at the forefront as African countries witnessed a significant decline in fraudulent onboarding attempts. According to a report by Smile ID – a leading identity verification and fraud prevention service, the total number of fraudulent know your customer (KYC) attempts fell 5 points to 23 percent in […] The post Country

Women give the BBC harrowing accounts of rape by fighters, as conflict rages in the country.

Did you know that the crab does not bite or sting but rather it is only a handshake’ that it gives? If you like er, you can willingly shake hands with a big or long live crab. Feel free and shake hands with it. You would be happy and pretend ‘you are fine thank you […] The post Useless Column: ‘Big or long?’ appeared first on

Uber has been in the news for all the good reasons. First of all, Uber reported an US$892million in Quarter 4 profit, topping expectations. Secondly, Revenue grew 83 percent year on year to US$5.8billion. As an icing on the cake, Uber advertised on the Super Bowl of the 2022 finals between Los Angeles Rams and […] The post MINDSET with Gambrah