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Ghana shines at World CIO 200 summit 2019

Ghana's Digital transformation leaders made the country proud at the just ended world CIO 200 summit in Dubai.The delegation led by the Chief...

Bawumia cuts sod for construction of GH¢35m watermelon factory

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for the construction of a GH¢35 million watermelon processing factory at Walewale in the...

Health Alert: The 16 dangerous tomato paste brands you shouldn’t buy from today

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has listed and called for the withdrawal of some 16 dangerous tomato paste brands currently on the market.The...

Supply Ghana rice to schools or face sanctions – NAFCO warns

The National Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has asked suppliers under the Free Senior High School programme to supply Ghana rice to schools starting next...

Weather conditions can affect ‘Best Before’ dates of processed foods – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is warning consumers to be careful about ‘Best Before’ dates on food products in the country. According ...

NPA reverses decision to increase BOST margin on petroleum products

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has reversed with immediate effect its earlier decision to increase the BOST margin on petroleum products by 100 per...

Fuel price hike possible due to continuous cedi depreciation – IES warns

Energy think tank Institute for Energy Security (IES), has warned of a possible increment in the price of fuel by the end of December...

Listen: I will continue to haunt you if… – Roads Minister to shoddy contractors

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amaoako Atta, is peeved about the number of shoddy roads being constructed in the country.The phenomenon, he said,...

Ghana’s Consulate General in New York processes 216 visas daily

There has been a scramble for visas at the various consulates and embassies of Ghana across the United States of America (USA) with over...

BoG directs banks to build profile of borrowers

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed all banks to develop and build credit profiles of their customers to help the banks price their...

George Andah gets MTN Mobile Money Builder Award

Deputy Minister for Communications, George Nenyi Kojo Andah, has been honoured with the MTN Mobile Money Builder Award as part of the 10th...

Vodafone customers can now order Uber without data

Vodafone Ghana and Uber have entered into a mutually beneficial partnership that enables their customers to request an Uber ride without data charges.Vodafone Ghana,...

Fuel prices to go up again

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has hinted of another upward adjustment in fuel prices at the pumps.According to the chamber, the National Petroleum Authority...

Akufo-Addo speaks on GUTA brouhaha

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he sides with the Ghana Union of Traders Association’s (GUTA) interpretation of Ghana’s trade laws that only locals can work...

Revealed: List of 58 1D1F businesses announced by Akufo-Addo

Graphic Online has secured a list of the 58 factories President Nana Akufo-Addo told the nation have been built under the government’s flagship programme,...

Entries opened for ‘Mcdan Entrepreneurship challenge season 2’

The McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge has, on Friday, announced the opening of entries for Season 2.The reality television show will see the ultimate winner...

Telcos hid GHC300 million in taxes prior to Kelni GVG – Minister

Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed that between 2015 and first quarter of 2017, government lost GHC 300 million in VAT, Communications...

Why Akufo-Addo describes his deputy as ‘prophet’

President Akufo-Addo has hailed Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia for predicting the collapse of eight banks while in opposition in 2016.The president sung his deputy's...

1D1F policy not a political gimmick – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the government’s flagship programme for industrialisation, ‘One District-One Factory’ (1D1F) is not a political gimmick.Addressing the media at...

Event organisers to seek approval from FDA before using alcoholic beverages as sponsors

Event organisers and celebrities have been tasked to seek approval from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) before requesting sponsorship from alcoholic beverage companies.In an interview with...

Akufo-Addo describes ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ in one word

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as "spectacular", the Planting for Food and Jobs programme following its introduction in April last year.Meeting the...

Silver Star Auto unveils new Mercedes-Benz 2020 models in a grand style

Silver Star Auto Ltd (SSAL), the Market leader in Premium Luxury cars in Ghana, has held a grand ceremony in Accra to introduce the latest Mercedes-Benz...

Economic figures reflect in the pockets of Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo claims

President Nana Akufo-Addo has claimed that the economic figures gathered about the growth of the economy are not just statistics or figures but a...

All State institutions to eat Ghana rice starting January 2020 – Prez Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says all State institutions, beginning January 2020, will patronise locally produced rice.“By January 1, 2020, all State institutions will...

GRIDCo staff suspend sit-down strike

Senior Staff of Association of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have suspended their sit-down strike with immediate effect, following a ‘plea’ from management of...

State Housing Company poised to provide affordable houses – MD

Managing Director of the State Housing Company (SHC) has reiterated the outfit’s commitment to provide Ghanaians with quality and affordable houses.According to Mr Kwabena...

Check this: Prize of most expensive State house

With as little as GH¢900,000.00, one can get a four-bedroom house at Adentan in Accra, Managing Director (MD) of the State Housing Company, Kwabena...

Ghana Cedi Depreciation: Importer fingers banks; here is why

The Executive Secretary to the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, believes the Central Bank of Ghana is gradually losing control over the activities of illegal forex...

Video: Tailors, seamstresses share challenges

Dressmakers in the country have bemoaned the ‘little’ economic gains they derive from their profession.Sharing some challenges dressmakers go through on Y’asem Nie, the social...

Listen: GRIDCo begins sit-down strike

Staff of Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have from today, Wednesday, December 11, 2019, begun an indefinite sit-down strike.The sit-down strike is to seek for...

Revealed: This is how much ECG, VALCO, NEDCO owe GRIDCO

It has emerged that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and three other bulk buyers of power owe the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) amounts...

Audio: Current state of GRIDCo could cripple Ghana’s economy – Energy expert

An Energy Expert at the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has revealed how Ghana’s energy sector is likely to be crippled due to debts...

Springfield confirms 1.5 billion barrels of oil discovery offshore Ghana

Springfield Exploration and Production (SEP) Limited and its Partners, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and GNPC EXPLORCO, have officially announced significant...

Y’asem Nie: Shortage of tailors, seamstresses to hit Ghana

Some dressmakers and designers have predicted that it would be difficult for Ghana to boast of tailors and dressmakers in the near future.According to...

SIM box fraud: State loses GH¢3m monthly

The state is losing more than GH¢3 million a month to an illegal scheme that diverts international calls into local ones, according to the...

Gas powered Karpowership to save Ghana $480 million yearly

The conversion of the Karpowership from heavy fuel oil to natural gas for power generation is expected to save the country a monthly take-or-pay...

7 mining companies dragged to court for ‘mining illegally’

Seven mining companies, the Attorney General and Minerals Commission have been hauled to court over alleged illegalities.The plaintiff, David Addo has commissioned the actions in...

China says pork prices surged 110% in November

Pork prices in China surged in November, pushing the country’s consumer price inflation to its highest level in eight years, official government data showed on Tuesday.According...

Crane Currency of USA printed GH¢200, GH¢100 notes

It has emerged that Crane Currency, a currency and security printing company in the United States of America (USA), printed the newly introduced GH¢200...

Farming now a lucrative venture – 2019 National Best Farmer

The 2019 National Best Farmer, Charles Gyamfi, has asserted that farming, unlike in the past, has become very rewarding for farmers.READ THIS: Supreme...