The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Advocate Joseph Whittal, is urging the government to expedite the passage of the anti-witchcraft bill. He explains that this urgency is due to the hardships faced by women labelled as witches, who cannot endure the associated assault and stigma. He spoke at the commemoration […] The post CHRAJ
Niger’s military leader has refused to release the country’s deposed president in exchange for sanctions being lifted. ECOWAS – an alliance of West African countries – made the offer after a summit on Sunday. It has demanded the release of Mohamed Bazoum several times since he was put under house arrest in late July. His … The post Niger junta rejects deal to free
A power blackout that plunged Kenya into darkness on Sunday was a possible act of sabotage, a minister says. It hit at about 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) – Kenya’s third nationwide blackout in the past four months. The outage disrupted several services, including the main airport in the capital, Nairobi, where two terminals were … The post Kenya’s nationwide blackout
Papa Bills The organisers of the Ghana Music Awards USA (GMA-USA) have appointed four new board members to help strengthen the organisation’s commitment to excellence. The appointees include Mr. Bills Read More... The post GMA-USA Appoints 4 New Board Members appeared first
The Ghana Police Service on 11th December 2023, received 200 motorbikes from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as part of the company’s effort to bolster Police operations nationwide. Read More... The post Police Receive 200 Motorbikes
Ghanaian Featherweight Boxer, Abdul Wahid Omar, recognizes the considerable pressure on boxers to clinch medals for Ghana at the forthcoming 13th African Games in March 2024. Boxing, categorized as a non-Olympic qualifier, will be featured alongside various sports disciplines such as Arm-wrestling, Beach Volleyball, Chess, Cricket, Handball, Hockey, Judo, and Taekwondo. 🏅 Ready for the […] The post 2023
Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, Evans Bobie Opoku, is optimistic that Ghana will meet the deadline for the completion and handover of the two designated facilities in preparation for the 2023 Africa Games. The nation has identified two key venues for the prestigious event. One is the Olympic site situated in Borteyman, designed to feature […] The post 2023
The Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission, George Sarpong, says his outfit may pardon any of the 12 stations cited for various infractions if they express remorse and stop airing unethical content. Asomafo TV, Adwenpa TV, Diamond TV, Nkabom TV and eight others were given a final warning by the National Media Commission and […] The post Inappropriate
Eunice Lasi, the New Patriotic Party’s former parliamentary candidate for the Sege Constituency, has left the party and officially declared her intention to contest the Sege seat as an independent candidate in the 2024 elections. She has also instructed her supporters to deface all her posters that have NPP backgrounds. Madam Eunice Lasi disclosed her […] The post NPP’s
Ten illegal miners whose activities have caused massive destruction to the Oda River Forest Reserve in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region, have been arrested. The 10, made up of seven Ghanaian nationals and three Chinese nationals, were arrested in a three-day operation by the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division […] The post 10 galamsey
Renowned Ghanaian economist, Kwame Pianim, has bemoaned the leadership deficit on the African continent stating that it is becoming very expensive. Speaking at the annual Leadership Lecture at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Monday, December 11, Mr Pianim emphasized that this deficit is significantly hindering Ghana’s development, noting that Ghana and Korea […] The post Leadership
Frema Osei-Opare joins the ECG MD and the Power Queens Leader to officially launch the outreach The female workers’ group of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Power Queens Read More... The post ECG Power Queens Outdoors Leadership Programme appeared
Introduction In accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and section 21 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the Minister for Finance presented the budget statement on behalf of the President on Wednesday, 15th November 2023. The 2024 budget is critical for the country as it tries to navigate the desire […] The post The 2024 budget and
Ecobank, the leading pan-African Banking Group, is proud to announce that Ecobank Zimbabwe has won the ‘Global Award for Financial Inclusion’ in The Bankers’ Awards 2023. In addition, Ecobank Benin, Ecobank Guinea, Ecobank Liberia, Ecobank Mali and Ecobank Togo were all named ‘Bank of the Year 2023’ in their respective countries. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive […] The post
The 2nd part of November 2023 witnessed an increased rate of 64.7% of reported cases of unethical and unlawful content on the Ghanaian airwaves, according to a joint report released by the National Media Commission (NMC) and the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to the two entities, this figure is higher than the first-fortnight report […] The post Fake
Despite recent progress on restructuring the country’s debt, short-term interest rates exceeding 30 percent are undermining the savings achieved according to Leslie Dwight Mensah, an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). With domestic markets as the sole financing source, he said, government remains vulnerable. “If stronger fiscal consolidation isn’t achieved, including on the […] The post
My favourite definition of economics is that by Lionel Robbins. According to Robbins, economics is “a science that studies human behaviour as a relationship between ends and scarce means that have alternative uses”. Microeconomics on the other hand relates to the study of choices made by individuals and households (consumers) or firms (producers) with respect […] The post Economics
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has called for a dialogue between Mobile Money (MoMo) stakeholders to address the current impasse and arrive at fair and sustainable compensation for MoMo agents. ISSER emphasises the critical role of MoMo agents in driving financial inclusion in the country, and urges all parties to consider […] The post
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