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31m smiles in Ghana as Jumia lights up the country with Black Friday discount sales

‘’God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong’’ This anthem is sung with so much pride and love in Ghana and...

2022 Budget to be heavy on job creation, entrepreneurship

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has indicated that the 2022 budget will be heavy on job creation and entrepreneurship.  According to him, government is committed to...

Read: GWCL sends important message to public over revenue mobilisation

Management of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) wishes to inform its cherished customers and the general public that the company will embark on a...

Investing in crude palm oil, local rice can create more jobs in Ghana – Managing Director of Wilmar Africa

The Managing Director of Wilmar Africa Limited, Mr Kwame A. B. Wiafe, has asked the government to pay much attention to the production of...

U.S. Republicans move to decriminalise marijuana; regulate it like alcohol to support businesses

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Monday that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and eliminate legal hazards facing...

10% allocation to agric not bad – CEO of Chamber of Agribusiness

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chamber of Agribusiness, Anthony Morrison, has agreed on the 10% allocation of spending on agriculture demanded by peasant farmers...

Private citizen lodges complaint with SP against La Bianca Company Ltd

A Ghanaian with an interest in ensuring good governance and accountability of state institutions has lodged a complaint with the Special Prosecutor (SP). Mr Asare...

Banks wrote off ¢1.37bn as bad debt in 8-months of 2021

Banks in Ghana wrote off ¢1.37 billion as bad debt in August this year, the Income Statement of the 23 banks published by the...

Kofi Amoabeng reveals why he has no regrets over UT Bank’s collapse

The Chief Executive Officer of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has revealed he has no regrets venturing into the banking sector. Despite the...

Treepz Ghana to pilot app-based mass transit in Accra

Treepz Ghana has signed an agreement with HM Evolution Services Ltd, a leading transport company in Ghana, to pilot app-based mass transportation solutions within...

Importers kick against review of ‘benchmark value’ review

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has cautioned the government against the intended review of the 50 percent benchmark value given to importers. Mr...

TECNO Mobile opens Pre-Order for new model

Tecno Mobile, one of the top mobile phone brands in Africa and a major player worldwide is set to unveil another bold and groundbreaking...

Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, 30 others on World Bank’s heavily indebted poor countries’ list

There are currently about 34 African countries on the World Bank and IMF’s heavily indebted countries’ list, according to data obtained by Business Insider...

GRA reverses 50% Benchmark Value policy on 32 categories of items

Effective Monday, November 15, the removal of the 50% Benchmark Values on 32 categories of items at the ports will be begin. The Ghana Revenue...

CPC boss honoured [Photos]

Managing Director of Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Nana Agyenim Boateng I, who also doubles as Chief of Amoaman in the Atwimah Nwabiagya North District, has been...

Price of beans shoots up by 100 percent

Sellers of gari and beans popularly called ‘gob3’ or ‘Red Red’ in the Ashanti Region, especially in Kumasi, are no more selling the dish...

Customs on high alert over restricted goods entering Ghana

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority is on high alert over prohibited or restricted goods entering the country through Tema port. Tasked with...

Enterprise Group ranked amongst top 100 African Insurers

The Enterprise Group has secured a place amongst the top insurance brands in Africa. The Group was ranked 47th in this year’s ‘Top African Insurers...

Bird flu scare: Minister makes shocking revelation

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said Ghana needs GHS43m to arrest the wiping away of fowls in the...

Wilmar Africa wins CIMG Agro-Processing Business of the Year

Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice, won the 'Agro-based Business of the Year’ 2020 at the just ended Chartered...

Read: NLA suspends Machine Numbers game

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) wishes to announce to the general public, its cherished patrons, and all stakeholders that effective Wednesday, November 10, 2021,...

Stategise to take advantage of AfCFTA – Commissioner urges Insurance companies

The Commissioner of Insurance, Justice Ofori, has tasked insurance companies to stategise and position themselves to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade...

Jonathan Giovannoni wins bronze at the 9th edition of the World Food Championship

Jonathan of Spruce Grove was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age five and after undergoing treatments which stretched out over 72 weeks, Jonathan...

NPA reacts to calls to scrap taxes on fuel

Communications Manager at the National Petroleum Authority, Mohammed Abdul Kudus, has explained that scrapping or reducing levies in the price build-up of fuel could...

Why removal of fuel taxes is not a sustainable solution – MP explains [Audio]

Chairman of the Roads and Transport Committee in Parliament, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has expressed his opinion on high fuel taxes in Ghana. According to him,...

MTN Ghana CEO adjudged ‘CIMG Marketing Man of the Year 2020’

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, has been adjudged the Marketing Man of the Year 2020 at the 32nd Annual...

Hold on – Transport operators told over intended strike action [Audio]

The Private Transport Operators who have threatened to embark on a strike action if the government does not reduce taxes on fuel has...

16 driver unions give govt 48 hours to reduce fuel prices

Sixteen driver unions are demanding that the government scraps some taxes on petroleum products. According to the unions, they have identified at least five taxes...

GRIDCo speaks on Monday’s ‘nationwide dumsor’

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has blamed the widespread power outages (dumsor) experienced in most parts of the country on Monday night on “significant...

Check out how much Ghana spends on fish imports yearly

Ghana currently imports 60 per cent of local fish requirements annually, amounting to $150 million in real terms. The country consumes a million tonnes of...

Drivers prefer reduction in fuel price to increase in transport fares [Video]

Some transport operators in Kumasi are calling on the government to help reduce fuel prices, rather than working at increasing transport fares. They say rampant...

Why power demand in next 10 years will exceed 6k megawatts – GRIDCo reveals

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) says demand for power in the next 10 years will exceed 6,000 megawatts due to the growing economic expansion...

UG Chancellor sends important message to business owners

Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Dr Mary Chinery-Hesse, has urged local business owners to establish strong brands that will make them competitive on...

Finance Minister to present 2022 budget on November 15

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has informed Parliament that the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government would be presented on 15th...

MTN Ghana launches 25th anniversary Special Awards Scheme for journalists

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, as part of its ongoing 25th anniversary celebration, has launched a special award scheme for journalists across the country. The award...

Akufo-Addo invites investors from Japan

President Nana Akufo-Addo has invited investors from Japan to take advantage of the various opportunities that exist in the country and invest in the...

Senyo Hosi sends strong message to govt over fuel prices

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has bemoaned the country’s high cost of fuel prices. According to...

MyMTN App gains one million users

MTN Ghana has chalked one million customers on its free self-service app, ‘myMTN’ since its launch in 2019. MyMTN app allows MTN customers to manage...

NPA boss commends fuel retail outlets

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, says the rate of failure of Ghana's fuel retail outlets in...

Capital Bank case: I’m a nation builder – Ato Essien

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien Thursday morning described himself as a nation builder whose work was the engine of growth for...