The National Service Scheme is set to go into the production of bottled and sachet water next year. Deputy Executive Director of the Scheme, Kwaku Ohene Djan says the move is a way of providing Ghanaians with relatively affordable options and also help in addressing the unemployment situation in the country. ‘‘We all know the […]
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Just in: NCA orders MTN to explain poor service within 24 hours or face sanctions
Telecoms industry regulator, National Communications Authority (NCA), has given MTN 24 hours to provide full explanation of the causes of the challenges MTN customers faced between December 1 and 2, 2019. The authority is also demanding a full report on the remedies put in place and measure to prevent a recurrence. Over the two days […]
Western Togoland independence: Krachi disowns separatist leader
The Chiefs and people of Krachi, which is within the newly-created Oti Region, have endorsed the decision made by their forefathers voting for Trans Volta Togoland to join the Gold Coast, now Ghana. Their endorsement comes in the wake of a recent declaration by members of the Home Study Group Foundation (HSGF) led by 85-year-old […]
Odawna-Sahara drain to be completed in February 2020-Gov’t assures
The Minister for Works and Housing, Hon. Samuel Atta Akyea, has assured the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that the Odawna-Sahara drainage project will be completed in February 2020. The construction work on the Odawnaa Area Drain, which commenced in December, 2017, involves the construction of reinforced concrete rectangular covered drain measuring […]
Pastor who hired assassins to kill female rival busted by police
A clergyman identified as Pastor Benjamin Akinsanya of the Life House Ministry, Ojo, Lagos, has been arrested with two others, for allegedly sponsoring suspected assassins in an attempt to kill a competitor, a female pastor identified as Janet Ogunsola over alleged spiritual popularity tussle. Trouble started in October, 2019 when the suspects invaded the residence […]
‘Ghanaians trade in Nigeria too, be careful the way you treat Nigerian traders in Ghana’ – President Akufo-Addo to GUTA
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the leadership and membership of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) not to take the law into their own hands in dealing with traders from Nigeria and other nationalities engaged in retail trade. In a meeting with the leadership of GUTA on Tuesday, […]
Just in: Mugabe left 10 Million Dollars in the Bank, but no will-Daughter, family lawyer reveal
Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe died with $10m (£7.7m) cash in the bank, a legal letter from his daughter quoted by state media says. But he appears not to have left a will, according to the family’s lawyer. Mugabe, who died in September aged 95, was ousted in 2017 after 37 years in power. Separately, […]
President Akufo-Addo presents 6,336 outboard motors and other fishing gear to fisherfolk
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, through the Ministry of Fisheries, the Coastal Development Authority, the Agricultural Development Bank and CFAO, has presented some 6,336 outboard motors and other fishing equipment to fisherfolk along the coast. Presenting the equipment on Tuesday, 3rd September, 2019, i.e. the 2nd day of his 3-day tour […]
‘I’m full of energy to continue’-75 year old President Museveni of Uganda says after ruling for 33 years
75-year-old Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni has stated that he is not tired of holding on to the country’s Presidency after 33 years of being in power. The Ugandan President who got into power on January 29, 1986, disclosed in an open letter published on his Blogspot that he deliberately lost weight by shedding off the […]
President Akufo-Addo inspects completed Madina astro turf; inspects state housing company projects in Adenta
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 2nd December, 2019, as part of his 3-day tour of the Greater Accra Region, inspected the completed Madina Zongo Astroturf. The turf, whose construction commenced when the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government assumed office, has been built to create a conducive environment for the […]
Aliko Dangote now owns World’s largest crude distillation equipment
The world’s largest crude distillation column equipment designed for crude oil processing for Dangote Refinery has arrived in Lagos on Sunday, 1 December 2019. The Crude Distillation Column is the largest in terms of distilling capacity which is 650 thousand barrels per stream day. The equipment weighs 2250MT excluding the weight of the internal trays, […]
President Akufo-Addo satisfied with work on Pokuase interchange; Kwabenya-Taifa road
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 2nd December, 2019, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work curretly taking place on the Pokuase Interchange. With the project commencing in April 2018, and the interchange originally proposed as a 3-tier single point urban interchange, the contractor, after undertaking a value engineering […]