GRNMA President, Mrs Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo has asked the government to pay Ghanaian Nurses GHC10,000 or more or less they will continue to leave for other countries after completion of school. She explains what can be done to keep the nurses in Ghana. President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), …
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Blue Aiva secures a big bag in India to take over Chandigarh 2024
It’s another Big Brother win as a product from the notable reality show Blue Aiva secures a big gig to headline in Chandigarh 2024, where she will be performing alongside other big acts from the country. Blue Aiva, a DJ from South Africa and BBTitans Star, appears to have landed a …
Read More »Bitfiasi Initiative Launched To Empower Women Through Financial Education
In a dynamic world where technological innovations continuously reshape the landscape of finance, a new initiative is emerging. The launch of a new Non Profit Organisation; Bitfiasi Initiative, focusing on empowering women into financial freedom through the transformative potential of cryptocurrency, is a promising step towards inclusivity and empowerment. …
Read More »Nigeria’s Access Holding Company eyes US$1.5 billion share or bond sale
The Access holding company, which owns Access Bank, Nigeria’s biggest lender, said it will also ask existing shareholders to raise 365 billion naira (US$257.93 million) through a rights issue at a meeting set for 19 April. Nigeria’s Access Holding Company plans to seek a shareholders vote next month for …
Read More »Power Outage at Tema General Hospital: No Lives Lost
Tema General Hospital released a statement responding to Tuesday’s power outage at the neonatal ICU, stating no lives were lost as a result. The hospital has refuted reports, but the revelation has caught many Ghanaians off guard, with a lot of proof circulating on social media. Despite claims that …
Read More »ECG Board Chairman Keli Gadzekpo steps down
ECG Board Chairman Keli Gadzekpo steps down after serving in the position for years. The board will begin the search for a new chairman to lead the company forward. ECG Board Chairman Keli Gadzekpo steps down after serving in the position for years. The board will begin the search for …
Read More »Tony Elumelu Foundation Announces 10th Cohort of Entrepreneurship Programme – 20,000 Entrepreneurs Funded Across Africa
Tony Elumelu 10th Cohort of the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme Announced Over 50 business sectors from farming to technology represented. 20,000 entrepreneurs from 54 countries across Africa funded in 10 years – doubling original target. The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading …
Read More »Prince Harry’s name drops in Sean ‘Diddy’ sex-trafficking lawsuit
Prince Harry’s name has been dropped in a $30 million lawsuit accusing rapper Sean “Diddy” of sexual trafficking. According to foreign media reports, music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones told the court that guests were drawn to Diddy’s sex-trafficking parties due to his connection with high-profile people including British royal …
Read More »Felicia Quenin has been appointed as Ebenage Herbal Production and Consult Ltd’s new CEO
Felicia Quenin has been named to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) by the management of Ebenage Herbal Production and Consult Limited (EHPC), the company that produces Plasmox, Pavi, and Hepa Plus mixture. Felicia Quenin, a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with an …
Read More »Bohyeba Kojo – Mama Pray For Me Ft. 1FDK (Prod. By NanaBeatz)
Raycom Link Media presents Bohyeba Kojo’s brand new single featuring 1FDK. Life is hard, sometimes it takes more to hit the G-spot of this very life. The hard times is countless as compared to the soft times. The story of for one’s life will definitely help you keep mute from telling …
Read More »Aowin Traditional Council Condemns the embattled Omanhene curse threat on the Aowin Municipal Coordinating Director
The Aowin Traditional Council has condemned the disgusting attempt made by Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III, the embattled Omanhene of the area for threatening to curse Mr. Joseph Baba Ayelya, the Aowin Municipal Co-ordinating Director when he stepped foot into the office at the Coordinating Council which as a …
Read More »M-PESA Safaricom partners with Onafriq, enabling the flow of remittances to Ethiopia
M-PESA Safaricom has signed an International Money Transfer Agreement with Onafriq, Africa’s largest digital payments network, operating in 40 African countries, to help streamline remittance flows to Ethiopia. M‑PESA provides individuals with quick and easy financial services through a mobile phone. Users do not need a bank account, …
Read More »Tony Elumelu Foundation Set to Announce 2024 Cohort of its Flagship Entrepreneurship Programme
Tony Elumelu The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering African entrepreneurs, will announce 1,200 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries as beneficiaries of its flagship Entrepreneurship Programme. The announcement will be made on March 22, 2024. The new beneficiaries will become the 10th cohort of the 10-year-long …
Read More »Bolt launches its innovative Accelerator Program to empower drivers and their family members in Ghana
Bolt, the leading ride hailing platform in Africa, is today launching an Accelerator Program to empower Ghanaian drivers and couriers or their immediate family members on an entrepreneurial journey. Through the Bolt Accelerator Program, drivers, couriers and their families will have the chance to leverage their unique perspectives and …
Read More »GRA urges public collaboration to expose tax evaders
Dominic Naab Dominic Naab, Assistant Commissioner at the Commissioner General’s Secretariat- Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has called on Ghanaians to collaborate with the GRA to expose tax evaders, whose actions impede the country’s economic development. “Persons who are hiding and earning income and not paying, let’s together expose …
Read More »NDC PC donates computers, desks and street bulbs to schools in Berekun
