Tag Archives: Fuel

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union of the Trade Union Congress (GPRTU) has indicated that the recent reduction in fuel prices is not significant enough to warrant a reduction in transport fares at the moment. The Director of Industrial Relations of the GPRTU, Alhaji Abass Imoro, who revealed this argued …

A fuel tanker heading towards Bimbilla hit a police barrier at Lepusi in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern region during the early hours of Friday, December 2, 2022. The tanker somersaulted after the incident and its content poured onto the road. Instead of running for their lives, residents …

The government has directed all metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to cut back on allocation of fuel to political appointees by 50%. Presenting the 2023 Budget and Economic Statement in Parliament on Thursday (24 November), Mr. Ofori-Atta said the directive will take effect from January …

The public will have to get prepared to pay more for fish following the scarcity of premix fuel at the various landing beaches along the coast. This is because the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council has said, fisherfolk are left with no option than to transfer the high cost of …

A Fuel Tanker Driver has reportedly absconded after killing a motor rider in a ghastly accident on the Sofoline-Abuakwa highway.   The motor rider according to eye witness was trapped under the car before the vehicle run over him, bursting his head in the process at Asuyeboah in the Kwadaso …

An eight-year-old boy met his untimely death at Ahwetieso in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality after a fuel tanker knocked him down and ran over his head. Joel Nana Baidoo, who is a pupil of Ideal College in Tarkwa was crossing the road to the other side when the tanker moving …

The government has given the assurance that it has stepped up its talks with some oil-producing countries to secure cheaper petroleum products to cushion Ghanaians in the face of the rising cost of fuel in the country. The Deputy Minister for Energy, Andrews Egyapa Mercer, made this announcement while reacting …

Fuel prices are expected to go up at the pumps mid-November, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. This is due to the significant depreciation of the Cedi against the American greenback, and the appreciable increase in Gasoil price on the international fuel market. [adrotate group=”2″] “In IES’ estimation, …

Persons who consume Coconut in the Ashanti Region should brace themselves for price hikes to correspond with the increment in the recent fuel prices in the country. Coconut Sellers in Ashanti Regional Capital of Kumasi have hinted of an upward adjustment in order to stay in business indicating how unhappy …

Conversations in Ghana today have moved beyond whether or not the price of fuel in the country’s history would surpass the GH₵8 mark. By and by, fuel prices have been on a sharp rise, almost as high as the rate of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar and other …