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GACL orders McDan Aviation to suspend use of KIA Terminal 1 indefinitely

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has ordered the newly launched McDan Aviation to suspend the use of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) until...

GITFiC commences nation-wide survey on AfCFTA

Africa’s journey towards an integrated and prosperous continent attained an important milestone on May 30th, 2019 with its participation in the Agreement, establishing the...

KGL Group signs 10-year partnership agreement with NLA in excess of ¢1bn

KGL Technology has signed a 10-year partnership agreement with the National Lottery Authority (NLA) effective January 2022. This agreement gives KGL Group the sole license...

SIM card re-registration is absolutely free – Telecoms Chamber

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has told subscribers not to pay for the re-registration of their SIM Cards. In a press statement signed by Chief...

Govt to restore levies on petrol, diesel and LPG

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has indicated its decision to restore the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levies (PSRL) on petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum...

Zuberi introduces referral bonus for govt workers

Ghanaian-owned Fintech app, Zuberi, has launched a referral bonus platform for government workers to earn extra cash. The soon-to-launch platform, described as an app for workers...

Shippers’ Authority eyes boost in transit trade as it shelters truck drivers

The perennial transit truck congestion at the Elubo border and the haphazard parking of cargo trucks in the Jomoro Municipal Assembly has become a...

1D1F: First shipment of processed fruits from Nano Foods exported to Canary Islands

The first shipment of processed fruits from Nano Foods at Nsawam-Adoagyiri under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has been exported to the...

Bird flu: Govt approves GH¢44 million compensation for affected farmers

The Government has approved GH¢44 million as compensation package to be paid to poultry farmers affected by the recent outbreak of bird flu in...

Commercial transport operators to decide on fare increment on February 2 [Video]

The Coalition of Private Transport Operators and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says engagements on the increment of fares will be concluded...

Ghana’s debt hits ¢344.5bn in November 2021; ¢2.7bn fresh loans added

Ghana’s public debt stock shot up by ¢2.7 billion to hit ¢344.5 billion in November 2021, the January 2022 Bank of Ghana Summary of...

Local rice producers scramble for buyers; expert calls for ‘urgent’ govt intervention

Thousands of bags of harvested rice during the last farming season are sitting in the warehouses as farmers have revealed that rice off-takers in...

Be ambassadors for Ghana Post – MD to Juaso residents

The Acting Managing Director (MD) of Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour, has paid a working visit to the chiefs and people of...

E-Levy: Bankers Association makes last-minute appeal

Commercial banks are making a last-minute appeal for the tax on electronic transactions to be reduced marginally to not more than 1%. Speaking on PM...

Rice millers, others worried over suspension of benchmark value discount policy

The Rice Millers Association of Ghana has expressed dissatisfaction over the indefinite suspension of the benchmark reversal value discounts. The Ghana Revenue Authority on January...

Apiate explosion: This is how much govt is losing weekly over Maxam shutdown

Most mining companies that receive supply of explosives from Maxam may have to cut production if moves to get Maxam to resume production is...

No need to reinvestigate banking sector crisis – Special Prosecutor told

Anti-Corruption crusader, Vitus Azeem, says the Special Prosecutor’s decision to investigate the 2017 to 2020 financial sector crisis amounts to double investigations as the...

Office of Special Prosecutor probes banking sector crisis

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) says it has commenced investigations into the financial sector crisis which led to the collapse of some...

Lord Rayden Foundation to provide support to families who have lost loved ones serving as security personnel in Ghana

One of the visible non-governmental organisations in Ghana, Lord Rayden Foundation has pledged to provide the necessary support, be it medical, legal or financial,...

Wilmar Ghana to reward wholesalers with new travel promotion

Wilmar Ghana Limited, producers of Frytol cooking oil and Fortune Rice, has launched a promotion to reward its loyal customers in the wholesale sector....

Ghana assumes complete ownership of Ameri Power Plant

Ghana has taken full ownership of the 250-megawatt (MW) power production plant from the African and Middle East Resources Investment Group, otherwise known as...

National Investment Bank embarks on voluntary layoffs

The National Investment Bank (NIB) has completed a voluntary exit programme where some employees have been given the opportunity to voluntarily exit the bank. Graphic...

Light fishing heavily impacts fisherfolk as fish stocks decline

Many in the fishing community have raised concerns over the cost of light fishing as it has heavily impacted their lives and reduced fish...

Strong economic growth, domestic revenue mobilisation being pursued- Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has spoken on the pursuit of domestic revenue mobilisation to rebound the economy from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking...

Govt suspends 20% of expenditure in approved 2022 budget

The government has suspended expenditure in the 2022 Budget by 20%, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced. Parliament has already approved the government’s total...

Trade Minister impressed with Japan Motors’ all-new, ultra-modern Nissan Ghana plant

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has paid a working visit to Japan Motors' high-tech and ultra-modern automotive plant in Tema that...

Ghanaians are not against E-Levy – Ken Ofori-Atta

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says Ghanaians are not against the Electronic Transaction Levy aka E-Levy, following his interactions with citizens in some constituencies...

Only Ghana Card will be accepted for financial transactions from July 1 – BoG

The central bank has directed all financial institutions to only accept Ghana Cards for all transactions. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) explained that this order...

70% of lotto operators illegal – NLA boss reveals

JoyNews/AdomNews · 70% of lotto operators illegal It has emerged that about 70 percent of lotto operators across the country are illegal. This means all monies...

BoG sacks two employees over ‘fake certificates’

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed reports suggesting that 90% of newly recruited staff were found to have presented fake certificates. A statement...

Venture Capital Fund to be recapitalised with $40 million

The government is capitalising Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) with $40 million to enable it to fund more viable start-ups in the country. The...

BoG reacts to staff dismissal report

The Bank of Ghana has rubbished a news item circulating on social media about purported recent dismissals. The reports have suggested that the BoG had...

Court to rule on motion to auction NAM1’s property Wednesday

The Financial and Economic Division of the High Court will on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, make orders regarding the property of Nana Appiah Mensah,...

SIC Insurance PLC kick-starts 2022 with a thanksgiving service

It was all joy and excitement when Management and Staff of SIC Insurance PLC, Ghana’s largest general insurer held a thanksgiving service at its...

New year savings; top 5 cost-effective things to shop online in 2022

And just like that, in a flash, 2021 is gone. With all the hopes and promises, all the cheers and tears. The successes and...

Fumigation levy on cement raw materials is pure extortion – Dr. Dawson-Ahmoah

The Executive Secretary of Chamber of Cement manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG), Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah has described it as pure extortion government’s decision to add a...

Enterprise Life holds 20th-anniversary thanksgiving service

Ghana’s leading life insurance company, Enterprise Life, has held a 20th-anniversary celebration with a thanksgiving service to appreciate God’s guidance and blessing over the...

Ghana’s debt moves deeper into distress as investors lose patience

As the era of cheap money draws to an end, bondholders are no longer prepared to cut Ghana any slack. Ghana’s dollar bonds have...

Benchmark Value Discount implementation forces Wilmar Africa to shut down oil production plant

Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice, has announced the imminent closure of its oil production division over operational challenges....

GRA chases 3 tax defaulting firms

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has stepped up efforts to ensure that all tax defaulting companies honour their obligations to the state in order...