German trade show specialists, agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa, will from November 29 – December 1, 2022, organise the 7th edition agrofood West Africa in Ghana. The 2022 agrofood trade fair conference, will come off at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). It is expected to bring together exhibitors from thirteen […] The post 7th

Vodafone Business has climaxed this year’s SME Month event with an exciting session on Twitter Spaces for over 2000 entrepreneurs. The digital event, which was moderated by Deloris Frimpong Manso, also known as Delay, introduced entrepreneurs to effective ways of leading and managing teams. Some well-known businesses that took part in the programme were Pistis, […] The post Vodafone

The forward-thinking, proactive posture and actions of the primary financial sector regulator – the Bank of Ghana (BoG) – guarantees the nation will be at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial and digital financial revolutions on the continent, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AZA Finance, Elizabeth Rossiello, has suggested. Over the course of the last […] The post BoG’s

The Economic and Organized Crime Office has repatriated 17 Nigerians who were victims of human trafficking in Ghana. On September 26, EOCO swooped on a location in Accra where the 21 Nigerians were picked up. The victims who are under the age of 20 years are said to have been brought to Accra by some […] The post 17 trafficked Nigerians repatriated, seven others remanded

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Ghana’s National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Chief Executive, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye was Africa’s exclusive representative at the 14th Global Health Insurance Conference held in Praque, Czech Republic. From 6th to 7th October 2022, the gathering brought together industry experts to proffer in-depth knowledge about the latest challenges and innovations the industry is facing as […] The post NHIA

For the first time since Uganda’s Ebola outbreak began last month, a patient has died in the capital city Kampala, bringing the total number of deaths since last month to 19. There are no known active cases in Kampala but this death is the latest confirmation of the spread of the virus from its epicentre […] The post First Ebola death confirmed in Ugandan capital appeared

The formal ceremony to induct the newest Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Professor Seidu Al-Hassan took place at the Tamale Campus, Dungu on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Professor Seidu Al-Hassan is the 5th and unassuming Vice-Chancellor as well as the university’s long-lived senior staff. Hundreds of people onsite and online witnessed […] The post New Vice

A team of physicians has recommended the scale-up of the NCD CARE program to more hospitals in Ghana to increase access to care for people living with hypertension and diabetes. The recommendation was given by experienced physicians and specialists from the Greater Accra regional hospital, the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), and the 37 […] The post PharmAccess

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has fined nine oil marketing companies GH¢2,215,000 for engaging in illicit third-party trading of petroleum products, and unlawful lifting of petroleum products. The companies are Bello Petroleum, Jas Petroleum, Oval Energy, Kros Energy, Safety Petroleum, Santol Energy. The rest are Riseglobe Energy, Sayon Energy and Cigo Energy. A release issued […] The post NPA

The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye popularly known as Nana B has taken on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for stationing its officers at shops, restaurants, and other businesses to record sales of products for tax purposes. He argued that the strategy would have been justified only […] The post Nana

In line with its quest to introduce relevant products in the auto/transport industry, Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd (JMTC) sole distributor of Yamaha Motorcycles in Ghana has added up to its line-up three new amazing and unique Motorbikes unto the market. Known as the Yadea E-Scooters with three models; I-Like, S-Like and Y 1-S that […] The post ‘Yadea’ electric motorbikes

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Jinapor, has backed his deputy, George Mireku Duker, amid claims he is involved in illegal mining and owns a concession. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Tuesday, Mr. Jinapor said, “if there is any such substance to such allegations, I think the best way to proceed is with […] The post Jinapor backs Mireku Duker after

The Labone, Spintex, Atomic roundabout and Weija branches of Palace Mall have been shutdown by the Ghana Revenue Authority for non-compliance with the authority’s E-VAT Invoicing system. According to GRA, a number of selected shops have deliberately failed to issue VAT invoices electronically when customers walk in to make purchases. The GRA says failure of […] The post GRA

More traders in the Kumasi Central Business District have closed their shops as they join the fray to protest over what they say are exorbitant tax policies affecting their businesses. The protest, which enters its second day, is gaining momentum as the leadership of the traders has vowed not to rescind their decision until the […] The post More Kumasi traders close

The Executive Director of Dagbani Wikimedia User Group Sadik Shahadu is optimistic that digitizing northern tourist sites on Wikimedia projects will help boost tourism in the various northern regions. The Wikipedia community through its Wiki Loves Monument contest led 16 community members “for a photo walk but in all, about 31 volunteers contributed images from […] The post Documenting

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation has renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was signed in 2019 with the Gambia National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC-Gambia) to promote and intensify cooperation between the two countries in the oil and gas industry. The MOU is expected to run for three (3) more years until 2025. Commenting on the […] The post GNPC renews MoU with

Policy think tank, African Education Watch (EduWatch) has observed that girls educated to the secondary level and beyond are 95% less likely to become victims of child marriage. Eduwatch in a statement to mark the International Day of the Girl (IDG), 2022 maintained that the underlying condition for a child marriage-free society is a strong […] The post Child

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay, is serving as the defense counsel for the three other accused persons standing trial together with En Huang, also known as Aisha Huang over illegal mining offenses. His colleague Ekeleva Blay, held brief for him in court during proceedings today, Tuesday, October 11, 2022. […] The post Freddie

Three other Chinese nationals standing trial with En Huang known as Aisha Huang for illegal mining have been remanded into the custody of the National investigation Bureau pending the final determination of their case. The three are facing charges of engaging in illegal mining activities. According to the facts of the case as read by […] The post Aisha Huang’s accomplices denied bail