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GJA honours Insurance Commission boss, Justice Ofori [Photos]

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over the weekend conferred 'Honorary Membership' status on the Commissioner of Insurance, Justice Yaw Ofori, at the 25th awards...

Ghana not back to HIPC – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has debunked claims that Ghana has once again been ranked in the category of Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). According...

Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones

The UK’s mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. Regulator Ofcom said unlocking handsets could often...

Beyi W’ano: Poultry farmers run to OSP, CID over delayed compensation

A group known as Excellent Ghana has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over locked up...

Joy News’ Kwetey Nartey shortlisted for 2020 Ghana Cocoa Awards

From a total of 155 entries received for the 2020 edition of the annual Ghana Cocoa Awards, 82 nominees have been shortlisted for the...

MTN to hold conference to promote monetisation of creative arts content

A panel of international and locally-based professionals in the creative arts and entertainment industry will lead a public discussion on how to monetise content...

Jay-Z launches his very own marijuana business

To be blunt, there's not much that the Grammy Award-winning billionaire rapper and entrepreneur doesn't have his hand in. From streaming service founder to music executive to memoir writer,...

ECG to deploy drones for operations

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has taken delivery of 15 drones to provide effective monitoring and auditing of the company’s networks. This is to...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of stadium, waste plant in Oti region

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a solid waste treatment facility and a multipurpose sports stadium in Oti region. The two...

COCOBOD CEO replies NDC over seed funds to LBCs

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has expressed concerns over the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) politicisation of the...

Check out some 1D1F businesses so far

National Coordinator for the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative, Gifty Ohene Konadu, has opened up on some businesses under the policy. According to her, some of the...

One-district-One-factory coordinator shades NDC [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 1D1F Coordinator shades NDC Coordinator for the 'One-district-One-factory' initiative, Gifty Ohene Konadu, has descended heavily on the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for...

Why sky train project has delayed – Railway Minister explains [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why sky train project has delayed – Railway Minister explains The Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has explained why the government’s intent...

MTN partners Folklore Board to digitize Ghana’s Folklore

Telecommunications giants, MTN Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Folklore Board to digitize the country’s folklore to preserve its...

CBG partners with Allianz to improve insurance services

Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has partnered Allianz to provide bancassurance services to its clients. This partnership is designed to provide convenience for CBG customers, as...

Ghanaian enterprises should be frontline actors in AfCFTA – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated government’s commitment to assisting Ghanaian enterprises to take advantage of the coming into force of the African Continental Free...

New Life Homeopathic Clinic is Overall Best Homeopathic Hospital in Ghana

New Life Homeopathic Clinic has been named the overall best Homeopathic Hospital in Ghana at this year’s Ghana Business Standard Awards. The head doctor of...

Robbing the poor: How LBC’s are illegally renting certification license to businessmen

JoyNews investigations have uncovered how some Licensed Buying Companies and farmer society groups illegally rent their certification licenses to businessmen to enable them to...

Read: US Poultry and Egg Promotion Council in perspective

The United States of America (USA) Poultry and Egg Export Council, known as USAPEEC, has evolved from an association whose major purpose was the...

Imperial General Assurance pays contractors of Sissai River drain extension project

Imperial General Assurance Company Limited has paid contractors all-risk policy claim of GHS660, 647.50 to China Henan International Cooperation Group, the contractors of Sissai...

KAB-FAM Ghana Ltd wins outstanding electronic Retail Company of the Year award 2020

Electronic Retail Giant, Kab-Fam Ghana Ltd has been awarded the 'outstanding electronic retail company of the year'. They were given the award at the Ghana...

KGL receives most outstanding customer award from Stanbic Bank

KGL Group has been presented ‘The Most Outstanding Customer Award’ by Stanbic Bank Limited. The Award was presented to Alex Dadey, the Executive Chairman of...

IMF predicts end-year inflation rate of 11.6% for Ghana

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting an end-year inflation rate of 11.6% for Ghana, according to its World Economic Outlook Report. This is coming...

KGL receives Most Outstanding Customer award

KGL Group has been presented "The Most Outstanding Customer Award" by the Management of Stanbic Bank Limited. The Award was presented to Mr. Alex Dadey...

MTN Group named most valuable African brand, worth $3.3bn

MTN Group is pleased to announce that it has been named the most valuable African brand in the Brand Finance Africa 150 2020 ranking,...

Domestic airline passengers stranded at KIA

Scores of domestic airline passengers are stranded at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). This comes as workers of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) embarked...

Akufo-Addo makes big promise to pensioners

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured public sector workers that he will resolve the issue of ‘Past Credit’ for workers who had to retire from...

Wendy Shay takes FDA, Gaming Commission of Ghana to court

Singer Wendy Shay says she is determined to fight the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Gaming Commission of Ghana for banning celebrities. According...

CIMG launches 31st Annual National Marketing Performance Awards

The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) on Monday, October 12, 2020, launched the 2019 CIMG Annual National Marketing Performance Awards. The launch, which...

MTN Ghana withdraws NCA Significant Market Power case

Scancom Plc (MTN Ghana) wishes to advise of its engagements with the National Communications Authority (NCA) in a concerted effort to settle the procedural...

Bawumia commissions 1,000 tonne warehouse at Asaam

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has affirmed the NPP government’s commitment to the introduction of measures to improve the agriculture sector and guarantee...

60 traders arrested for defying border closure

The Aflao wing of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested a total of 60 traders for attempting to use unlawful exiting through unapproved...

MTN Group partners Telecom Infra Project

MTN Group and Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have joined forces to support the evolution of MTN’s communication transport infrastructure, which will become a platform...

Trade & Industry Committee in Parliament engages cement manufacturers to promote the industry

The Parliament Select Committee on Trade and Industry has assured local cement manufacturers that it will take the necessary legal steps in ensuring fair...

President Akufo-Addo inspects 1D1F project in Asankare

President Akufo-Addo has inspected the site of Best Fertilizer Company Limited, one of the companies operating under government’s “One District One Factory” (1D1F) programme,...

Verna headlines 2020 Ghana Outstanding Women Awards

Accra, Oct. 11, GNA - Verna Natural Mineral Water, a brand of Twellium Industrial Company, will officially headline the 2020 Ghana Outstanding Women Award...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of waste treatment plant in Upper West Region

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, October 9, 2020, cut a sod for the construction of a solid waste treatment plant at...

GIADEC sets up committees to deepen community partnership [Photos]

The Governing Board and Management of the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has set up and inaugurated 19-member committees for the various bauxite...

Registrar-General begins payment of bailout funds of first batch of investors

The Official Liquidator of Fund Management Companies, the Registrar-General has started paying off the bailout funds of the first batch of investors. This comes after...

I was bastardised for touting govt’s Planting for Food and Jobs policy – Former NDC MP

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejura Sekyere-Dumase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Issifu Pangadu, says he was...