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GRA staff urged to abide by codes of conduct

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti has reiterated the call on staff of the Authority to uphold the code of...

Savings and Loans sector cleanup: BoG approach should have been less destructive

President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV is unhappy with the manner in which the Bank of Ghana (BoG) handled its...

Nduom writes: The wrong we did? Our story

In 1997, we set out to invest and develop “the People’s Bank”. After nine years of planning, preparation and interactions with the Bank of...

Savings and Loans companies in good standing

Below are the Savings and Loans companies that are currently in good standing, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG): ABii National Savings and Loans...

No 100% assurance to depositors with axed Savings and Loans companies

The Bank of Ghana has said it cannot provide full assurance to depositors whose monies have been locked up in 23 Savings and Loans companies which...

Cronyism, exceptionalism killing local financial institutions – Wereko-Brobby

Former boss of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby has bemoaned the growing canker of cronyism in the country noting that it is...

Shocked Nduom reacts to shut down of GN Savings and Loans by BoG

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has described as "widely inaccurate" the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) statement...

Full List of licensed Savings and Loans companies as at August 16

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says about 25 Savings and Loans companies and 11 finance houses are currently in good standing and would, therefore,...

BoG collapses Dr Duffuor’s Unicredit Savings and Loans Limited, 22 others

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revoked the licences of 23 insolvent savings and loans companies and finance house companies. The affected companies include...

GN Savings and Loans, 22 others closed down

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revoked the licences of 23 insolvent savings and loans companies and finance house companies. The BoG has also appointed...

StanChart donates to Accra Rehabilitation Center

Staff of Standard Chartered last Friday undertook a clean-up exercise at the Accra Rehabilitation Centre and also donated assorted items for the upkeep of the students...

Video: All roads lead to Nungua Junction Mall for Adom TV’s ‘Wo Nsa Ano Adwuma’ runway show on Saturday

Adom TV's popular sewing contest, 'Wo Nsa Ano Adwuma', is set for a runway show on Saturday, August 17 at the Nungua Junction Mall...

Current PBC administration piling up debts – Former PBC executive

The former Deputy Managing Director in-charge of operations at Produce Buying Company (PBC), Nana Agyenim Boateng, has accused the current administration of piling up...

Cocoa farmers in Asante Akyem cry over poor roads

Cocoa farmers at Densereso and Adansi in the Asante Akyeam South Municipality of the Ashanti Region are appealing to government to, as a matter...

Hills Oil Marketing Company sets record straight over 2018 Auditor- General’s Report

A PRESS STATEMENT ON THE DEFAULT IN TAX PAYMENT PUBLISHED BY THE 2018 AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORT; ISSUED BY HILLS OIL MARKETING COMPANY LIMITED Hills Oil...

NPA engages with stakeholders on Cylinder Recirculation Model

The Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) stakeholder engagement, an initiative by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), which took place in Bolgatanta in...

Audio: Auditor-General chases monies paid dead pensioners

The Auditor-General (AG) has recommended that an embargo be placed on the allowances of deceased pensioners. This follows the revelation that more than GH¢236, 000.00...

First Insurance pays GHC 150,000 to ‘Life Policy’ holder

First Insurance Company Limited has paid life insurance claim of Gh¢ 150,272 to the family of a deceased client, Raphael Boama Bonsu, in Kumasi. The amount, which...

Audio+Photo: What you may not know about eating new yam

The Feast of the New Yam is an occasion for giving thanks to God, and also to the gods and ancestors for a bumper...

GRA boss cries over politicisation of tax issues

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has expressed grave concern over the politicisation of tax...

Govt committed to entrepreneurial support in Ghana – Mohammed Awal

Minister for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, says the Akufo-Addo-led government is committed to developing and supporting entrepreneurs in Ghana to reduce unemployment. READ: Akufo-Addo...

Ministry of Business Dev’t to train 2, 000 head porters

About two thousand female head porters, popularly known as kayayei, will be trained by government. The move, according to the Minister of Business Development, Dr...

Ghana Manganese Company demands $20m VAT refund

The Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) is demanding $20 million in VAT refund due it from the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) between December 2018 and...

Karpower shut down wont affect power supply – GRIDCo

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is assuring stable electricity supply as Independent Power producer, Karpower shuts down its 470 powership for 17 days. READ:...

51% PDS shares were given out without evaluation – PIAC Chair

The Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has questioned the process that gave 51% majority shares of Power Distribution Service to...

Karpowership Ghana shuts down for relocation

Karpowership Ghana Company Limited has announced that its 470MW Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan will be off the grid on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in...

PDS saga: Donewell backs govt’s decision to investigate deal

One of the insurance companies at the centre of the botched Power Distribution Services (PDS) concession agreement, has welcomed government’s decision to investigate...

Coffin sellers cry over low sales; now offer them on credit

Coffin sellers in Accra are complaining about low sales in spite of perceived high death rate being recorded in the country. According to the Managing...

Audio: NPP boys sharing auction cars like groundnuts – Freight Forwarder

The Auditor-General is being asked not to blame officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the over 1,000 auctioned vehicles that the state...

Akufo-Addo breaks silence on PDS scandal

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the government suspended the Power Distribution Services (PDS) agreement in the interest of the...

PDS takes charge of power retail as ‘interim ‘arrangement’

Power Distribution Services (PDS) will still provide all activities related to electricity retail as an interim arrangement, a statement has revealed. The joint statement by the...

AGI says government’s suspension of PDS agreement timely

The Association of Ghana Industries says government’s suspension of the agreement between it and Power Distribution Services (PDS) is timely, in order to secure national assets and...

Youth in Afforestation protest over unpaid salaries

A coalition of Youth in Afforestation has served notice of a sit-down strike on Friday if the government failed to pay their salary arrears...

‘Chop Bar’ operators unhappy with ban on wildlife hunting

Operators of eateries in Accra popularly known as Chop Bars have expressed mixed feelings amidst the ban on wildlife hunting announced by...

We’ve done nothing illegal – PDS reacts to allegations

Power Distribution Services (PDS) says it has done nothing illegal in its transactions and is thus ready to fully cooperate with the government in...

GRA Customs Division collects GH¢373 million as revenue

The Ashanti Regional Command, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), realized a total revenue of GH¢373.102 million as at June, 2019. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Frederick Yankey,...

Shatta Wale on verge of landing another mega-deal with renowned beer, Budweiser

Ghanaian dancehall act, Shatta Wale had long served notice that 2019 would be one of the biggest years in his career and life and...

NAM1 finally gains his freedom

The embattled Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, who is known to many as NAM1, has been released from police custody after...

PBC demo: Staff call for resignation of CEO and Board chairman (Video)

Some staff of Produce Buying Company (PBC) Limited on Tuesday demonstrated at the head office of the company to demand the resignation of the...

PDS fights back

The embattled power supply company, Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Limited, has dismissed any foul play in its contract to distribute power in...