Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will return mining concessions which have wrongfully taken from their original owners back to them if he wins the December polls. Speaking at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi Wednesday while introduidng his runningmate to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Mr Mahama said an NDC government will ensure equitable distribution of national resources. “The other time, ...
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ACEP warns against NDC’s ‘risky’ comments about Agyapa Royalties deal
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said plans by theNational Democratic Congress (NDC) to cancel the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal if it wins power raises the risk of the deal. Opposition NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, said recently that his government will cancel the deal because it fails the test of transparency. However, Executive Director of ACEP, Benjamin ...
Read More »FULL TEXT: Second Deputy BoG Governor speaks on Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act
Members of the Governing Council and Executives of GARIA Distinguished GARIA Members, Distinguished Resource Persons Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning. I bring you warm greetings and felicitations from Governor Ernest Addison and the entire management team of the Bank of Ghana. I am truly humbled to have been called upon to give the keynote address at this very ...
Read More »Okada business is risky, the youth need better jobs – Presidential candidate
Mensen kunnen veilig paracetamol blijven gebruiken. Die conclusie trekken zowel apothekersorganisatie KNMP als medicijnautoriteit CBG en de Inspectie Gezondheidszorg en Jeugd (IGJ) na onderzoek. Er is nergens de mogelijk kankerverwekkende stof para-chlooraniline, afgekort PCA, gedetecteerd. Binnenlandredactie 27-08-20, 11:34 Laatste update: 11:55 Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het lab van de KNMP, het Laboratorium der Nederlandse Apothekers, dat tabletten paracetamol van ...
Read More »Okada business is risky, the youth need better jobs – Presidential candidate
The presidential candidate of the Coalition of Independent Political Aspirants (CIPA), Mr. Kofi Koranteng, says the decision to regularise Okada business is a risky one. The Okada business he suggested is increasing due to the lack of jobs and the non-existence of industries. To him, the tendency for the youth to engage in Okada business will drastically reduce if they ...
Read More »Drivers kick against legalising ‘Okada’, say Mahama not law-abiding
Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has kicked against former President John Mahama’s promise to legalise ‘Okada’ business (use of motorcycle for commercial purposes) should he be elected president again in the December 7 elections. According to the drivers, ‘okada’ business is in contravention of The Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180) sub-regulations 128 & 84 which states expressly about the ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s globally acclaimed response to coronavirus yielding results – BoG
The measures put in place to deal with the ravages of the corona virus pandemic on the Ghanaian economy by President Akufo-Addo are beginning to yield results, Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of Bank of Ghana has said. He said this when President Akufo-Addo paid a working visit to the central bank on Tuesday August 25,2020. The BoG Boss said “Your ...
Read More »Govt targets youthful with student loan promise
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government will waive the requirement of a guarantor as a prerequisite to accessing student loans starting next year, should the incumbent win the upcoming December 7th presidential elections. Dr. Bawumia presenting the key highlights of the governing New Patriotic Party’s manifesto for the upcoming elections said all that will be required to access support ...
Read More »Noguchi tests rapid PCR kit ahead of planned airport re-opening
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana is currently testing the efficacy of a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection Kit, to be used for testing in-bound international passengers when the airport is re-opened next month. An efficient and reliable COVID-19 PCR Detection Kit is key to any plans of re-opening the country’s airport for international travel, following the ...
Read More »15m Ghanaians have bank accounts thanks to MoMo interoperability – Bawumia
Following the successful implementation of Mobile Money Payment Interoperability by the Akufo-Addo government, about fifteen (15) million Ghanaians essentially have bank accounts, Vice PresidentDr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Addressing youth wing of the governing New Patriotic Party in Accra on Wednesday August 12, 2020, Vice President Bawumia explained that with the triangular feature which mobile money payments interoperability allows; that ...
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