Ad • The audit report says more than ¢440 million locked up in non-performing investments • The report stated SSNIT did not receive any returns from two of the companies for investments made since 2005 • The Auditor-General has called for the strengthening of supervisory controls The 2020 audit report …

Ghanaian comedian and professional teacher, Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo has given a vivid narration about what ensued between himself and Akrofuom District Education disciplinary committee over alleged professional misconduct. In a video sighted by sammykaymedia.com, Teacher Kwadwo revealed that there was some form of intimidation from …

The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. K.K Sarpong, has debunked speculations that President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed him from office. Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme host, Kwami Sefa Kayi, in an interview with the GNPC Boss on Thursday, August 12, 2021, asked him about some …

Through its agency, Enterprise Singapore, the government of Singapore has announced plans to widen its scope of investment in Ghana to help accelerate development and boost trade. Speaking to Ghanaian journalists about the upcoming 2021 edition of the Singapore-Africa Summit, the Director for West and Central Africa at Enterprise Singapore, …

The Bank of Ghana has partnered Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to pilot a general-purpose Central Bank Digital Currency (retail CBDC) in Ghana. G+D is providing the technology and developing the solution adapted to Ghana’s requirements, which will be tested in a trial phase with banks, payment service providers, merchants, consumers and other …

Comedian cum Teacher Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo has said that he will never be bothered should the Ghana Education Service (GES) sack him. According to him, he spends more even on providing basic needs for the school in which he teaches and therefore will not be …

Africa’s richest man saw his fortune grow by 3 billion dollars over the last year, according to American business news portal, Bloomberg. Nigeria’s Alhaji Aliko Dangote, whiles consolidating his place as the continent’s undisputed money man has also risen up the global rankings to the 117th most richest. This is …

• Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said the Ghana.Gov has over 5.8 million transactions since its inception in June 2020 • Although over GH¢21 billion of revenue has been recorded, Ken Ofori-Atta said more is expected from the GRA and other government agencies • The platform was officially launched in July 2021 Finance …

• The buzz has not stopped with the twins who made headlines for their sterling performances in the UK A Level examinations • The Brampton Manor school has shared the news of some of these students of Ghanaian descent • They are heading to Cambridge University and the University of …

The symptoms of kidney disease can also show up in your mouth. According to Dr Louisa Satekla-Ansong, Dental Surgeon, Charisma Dental, a large number of people with kidney disease are more probable to succumb to oral health problems. On this week’s edition of ‘Toothy-Tuesday’, which serves as a follow up …

• JHS students who cannot read and write may soon have limited courses to study in school • Dr. Yaw Adutwum believes this will help “weak” students • He made this known at a stakeholder meeting in Accra Soon, the number of elective subjects Junior High School students who cannot read or …

• Teacher Kwadwo has honoured a summon to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Directorate • The famous teacher had been summoned to appear before the Directorate over ‘professional misconduct’ • But according to him, it was only for him to take selfie with the officials Popular Ghanaian teacher and …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-AddoTuesday commissioned the $16 million Weddi Africa Tomato Processing Factory at Domfete, in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region. The Government, through Ghana Exim Bank and ADB Bank Ghana, facilitated the acquisition of the loan facility to support the establishment and operations of the …

•Public servants have been advised to cope with a 4 and 7% base pay increase •Austin Gamey believes a renegotiation of the agreement will be difficult •Public servants have been up in arms with the announcement as its the lowest in a decade  A labour expert, Austin Gamey has urged …

• Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has been granted a two-week leave of absence to attend to some “personal issues” • The minister’s request which was granted by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare is said to have begun last week • There have been growing calls for the Kwaku Agyeman-Manu to resign over …

• The Ghana Embassy in Abu Dhabi has said a visa-free entry for Ghanaian passport to the UAE has not been fully implemented • The Embassy has asked Ghanaians to disregard the information • A report to Parliament said the move seeks to foster bilateral relations between Ghana and the …

The Vision for Alternative Development Tax Advocacy Network for Health Promotion has held a national stakeholder meeting on tobacco taxation to help reduce tobacco consumption in Ghana. The non-governmental organization is undertaking a tobacco taxation project in the country under the auspices of the Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), with …

• Ghanaian passport holders can now travel to Dubai visa-free • A new MoU between Ghana and the UAE governments showed a mutual exemption of entry visa requirements for both countries • Questionable characters are however not obliged to be admitted into these terrains Parliament has, on Thursday, August 5, …

A group of students of Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has petitioned the school authorities to migrate the second semester examinations to online mode amid the contagion and related risks of covid-19. In the petition filed before the management,students said that gathering of thousands at examination centers is not a …

Information reaching AnfrebeatNews indicates that several students of Ghana Institute of Journalism(GIJ) are set to be quarantined after some students tested positive for the virus during the school SRC week celebrations.  From which the news team has gathered, the said students contacted the virus during the face-to-face lectures . Sources …

Ghana has received its first batch of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines under the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), a move initiated by the African Union (AU). The 177,600 single-shot doses were received at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Health Tina Mensah on Saturday, …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rejected the recent upward adjustment of salaries for public sector workers pegged at four and seven percent for 2021 and 2022 respectively. “That is not what we expected. The ongoing discussions on various social media platforms indicate clearly that workers are understandably …

Ad Ghacem, the nation’s leading cement manufacturer, will in the coming weeks, cut sod for the construction of a 1.5-million-ton capacity cement production plant in Kumasi to serve the Ashanti Region and its surrounding areas. Speaking in an interview with the media, Managing Director of GHACEM, Stefano Gallini, said the …

About 80 per cent of Ghana’s estimated 346,120 HIV infections at the close of 2020 were females, the National AIDS/STI Control Programme (NACP) has disclosed. The national prevalence was 1.7 per cent. Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, Programme Manager of NACP, who disclosed this at the fifth stakeholder engagement organized by …

Board members of the new Kejetia market have admonished leadership of the traders to go through the laid down procedures in their bid to securing separate electricity meter for the traders. Board Vice Chair Nana Agyenim Boateng I, speaking on Akoma FM’s weekend political show Wonsom Saturday, August 7, explained that “we are …

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has hinted of plans to introduce mini farm trucks to cocoa farmers to aid the carting of essential farm inputs between farms and the communities. The initiative is part of efforts by the Ghanaian cocoa sector regulator to mechanize some farm activities towards making cocoa farming …

The University of Ghana has debunked claims that it has been slapped with a $165m judgment debt by a New York Court for erroneously cancelling the Africa Integras LLC Contract in 2018. In a press release dated August 6, 2021, the University said the claims are “misrepresentations and falsehoods. The …

Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST have suspended indefinitely the end-of-semester examination scheduled to begin on Monday, August 9, 2021. The announcement follows an indication by members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) that they will not return to the lecture halls until the …

The unavailability of classrooms has compelled pupils of Bolga-Nkwanta M/A Primary School in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality to learn under trees. The school with a population of about 350 pupils lacks a single classroom block for the pupils to use for academic activities. Faced with this challenge, the school has taken …

Ghanaian comedian Teacher Kwadwo has been summoned by the management of the Ghana Education Service(GES). Teacher Kwadwo, who is a professional teacher with the Ghana Education has been cited for professional misconduct. Per the invitation letter sighted by GhanaXtra.Com, he is expected to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Disciplinary Committee …