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Works and Housing Minister praises FNB over homeownership initiative [Photos]

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has praised First National Bank Ghana for its initiatives to boost homeownership in Ghana. Mr Asenso-Boakye was...

Govt signs agreement with AirtelTigo for transfer of ownership

The Government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings B.V., MIC Africa B.V have concluded negotiations on the transfer...

Ghana and cocoa & chocolate companies forge partnership to protect and restore forests

Ghana and cocoa and chocolate companies have announced an agreement today to accelerate collaboration to protect and restore forests in cocoa-growing areas. With this...

Kanye West’s Yeezys sneakers he wore to Grammys to be auctioned for over $1m

A pair of shoes designed and worn by musician Kanye West that are going up for auction are the most valuable to appear on...

EU threatens to impose restrictions on Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire over cocoa exportation

The European Union is threatening to impose restrictions on Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire on cocoa exportation into ports of their member countries. This is because...

This is how much power distributors lose to illegal connections annually

Illegal connections in Ghana’s electricity distribution system are denying electricity distributors more than GH¢1.3 billion annually. The loss constitutes an average extra cost of 15Gp...

IDIF: Akufo-Addo commissions phase one of B5 Plus Steel Plant

President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday afternoon commissioned phase one of the B5 Plus Steel Plant, an enterprise under the government’s One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative. This plant according...

Momo fraud: MTN adds another feature to ID verification

MTN MobileMoney Limited has added another feature to its 'No ID No Cashout' policy. This time, the name of the wallet owner will pop up...

Everbond Financial Services rebrands to Cititrust Capital Ltd

Everbond Financial Services Limited has rebranded to Cititrust Capital Ltd. This follows shortly after the corporate transition and completion of the acquisition of Everbond Holdings...

Robbers terrorise Mobile Money vendors in Takoradi

Separate robbery incidents on two Mobile Money vendors have been recorded in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis over the weekend. The incidents left the victims, Joseph...

We will not allow you to collapse NLA – PRO to Private Lotto Operators

Head of Public Relations Unit of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Razak Kojo Opoku, has accused some private lotto operators of seeking to collapse...

Guinness Ghana champions ‘Progressive Portrayal’ of women in media, advertising and entertainment industry

Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC (GGBPLC) has held an expert panel discussion on women representation in the media, advertising, and entertainment industry that sought to...

Over 300 workers of Aviation Handling Service sent home

Over 300 workers of the Aviation Handling Service Ghana, have been sent home in a redundancy exercise due to the impact of the Covid-19...

Most Ghanaians don’t know how their taxes are used – Afrobarometer

An Afrobarometer report has revealed that many Ghanaians do not understand what their taxes are used for. The 2021 survey conducted by the research network...

Kwaku Bonsam sets records straight on ‘spiritual money-doubling’

Spiritualist Kwaku Bonsam has cautioned Ghanaians to be cautious of people advertising money-doubling schemes on television and social media. He explained that there is no...

KGL not indebted to NLA

The Board and Management of the KGL Group said their attention has been drawn to the spurious allegations against the National Lottery Authority (NLA)...

Veep, NPA launch Fuel Monitoring System to avert revenue leakages

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has, together with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), launched the National Retail Outlet Fuel Monitoring System. The launch of...

Bank of Ghana exploring possible launch of its own digital currency

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is exploring the launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency. This is according to the Second Deputy Governor of...

GIADEC holds media workshop on responsible and sustainable mining

The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) has affirmed its commitment to responsible and sustainable mining at an Environmental workshop it held for 22...

Canadian govt announces big package for Ghanaian women

The Canadian government has supported the country with developmental projects worth about 50 million Canadian dollars over the last couple of years. According to the...

MTN rolls out no ID, no cash out policy today

The largest Telecommunications giants, MTN is set to rollout its policy of no ID not cash out on Friday April 2, 2021. This means, mobile...

NLA staff union, LMCs Association support new reforms

The Association of Lotto Marketing Companies (ALMCs) and the Staff Union of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) have waded into the impasse between the...

TOR reacts to Woodfields’ claim of shortfall in product volumes

Management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has reacted to some publications in the media captioned 'Woodfields Not Withholding Payments to TOR.' In a statement,...

Apple to finally let repairers in Ghana, other countries sign up to repair & spare parts programme

Apple’s Independent Repair Provider programme will soon be available in more than 200 countries, nearly every country where Apple products are sold. Launched originally...

Ghana Card replaces TIN from today

From today, 1st April 2021, the Ghana Card will replace the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of individuals issued by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Dr Gideon Boako: Ghana’s novel zero-coupon bond

Ghana is the first Sub-Saharan African country to issue a foreign currency-denominated zero-coupon bullet tranche to its bond financing mix, enabling it to create...

Association of Private Lotto Operators and Agents, others call for calm in Lottery Industry

The National Association of Private Lotto Operators and Agents in Ghana and the Ghana National Chamber of Banker to Banker Lotto Operators and Agents...

$185m SSNIT cash locked up in housing projects – Auditor-General’s report

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has an astounding amount of about $185 million locked up in a housing project in the...

Jumia Ghana launches food festival to support local restaurants

E-commerce platform Jumia has launch another exciting Food Festival Campaign which kicked off on Monday March 29 to April 11 2021. The campaign is...

Speaker constitutes 9-member committee to probe uniBank, UT Bank collapse

Parliament has set up a nine-member committee to probe circumstances that led to the collapse of UT bank and uniBank after a petition presented...

Why there is ‘dumsor’ in Kumasi – Energy expert explains [ Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kumasi dumsor technical - Energy expert The unplanned power outage in Greater Kumasi in the Ashanti Region is due to pressure on the...

‘Dumsor’ to hit parts of Ghana from April

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), the country’s power transmission company, says it is in discussions with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to...

NLA suspends questionable contracts pending composition of a new board

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in accordance with the National Lotto Act 722 and Lottery Regulations L. I. 1948, has suspended all collaboration agreements...

We can’t win ‘galamsey’ fight with brute force – Dr Toni Aubynn

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines has said the use of brute force in combating illegal small-scale mining, popularly...

Top U.S. singer asks judge to end father’s control over her finances and personal life

Britney Spears has officially asked a judge to permanently end her father’s control over her finances and personal life. The singer, 39, has been subject...

MoMo agents react to ‘No ID Card No Cash-Out directive’ [Video]

The Mobile Money Agent Association of Ghana has welcomed a directive by MTN that effective 2nd April 2021, all MoMo customers will be required...

Kejetia traders protest high electricity bills

Traders at the new Kejetia market have given managers of the facility a two-week ultimatum to address challenges with their electricity bills. The over seven...

Why this MP is pushing for re-opening of land borders

Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, is pushing for the re-opening of land borders across the country to ease the hardship brought...

GRIDCo explains Wednesday’s ‘dumsor’

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the power outage experienced by residents in some parts of Greater Accra and the Central Regions was...

uniBank, UT collapse: Speaker to set up 7-member committee

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is to set up a seven-member committee to look into a petition by a former Governor of Bank...