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Why refund GH₵10k, when we paid GH₵30k for Black Star Square – Cheddar asks government

Ghanaian businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has revealed that he paid GH₵30,000 to secure the Black Star Square for The Convention...

Nkwanta South: Adele, Akyode, and Challa chiefs pledge to smoke peace pipe

The chiefs of Adele, Akyode, and Challa in Nkwanta South, Oti region, have pledged to allow peace to prevail in the municipality after years...

FIFA launches digital tool offering overview of current registration bans

Platform publicly available on FIFA.com; Clubs subject to registration bans prevented from registering new players. In line with its continued efforts to promote transparency and maintain...

Akufo-Addo hosts students from Harvard Business School

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo received a delegation of students from Harvard Business School at the Jubilee House as part of...

SSNIT increases monthly pension payment by 15%

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has indexed monthly pensions upwards by 15%...

There isn’t ‘Dumsor’ to warrant load-shedding timetable – Egyapa Mercer

Deputy Energy Minister Andrew Egyapa Mercer has insisted that there is no "dumsor," necessitating a load-shedding timetable. The Sekondi Member of Parliament stated that the...

Kasoa murder case: First accused recounts how 11-yr-old boy was killed

Felix Nyarko, the first accused person in the alleged murder of a 11-year-old boy in Kasoa, Ishmael Abdallah, has given a heart-wrenching account of...

Yellow Card and Coinbase Partner to Expand Access to Digital Assets in Africa

Yellow Card (https://YellowCard.io/), the largest and only licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp on the African continent, and Coinbase, the leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, have partnered...

We can’t continue to bear FWSC’s unfairness – UTAG

President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says its members cannot continue to bear the brunt of the Fair Wages and Salaries...

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Tops Bloomberg’s 2023 Global Islamic Syndication Financing League Tables as Leading Bookrunner and Mandated Lead Arranger

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), has solidified its position again on top of...

Prof. Adei opposes power consumption VAT

A former Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Prof. Stephen Adei, has kicked against the newly introduced  Value Added Tax (VAT) on...

TOR Board Chairman reacts to calls for his dismissal

The Board Chairman of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), David Adomako has dismissed calls by the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union (GTPCWU)...

Landguards destroy CHPS compound construction site at Fetteh Kakraba

Over 30 landguards have allegedly destroyed the foundation of a CHPS compound under construction at Fetteh Kakraba in the Central region. Aside from the destruction,...

Ghana’s unemployment rate to remain at 4.0% in 2024, 2025 – Fitch Solutions

Ghana’ unemployment rate is expected to remain flat at 4.0% in 2024 and 2025, Fitch Solutions has stated in its Employment Outlook. This rate...

Chinese medical teams lauded for advancing healthcare in Tanzania

The government of Tanzania on Tuesday thanked the Chinese government for dispatching medical teams to help improve healthcare for people in the East African...

KNUST reacts to death of level 400 student

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in mourning following the untimely death of Epiphany Asare, a promising level 400...

New Year Address from Rugby Africa President, Herbert Mensah

Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com), the continental governing body of rugby across Africa, issues end of year message reflecting on 2023: Amidst our...

Family announces burial date for late Rawlings’ speech writer

A former Director of the Public Affairs Secretariat at the Office the President of Ghana from 1992 to 2001, Valerie Anne Sackey, who passed...

Ghana spent $348 million to import toilet papers between 2017 and 2021

Data extracted from OEC trade statistics indicates that, Ghana spent approximately $348 million on the importation of toilet paper. This statistic is within the timeframe...

Recent power outages may persist if… – John Jinapor

Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has predicted Ghanaians will experience more power outages in the coming days. In an...

‘Dumsor’ challenges have been 100% resolved – Energy Minister

Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has announced that the challenges leading to recent power outages in the country have been completely resolved. He...

Release load-shedding timetable – Minority to GRIDCo, ECG

The Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has called on the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to as...

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) is Now Accepting Applications for the Class of 2025

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) (https://Meltwater.org/), a leader in tech entrepreneurship training in Africa, announces the opening of applications for the ...

Dam Spillage: ECG lost GH¢2.4 million during Volta floods

The Volta/Oti Regional General Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Christina Jatoe-Kaleo has disclosed that the company lost GH¢2.4 million for unserved energy...

3 Nigeriens arrested for alleged drug peddling

Public Health Officers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have successfully arrested three Nigeriens for allegedly peddling aphrodisiacs and an unidentified liquid substance purported...

Cleaner jailed 20 years for defilement

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old cleaner to 20 years imprisonment for having sex with a 13-year-old girl at Ashongman in Accra. Ishmael Nyave,...

GES to expel SHS students for sexual offenses, others in new code of conduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a comprehensive 24-page document that establishes standards for student behaviour in Senior High Schools (SHS).  This initiative...

Timing for VAT introduction on electricity wrong – Energy expert

Energy expert, Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku has bemoaned government’s timing in introducing Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. His regret follows government's instruction to the Ghana...

Leave our IGF alone – Ghana School of Law Director to government

The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is urging the government to stay away from the school’s Internally Generated Funds (IGF) as this is stunting...

NPP parliamentary primaries: Kwadwo Baah Agyemang confident of victory

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Digital Center Limited, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang is confident of winning the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries in...

Gianni Infantino receives International Sports Personality award in Dubai

FIFA President (https://www.FIFA.com) named International Sports Personality for 2023 at Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Awards; Gianni Infantino says award “fills me with such...

Mobile phone thief arrested at Abura Asebu

A 30-year-old thief narrowly escaped a potential case of mob justice when he was apprehended for stealing a mobile phone in Abura Obohene, situated...

Liberia’s ex-chief justice sentenced for murder

Liberia's former chief justice and justice minister Gloria Maya Musu-Scott has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of her niece....

BEAP will address Ghana’s unemployment challenges – YEA CEO

The CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has said the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) will help reduce Ghana’s...

Education Minister speaks on subject reduction for 2024 BECE

Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has emphatically stated that, there will be no reduction in the number of subjects for the 2024 Basic...

Ghosts don’t have fingerprints – Bawumia justifies linkage of payrolls to Ghana Cards

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasized the significance of requiring new public sector employees and staff to undergo a biometric identification process. According to...

John Jinapor reveals cause of Tuesday’s power outage

Parts of the capital experienced power outages on Tuesday evening, leading to frustration and anger among some Ghanaians. Callers into Joy FM's Super Morning Show...

GTPCWU calls for removal of TOR board members

The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of the TUC has called for the immediate removal of three members of the Tema...

Hwidiem building collapse: Special Planning Committee to summon owner

The Special Planning Committee at Asutifi South District Assembly in Ahafo Region has hinted on inviting the owner of the collapsed storey building which...

Plot to remove IGP: COP Alex Mensah (Rtd) reacts to leaked draft report

Retired Commissioner of Police, COP George Alex Mensah, has downplayed the content of a leaked draft report from the committee probing the alleged plot...