BUSINESS

Unregistered SIM cards to be blocked by October 31 – Ursula Owusu

Persons who have linked their Ghana Cards to their SIM Cards but have not proceeded to fully reregister their SIM will lose data and voice services at the end of this month if they fail to complete the process. Those who have not begun the process at all will have …

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Kizz Daniel is set to perform at the 2022 World Cup

Nigerian superstar Kizz Daniel is set to perform his hit single ‘Buga’ at the 2023 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Details: A few months ago, Kizz Daniel tweeted that he would love to perform his hit single ‘Buga’ at the World Cup. It will appear that the universe has granted …

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Fuel prices to go up 12 percent by October ending – IES

Ghanaians would be expected to pay more for fuel products come October ending. The predicted upward adjustment in fuel prices according to the Institute of Energy Security (IES) follows the decline of the cedi against the dollar. According to the Institute, the increase of price products on the international markets …

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Adum traders reopen shops after Asantehemaa’s intervention

Traders at Adum on Friday, reopened their shops following the intervention of the Asantehemaa, Nana Yaa Konadu. The traders, most of whom deal in fast-moving consumer goods closed their shops on Monday, October 10, 2022, in protest of what they described as an unfavourable tax regime and the free fall …

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List of shopping malls that have been shut by GRA

It appears that customers may have to consider shopping options from other stores as some of their favorite major outlets have been shut down by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). This is because the Authority has locked up some popular shopping centers in Accra due to their non-compliance with the …

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GACL wants GH¢5 service charge for domestic flights increased

The traveling public should be prepared to pay more for domestic air travel in the future, if proposals by the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) for a review of the current GH¢5 per passenger Airport Passenger Service Charge (APSC) on all domestic flights is accepted by Parliament. The GACL, a state-owned …

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Aliko Dangote’s $19-billion oil refinery 97% complete – Report

Dangote Industries Limited, a multinational manufacturing group owned by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote, has announced that the Dangote Oil Refinery, a $19-billion integrated petrochemical refinery complex, is 97-percent complete. In a recent update on the ongoing construction work at the multibillion-dollar petrochemical complex in Lagos’s Lekki Free Zone, the …

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Inflation shoots up to 21-year high, hits 37.2% in September

Consumer inflation has further increased to 37.2 percent in September 2022 – inching closer to the 40 percent mark last seen in the early 2000s. The annual inflation rate accelerated for the 16th straight month by 3.3 percentage points from 33.9 percent in August 2022, the highest reading since June …

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Fuel hikes: We’ll shock the entire nation – Concerned drivers association

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has served notice to shock the nation over hikes in fuel prices. There have been projections that fuel prices will increase by 10 per cent on Sunday, 16 October 2022, while transport fares are likely to go up by 40 per cent in the …

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Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association threatens strike against govt

The Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association has threatened to embark on a strike over continuous neglect by the government towards their welfare. According to the President of the Association, Stephen Anane Boateng, the Ghana COCOBOD has consistently failed to implement policies that will inure to their benefit, though they produce …

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