Tag Archives: Royalties

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has dismissed the suit against the Agyapa Royalties deal filed by the Ghana Integrity Initiative and Transparency International Ghana. This means that the court would not be ordering the government of Ghana to stop the sale of the country’s …

Grammy award winning singer, Burna Boy, has revealed that American singer, Toni Braxton, gets 60 per cent of royalties from his hit single, “Last Last”. According to Burna Boy, the track which was produced by Chopstix, features a sample of Toni Braxton’s 2000 R&B hit, “He Wasn’t Man Enough.” He …

After news broke out that the Melissa hitmaker, Shatta Wale, is the first Ghanaian artiste to receive a huge sum of money in royalties from the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Shatta has chastised GHAMRO for ‘insulting’ his craft. In his recent Twitter post, Shatta Wale wrote, “30K is an …

Ghana is expected to benefit from royalty from Nigeria for providing the West Africa neighbours with its lottery platform. This will ensure that not only Nigeria, but other West African countries using the system provided by Ghana for their lottery games are legitimized. Director-General of the National Lottery Authority, Samuel …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been directed by the President, Nana Akufo Addo, to return to parliament with the Agyapa Royalties deal for reconsideration. The Office of the Special Prosecutor, on Monday, revealed its findings of a corruption risk assessment conducted into the transaction to the president. According …

SAS Finance Group has denied claims that founder of the company Togbe Afede XIV was contracted by the erstwhile NDC government as transaction advisors for the establishment of a Minerals Royalties Company. Reports are rife on Social media that SAS Finance Group was contracted for the job under the NDC …

The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament Mark Asibbey-Yeboah says there is nothing sinister about the change of name of Agyapa Royalties limited – the company which will manage royalties from Ghana’s minerals – in the coming years. The company was formerly called Asaase royalties sparking speculations over the …