HomeBusiness

Business

ECG recovers GH¢1.4m from power theft in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has raked in over GH¢1.4 million from illegal connection and power...

Prudential bank is ‘Oil and Gas service provider of the year’

Prudential Bank Limited’s credentials as the bank that facilitates the growth and development of local business was reinforced when the bank was honoured as...

Why YouStart will focus on Ghanaian youth – GEA CEO explains

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Mrs Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, has stated that the government’s YouStart programme will target the youth to...

NPP has brought Ghana back to John Mahama’s era – Economist

A development economist, George Domfe, has revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has currently brought Ghana back to Ex-President John Mahama’s era, according...

E-levy not compulsory; if you don’t want to pay, don’t do MoMo – Carlos Ahenkorah [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · E - Levy Not Compulsory; Keep Your Money On Your Phone If You Can’t Pay – Carlos Ahenkorah Tema West Member of Parliament...

GOIL withdraws from Association of OMCs

The Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) has with immediate effect withdrawn its membership from the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs). GOIL’s decision followed accusations by the AOMCs...

GOIL reacts to govt’s interference claims in latest fuel price review

GOIL Company Limited has denied claims of being directed by government to reduce fuel prices. According to them, the allegations by the Association of...

MTN Ghana presents 8 vehicles to regional distributors

Mobile Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana, has presented eight vehicles to its regional distributors across the country to boost their operations. This is part of the...

Huawei trains over 40,000 women in STEM through Women in Tech Program

Huawei Technologies Ghana has trained over 40,000 young women in STEM this year through its maiden digital technologies training program, 'Seeds for the Future...

TOR to commence full-scale operations in June 2022

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is expected to resume full-scale operations from June next year. This is what Joy Business has picked up from the...

ECG shuts down Tema Oil Refinery over ¢27m debt

A task force from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut electricity supply to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) for its failure to...

Thugs set newly-built police station ablaze [Photos]

Unidentified thugs have set fire into a newly constructed police station at Tenbibian in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The station,...

B5 Plus Limited gets top awards for its investment and CSR initiatives

A steel manufacturing company, B5 Plus Limited, has received top awards in the country for its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and investment in...

NLA Lotto Taskforce strikes, arrests illegal Lotto operators in E/R

The National Lottery Authority (NLA), as part of efforts to clamp down on illegal lotto operators across the country, has apprehended six operators in...

Drivers’ strike: Govt directs GOIL to reduce fuel price

Government has directed Goil to reduce its fuel price from GHC 6.85 to GHC6.70 per litre. This comes after Chief of Staff, Frema Opare, met...

YouStart will have momentous impact like free SHS – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is optimistic government’s multi-year GH₵10 billion ‘YouStart programme’ will be as impactful as the free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced...

Wilmar Africa Limited sweeps 3 awards at 10th AGI Ghana Industry & Quality Awards 2021

Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice, has won three awards at the just-ended 10th AGI Ghana Industry & Quality...

Jumia partners Ghana Post to enhance e-commerce penetration

Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, has partnered with Ghana Post, the nation's postal operator, to expand its market-leading presence in Ghana. The strategic partnership...

Manasseh digs into Akufo-Addo’s Forbes African of the Year award

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has taken to his social media platform to react after President Nana Akufo-Addo was adjudged Forbes African of...

NPP supporters sacked from Farmers’ Day celebration over Agric Minister’s t-shirts [Video]

https://youtu.be/29RfpZApimY Security operatives have sacked a group of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters from the 2021 Famers' Day celebration in Cape Coast in the Central...

MTN@25 promo: 20 winners presented with cars

Some 20 lucky customers of MTN@25 promotion have been presented with 20 brand new Hyundai Sonata cars in Accra. Six out of the 20 cars...

Freight forwarders make shocking revelation about activities at the port [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Freight forwarders make shocking revelation about activities at the port The Concerned Freight Forwarders and Traders Association of Ghana has disclosed that the...

Fuel prices go down marginally

Fuel prices on the market will go down marginally before the close of the weekend, the Institute for Energy Security has stated. This is because...

World’s most expensive city to live in revealed

Tel Aviv has been named as the most expensive city in the world to live in, as soaring inflation and supply-chain problems push up...

Duffuor shares painful story of uniBank collapse

Founder of now-defunct uniBank, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has opened up about his struggles with the collapse of his financial institution. According to him, it was...

Duffuor’s take on E-levy

A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has described as problematic, government’s decision to introduce an electronic transaction levy (E-levy) as an innovative way...

Why my local businesses have been sustained over the years – Duffuor reveals [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why my local businesses have sustained over the year - Duffour reveals Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has disclosed his strategy for...

Engender professionalism to promote transit trade – U/E police told

Senior Police Officers in the Upper East Region have been urged to upgrade the level of professionalism among police officers to boost transit trade...

MTN Qwikloan will collapse if E-levy is implemented – Operators warn

Arnold Parker, the Chief Executive Officer of Afb Ghana, operators of Qwikloan services on MTN, has hinted at the cessation of their operation if...

Read: Using two smartphones poses a climate threat — Prince Osisiadan writes

Topic: Impact of the use Smartphones on Climate Change More than three billion people have and use smartphones in the world today. The impact of...

Tollbooth closure: Hawkers make fresh demands

Hawkers at Offinso in the Offinso South District of Ashanti Region are lamenting the government’s policy decision to scrap tolls on public roads and...

Prudential Bank pledges steadfast support for local businesses

The Managing Director of Prudential Bank Limited, John Kpakpo Addo, has reiterated the bank’s commitment to the growth and development of local businesses in...

Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO of Twitter

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and public face of Twitter, will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, the company...

Binatone thrills customers with amazing Black Friday, Christmas season deals

Binatone, the leading brand in electrical appliances, is offering amazing deals on a wide range of affordable and quality products in the Ghanaian electronics...

Diasporan Entrepreneur and Philanthropist chairs GIPC Board

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Executive Chairman of KGL Group, Alex Apau Dadey, has been conferred the board chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, GIPC. This...

MTN Ghana donates GH¢10m to COVID-19 Trust Fund

MTN Ghana is the largest contributor to the National Covid-19 Trust Fund after donating GH¢10 million towards the fight of the pandemic within two...

Parliament rejects 2022 budget

Parliament has rejected the 2022 budget which was presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta last week Wednesday. Even though the Majority were not present...

35 illegal lotto operators arrested

The National Lottery Authority, in collaboration with the security agencies, has arrested 35 illegal private lotto operators in the Greater Accra Region. During the operations,...

Why imported fuel is overtaxed – COPEC reveals [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · COPEC ON FUEL Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum of Consumers, Duncan Amoah, has revealed that the consumption rate of imported fuel...

Capital Bank case: Ato Essien suffers sleep disorder

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has been reported sick and has been diagnosed with 'Obstructive Sleep Disorder.' Mr Essien and...