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Full list: Insurance, reinsurance and broking companies in good standing

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has released a list of 137 insurance, reinsurance and broking companies that are in good standing as of September...

AGI advocates establishment of development banks to grow start-ups

Mr Seth Twum Akwaboah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has called for the establishment of more development banks to help 'start-ups,'...

Corporate Income Taxes stifling rural banks’ support for communities

The decision by the government to up Corporate Income Taxes imposed on Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) from eight (8) to 25% is stifling...

IPPs threaten ‘dumsor’ over US$1.5bn debt owed by ECG/PDS

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have warned that the country could be plunged into 'dumsor' if monies owed them by Electricity Company of Ghana...

Unitylink financial services shows love to Nsawam Government Hospital

Unitylink Money Transfer Company, an international money transfer firm, has donated health equipment worth thousands of cedis to the Children’s Ward of the Nsawam Hospital in...

Listen: Real reason why Menzgold is validating its customers

Gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, has explained why the defunct firm has started validating its customers as a part of efforts to pay...

Menzgold begins documents validation process

Defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold, has started its document validation process in its efforts to repay customers’ locked up investments. This confirms a signed statement released by...

Jospong Group, Dr. Agyapong et all win PSCA awards in Ghana

The Africa Public Sector Conferences and Awards (APSCA) has awarded the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), the Executive Chairman of JGC and Zoomlion Ghana...

Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King’ earned $1 Million at the Box Office

Kanye West premiered his IMAX film, Jesus Is King, alongside his ninth studio album of the same name on Friday. According to Variety, the 35-minute short...

Dissolve MiDA board – Former Dep. Energy Minister

The Yapei Kusawgu Parliamentarian, John Abdulai Jinapor, has called on government to dissolve the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) board following the botched PDS deal. He told Samson Lardy...

4,310 employers dragged to court for defaulting SSNIT contributions

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has dragged 4,310 employers to court for defaulting on SSNIT payments of employees and other offences...

COCOBOD supports cocoa community with solar panels

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has replaced the Cocoa Scholarship with other Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSRs) because the former has become obsolete. This was...

MTN Ghana Finance Team bags six awards at the 5th Ghana Finance and Innovation awards

MTN Ghana has once again achieved a remarkable feat at the 5th Ghana Finance Innovation Awards held in Accra. MTN received six awards -...

Mobile Money Interoperability records over 1 million transactions in September

Mobile money transactions across networks referred to as mobile money interoperability recorded over one million transactions in September this year, the highest volume...

39% of Ghanaians are online – Report

The Factsheet of the 2019 Affordable Internet Report from the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) indicates that 39% of people in Ghana are online....

Telcos to compensate subscribers over upfront deductions – Minister

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says telecommunication networks in Ghana have agreed to compensate subscribers for loses they incurred over the upfront deductions following...

Two Chinese nationals arrested for tax evasion

Two Chinese national operating a beverage firm - Dada Food Company in Kpone, Tema have been arrested for evading payment of lawful taxes and for...

Former Energy Minister calls for int’l probe into PDS deal

Former Energy Minister under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah, is calling for an international probe into the Power Distribution Services (PDS)...

African Caucus presents five priority areas of Africa’s development to IMF and World Bank

Chairman of the African Caucus group, Ken Ofori-Atta, has presented to the World bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), five areas of utmost priority...

Finance Minister ‘woos’ IMF/World Bank to increase IDA to $100 million

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called on the Bretton Woods Institutions to increase their next round of the International Development Assistance (IDA) funding...

Ghana to export electricity to Mali, Niger – Bawumia reveals

Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed Ghana is on course to exporting electricity to Mali and Niger as...

Official: Accra Mall tenants to close shops over security concerns

Tension is brewing between the tenants of Ghana's foremost shop­ping destination, Accra Mall, and the management of the facility due to security reasons. According to...

Official: Menzgold starts process to pay customers; find validation schedule here

Defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold has begun a process to repay customers' locked up investments. A statement copied to Adomonline.com and signed by the Head...

PDS saga: Ghana risks losing more aid from US, allies – PIAC predicts [Audio]

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), is predicting doom for Ghana following the cancellation of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement. Chairman of the Committee,...

ECG terminates PDS

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced it has taken full control of power distribution as it terminates its contract with Power ...

GRA pays courtesy call on The Multimedia Group

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has reiterated its resolve to widen the tax net through intense public education and the use of technology.  The Authority...

GUTA rejects gov’t assurances on Nigeria border closure

The Ghana Union of Traders Association has rejected assurances from the government that relief is in the offing for Ghanaian traders stranded at the...

Ghana to criminalise inappropriate internet content

Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications, has announced that Ghana would soon criminalise the sharing of inappropriate social media...

Statement: US Embassy on termination PDS agreement by Govt of Ghana

Statement from the Embassy of the United States of America Regarding the Termination of the Private Sector Concession by the Government of ...

GLICO LIFE appoints new managing director to drive progress

The Board of Directors of GLICO Life Insurance Company Limited have appointed a new Managing Director in the person of Mame Dufie Achampong-Kyei Obeng. She takes...

Listen: IES disappointed in govt over PDS fiasco

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has expressed disappointment in the government for contributing to the challenges associated with the power concession agreement with...

Jospong Group Secures over €20 million Euros for Development in Ghana

The Jospong Group of Companies, with the help of the Hungarian Government, has secured a Facility for various Developmental projects in Ghana. Together with its Hungarian...

Farmers in UER receive animals under Rearing for Food and Jobs

The Veterinary Services in the Upper East Region, have started distributing sheep, cockerels and guinea fowls under the Rearing for Food...

PDS debacle: COPEC calls for prosecution, wants MiDA Board dissolved

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Ghana is demanding the immediate arrest and prosecution of all persons whose negligence led to the termination of...

Retaliatory action against Nigeria could complicate trade talks – AGI

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has reacted to calls by the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) for the closure of Ghana’s Eastern...

Audio: GUTA calls for boycott of Nigerian products

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is calling for a total boycott of all Nigerian products imported to Ghana. The move, the traders union...

GRA issues new directives on auction of goods

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has issued new directives on auction of goods at the ports. The new directive was announced in a statement signed...

Peter Amewu hits NDC over PDS, State-capture claim

Peter Amewu, the Energy Minister has denied claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that there is an attempt by the government to secretly...

Nigeria has taught Ghana how to defy ECOWAS protocols – GUTA

Since late August 2019, Nigeria has closed three of her borders -Seme-Krake, Igolo and Idiroko. According to President Buhari, the move...

Show us you’re committed to fiscal discipline with 2020 budget – IMF tells govt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to show its commitment to fiscal discipline in drafting the 2020 budget. The Fund said this...