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Nduom Petitions Mahama To Reinstate GN Bank If Elected As President
July 20, 2024
Nduom Petitions Mahama To Reinstate GN Bank If Elected As President
In the event that National Democratic Congress flagbearer John Dramani Mahama wins the elections on December 7, the management of…
Transport Fare To Go Up By 15% Starting July 22
July 19, 2024
Transport Fare To Go Up By 15% Starting July 22
With effect from Monday, July 22, the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has declared a 15% rise in transportation fares.…
EPA Warns: Many Fish & Water Bodies Are Contaminated With Mercury
July 19, 2024
EPA Warns: Many Fish & Water Bodies Are Contaminated With Mercury
The EPA has reported that mercury from illegal gold mining has contaminated many fish and water bodies in the country.…
Rock City Withdraws Offer To Buy SSNIT Hotels
July 13, 2024
Rock City Withdraws Offer To Buy SSNIT Hotels
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) owns four hotels, and Rock City Hotel has just withdrawn its proposal…
Jamestown Fishing Harbour Ready For Commissioning
July 12, 2024
Jamestown Fishing Harbour Ready For Commissioning
The government is set to announce a date for the commissioning of the $60 million James Town Fishing Port. According…
Kumasi Public Toilets Increase Fees By 25%
July 12, 2024
Kumasi Public Toilets Increase Fees By 25%
A twenty-five percent increase in fees has been announced for the use of public restrooms and urinals in the Kumasi…
Adentan Housing Project Resumes After 10-Year Legal Delay
July 11, 2024
Adentan Housing Project Resumes After 10-Year Legal Delay
The State Housing Company is revitalizing the delayed project and restoring optimism to Ghana’s housing market after years of litigation…
Ghana Faces Ban On Its Fish Food Over Illegal Fishing Methods
July 11, 2024
Ghana Faces Ban On Its Fish Food Over Illegal Fishing Methods
Dr. Angela Lamptey, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Department of Marine and Fisheries Science, has warned that…
Wood Shortage Expected As 75% Of Local Timber Companies Collapse
July 10, 2024
Wood Shortage Expected As 75% Of Local Timber Companies Collapse
Due to the continuous forest damage brought on by bushfires, 75 out of 100 local lumber production enterprises have collapsed,…
Second Demo Against Bank of Ghana Governor Underway
July 10, 2024
Second Demo Against Bank of Ghana Governor Underway
Mahama Ayariga, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, has informed the police of the second protest against Dr.…
Angry Youth Stop Iron Ore Exploration In Oti Region
July 10, 2024
Angry Youth Stop Iron Ore Exploration In Oti Region
A mining company using heavy machinery was prevented by a group of about 100 irate teenagers from Asato, a rural…
Terkper Warns Next Government of High Debt Burden
July 8, 2024
Terkper Warns Next Government of High Debt Burden
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has raised concerns about the substantial debt burden awaiting the next government in 2024. During…
Boankra Inland Port Project: Phase One Almost Halfway Complete
July 6, 2024
Boankra Inland Port Project: Phase One Almost Halfway Complete
In the first phase of the $308 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT), also called the Boankra Inland Port, at…
Okyenhene Opens New Garment Factory In Kyebi
July 6, 2024
Okyenhene Opens New Garment Factory In Kyebi
At Kyebi in the Eastern Region, a clothing and textile factory is opened with the goal of encouraging women and…
Ghana Ranks 5th In Africa For Largest Lithium Deposits
July 6, 2024
Ghana Ranks 5th In Africa For Largest Lithium Deposits
Africa is projected to see a rise in lithium development projects, since Ghana was found to have the fifth-highest lithium…
100 Electronic Buses Arriving In Ghana By End Of 2024 – Bawumia
July 6, 2024
100 Electronic Buses Arriving In Ghana By End Of 2024 – Bawumia
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President, has declared that plans are in motion to acquire one hundred electronic buses by year’s…
