Police officers have been deployed to some SIM registration centers in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi to avert possible chaos, after hundreds of customers whose SIM cards have been blocked thronged the various centers. There is a growing frustration among affected customers at the various centers who say they cannot access major services on their […] The post Police
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged the 2022 graduating class of Accra Business School (ABS) to take an interest in national leadership to build a better Ghana. He said this at the 13th congregation of the ABS, where 212 students were awarded various degrees, including the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in […] The post Be part of
Former President John Dramani Mahama has opined that, the country needs a developmental plan that will bind successive governments, in its quest to be counted among the best economies in the world. Mr. Mahama argued that a national policy that will bind governments in the future will go a long way in shaping the country […] The post Ghana needs developmental plan
The Minority caucus in Parliament has rejected the government’s debt exchange programme intended to restructure the country’s debt into more sustainable levels. As a critical part of the ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to secure Ghana $3 billion in support for the economy, the government is exchanging already sold bonds for new ones […] The post Minority
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has expressed optimism that the proposed Debt Exchange Programme announced by the government will bring some confidence in the economy as well as enhance the efforts of the Central Bank in controlling inflation. He noted that the economic challenges which have affected many banks have […] The post Debt exchange
An economist and Professor of Finance, Professor Godfred Bokpin says the government has been hit with the reality that the only way to rescue the economy is to undertake a debt restructuring programme as announced by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Sunday. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, December 5, the Senior […] The post Government’s debt restructuring
In 2007, I sat beside the Maestro Abedi Pele, the celebrated father of Dede Ayew, on a trip to Namibia representing Ghana. I was part of a three-member delegation put together to market the AFCON trophy ahead of CAN 2008, to be hosted by Ghana. Riks Brobby representing the LOC chairman was with us. I […] The post Ghanaians must change script of faltering
The tale of African heritage thrives on after a blissful night of lifetime performances and unforgettable memories during the 10th-anniversary edition of the historic African Legends Night held last Friday, December 2nd at the Grand Arena, Accra. With the ever-eloquent Eunice Tornyi, Host of African Women’s Voices and the rib-cracker, Foster Romanus as the night’s […] The post African
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has admonished the media to be circumspect and disseminate the right information regarding the current economic crisis and the government’s debt exchange programme in order not to create unnecessary panic among investors. Mr Ofori-Atta speaking at the launch of Ghana’s Domestic Debt Exchange on Monday, December 5, 2022, said […] The post Economic
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has remarked that his Free SHS policy is working very well, adding that the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates churned out impressive results compared to the last eight years. The 2022 WASSCE results, the President, described as the best in the last eight years, alluding it […] The post Free
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is hopeful that its National Executive Congress will be incident free. The NDC is expected to elect its new national executives on December 17, 2022, at the Accra Sports Stadium. However, the elections to choose its National Youth and Women Executives will be held on December 10, 2022, at Cape […] The post NDC hopeful of incident
Former president, John Dramani Mahama, has taken a dig at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for failing to reduce the size of his government, which is having a toll on the economy. He asked the President to reduce the number of his appointees to help bring down government expenditure to alleviate the hardships Ghanaians are […] The post Who will track your
A group of doctors in Uganda caused a stir over the weekend after kneeling before long-time President Yoweri Museveni and asking him to stand for a seventh term. The 78-year-old leader has been in power since 1986. The next general elections are due in 2026. The doctors representing the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) had attended […] The post Kneeling doctors ask Museveni
The Mobile Money (MoMo) Agents Association of Ghana is urging government to further reduce the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to between 0.1 to 0.5%. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, while presenting the 2023 budget and economic policy announced a reduction of the E-Levy from 1.5% to 1%. He also added that, the […] The post MoMo agents want E-levy further reduced
Teacher trainees at the St. Francis College of Education say they will boycott their end-of-semester exams scheduled to be written today, December 5, 2022, due to the ongoing strike by their lecturers. According to the trainees, lack of contact hours due to the impending strike has rendered them emotionally unprepared to sit for any exams. […] The post St. Francis
Government says there will be entrance exams for prospective candidates seeking admission to Colleges of Education from 2023. This is a result of poorly written answers seen in a lot of teachers’ examination scripts for obtaining a teacher’s license, striking concern amongst stakeholders in the educational sector. In an interaction with stakeholders at a conference […] The post Gov’t
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