The government has signed two new Power Purchasing Agreement (PPAs) to add about 720 Mega Watts (MW) of power to the country’s generation capacity, Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed. The two agreements 370MW AKSA, Tema and 350MW AKSA, Kumasi were signed under the new PPA policy which …
Read More »CHASS urges government to Allow SHSs to purchase their own food items
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the long delay in the disbursement of foodstuff to Senior High Schools across the country. CHASS is requesting that Senior High Schools be given the opportunity to purchase their own food items for their students. Speaking …
Read More »World Bank calls for review of Power Purchase Agreements
The World Bank is calling on the government to review some of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout to revive the ailing economy. According to the bank, many of the PPAs that the government signed with Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are expensive. The Country …
Read More »Angry Traders Beats A Young Man And Stripped Him After He Purchase A Goods With Fake Alert
A young man in Nigeria has been detained by the police after using a fake alert to purchase N1 million worth of goods. The young man was said to have been scamming people for a long time without ever being caught, but this time he was caught in the market …
Read More »UN Security Council lifts arms purchase ban on Democratic Republic of Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday ended the arms purchase ban on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), freeing the country’s military to buy new weapons without having to seek permission from the global body’s sanctions committee. The unanimous decision also extended the mandate of the UN Stabilisation Mission …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu completes purchase of Karela United at an undisclosed amount – Report
Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu has reportedly completed the purchase of Ghana Premier League (GPL) side Karela United. A Ghanasoccernet.com report suggests that the Steadfast FC shareholder completed the purchasing process before the GPL went on break in November 2022. The report also suggests that the member of Parliament for Tamale South Constituency …
Read More »Government negotiating deal to use gold for purchase of imported oil products – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said government is negotiating a new policy that seeks to ensure the country purchases imported oil products with gold rather than foreign exchange. In a Facebook post on November 24, 2022, the Vice President said the policy is expected to take effect by the end …
Read More »How Tolon MP fraudulently used Master Card of Cameroonian to purchase items
Habib Iddrisu, the Member of Parliament for Tolon, has been sued by Yaw Brogya Genfi, an aspirant National Youth Organiser for the opposition NDC. In the writ of summons available to GhanaWeb, the plaintiff is seeking the Supreme Court to annul the 2020 parliamentary polls which returned the Nw Patriotic …
Read More »BoG to purchase gold in cedis
To help shore up the foreign exchange reserves of the Bank of Ghana, starting September 1st, the Bank of Ghana will purchase gold from gold mining companies in the country at world market prices but payment will be made in cedis. This was the agreement between the Economic Management Team, …
Read More »Dr. Bawumia to launch ‘E-Tickets’ purchase for Ghana v Nigeria World Cup tie
Electronic ticket (E-Ticket) purchase has been introduced for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Ghana and Nigeria which will be played at the Kumasi ‘Baba Yara Sports Stadium’ on March 25, 2022. Purefmonline.com has confirmed. The online ticketing purchase platform will on Monday, March 21 be launched by Ghana’s …
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