Politics

BoG was profitable under Mahama, but now making colossal loses under Bawumia – Kwakye Ofosu

1,253  The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has taken on the government for the losses the Bank of Ghana recorded last year. Mr Kwakye Ofosu posited that the loss is due to the incompetent leadership of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as the Chairman of […]

Business

Ghana risks losing $30m from global TB funding

1,850  Ghana risks losing about $30 million from global donor funds for the fight against tuberculosis (TB) for defaulting in raising its counterpart funding. The Global Fund has also threatened to withdraw its support for most African countries because they have failed to make sufficient budgetary allocation to augment what they receive internationally. Ghana’s sole […]

Politics

Triumphant Political Thank You Tour Leaves a Trail of Gratitude in Amenfi Central Constituency

1,452  The Amenfi Central Constituency witnessed a momentous political event as the newly elected Parliamentary Candidate for the NDC, Hon. Joana Gyan Cudjoe, who had won the hearts of constituents during the recent internal elections, embarked on a remarkable Thank You tour. The tour, which exuded warmth and appreciation, concluded with a grand celebration and […]

Education

Digitization: WAEC uses drones to ferry BECE materials in A/R

1,155  Thanks to digitization, the examination body; the West African Examination Council (WAEC) was able to airlift examination questions to remote areas in the Ashanti Region and other parts of the country by air with ease. Digitization, championed by Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia has chalked under remarkable success in the area of education, especially […]

Agriculture

Poultry Import: We Produce Only 15,000 out of 325,000 metric tons of National Demand Yearly – Agric Minister ‘Cries’

1,071  Minister of Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong has promised the poultry farmers of an improved mechanism to cut down on poultry product imports into Ghana. Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ show, the Minister revealed there are 3.5 million farmers in the country and the fraction of this number into poultry farming is underproducing. […]

Business

Valco is lucrative and opened to investment-Hon Mireku Duker to stakeholders

1,165  Hon. George Mireku Duker, the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mining, has entrusted the Management and Staff of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) with the task of ensuring the total transformation of the company to enable it assume a strategic position in government’s plans for the integrated aluminium industry […]

Politics

ECOWAS breaks post-Niger-deadline silence

1,361  West African’s regional bloc Ecowas says it will hold a summit in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger following a military coup. Ecowas had given the coup leaders seven days to reinstate the elected president or face the possibility of military intervention. However, the deadline passed on Sunday with […]