BUSINESS

Government allays lockdown fears

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has debunked reports that the country will be on lockdown from Sunday, March 22. In a tweet announcing an address by President Nana Adddo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the evening, Mr Oppong Nkrumah indicated that a lockdown of the country will not be part of the …

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Onion Drivers Petition IGP, Speaker Over Police Extortions On Bawku-Kumasi Road

The Ghana Onion Drivers Association, operating along the Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger routes, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, the Speaker of Parliament and other stakeholders over alleged Police extortions on the Bawku, Kumasi road. The Association alleged that for the past three years officers of the Motor …

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Coronavirus: Free MoMo transfer of GH¢100 and below to start Friday

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that there will be no charges on all mobile money transfers of GH¢100 and below from both banks and mobile network operators for the next three months. This new policy which is subjected to review will commence Friday, March 20, 2020. BoG noted …

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COVID-19: Jospong Group disinfect all of its offices

The Jospong Group of Companies, owners of the waste management company Zoomlion Ghana limited has commenced massive disinfestation exercise in all 40 of its offices across the country to help minimise the spread of COVID-19 in the country. The Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion, who are undertaking the disinfestation and …

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Bank of Ghana approves free mobile money transaction, increases daily transaction limit

The Bank of Ghana has agreed with banks and mobile network operators on measures to facilitate more efficient payments and promote digital forms of payments for the next three months in the wake of Covid-19. The new measures takes effect March 20, 2020. These are: (i) All mobile money users …

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Ministers hot over UNIPAS as GCNet, West Blue say they won’t hand over their system

It is nine months to general elections and the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, should be asking his Ministers to look him in the eyes and tell him the honest truth on whether or not Ghana Link/UNIPASS has actually demonstrated the supposed superior system with which the company would operate the Ghana …

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Zoomlion advocates 1Bin for 1household at Tamale Trade Expo

Waste Management Company, Zoomlion Ghana limited has urged the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to lead the charge for households in the country to get waste bins to help effectively collect waste. The Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs. Emma Akyea-Boakye who made …

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GRIDCo clarifies recent power outages

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says the recent power outages experienced in the country, was due to a scheduled performance test on a new regulating and metering gas station in Tema. It said the exercise was embarked upon by the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGPCo) on Monday, March 16. …

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Facebook removes Russia-linked accounts run by Ghanaians, Nigerians

Facebook says it has removed 49 accounts, 69 pages and 85 Instagram accounts for engaging in foreign interference. The accounts are reportedly run on behalf of a foreign actor on Facebook, Instagram and other internet platforms. The Head of Security Policy at Facebook, Nathaniel Gleicher, in a statement explained that …

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