Fuel Price Hikes: Drivers Seek 10% Fare Increase
July 6, 2024
Fuel Price Hikes: Drivers Seek 10% Fare Increase
Recent increases in fuel prices have sparked conversations about potential fare increases for transportation, especially among Accra’s drivers. They are…
Cement Shortage Expected As Gov’t Price Control Likely To Decrease Production
July 5, 2024
Cement Shortage Expected As Gov’t Price Control Likely To Decrease Production
The CEO of the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers issues a warning, stating that lower output will result from approval of…
Speaker Calls On Trade Minister To Revoke Cement Price Regulation
July 4, 2024
Speaker Calls On Trade Minister To Revoke Cement Price Regulation
Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond, the trade minister, has received advice from Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin to remove the…
Accra Ranks 7th Most Expensive City In Africa – Numbeo Reports
July 4, 2024
Accra Ranks 7th Most Expensive City In Africa – Numbeo Reports
According to Numbeo, one of the leading data and research platforms worldwide, Accra is the seventh most expensive city in…
TECNO Unveils Kudus As New Brand Ambassador
July 4, 2024
TECNO Unveils Kudus As New Brand Ambassador
Kudus Mohammed, a Ghanaian football superstar, was introduced at TECNO Ghana’s offices in Accra, the country’s capital, as the company’s…
Plastic Manufacturing Companies Threaten To Shut Down
June 27, 2024
Plastic Manufacturing Companies Threaten To Shut Down
A five percent excise levy on locally made plastic products has prompted the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association to threaten to…
Bags Of Maize Would Soon Be Sold By Weight To Ensure Fair Value for farmers
June 26, 2024
Bags Of Maize Would Soon Be Sold By Weight To Ensure Fair Value for farmers
In order to prevent farmers from being underpaid, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is collaborating with Integrity Commodities Limited…
MTN ’s Y’ello Care Initiative Supports 25 Senior High Schools
June 26, 2024
MTN ’s Y’ello Care Initiative Supports 25 Senior High Schools
As part of their yearly volunteer program, MTN Ghana is teaching digital literacy to students in 25 senior high schools…
Agbogbloshie Onion Market Project Abandoned Years After Demolition
June 24, 2024
Agbogbloshie Onion Market Project Abandoned Years After Demolition
The redevelopment of Accra’s old Agbogbloshie onion market remains stalled years after its demolition. The site, once notorious as “Africa’s…
Akufo-Addo Approves ¢1.5bn Bailout For Banking Sector Clean-up Victims
June 24, 2024
Akufo-Addo Approves ¢1.5bn Bailout For Banking Sector Clean-up Victims
The Finance Ministry has been directed by President Akufo-Addo to distribute ¢1.5 billion to consumers who felt the impact of…
COVID-19 Was A Whole Jackpot For Government – Nii Moi Thompson
June 20, 2024
COVID-19 Was A Whole Jackpot For Government – Nii Moi Thompson
Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, a renowned economist, disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly boosted the Akufo-Addo government’s finances. Ghana received…
Cedi Continues Suffocating, Drops 21% To GH¢15.70 Per Dollar
June 19, 2024
Cedi Continues Suffocating, Drops 21% To GH¢15.70 Per Dollar
Last week, the spot market saw a 3.88% decline in the value of the Ghana cedi relative to the US…
Ghana Secures $2 billion Loan From Korea To Boost Economy
June 15, 2024
Ghana Secures $2 billion Loan From Korea To Boost Economy
Ghana is anticipating a US$2 billion concessionary loan from South Korea to promote the nation’s economic development, according to Deputy…
Concerned Drivers Association Supports Mahama ‘s Transport Reforms
June 14, 2024
Concerned Drivers Association Supports Mahama ‘s Transport Reforms
The Concerned Drivers Association ‘s leaders have endorsed key transport policies proposed by NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. These include…