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Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal

Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44bn takeover of Twitter, accusing the social media company of "thwarting" his requests to learn...

Total announces 67 pesewas per share dividend for shareholders

Total Petroleum PLC has announced the payment of a final dividend of 67 pesewas per share to shareholders for the financial year ended December...

Green Republic launches Plant Your Age Campaign

The Green Republic has launched the 'Plant Your Age Campaign' as part of its vision to lead the youth of Ghana to overcome climate...

Mercedes recalls almost 1m cars over faulty brakes

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost 1m older vehicles from around the world because of potential problems with their braking system. Over the weekend, the...

Barbara Incoom awarded Marketing Director of the Year at National FMCG Summit

Barbara Incoom, Marketing Director of Delta Paper Mill, producers of Flora Tissues, has been awarded as the Marketing Director of the Year at the...

Ghana Arbitration Centre to hear Nduom, Bank of Ghana case

The Court of Appeal has, by a unanimous decision, upheld the Bank of Ghana’s application that the challenge by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and...

NLA to host African Lottery Association Seminar in December

Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) has, for the first time since its establishment, won the bid to host the Seminar on Responsible Gaming by...

MTN Ghana launches Bright Scholarship Reloaded

MTN Ghana Foundation has launched the 25th anniversary edition of its Bright Scholarship scheme in Accra. Dubbed: 'Reloaded', it will offer 300 scholarships to needy...

Nigeria: Zipline begins drone deliveries to health facilities in Kaduna State

Zipline, the global leader in instant logistics, today completed the first drone deliveries in Nigeria’s Kaduna State. These initial flights mark the final stage of...

Ukraine lifts interest rate in Europe

Ukraine's central bank has more than doubled its interest rate to 25% to the highest level for any European country. The move is intended to...

UMB collaborates with GAAS on 2022 Public Forum; Supports thought-leadership on AfCTA

Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), a leading indigenous Ghanaian bank, today announced its collaboration with the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (G.A.A.S) Public Forum...

Vice President urges African central banks to store gold

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has charged central banks in Africa to actively build up their gold reserves by purchasing traceable and sustainably...

MTN shareholders to receive dividend representing 70.6% of profit

MTN Ghana has held its 4th Annual General Meeting since listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange in 2018. The meeting saw the approval of the...

GRA’s failure to collect taxes cost Ghana ¢9.1 billion—IMANI

A new report by Policy Think Tank, IMANI Center for Policy and Education, has showed that the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA’s) failure to collect...

Petrol to be sold at GH₵12 per litre

The price of petrol is expected to go up to GH₵12 per litre effective Wednesday, June 1, the Institute of Energy and Security (IES)...

Govt poised to transform new regions with ICT – Ursula Owusu

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says the incumbent government is poised to use ICT to transform the newly created regions. Speaking...

Nduom sues Republic Press for ¢1m over ‘false’ GN Bank story

The Chairman and President of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has sued the Republic Press over a news story published in its Monday,...

KGL Group Chairman Alex Dadey awarded ‘Group CEO of the Year’

Alex Dadey, Executive Chairman of KGL Group has been awarded Group CEO of the year 2021 – Conglomerate Business. The award came at the 6th...

Ghana will soon be a giant in ICT – Ama Pomaah

Ghana is progressing steadily in becoming a technological force around the globe as it has received several proposals from development partners to undertake ICT...

Multimedia Group COO Ken Ansah adjudged CEO of the Year at Ghana CEO Summit

Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Multimedia Group, Ken Ansah, has been honoured with the Chief Executive Officer of the Year award at this...

Full text: MTN Ghana CEO’s speech at 4th AGM

Dear Shareholders, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 4th Annual General Meeting as a publicly listed company, to share with you the...

Implementation of e-levy has been ‘very smooth’ so far – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says the implementation of the Electronic Transactions Levy (e-levy) has been very smooth. This is according to Mrs Florence Asante,...

Access Bank touts success amid covid-19 pandemic

Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has recorded an impressive growth performance across key indicators of its operations for the year ended 31st December 2021. This...

Shanghai lockdown: Covid restrictions to be lifted on businesses

Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on businesses will be lifted from Wednesday. Plans have also been introduced to support...

Ghana signs $69.88 million renewable energy agreement to enhance electricity access

Ghana has signed a $69.88 million renewable energy agreement to enhance electricity access in the next four years. Under the agreement, about 6,890 households, 6,001...

MTN Ghana’s 4th virtual AGM slated for May 30

Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) will hold its fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, May 30, 2022. The virtual meeting will be streamed live from...

COCOBOD announces closure of main cocoa crop season

The Ghana COCOBOD has announced the closure of the main cocoa crop season. “It is hereby notified for general information that purchases of the 2021/2022...

Twitter investor sues Elon Musk and platform over takeover bid

A Twitter investor is suing Elon Musk and the social media platform over the handling of the billionaire's $44bn (£34.9bn) bid for the company. The...

E-Levy fallout: Mobile money agents cashing in on deposit transactions

Contrary to fears that the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) would collapse the business of mobile money agents, there seem to be...

Ireland: ‘We don’t want UK-EU trade war’- Irish PM

A UK-EU trade war would be "shocking" and "unnecessary", the Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has said. He called on the UK government to "get...

Ukraine war: World Bank boss warns over global recession

The head of the World Bank has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy...

Cement manufacturers cautioned to adhere to fair trade practices to safeguard industry

The Chamber of Cement manufacturers Ghana (COCMAG) has cautioned cement manufacturers and producers in the country to adhere to fair trade practices to promote...

Boost for organic fertiliser production as Agric Ministry offers support to local companies

As part of efforts to address the shortage of agro-chemicals, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has announced that the government was proactively...

NPA fines 7 petroleum service providers

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has fined seven service providers for illicit third-party trading of petroleum products. The move which pegs the total fine...

Ghana’s NLA fosters close ties with members of African Lotteries Association

Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) is fostering close ties with members of the African Lotteries Association (ALA) in order to improve its operations in...

Oparlor.com announces presence in Ghana with exciting news

Online store owners have an opportunity to take advantage of a new online marketplace platform that has announced its presence in Ghana. The platform, Oparlor.com,...

AfDB launches $1.5bn food emergency plan for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production plan to help Africa produce food to avert a looming...

Ghana ready for mining hub – Lands Minister

Ghana is positioning itself to become the mining hub of Africa, where all mining and related activities, as well as various linkages, will be...

BoG increases policy rate by 200 basis points to 19%, cost of credit to go up

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has for the second consecutive time increased the Policy Rate – the rate at which...

Ghana records $1.33bn trade surplus in April 2022

Ghana recorded a trade surplus of $1.33 billion in the first four months of 2022, higher than the $1.107 billion recorded in the entire...