NDC PC donates computers, desks and street bulbs to schools in Berekun. The parliamentary candidate for the opposition party NDC in Berekun East, Hon. Simon Ampaabeng Kyeremeh has donated 25 computers, 75 dual desks and 10 street bulbs to some selected schools to bost learning and teaching in Berekun …
Read More »Bolt upgrades Driver app to recognise and reward driver partner community
Bolt launches Bolt Rewards, a driver partner rewards programme that helps recognise the high-quality ride-hailing experiences driver partners provide through tiered rewards and discounts in-app. With the programme, Bolt aims to recognise and reward the driver partner community through rewards and discounts. Driver partners are automatically enrolled …
Read More »UBA Ghana Commemorates Women’s Day with #HerStory Campaign and Roundtable Discussion
UBA Ghana has launched the #HerStory campaign, an initiative aimed at celebrating the remarkable achievements of women while fostering empowerment and inclusion in commemoration of International Women’s Day. As part of this project, a thought-provoking roundtable discussion was held under the theme, ‘Positioning Yourself to be part of the …
Read More »Ride into Savings: UBA and Bolt Discounts Still Ongoing
UBA Ghana, known for its innovative financial solutions, joined hands with Bolt, the leading ride-hailing platform in Ghana, to bring convenience, affordability, and reliability to their customers. Since the new year, this partnership has been offering a generous 50% discount on the first ride and continued …
Read More »Harvard Business School Launches Tony Elumelu Foundation Case Study
The Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Group Chairman, UBA, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu: Faculty member and Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School(HBS), Professor Paul Gompers, flanked by students of the HBS during the introduction of Tony Elumelu Foundation Case Study as part of Harvard’s Curriculum in Boston, Massachusetts …
Read More »Akuffo Addo signs E-levy Bill into law despite Supreme Court Suit, Why delay on Anti- LGBTQ+ Bill? – Michael Turkson Quizzes
A former Parliamentary Aspirant and youngest amongst the nine to contest for the Mfantsiman Constituency parliamentary Seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC),Mr Michael Donatus Turkson says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s refusal to assent to the LGBTQ+ bill will hinder the country’s morality. In a letter signed …
Read More »Meet Otumfuo’s daughter who is a major player in the detergent-production industry
The private life of one of Ghana’s most respected Kings, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has always been kept on the low and almost a secret from the public. Although there is some public knowledge regarding his wife Lady Julia Osei Tutu, details about the number of children, the royal couple have, …
Read More »Nurse warns of hearing loss impact.
Nurse warns of hearing loss impact. Madam Afrakoma Tiwaa, an Ear and Throat nurse at Saint Theresa’s Hospital in Nkoranza, in the Bono East Region, has warned on hearing loss impact in our societies. According to her, people with hearing loss sometimes withdraw from their society, which potentially leads to …
Read More »ICT Laboratory, Two Classroom Block and Modern Canteen Block Commissioned at Boadi
To improve teaching and learning, Boadi M/A Basic School in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region has received a state-of-the-art ICT Laboratory Center, a well-finished Two Classroom Block, and a Modern Canteen Block from philanthropist Nana Owusu Bempah, CEO of Spencam Group of Companies. He said he can’t …
Read More »Passage of anti-gay bill will hurt Ghana’s economy, international reputation – US Ambassador
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has expressed concern over the passage of the anti-gay bill and its potential negative impact on Ghana’s economy and global reputation. Ghana’s parliament on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, widely known as …
Read More »ECOMOF 2024: UBA Affirms Pledge to Stimulate African Economic Expansion through Strategic Supports for Mining and Oil Sectors
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to spearhead economic growth across the continent through targeted policies aimed at maximizing the benefits derived from the mining and oil sectors. To this end, the bank is poised to collaborate with the …
Read More »‘TAP N GO’ SYSTEM IS GOOD FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUT PROTECT THE EXISTING ONE BEFORE – ‘TAP & HOP’ CEO TO GOV’T
The Chief Executive Officer of “TaP & HoP Company LTD” in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region, says the “Tap N’ Go” public transportation system launched by the Vice President, who is also the New Patriotic Party’s (NP) presidential candidate is a very good initiative that will help reduce the …
Read More »NPA suspends Sentuo Oil Refinery’s approval to sell specific finished fuel products – Report
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has suspended the approval granted to Sentuo Oil Refinery to sell specific finished fuel products on the market. According to a Joy Business report, the move by the regulator follows investigations it carried out which determined that the Chinese-owned refinery was selling finished petroleum products …
Read More »UBA Ghana Donates to Three Town SHS
The UBA Foundation through its Read Africa Initiative has made a significant contribution to Three Town SHS in the Volta Region by donating African literature books on Valentine’s Day, which also coincided with International Book Giving Day. This initiative aims to address the declining reading habits among African youths, …
Read More »Akufo-Addo directs finance minister to complete Kumasi International Airport, Kejetia project
President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed the Finance Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, to complete Abandoned projects in the Ashanti Region. Some of the landmark projects include the Kumasi International Airport, Okomfo Anokye Maternity Block, and the Second Phase of the Kejetia Central Market redevelopment …
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