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Ghana to get COVID-19 compliant buses – Transport Minister-designate reveals

The Minister-designate for the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has announced Ghana will soon take delivery of COVID-19 compliant buses. According to...

Spotify now active in Ghana; check out prices and plans

International music streaming platform, Spotify, has finally given Ghanaians the green light to patronise its digital streaming business. The company earlier revealed it will be...

SEC warns public against another online trading company

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public to abstain from engaging in any capital market activity with Wiseling Online Investment Company....

Over 300,000 small businesses receive govt’s stimulus package

More than 300,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have accessed the special fund set up by the government to cushion businesses against the...

PassionAir makes history with all-female flight crew [Photos]

The PassionAir flight OP 178 became the first ever all-female crew to fly from Accra to Tamale. From the flight deck to the cabin, the...

NLA shuts down illegal shortcode of Alpha Lotto Limited

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in collaboration with the National Communications Authority (NCA) has successfully shut down the illegal short code *896# operated by...

Here is a list of all 10 businesses owned by Asamoah Gyan

Rarely do we see footballers from this part of the continent make a foray into investments like we have seen Asamoah Gyan do over...

Nigerian entrepreneur jailed 10 years in $11m email scam

Celebrated Nigerian entrepreneur, Obinwanne Okeke, has been jailed 10 years by a United States (US) federal court for masterminding an $11 million cyber fraud...

UCC begins research to produce Ghana’s first gene-edited crop with increased vitamin A

Research work to produce Ghana’s first gene-edited crop with increased Vitamin A content has begun at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). Samuel Acheampong of the university’s...

Farmers to boycott work for Agric Minister-designate’s vetting

Some farmers in the northern parts of the country say they will keenly monitor the Vetting Proceedings on Friday when the Minister-designate for Food...

Jumia Ghana gives free nose masks, hand sanitisers to the needy

Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia, put smiles on the faces of some needy street people in Accra on Valentine’s Day. The company took to...

Akufo-Addo appoints acting caretaker Finance Minister

President Akufo-Addo has directed former Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen to act as a representative for minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta while he is away...

COCOBOD to recruit 50k people for cocoa rehabilitation

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has said his outfit is recruiting 50,000 people to be engaged...

COVID-19 partly to blame for delay in paying contractors – Amoako-Attah [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Delay in paying contractors due to Covid-19 - Kwasi Amoako Atta The Roads Minister-designate, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has attributed the delay in paying road...

Passengers, cargo stranded as ferry’s engine stops midway on Afram river

Scores of passengers and goods got stuck on River Afram after a ferry transporting them developed a mechanical fault. The ferry was transporting scores of...

Alpha Lotto not among our sanctioned digital lottery operators – NLA

The Management of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has stated that Alpha Lotto is not among their legal digital lottery operators. A statement signed by...

NLA announces legitimate code for digital platform games

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has announced *959# as the only operational and functional official shortcode of their digital platform games.  A statement, signed by...

Lotto winners storm NLA office

Three lotto winners, who are yet to be paid, stormed the offices of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) in Tamale and threatened to visit...

MoMo transactions exceed cheque transactions by GH¢389bn

Total value of mobile money transactions far exceeded the value of cheque transactions by GH¢389 billion last year, data from the Bank of Ghana...

Databank withdraws from Agyapa deal as transaction advisor

Investment and brokerage firm, Databank has served notice to Imara Holding Limited of their decision to withdraw their services as a partner and transaction...

COVID-19: Airlines to pay $3,500 fine per passenger if…

Airlines that embark and disembark passengers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) without evidence of negative coronavirus disease (COVID-19) PCR tests will be fined...

OMV & Sons Ltd launches road safety solution in Ghana

OMV & Sons Ghana Limited, the sole agent for puncture safe, manufacturers of puncture prevention treatments worldwide, has duly launched its products. This was over...

COVID-19 protocols for Ghanaian travellers reviewed

Management of the Kotoka International Airport have revised the COVID-19 protocols for travellers arriving in Ghana following the upsurge of the disease. Ghanaian residents, who...

Creator of popular Indomie noodles flavor passes on at 59

The creator of Indomie's popular 'mi goreng' flavor, Nunuk Nuraini died on Wednesday. She was 59. Nurlita Novi Arlaida, the head of Indofood's Public Relations, confirmed...

Ghanaian large-scale gold company, Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited, secures parliamentary ratification

Takoradi Gold Ghana Limited (TGGL), a Ghanaian owned large-scale mining company, has secured parliamentary ratification for its 15 years mining lease in respect of...

Second wave of Covid-19 poses a major risk to recovery of the economy – Dr Addison

Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has warned that the economic recovery expected following the pandemic could be badly affected because...

BIMA wins best Mobile Innovation for Health & Insurance at Global Brand Awards

BIMA, the leading provider of mobile-delivered health and insurance services, has been awarded 'Best Mobile Innovation for Health and Insurance in Ghana' by Global...

157 women graduate from Sinapi Aba Mentorship Programme

A total of 157 women entrepreneurs have undergone a one-year training on the best ways to enhance the fortunes of their businesses. Most of the...

Coronavirus: KIA records 1,136 cases – GHS

As the country fights the second surge in Covid-19 cases, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has tested 152,667 passengers as of February 1. Out of the...

Aker Energy appoints Kadijah Amoah as CEO of Ghana office

Aker Energy AS has promoted Mrs Kadijah Amoah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aker Energy Ghana Limited, effective January 4, 2021. Until her announcement,...

Coronavirus: Coffin sellers make passionate appeal to Ghanaians

Coffin makers are urging Ghanaians to take advantage of private burials which are faster than keeping their dead relatives in mortuaries that would further...

CHY Mall/Sairui Mall is a Ponzi scheme – EOCO warns

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has, after investigations, declared Chy Mall, an online trading and marketing service, a Ponzi scheme. In a statement,...

Coronavirus: KIA releases revised rules for travellers

Amidst the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, management of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), has announced revised safety measures that must be...

SMT Ghana offers scholarship to needy but brilliant students

SMT Ghana, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, has supported Klaas Haven Montessori school located at Kasoa with student scholarship packages, Veronica buckets...

Frances Adu-Mante appointed Board Chair of Absa Bank Ghana

Frances Adu–Mante has been has announced as Board Chair of Absa Bank Ghana after securing the necessary regulatory approvals. Mrs Adu-Mante who has served on...

EU shows confidence in energy reforms

The European Union (UE) on Thursday, January 19, 2021, through the French Development Agency- Agence Francaise Development (AFD), approved a grant of €9.7 million...

Fuel prices to go up again by next week

Prices of finished petroleum products at the pumps are expected to increase marginally by some 2.1 percentage points next week. This is according to data...

Jospong, Hungarian govt sign €50m waste water treatment plant contract

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has signed a contract worth 50 million Euro with the Hungary government to construct a Waste Water Treatment Plant...

Coronavirus: ‘Pragya’ drivers hot!

The Kenyasi Police Division in the Asutifi North District of Ahafo Region has cautioned rickshaw (Pragya) operators to comply with Covid-19 safety protocols. During an engagement...

Coronavirus: MTN supports African Union’s vaccination programme

In a unique public/private partnership, MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination...