Nigerian musician, Davido is ready to end his months-long hiatus from the music industry following the death of his son. The singer/songwriter on Tuesday took to his Twitter page to announce the arrival of his new album. The project titled Timeless is expected to drop on March 31, he noted. In a post about the […]
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has encouraged parents of students who just gained admission to senior high schools to take their wards to school. According to him, parents should not worry so much about meeting all the requirements on the prospectus before enrolling their children. “Parents of Ghana, if your child has not […]
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the ongoing revenue mobilisation exercise being carried out by the ECG is not politically motivated. Samuel Dubik Mahama says concerns that the exercise is being targeted at some party’s political base are unfounded and should be treated with the utmost contempt. He explained that […]
Former President John Mahama on Tuesday filed his nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer election. A month after picking the nomination form, the campaign manager of the former President in the 2020 elections, Professor Joshua Alabi, led a team to submit the completed forms on behalf of Mr Mahama at […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected the Ho Airport in the Volta Region for owing the power distribution company GH¢63,000. The regional office of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Ho Technical University, KFC in Ho, and the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) Training Academy in Kpetoe were disconnected for owing a combined sum […]
The government has laid before Parliament three amended bills as part of measures to revamp domestic revenue mobilisation. When passed, the Income Tax Amendment Bill, the Excise Duty Amendment Bill and the Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill will together rake in about GH¢4 billion annually. A highly placed source at the Ministry of Finance told […]
The Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin is rolling out an initiative to ensure that gold sourced from all areas under his authority is responsibly mined and traded. This aligns with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin project. Officials of E ON 3 Group, the company that was given authorisation by the […]
The Domestic Debt Exchange Programme presents a silver lining that the country must grab with both hands and fly with it, the Managing Director of Ghana Stock Exchange, Abena Amoah has said. She said the DDEP would reset the interest rate regime of the country and also help free up capital for investment in the […]
The Accra High Court has sentenced five members of the Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) to five years imprisonment each in hard labour. The convicts in 2020 attacked police officers, destroyed a police car and a police station as well as blocked roads leading to the Volta Region in an attempt to prevent people from […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government to demonstrate a high level of transparency with the citizenry on the economic situation of the country to win their trust and confidence. He said being candid with the people in the difficult times would produce outcomes that would be in the best interest of […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is embarking on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise from today to recover all unpaid bills amounting to GH¢5.7 billion from its customers. The exercise, which will last for a month, targets domestic users, businesses, organisations, ministries, departments and state agencies for power already consumed from 2022 to February this […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Ghana Police Service to commence investigations into allegations made by a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, concerning the engagement of some New Patriotic Party (NPP) bigwigs in illegal mining activities, popularly known as “galamsey”. The President gave the directive last week, and […]
