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Tony O. Elumelu Advocates Digital Inclusion and Fostering Youth Empowerment at UNGA

  As the UNGA78 kicked off in New York, Tony O. Elumelu, UBA Group Chairman, wasted no time in engaging with global leaders and influencers on critical issues. He began his UNGA journey by attending the Time100 Talks breakfast event, which was aptly themed “closing the digital divide: The importance …

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UBA Tastes of Africa: A Culinary Celebration at UNGA

    Yesterday, on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), UBA America hosted an exceptional event that tantalized the taste buds and celebrated the diverse and vibrant culinary traditions of Africa. Tony O. Elumelu, Group Chairman of UBA Group; Oliver Alawuba, Group GMD/CEO, UBA Group; Sola …

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Tony O. Elumelu Advocates for Africapitalism at Clinton Global Initiative

Tony O. Elumelu   During the sidelines of UNGA78, UBA Group Chairman, Tony O. Elumelu, participated in a thought-provoking panel at the Clinton Global Initiative on Philanthropy. He shared valuable insights alongside co-panelist Dr. Carmen Rojas, President of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, and was skillfully moderated by Jonathan Capehart of …

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Ghana’s first GMO crop hits market by end of 2023

A new Genetically Modified (GM) cowpea variety developed by the Savannah Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) is set to hit the Ghanaian market by the end of 2023. According to the developers, the new cowpea which is Ghana’s first ever GMO crop will increase the yields of farmers by nearly 300 …

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Aboboya borla taxi online App to be unveiled soon

The Central Regional Branch of the Ghana Tricycle Association, representing tricycle operators locally known as ‘Aboboyaa,’ has announced the upcoming launch of a digital application aimed at improving waste collection services. This new application is designed to provide customers with convenient access to on-demand garbage collection services, often referred to …

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Dr. Addo-Kufuor is not worth US$1.2 billion – Lawyers threaten TikToker

Lawyers for Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, former Minister for Defence have categorically denied a report that their client’s net worth is a staggering $1.2 billion making him the second richest person in Ghana. According to a statement signed by lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea of Zoe, Akyea & Co, the said report which was put …

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Gold Fields will decide fate of Ghana mine within four months

Gold Fields Ltd. will decide whether to keep or dispose of its stake in its smallest gold asset within the next four months, according to interim Chief Executive Officer Martin Preece. The Johannesburg-listed firm is “exploring all the options” for the Asanko gold mine in Ghana, including a total divestiture …

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How OSP exposed Cecilia Dapaah’s 2 skincare companies ‘owned via proxies’

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has told an Accra High Court about how embattled former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah claimed ownership of two skincare companies that were registered in the names of two different personalities. The OSP also disclosed that files its files in court, which were published …

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Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited, and IKEA Foundation Announce Partnership to Launch Green Entrepreneurship Programme that Addresses Triple Planetary Crisis

    The Tony Elumelu Foundation, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited (GenU), and IKEA Foundation are thrilled to announce their strategic partnership to launch a pioneering Green Entrepreneurship Programme that is aimed at empowering African youth and tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource scarcity.   In …

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Trade minister explains reasons behind suspension of permits for cement construction

Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T Hammond, has explained the rationale behind the government’s decision to suspend permits for the construction of new factories for manufacturing and bagging of Portland cement in the country will boost confidence within the local manufacturing sector. According to him, the temporary ban was to …

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