The TAP & HOP system was formally introduced in Kumasi, the Ashanti region, on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, with the endorsement of the Progressive Transport Owners Association Ghana (PROTOA). Speaking at the app’s launch, Mr. Joseph Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of PROTOA, stated that the TAP & HOP …

  Africa’s Global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its prowess on the international stage as it clinched nine prestigious awards at The Bankers Awards 2023, organized by The Banker Magazine – a publication of Financial Times of London, the world’s leading business newspaper. The prestigious awards presented to the Bank at a ceremony in London, …

Insecurity Is Affecting Our Students Learning–Headmistress Lamented. The Headmistress for Korle Gonno R/C Boys School Madam Josephine Effe Yawson calling on authorities and Ghana education Services to come to their aid due to the level insecurity affecting her students’ education in her school. According to her, because there is no …

Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency, Hon. Alexander Afenyo Markin, popularly known as “the Effutu Shepherd” has announced another initiative for the good people living with some medical condition such as Fibroid and Hernia for free Surgical operation in the Effutu Constituency. The Deputy Majority Leader officially asked Dr Bota …

  Caption: Mr. Peter Mensah (left) and Mr. Samuel Asiamah (middle) presenting to Hon. Yaw Frimpong Addo (right), the National Best Crop Farmer prize on behalf of Kingdom Exim Group   A leading agro-commodities trading firm, Kingdom Exim Group, has again fulfilled her commitment to supporting and appreciating hard working …

    Tony Elumelu Foundation Hosts US Administration, WTO, UNDP, IFC, UNICEF, Rockefeller Foundation Leaders   Champions equitable partnerships to catalyse a new generation of green entrepreneurs.   Announces partnership to fund young African entrepreneurs in Green sector with Ikea Foundation, Dutch Government, and UNICEF Generation Unlimited.   Secures commitments …

  The Ghana Scholarly Society Europe (GSSE) is gearing up for its inaugural conference scheduled from June 19th to 21st, 2024, hosted at the University of Bradford, School of Management in the United Kingdom. Established in July 2021, the society brings under one umbrella Ghanaian scholars in the diaspora, committed …

    GBfoods Ghana is excited to announce the first grand prize winner of our “Anigye Aba Fie” National Consumer Promotion.   After weeks of anticipation and excitement, Madam Francisca Baiden, a teacher, has emerged as the lucky recipient of the complete kitchen makeover after the first draw held in …

The Mobile Money Advocacy Group has assured that steps are being taken to address cases of fraud perpetrated against its members. The group bemoaned the situation, emphasizing its negative impacts on the volume of transactions conducted and the limited number of agents operating during certain times of the day and …

First-year senior high school students across the country are expected to report to their respective schools today despite calls for reconsideration of the reopening date. Parents and other relevant stakeholders have called for an extension of the reporting date, citing various reasons, but the Ghana Education Service (GES) insisted on …

  Ghana Education Service (GES) has reaffirmed that the reporting date for first-year students remains December 4, 2023. This is despite concerns from wards and stakeholders that this does not provide ample time for students to prepare for the academic year. This confirmation follows a request from Parliament for the …

The Independent presidential candidate of the Movement for Change, Mr Alan Kyerematen has slammed vice president Dr Bawumia for kicking against the proposed 24-hour economy policy by former President John Dramani Mahama. Addressing supporters to climax a health walk held in Kumasi on Saturday, December 2, Mr Kyerematen noted that …

    It has been requested that the Ministry of Education reevaluate its decision to permit senior high school (SHS) first-year students to report on Monday, December 4, 2023. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin, has proposed that the reopening date be shifted to the first week of …

  Ghana AIDS Commission on Friday, 1st December 2023, celebrates the 2023 World AIDS Day with Farmers in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on the theme “LET COMMUNITIES LEAD”. Speaking on the theme ” Let Community Leads” Mrs Olivia Greham, Ghana Aids commission Ashanti Regional Technical Coordinator said the world …

Mobile Money (MoMo) agents nationwide will implement a temporary regulation limiting cash withdrawals to a maximum of GH¢1,000 per transaction, beginning from December 1, 2023. The joint decision stems from a collaborative statement by four MoMo Associations; the Northern MoMo Agents Association of Ghana (NOMAAG), the Mobile Money Advocacy Group …

The Chief Executive Officer of Alafei Food, Claude Convincer Davit, has accused the Minister of Workers and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, of soliciting $2,000 to grant him access to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Speaking at an event in a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb, Davit said that the incident happened in 2017 …

  The 2023 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has successfully placed 477,772 students into senior high, and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools. The school selection management system which went live yesterday in the morning received 598,839 results from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), out …

  According to Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Trade Minister KT Hammond can introduce the government’s L.I. on Thursday, which intends to restrict the admission of particular goods. The Minority objected to the plans to lay it on Tuesday once more, stating the same reasons that the …

  The senior high school (SHS) placement for junior high school (JHS) students, who wrote the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been released by the Ghana Education Service (GHS). It was released Tuesday morning [November 28, 2023] at 9am. Parents, students, teachers, and the public can now check …

    By Ike.S Anison, Country Director, Ghana/Liberia/Gambia at Onafriq   Historically, the formal banking sector’s penetration in Africa has been relatively low. And, while there has been significant improvement in this area in recent years, there is still a significant portion of the population on the continent who are unbanked …

  The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Lands and Forestry, Hon. Benito Owusu-Bio, has emphasized the importance for mining companies to fulfill their obligation of land and forest reclamation which is a condition precedent for the issuance of operational license to mine in the Forest Reserve. …

  The immediate past President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) who doubles as the Chairman for the Council of Elders for GUTA, Barima Dr. Nana Ofori Ameyaw l has described the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Liberalization Scheme to be promoting unfair trade practices …

Nana Akua Akuffo   The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana’s number one events management and interior decoration firm, Cling Events Ghana, Nana Akua Akuffo, has won yet another coveted award, a testament of her hard work and visionary leadership.   Ms. Akuffo was adjudged the CEO of the Year …

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, says a person of depraved morality cannot be given the opportunity to administer justice in the country. This, he explained is because of the person’s element of impartiality and the need to engender the confidence of the people receiving the verdict. “A dishonest …

The November 2023 Summary of Economic and Financial Data by the Bank of Ghana has put the depreciation of Ghana’s currency, the cedi, at 25.8% as of November 2023. Per the data, the cedi had remained relatively stable between March and September 2023, selling at GHS 11.01 and GHS 11.13 …

Former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, says the country will continue to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial support until it utilizes its natural resources well and pays attention to agriculture. He said investments in the sector would give rise to giant industries that would …

  Government is constructing 5 new TVET centres at Anyinam, Akomadan, Assin Jakai, Manso Abore, and Pakyi No. 2. The full scope of these projects was to establish state-of-the-art TVET Centres of Excellence that have the capacity to train students in different trades (skills). The overall aim and objective of …

    Hon. Kwadwo Addai Dapaah, the Parliamentary Aspirant for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bantema Constituency of Ashanti Region heaps praises on Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II for the move he had made to ensure that…a pragmatic measures are taking under his leadership role to renovate the …

Dr. Lawrence writes: Otumfuo is my Man of the Year I have made Otumfuo Osei Tutu II my Man of the Year because of how he has conducted himself in exposing the corruption, nepotism, and insensitivity of this Nana Addo government. When we say some Kings have wisdom, Otumfuo Osei …

  I have made Otumfuo Osei Tutu II my Man of the Year because of how he has conducted himself in exposing the corruption, nepotism, and insensitivity of this Nana Addo government. When we say some Kings have wisdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is one of them. You never understand …