Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single World Cup, has died at the age of 89. Fontaine scored 13 goals in just six matches for France at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden as they finished third. He is joint-fourth on the all-time World Cup goalscorers list alongside […]
Since the unwelcome intrusion of Covid-19 in 2019 and the subsequent commencement of Russia’s war against Ukraine, global economic variables have been out of gear, particularly with regards to inflation and growth. In Ghana, a debt crisis coupled with extraordinarily high inflation has inflicted significant levels of distress on the incomes of the average Ghanaian, […]
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison has said that in Sub-Saharan Africa, the gender gap in access to finance, according to the World Bank Findex report of 2021, is at 12 percent, higher than the average of 6 percent for the developing world. In Ghana, he said the gap as of […]
INTRODUCTION The introduction of monetary cooperation in West Africa started when the British and French colonies participated in the West African Currency Board (WACB) and the French franc (later known as Colonies Francaises d’Afrique-CFA), respectively during the colonial era. Following independence, the WACB was dissolved as the new Anglophone nations pursued total economic independence by […]
The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Bawku Central Constituency has expressed utmost disappointment over how government is handling the Bawku chieftaincy dispute. According to the constituency executives, polling station executives and electoral area coordinators, the conflict is making the party unpopular in Bawku and the Upper East Region in general. Led […]
The Local Organising Committee of the 2023 African Games have announced that the games will be held between March 8-23, 2024. This follows the stakeholders’ decision to reschedule from August 4 to 19, 2023. The announcement was made at a press conference on Tuesday night, following the conclusion of a two-day inspection by the Africa […]
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said it has noted of a roughly 600,000 barrels crude oil consignment that arrived at the Tema port on Friday 26th February 2023 aboard the vessel MT Theseus, which Bloomberg reports as “Russian Oil to be stashed in Ghana as pool of buyers shrinks”. IES said documents it […]
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said it has noted of a roughly 600,000 barrels crude oil consignment that arrived at the Tema port on Friday 26th February 2023 aboard the vessel MT Theseus, which Bloomberg reports as “Russian Oil to be stashed in Ghana as pool of buyers shrinks”. IES said documents it […]
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) today Wednesday, March 1 commences the implementation of licensing Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), accrediting Cybersecurity Establishments (CEs) and Cybersecurity Professionals (CPs), pursuant to the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), sections 4(k), 49, 50, 51, 57 and 59. The purpose of the regime is to ensure regulatory compliance with the Cybersecurity […]
From the look of things, the exact flip side of what happened in Nigeria will surely happen in Ghana. NIGERIA’S OPPOSITION SITUATION: The PDP, the main opposition party in Nigeria, were the first to choose their candidate. Knowing that Nigeria is dominated by Muslims, they chose Atiku Abubakar, a Muslim from the North. GHANA’S OPPOSITION […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Ghana’s allies to weigh in with words of support at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the $3 billion extended credit facility (ECF) being sought by the country to be approved. Ghana has already reached a staff level agreement (SLA) with the Fund but approval is yet […]
Security Analyst Dr. Adam Bonaa has taken a swipe at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for the failure of banks to procure armoured bullion vans for their cash-in-transit. The Bank of Ghana ( BOG) in 2021 issued a directive for all financial institutions to procure the protective sophisticated vans failure to which the Bank of […]
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his victory in Saturday’s general elections. Mr Tinubu, who will succeed Mr Buhari as the 16th president of Africa’s most populous country, was declared winner of the elections on Wednesday, March 1. Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria’s presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi […]
‘28th The Crossroads’ is an animation film that is set in the Gold Coast in February 1948. The film recreates the events leading to the Crossroad shooting of 2nd world war veterans in Osu in Accra in the Gold Coast, which is what Ghana was called by its British colonial overlords before independence. Intricately woven […]
Member of Parliament for Buem Constituency Kofi Iddi Adams has taken on the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) for deliberately avoiding some questions in Parliament on Tuesday, February 28. Madam Jean Adukwei Mensa appeared before the Committee of the Whole to answer questions on a new constitutional instrument (CI) to guide voter registration […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that 12 more cases of Lassa Fever have been recorded in the country. The additional cases were confirmed after contact tracing and testing of the two index cases announced on Sunday, February 26. “This brings to 14 the total number of confirmed cases for this outbreak,” the Service […]
President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to support his administration, which he describes as one of hope. He said he represents the promise and Nigerians should support him fulfil this promise. “I represent the promise and with your support I know that promise will be fulfilled,” […]
Nigeria ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party has thanked Nigerians for electing its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, although opposition parties have disputed the election results. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 8,794,726 votes – 36% of votes counted – according to official results.. The elections were Nigeria’s most hotly contested since reintroduction of multiparty democracy in […]
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a rerun. Mr Tinubu […]
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