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Kumasi floods destroy wares at Kejetia market

Property running into thousands of cedis have been destroyed by flood at the newly-built Kejetia Market at Kumasi in the Ashanti region. This comes after...

Fake Covid-19 certificates hit airlines

Test results, often required to fly across borders, can be easily manipulated. Airlines are battling a scourge of passengers traveling with falsified Covid-19 health...

Tomato traders happy with plans to improve border security

The Chairman of the Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association of Ghana, Eric Osei Tuffour, has welcomed the government’s efforts to boost security at the...

Enterprise Life re-launches AkwantuPa policy

Enterprise Life, the leading life insurer in Ghana has re-launched its AkwantuPa policy. The ingenious product is designed to ensure that handling financial responsibilities towards...

Mustapha Abdul-Hamid appointed NPA boss

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). This ends months of speculations linking...

Three driver unions announce fare increment

Three driver unions; the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concern Drivers Association, and True Drivers Union, have announced an increment in transport fares. According to the...

Transporting fertiliser at night banned in Upper West Region

As part of measures to help curb the smuggling of fertiliser, the Upper West Regional Security Council has placed a ban on transporting fertiliser...

BoG directs banks, SDIs to abolish unfair fees and charges

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to abolish unfair fees, charges and other practices in the banking...

Supporting women-owned businesses on e-commerce, a key driver of inclusive economic development in Africa

Jumia collaborated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), alongside the European Commission and Kantar Public, on a report titled Women and e-commerce in Africa,...

1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions Premium Foods factory

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday commissioned the new factory of Premium Foods Limited, a company operating under the one-District-one-Factory initiative.  The factory is located at...

Enterprise Group to acquire Acacia Health Insurance

Enterprise Group PLC has entered into an agreement to fully acquire Acacia Health Insurance Limited. The transaction is subject to regulatory. Acacia has been in existence...

Time for new presidential jet — Defence Minister

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has said the time is ripe for the nation to acquire a new and befitting presidential jet. This is...

1,098-carat stone believed to be third largest diamond found in Botswana [Photos]

One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country's government has announced. The 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest "gem-quality"...

SSNIT, NIA integration takes off June 28

From June 28, 2021, the integration of the platforms of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and that of National Identification Card will...

Bankers Association reacts to bullion van robbery attack

Banks have given the firm assurance of working with the various security agencies and the Bank of Ghana in keeping the highest standards in...

Bullion van robbery: BoG issues directive to banks

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed all financial institutions to use armoured bullion vans for cash transits. This follows an attack on a bullion...

Jamestown bullion van robbery: Bankers Association to hold emergency meeting

The Ghana Association of Bankers is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the issue and other developments relating to the carting of...

KGL does not owe ¢55m – NLA dismisses claims

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has debunked claims that KGL Technology Limited owes the Authority some GH¢55 million. According to the Public Relations Unit of...

GRA head office annex destroyed by fire opens in July

The Head Office Annex of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, Accra, which was destroyed by fire will be opened...

Fisheries Ministry, Commission announce 2021 closed season

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission, have announced July 1 to July 30 as the date for the 2021...

Jumia celebrates 9 years of e-commence in Ghana

Africa’s leading e-Commerce platform, Jumia, will mark its 9th anniversary by celebrating its consumers, partners and communities through an exciting campaign. The company’s anniversary, themed...

Fire destroys several shops, property at Tishigu [Photos]

Fire has destroyed over five shops and other property worth thousands of cedis at Tishigu in the Northern regional capital, Tamale. The fire incident...

Customer of defunct Gold Coast goes for bailout package despite lawsuit in Ghana and US

A lawsuit filed against Gold Coast Fund Management Ltd. (Blackshield Capital Management) has taken an unusual twist as the plaintiff, who is a former...

No single subsidised fertiliser in the market – PFAG cries

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is decrying the lack of subsidised fertilisers in the market to help them grow their crops. Addressing a...

The Green Ghana dream: COCOBOD planting more than 1.6 million trees in the 2020/2021 crop year

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planting over 1.6 million forest trees in the 2020/2021 cocoa crop year on cocoa farms across the country and...

BoG declines Parliament’s invitation over revocation of banking licenses

The Bank of Ghana has declined an invitation to appear before Parliament to assist it with investigations over the revocation of the banking licenses...

Akufo-Addo launches Ghana Enterprise Agency

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has launched the Ghana Enterprises Agency (formerly NBSSI), the National Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) and Entrepreneurship Policy, and the...

16,000 agribusinesses remain closed in Ghana – New survey reveals

COVID-19 has affected almost all sectors of the economy and agribusiness is no exception. New data on the impact of the pandemic on agribusinesses in...

Jumia partners Hollard to make insurance accessible online

Africa’s leading e-Commerce platform, Jumia has partnered Ghana’s favourite insurance group, Hollard Ghana to make insurance policies easily accessible online. Jumia will leverage its...

Barry Callebaut leads farmer engagement for World Food Safety Day

In line with activities marking this year’s World Food Safety Day, the world’s leading manufacturer of high quality chocolate and cocoa products, Barry Callebaut...

Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited sues Minerals Commission over ‘unlawful assignment’

Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited, a Ghanaian owned licensed large-scale mining operator, is suing the regulator of the country’s mining industry, the Minerals Commission for...

Dangote Oil Refinery to start operations in 2023

Dangote Oil Refinery has indicated that Ghana remains a priority as it works to fully complete the facility in two years. The refinery, which has...

MoMo transactions outstrip cheques by GH¢232bn in just four months

More consumers are ditching the use of cheque for banking transactions as mobile money transactions far outstripped that of cheque transactions by GH¢232 billion...

Judgment debt: NDK’s GH¢1.2bn claim thrown out

A legal action by the Attorney-General (A-G) has saved the state from paying more than GH¢1.2billion in judgment debt which was being claimed by...

Prices of goods, living conditions to shoot up following increase in transport fares

Prices of goods and services are expected to go up in the coming days and weeks, following the 13% upward adjustment in transport fares. This...

Govt using digital technology to stimulate growth in economy – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says government is employing digital technology to stimulate the growth and transformation of the Ghanaian economy and, thereby, help ensure that...

MTN marks 25 years in Ghana; charged to invest in start-apps

President Akufo-Addo has charged telecom giant MTN Ghana to support the growth of Ghanaian young entrepreneurs in the tech space. He charged the company to...

Transport fares up by 13% effective June 5

Effective Saturday, June 5, road transport fares will be increased by 13%. The new prices affect all forms of transport - trotro, long-distance vehicles and...

Angry NPP Nat’l Women’s Organiser to explode at press confab over attacks on Xtra-Gold Mining

A visibly livid National Women's Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), who is the General Manager of Xtra-Gold Mining, Kate Gyamfua, will...

Infinix launches NOTE 10 Series with brand ambassador Shatta Wale

Infinix has launched the all-new NOTE 10 series at a spectacular event at the Movenpick Ambassador hotel in Ghana. This new portfolio of premium...