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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...

7-member Parliamentary committee to probe collapse of UT Bank, uniBank

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the formation of a seven-member committee to probe the collapse of UT Bank and uniBank. Two majority...

Lands and Natural Resources Minister pays working visit to GIADEC

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, said in Accra today that the government is determined to support the Ghana...

Momo users react to new directive on cash-out transactions

Some MTN Mobile Money (Momo) users in New Juaben North Municipality have expressed dissatisfaction over the telecommunication network's decision to introduce a valid Identity...

Prices of disposable nose masks drop in Koforidua

Prices of face masks have dropped by 50 percent, from one Ghana cedis to 50 pesewas in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, leading to...

Kwabena Duffuor, Kofi Amoabeng petition Parliament

A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and former Chief Executive Officer of UT Bank, Kofi Amoabeng have petitioned Parliament over the Bank of...

Kanye West now worth $6.6 billion; makes him richest black person in US

Kanye West is now worth a staggering $6.6 billion, as revealed in a new Bloomberg report and confirmed by a representative to Billboard. According to...

Zambia envoy calls for Inter-trade among Africans

The High Commissioner of Zambia to Ghana, H.E. Richard Mwanza, has advocated for extensive trade among African countries to help create a single market...

Akufo-Addo has genuine intentions for Ghana with Agyapa deal – PR practitioner

A Public Relations practitioner has described the Agyapa Royalties deal is one of the excellent deals with the greatest potential for advancing the country’s...

No fare increase – Transport Operators to Ghanaians

The Road Transport Operators Union has, in a statement, urged the general public to disregard the recent arbitrary increase in road fares by some...

COPEC kicks against new fuel levies

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has expressed reservations about the government's decision to roll out new fuel tax levies. According to its Executive Secretary,...

Nokia to cut up to 10,000 jobs worldwide

Finnish telecoms giant Nokia is to axe between 5,000 and 10,000 jobs worldwide in the next two years as it cuts costs. It is unclear...

How to own a piece of Rwanda as a Ghanaian

Rwanda says it is giving Ghanaians a foot-in-the-door advantage to become business owners in the country and to take advantage of an integrated border...

Ayisha Modi warns Samini over Stonebwoy

Stonebwoy's aide Ayisha Modi has sent out a word of caution to dancehall musician Samini, asking him to resist any attempt to attack her...

AXIX GP to begin aircraft manufacturing training in Ghana

AXIX GP Incorporation, a United States-based Aircraft Manufacturing Company, is set to train Ghanaian youth in the manufacturing of next-generation hybrid aircraft.  AXIX GP will...

NLA live draw for 5/90 lotto returns on TV

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) will begin its live television draws for 5/90 Lotto products from Monday to Saturday, except Sundays and public holidays. This...

2021 Budget: Arts, Entertainment, and Hospitality get tax break

Government has granted tax breaks to companies within the arts, entertainment and hospitality sector. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and interim Finance Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said this...

2021 Budget: Good news for trotro, taxi drivers

Government has announced the suspension of vehicle income tax to benefit owners of commercial public transport, popularly called trotros and taxis. This, the Caretaker Finance...

Govt to increase road tolls

Government is set to review road tolls to enable it do periodic maintenance, Caretaker Finance Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said. According to him, it forms...

Women contributing greatly to ecommerce growth in Africa

Mother, wife, sister, girlfriend. These are familiar roles played by women in our world. The importance of each of them may be subjective to...

Full text: 2021 Budget Statement presented by Caretaker Finance Minister

Right. Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of H.E. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this Honourable...

Budget 2021: Era of abandoning viable projects over – Mensah-Bonsu

Acting Finance Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has christened the 2021 budget as that of “Completion, Consolidation, and Continuation”. According to him, the era of abandoned projects...

2021 Budget will be a tough one – Seth Tekper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Tekper, is urging Ghanaians to brace themselves for a tough time this year as the 2021 Budget and Economic Policy...

Bread bakers to stop production for 3 days over price of loaf of bread

Prices of bread are expected to increase on the market as bakers complain of hikes in cost of raw materials. Big brands in the baking...

Association of Lotto Marketing Companies commends KGL

The leadership of the Association of Lotto Marketing Companies has commended the Management of KGL Technology Limited for the timely intervention in releasing funds...

Adom TV Nsoromma winners visit sponsors [Photos]

Winners of Adom TV’s Nsoromma music talent show visited ace sponsors who made it possible to showcase their talent to Ghanaians. The three finalists -...

Dog shortage hits Sandema market

Dog meat sellers at Sandema in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region were disappointed when they visited the major market in...

Trader gets painted stones instead of $36m of copper

A commodities trader was given painted stones instead of $36m (£26m) of copper from a Turkish supplier in a fraudulent deal last summer. Geneva-based Mercuria...

Fruit exporters threaten to use Lome ports if…

Tension between the members of the Sea-Freight Pineapple Exporters of Ghana (SPEG) and the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is rising with the...