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SSNIT merges 1.9 million scheme holders to Ghana Card

The Social Security and National Insurance Scheme (SSNIT) has merged the identity of a total of more than 1.9 million beneficiaries to the National Identification Card (Ghana Card), Mr. Joseph Poku, the Chief Actuary at SSNIT, has disclosed. Mr. Poku said the merger was done between June 28, 2021, to …

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Mining, finance, tech dominate local stock market

Stocks from three sectors – Mining, Finance and Technology – accounted for 94.5 percent of the market capitalisation of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) at the close of the first half of the year, analysis by the B&FT has shown. Market capitalisation measures the total cedi market value of outstanding …

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Fuel prices shoot up 287% in 5 years – IES

Pump prices of fuel have shot up 288 percent since January 2017 to date, according to data from the energy think-tank Institute of Energy Security (IES). In January 2017, a litre of petrol and diesel sold at GH¢3.65 and GH¢3.63 respectively, but now sells at GH¢11.32 and GH¢14.05 respectively, with …

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Zelensky fires security chief and top prosecutor

President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of Ukraine’s security agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two powerful organisations. He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas. A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had …

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United Showbiz part ways with Teacher Kwadwo – Full Gist

Recounting his success story to Kwame Dadzie, comedian Teacher Kwadwo said he was called by Nana Ama McBrown to be on the show after establishing an acquaintance on social media.But for the past three months, Teacher Kwadwo has been conspicuously missing in action on United Showbiz.   Y’all know that …

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Noise Pollution and why you need to listen to this!

What do you think of when you think of noise pollution? In a country such as Ghana, one of the first things that may come to mind may perhaps be the loudspeakers of your neighborhood church or mosque, or perhaps the near-perpetual lack of quiet at the more central lorry …

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Thomas Partey shines in Arsenal’s pre-season win over Everton

Ghana and Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey played for Arsenal after missing their last pre-season friendly match in Germany against Nuremberg. He featured for Arsenal in their first pre-season friendly game against Ispwich Town but did not travel to Germany for unknown reasons. On Saturday, the Gunners played against Frank Lampard’s Everton side …

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Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa set to headline major concert in Ghana

Award-winning American rapper, Chance The Rapper and Ghanaian-American rapper, Vic Mensa, have made public their intentions to headline their own music concert in Ghana. While at a #Freetheyouth conference, Chance The Rapper announced that he and Vic Mensa would be having their first major concert in Africa in Ghana on January 2023. The …

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Court dismisses suit against Apremdo Chief

A Sekondi High Court, presided over by Justice Hannah Taylor, has cleared the way for the Apremdo Divisional Stool to celebrate its annual Kundum Festival. This follows a judgement entered in favour of the Chief, Nana Egya Kwamina XI, known in private life as William Eghan, after a suit had …

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The beauty of winning the VGMA isn’t in the plaque – Black Sherif

Fast-rising songwriter and vocalist, Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong known in showbiz as Black Sherif has spoken about winning big at the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). In an exclusive one-on-one interview on Cape Coast’s Kastle FM, the ‘Gold Digga’ crooner stated that the beauty of winning the VGMA …

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‘Free SHS should be needs-based’ – Tracy Sarkcess

Wife of Ghana’s most decorated rapper, Sarkodie, Tracy Owusu Addo popularly known as Tracy Sarkcess, has called for changes to the government’s flagship policy, the Free Senior High School Policy. According to her, the policy which seeks to provide free education to students in the second cycle should be rolled out on …

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