The National Lottery Authority (NLA) would like to caution the general public, players of NLA Products/Services and the media that, the ONLY operational and functional official short code of National Lottery Authority (NLA) is *959#. Any other platform operating digital lottery short code is FRAUD and illegal. A lot of investment has gone into the […]
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Ghana and UK finalise deal to provide duty free access to the UK market
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday February 4 finalised an agreement that will provide duty-free and quota-free access for Ghana to the UK market and preferential tariff reductions for UK exporters. Ghana’s Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen in a tweet said “I am pleased that we have finalised a new Interim Ghana-UK Trade Partnership Agreement providing […]
People’s Pension Trust receives USD300,000 from Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
People’s Pension Trust has received funding of USD300,000 from Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) in support of its efforts to promote financial inclusion by providing informal workers with innovative pension products and services. People’s Pension will utilize the funds to design products, specifically, to boost inclusion in economic and social protection schemes. These groundbreaking products […]
Graphic man wins GH¢1.42 million lottery
A marketer, Mr Charles Acquaah-Arhin, has won a GH¢1.42 million jackpot lottery of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA). The win, which also comes with a unique prize of GH¢20,000, is the highest jackpot break ever in the history of jackpot in Ghana. Mr Acquaah-Arhin, a member of staff of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), […]
Prudential Bank HR Naa Adoley Ankrah dies from Coronavirus
Head of Human Resource at the Prudential Bank has reportedly succumbed to complications of the Coronavirus. Atinkaonline reports that Naa Adoley Ankrah passed on while receiving treatment at the Nyaho Clinic in Accra on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The report further indicates that close family relations who confirmed Madam Ankrah’s demise revealed that she contracted the […]
Government Digitalization Programme: Making a Valid and Solid Case for KGL Technology Limited
The Government of Ghana through the Economic Management Team, the Bank of Ghana, Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPPS), the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Communications, the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Telecommunication Companies such as MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo, and a licensed Online Marketing Company and Digital Service provider known as KGL […]
Committee tasked to draft ‘Start Up’ Bill to complete work by February
The Technical Committee set up by the erstwhile Ministry for Business Development to draft the Ghana Start-up Bill has resumed sitting. The Committee, made up of the private and public sectors and Civil Society is mandated to consult stakeholders and start-up ecosystem players to draft an all-inclusive Start-up bill. The Bill, when passed will set […]
National Lottery Authority committed to payment of big wins
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) would like to urge the general public, staking players, Lotto Marketing Companies, media and stakeholders to totally and wholly ignore and discredit a news publication under the headline, “National Lottery Authority fails to pay big wins since April”. For the purpose of clarity and setting the records straight: It is […]
Melcom Group chairman, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani dies at 84
Chairman of Melcom Group of Companies, Bhagwan Ramchand Khubchandani has died on January 25, 2021, at 84. The astute business mogul was awarded Ghana’s Greatest Entrepreneur of All Time at the last Ghana Entrepreneur and Corporate Executive Awards. Under his watch, the Melcom has progressed into six separate companies with an overarching name, Melcom Group […]
Govt rejects plans by British Airways to move Ghana services from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport
The Government of Ghana says it has rejected plans by airline operator, British Airways, to change its London-Accra-London flight origination and termination point. The Ministry of Aviation in a statement said it had received notification from the management of British Airways that the airline had decided to operate its British Airways Ghana Services from Gatwick […]
SEC warns against trading with Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited, Sairuir-Commerce Ghana Limited
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public to abstain from engaging in any capital market activity with Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited and Sairuir-Commerce Ghana Limited. According to SEC, the two entities have not been licensed to invest or trade for returns as mandated by Section 3 of the Securities Industry […]
SoNA 2021: My government has stabilized the economy-President Akufo-Addo declares
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has told Parliament that his administration has stabilized the Ghanaian economy. Presenting his last State of the Nation Address (SoNA) in his first term on Tuesday, January 5, the President explained that his government inherited a difficult economy after the 2016 elections. However, he said, “We have been able to stabilize the […]