BUSINESS

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has disclosed that the price deregulation policy of the petroleum sector is being reviewed. Addressing the media on Friday, 11 February 2022 in Kumasi after a tour of the Ashanti region, he said a committee was set …

Food prices have gone up in various markets across the Sunyani Municipality, a Ghana News Agency (GNA) market survey shows. The price of yam, maize, plantain, and vegetables are all up. One hundred (100) tubers which used to sell between GHC400.00 and GHC1,400.00 depending on the sizes about two weeks …

The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched ‘Street Food Vending Permit (SFVP) Scheme’ to regulate the activities of street food vendors in a bid to protect public health and safety. The scheme, which takes effect immediately, is aimed at ensuring food sold on the …

The International Civil Aviation Authority, ICAO, has described as ‘incorrect’ recent media reports that it had certified the Ghana Card and made it equivalent to an e-Passport. In a statement sent to GhanaWeb, the organization explained among other things that its mandate did not include certifying documents that could replace …

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has intensified his recent attacks on the economic record of former President John Dramani Mahama. His latest jibe being about how Mahama had mismanaged Ghana’s new oil wealth when he served as President between 2013 and 2017. According to Gabby, even without a pandemic at the time and with …

Immigration officers are undergoing training for the use of card-readable machines used to authenticate e-passports that have been installed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The training, according to AviationGhana sources at the airport, is expected to be completed by the end of February for the roll-out of the Ghana …

Traders at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi have rescinded a decision to pay for the cost of separate meters at the facility. The traders in their quest to access separate meters decided to pay 850 cedis each for the meters and installation, following an agreement between management of the market, Electricity …

The NDC Youth-led Yentua Demonstration which is to protest the introduction of the E-levy bill is scheduled to be held today, 10 February 2022. The demonstrators are expected to converge at the Obra Spot where the march will commence through the Kwame Nkrumah Avenue through Farisco, Striking Force, the Kinbu …

The national year-on-year inflation rate was 13.9% in January 2022, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the 12.6% recorded in December 2021. The Month-on-month inflation between December 2021 and January 2022 was 2.1% . Two Divisions (Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, and Transport) recorded inflation rates above …

Commercial drivers are demanding the immediate disengagement of the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah over his statement of converting the abandoned toll booths in the middle of the roads across the country into places of convenience. According to the commercial drivers, the statement attributed to the Minister is distasteful …