New Twitter owner Elon Musk is considering charging users $20 (£17.30) a month to have their accounts verified. The Tesla chief executive – ranked the world’s richest person – completed his $44bn (£37.9bn) takeover on Friday. And just days after being in charge, he’s preparing an overhaul of the social media …
Read More »Diesel hits almost GHS20 per litre with petrol selling at GHS17-plus
The prices of petrol and diesel have been increased, again, at some fuel pumps in less than two weeks. For instance, at Petrosol, petrol is selling at GHS17.48 per litre while diesel is going for GHS19.89. Also, Engen is selling petrol at GHS17.54 per litre and diesel goes for GHS19.44. …
Read More »Cocoa price goes up by 21%; now GH¢800 per bag
Government has pegged the producer price for cocoa at GH¢800 per bag of 64kg. The new price takes effect from Friday, October 14, 2022, for the 2022-2023 crop season. This depicts a 21 percent increase from GH¢10,560 per tonne to GH¢12,800 per tonne. Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu …
Read More »Ronaldo rejects £1.7M per-week contract offer, Gavi signs new contract
Raul De Tomas has signed as new Rayo Vallecano player from Espanyol on a five year contract which would be valid from January. Ronaldo rejects £1.7M per-week contract offer Manchester United and Portugal ace, Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly rejected the chance to become the highest paid footballer in the world this summer According to …
Read More »Half acre state land leased for GH¢500 per year in Ho
A piece of land belonging to the state has been allegedly leased to a private entity for GH¢41 per month in the Ho Municipality in the Volta Region. A lands commission letter in a Joynews report showed that, the said land is located in an area allocated to the Ghana …
Read More »TOR to restart operations; refine about 45,000 barrels per day
The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is expected to restart operations in the coming months to help boost the domestic supply of refined oil products in the wake of the ongoing global oil market crisis. The state-owned refinery when fully operational is expected to produce some 45,000 barrels of oil per day. A …
Read More »Petrol, diesel to go up by more than GH¢1 per litre from June 16 – BDC
Consumers of petroleum products must brace themselves for another increase in fuel prices from Thursday, June 16, 2022. Data from the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies as reported by JoyBusiness suggests that the price of a litre of diesel is expected to go up by 11.14%, while petrol will go up …
Read More »Musicians can make an average of GH₵200,000 per hit song – Digital expert
Musicians can make about GH₵200,000 from a mega hit song, Mr. Kwame Baah, a digital marketing expert, has said. According to Mr. Baah, who is also a Content Manager at Yve Digital, an artiste who has a massive, good hit song across various digital streaming platforms could generate more revenue …
Read More »15 pesewas per litre reduction in fuel price disappointing – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC), says it is utterly shocked at government’s 15 pesewas per litre reduction in the cost of fuel beginning April 1, 2022. COPEC’s Executive Secretary, Duncan Amoah insists the reduction is way below its expectations following discussions between relevant stakeholders and the government. Speaking …
Read More »Gov’t reduces fuel prices by 15 pesewas per litre
Government as part of measures to mitigate the economic hardships on Ghanaians has reduced margins in the petroleum price build-up by a total of 15 pesewas per litre. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta who made the announcement during a government press conference in Accra on Thursday, March 24, 2022, said the …
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