Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and European Union Delegation have launched a campaign dubbed ‘No Place Like Home’, to throw light on the dangers of illegal migration and provide hope for persons who are contemplating using illegal routes in travelling to migrate for survival. According...
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor, has been awarded the Outstanding Board Chairman of the Year 2019 award at the 10th Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards 2020. Dr. Addo Kufuor was found to have "demonstrated corporate...
There is a high risk that seafood caught by vessels fishing illegally in Ghana is entering the EU market, a new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation has concluded Industrial trawlers authorised for export to the EU have been linked to illegal foreign ownership and implicated in the use of...
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers and Bulk Consumers (CIPDIB) has made a demand on the government of Ghana to factor the payment of the about-US$1.4billion debt owed them in the 2020 mid-year budget. According to CIPDiB, the 2020 mid-year budget must address how government intends to pay all debts...
MTN Ghana is encouraging customers to update their Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) details to ensure all customer details are captured accurately by the company. In view of this, MTN Ghana is sending messages via SMS informing customers to update their SIM registration details. Customers will receive messages with a URL...
Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has launched a nationwide disinfection exercise in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, at the Golden Jubilee Park in Kumasi. The project forms part of government’s efforts in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has been on exponential increase in...
The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank, has won the coveted prize of Africa’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2020. Euromoney recognises Ecobank’s focus on sustainability and partnerships and its core capabilities in delivering positive social and environmental outcomes across Africa. Carl Manlan, Chief Operating...
Axis Pensions Group has stated that the Coronavirus disease was impacting negatively on some aspects of investments but said the group will rely on its superior knowledge in investments to deliver optimal returns to clients. The group's Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Nana Wiafe Boamah, said that the pensions and investment...
Ecobank, in partnership with the UNFPA and Tobinco Pharmaceuticals, provided logistical support to the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region, in a joint venture to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation was to equip the school, as their final year students returned...
Over my many years as an entrepreneur, I bought into the concept of the brick-and-mortar business with a focus on ambience and all the niceties believing that when it comes to workspaces what you see is what you get. I have similarly heard numerous times from many of my...