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Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, on Monday, January 25, 2021, has hinted that the Akufo-Addo administration is feverishly considering another lockdown as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to increase. This deliberation follows after Ghana health service reported that the active cases stand at 3, 286 as of the time …

The Government of Ghana has set a new deadline of May 2022 for the unification of the Sankofa and the Afina oilfields, the former already being operated since 2017 by ENI and the latter discovered in 2019 by Springfield, but still awaiting a Plan of Development. However, government’s insistence on …

The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for December 2020 was 7 percent, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. This rate, according to the GSS, indicates that between December 2019 and December 2020 (year-on-year), the PPI increased by 7.0 percent. This rate represents a 1.1 …

Ghana’s Petroleum sector recorded -4% producer inflation in December last year, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The GSS explained that “The producer inflation rate in the petroleum sub-sector was 8.2 percent in December 2019. “The rate increased to record 20.6 percent in January …

Following Article 113(1) of the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana, the 7th Parliament of the Fourth Republic was being dissolved and paved way for the 8th Parliament to be inaugurated. What was supposed to be a smooth transfer ended up as a total breakdown of law and order …

Ghana plans to issue GH¢22.3 billion cedis (US$3.9 billion) worth of bonds in the first quarter according to the finance ministry’s issuance calendar seen on Monday. It said GH¢19.7 billion cedis would be used to roll over maturing bonds, while 2.6 billion is fresh issuance to meet the government’s financing …

The founder and leader of the United Progressive Party Mr. Akwasi Addae Odike has accused Nana Akuffo Addo for failing to show leadership over his inability  to lockdown the country for the second time during his 22nd COVID–19 update address last weekend since signs are clear Ghana was neck deep in the …

The US government through the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has placed Ghana as a very high level of COVID19. It has urged its citizens to suspend travels to Ghana. The CDC has a five-level rank that categorises countries based on the level and risk of infections. On …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described the rate of COVID-19 infections in Ghana as “alarming and dire”. According to the GMA, there is the need for increased public awareness campaign and strict adherence to prevention protocols in order to stem the tide of infections in the country. “This increasing …

Hannover 96 midfielder Patrick Twumasi resumed training on Tuesday and is expected to make full recovery ahead of the weekend’s game against St Pauli. The former Deportivo Alaves man got injured in training a week ago in a duel with Niklas Hut. He missed the game against Darmstadt due to …