Tag Archives: PUSH

Angry youth force alleged thief to push tipper truck tyre for hours

Drama unfolded in Sunyani in the early hours of Thursday, when some irate youth forced an alleged thief of a tipper truck tyre to push it for hours in the capital. The suspect, believed to be in his 30s, and might have stolen the tyre from a vulcanizing shop, near …

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Costly fuel, weak currency push up Kenya electricity price

Electricity price in Kenya has risen by 10 percent in the latest monthly adjustment due to higher fuel prices and a weaker local currency. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has raised the fuel cost charge (FCC) to Ksh8.3 ($0.064) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) up from Ksh6.59 ($0.051) per unit …

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Use your huge numbers to push development to Ashanti – Asanteman Youth tells MPs

The Bantama wing of the group by name Asanteman Youth has called on the Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Ashanti Region to use their large numbers to push for development projects for communities in the region. Addressing a press conference Wednesday morning at the Center for National Culture,  spokesperson …

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Food, transportation costs push Ghana’s inflation to 27.6% for May – GSS

Ghana’s inflation rate for May this year reached 27.6 percent from an earlier 23.6 percent recorded in April, the Ghana Statistical Service has said. The hike was attributed to prices of food and transportation costs making it the highest rate recorded in more the 18 years since 2004. Government Statistician, …

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Heads of State agree to push new ECOWAS single currency to 2027

  • A new roadmap towards the ECOWAS single currency has been adopted • The single currency is expected to take off by 2027 • The agreement was arrived at during the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS in Accra After many years of planning, a new roadmap to launch …

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