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1,293 The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured of the government’s support in reviving the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to boost downstream petroleum production. According to the sector minister, any positive gains recorded by the state-owned refinery would help cushion the government in its operations. Speaking at the 2nd Annual General Meeting […]
1,553 Singapore police have seized about S$1bn ($735m; £578m) – including luxury homes, cars and watches – in one of its biggest anti-money laundering probes. Gold bars, designer handbags, wine and S$23m in cash were among the items seized in the raids. Police arrested ten people in the operation, all of whom held foreign passports. […]
1,370 The Electoral Commission says it will commence the 2023 voter’s registration exercise on Tuesday, September 12, and end on Monday, October 2. According to the Commission, the exercise will take place at its district offices across the country. The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa made this known on Thursday, August 17, at […]
1,647 Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has published documents suggesting that the original value of the Bank of Ghana’s new offices was a little over US$81m but is now likely to exceed the US$250m tag given by the Minority in Parliament. The MP, in a publication dated August 17, 2023, revealed […]
1,559 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff is set to begin its meeting today, Thursday, August 17, in Accra. The emergency two-day summit seeks to finalise plans for the deployment of the standby force to Niger. The West African regional bloc revealed its decision to assemble a […]
1,548 Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Mustapha Ussif, has urged the youth in Ghana to make it a point to have volunteerism in them, in doing so will make the country to develop. He said the youth seem to expect something in return after undertaking an assignment. To him many of the youth now […]
1,565 The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram in the Greater Accra region, Samuel Nartey George has raised concerns about the potential consequences of using the military to intervene in Niger’s leadership crisis. According to him, President Akufo-Addo has failed to retool and equip the Ghana Armed Forces (GFA) despite the unwavering professionalism and dedication […]
3,846 The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has resolved to introduce a fine of GH¢500 for the release of tricycles that will be impounded for flouting its ban on the use of tricycle activities within the Central Business District. Several tricycles were impounded, and the owners were arrested during the implementation of the ban by the […]
1,594 A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko says there was no corruption and corruption-related activities in the government’s Agyapa deal. He said it is intriguing to observe the silence from Transparency International, Ghana Integrity Initiative and the CSOs who pursued the Agyapa case in the West Africa regional court in […]
1,595 The Accra Circuit Court will on September 5 this year resume hearing a stealing case involving a secretary of the Ministry of Energy and the Agricultural Development Bank. Regina Abanga, a secretary at the Ministry of Energy is accused of manipulating ATM machines belonging to ADB and withdrawing sums to the tune of GHC […]