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Contracts for sale: Suspended PPA boss should be sacked – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has said the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng...

Abossey Okai spare parts dealers hail free SHS [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Abossey Okai spare parts dealers hail free SHS policy Abossey Okine Spare Parts Dealers Association is hailing the free Senior High School (SHS)...

USAPEEC donates 50 cartons of poultry products to Covid-19 frontline health workers and patients

The United States of America (USA) Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), an advocate for the poultry industry on trade policy issues, has donated...

Sinapi Aba wins Best Bank for Woman Entrepreneurs

Non-bank financial institution, Sinapi Aba, has been adjudged the Gold Winner for the Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs 2020 for the Global SME Finance...

Chemico Ltd. supports 36th Farmers’ Day celebration with GH¢ 400,000

Chemico Limited, Ghana’s pioneer Agro-inputs company has supported this year’s farmers day celebration with over GH¢400,000. The company handed over a cheque of GH¢100,000 to...

Work begins on €20m waste plants in Northern Region

Work has begun on the construction of a €20-million solid and liquid waste treatment plants for the people of the Northern Region. While the solid...

Gov’t revises fiscal deficit-to-GDP target to 8.3%

Government has scaled down the projected 2021 Fiscal Deficit from 9.6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as reported in the Mid-Year Review Budget to...

FULL TEXT: Ken Ofori-Atta’s last budget before 2020 elections

2021 EXPENDITURE IN ADVANCE OF APPROPRIATIONWEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2020SUBMITTED BY KEN OFORI-ATTA MINISTER FOR FINANCEON THE AUTHORITY OF HIS EXCELLENCY NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO,...

Finance Minister seeks Parliament’s approval to spend ¢27.4bn for first quarter of 2021

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is seeking Parliament’s approval to spend ¢27.4 billion for the first quarter of 2021. The disclosure was contained in the paper...

MTN, Enterprise Life launches insurance Scheme for MoMo Agents

Mobile telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has launched an insurance scheme for MTN Mobile Money Agents across the country. The Mobile Financial Service (MFS) department at...

At this bookstore, visitors shop in the dark [Photos]

Remember when you used to sneak a flashlight under the covers so you could read a book after bedtime? A bookshop in Taiwan promises you a...

Gov’t to acquire AirtelTigo

Discussions are far advanced for the transfer of AirtelTigo shares to the government of Ghana along with all customers, assets and agreed liabilities. The transfer...

We have not classified Ghana as HIPC – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied classifying Ghana as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) based on data on its website. According to an...

GJA honours Insurance Commission boss, Justice Ofori [Photos]

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over the weekend conferred 'Honorary Membership' status on the Commissioner of Insurance, Justice Yaw Ofori, at the 25th awards...

Ghana not back to HIPC – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has debunked claims that Ghana has once again been ranked in the category of Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). According...

Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones

The UK’s mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. Regulator Ofcom said unlocking handsets could often...

Beyi W’ano: Poultry farmers run to OSP, CID over delayed compensation

A group known as Excellent Ghana has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over locked up...

Joy News’ Kwetey Nartey shortlisted for 2020 Ghana Cocoa Awards

From a total of 155 entries received for the 2020 edition of the annual Ghana Cocoa Awards, 82 nominees have been shortlisted for the...

MTN to hold conference to promote monetisation of creative arts content

A panel of international and locally-based professionals in the creative arts and entertainment industry will lead a public discussion on how to monetise content...

Jay-Z launches his very own marijuana business

To be blunt, there's not much that the Grammy Award-winning billionaire rapper and entrepreneur doesn't have his hand in. From streaming service founder to music executive to memoir writer,...

GT Bank commissions ICT centre at Ayi Mensah Basic School [Photos]

Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited (GT Bank) has commissioned and handed over a fully furnished state-of-the-art computer laboratory to the Ayi Mensah Basic School...

ECG to deploy drones for operations

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has taken delivery of 15 drones to provide effective monitoring and auditing of the company’s networks. This is to...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of stadium, waste plant in Oti region

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a solid waste treatment facility and a multipurpose sports stadium in Oti region. The two...

COCOBOD CEO replies NDC over seed funds to LBCs

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has expressed concerns over the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) politicisation of the...

Check out some 1D1F businesses so far

National Coordinator for the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) initiative, Gifty Ohene Konadu, has opened up on some businesses under the policy. According to her, some of the...

One-district-One-factory coordinator shades NDC [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 1D1F Coordinator shades NDC Coordinator for the 'One-district-One-factory' initiative, Gifty Ohene Konadu, has descended heavily on the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for...

Why sky train project has delayed – Railway Minister explains [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why sky train project has delayed – Railway Minister explains The Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, has explained why the government’s intent...

MTN partners Folklore Board to digitize Ghana’s Folklore

Telecommunications giants, MTN Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Folklore Board to digitize the country’s folklore to preserve its...

Ghana Link, Customs begin refresher training

Ghana Link Network Services Ltd in collaboration with the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun another round of refresher training...

GNASSM President clears air on supposed police arrest for forgery

The President of Small Scale Miners Association and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chrisphil Goldfields Ltd, Philip Kwasi Akuffo has described an earlier publication...

Akufo-Addo’s important message to Ghanaian enterprises

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the government’s commitment to assisting Ghanaian enterprises to take advantage of the coming...

CBG partners with Allianz to improve insurance services

Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has partnered Allianz to provide bancassurance services to its clients. This partnership is designed to provide convenience for CBG customers, as...

Ghanaian enterprises should be frontline actors in AfCFTA – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated government’s commitment to assisting Ghanaian enterprises to take advantage of the coming into force of the African Continental Free...

New Life Homeopathic Clinic is Overall Best Homeopathic Hospital in Ghana

New Life Homeopathic Clinic has been named the overall best Homeopathic Hospital in Ghana at this year’s Ghana Business Standard Awards. The head doctor of...

Robbing the poor: How LBC’s are illegally renting certification license to businessmen

JoyNews investigations have uncovered how some Licensed Buying Companies and farmer society groups illegally rent their certification licenses to businessmen to enable them to...

Read: US Poultry and Egg Promotion Council in perspective

The United States of America (USA) Poultry and Egg Export Council, known as USAPEEC, has evolved from an association whose major purpose was the...

Imperial General Assurance pays contractors of Sissai River drain extension project

Imperial General Assurance Company Limited has paid contractors all-risk policy claim of GHS660, 647.50 to China Henan International Cooperation Group, the contractors of Sissai...

KAB-FAM Ghana Ltd wins outstanding electronic Retail Company of the Year award 2020

Electronic Retail Giant, Kab-Fam Ghana Ltd has been awarded the 'outstanding electronic retail company of the year'. They were given the award at the Ghana...

KGL receives most outstanding customer award from Stanbic Bank

KGL Group has been presented ‘The Most Outstanding Customer Award’ by Stanbic Bank Limited. The Award was presented to Alex Dadey, the Executive Chairman of...

IMF predicts end-year inflation rate of 11.6% for Ghana

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting an end-year inflation rate of 11.6% for Ghana, according to its World Economic Outlook Report. This is coming...