Telecommunication Infrastructure provider, ATC Ghana, has in partnership with the American Tower Foundation donated US$100,000 to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to assist in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ghana. Chief Executive Officer of ATC Ghana, Yahaya Yunusa, speaking at the presentation ceremony said...
So far, an estimated US$324million worth of drilling, acquisition and interpretation of seismic, geological and geophysics data projects have been postponed across the petroleum upstream sector, the National Petroleum Commission has said as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the country’s oil and gas industry. Among them is...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) bumped up its 2020 oil demand forecast last week Friday but warned that the spread of COVID-19 posed a risk to the outlook. The Paris-based IEA raised its forecast to 92.1 million barrels per day (bpd), up 400,000 bpd from its outlook last month, citing...
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) association has said that employers cannot be blamed for the recent surge in COVID-19 cases at the workplace; because employees, who are expected to take up more responsibility, be mindful of the disease and follow the COVID-19 safety protocols strictly, are reneging on their...
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in AGRA-focus (1) countries, food insecurity remains a concern as economies suffer, AGRA’s COVID-19 Situation Report Number 5 for July 2020 states. With slowing growth across Africa, governments are launching new initiatives to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and bring agriculture to the forefront...
As the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, prepares to deliver the mid-year budget statement sometime this month, the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana is persisting in its plea for government to create a level playing field for local industry and importers by exempting vegetables oils from the 50 percent...
Local fishermen can expect to power their fishing boats with state-of-the-art outboard motors as the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) pre-financed the purchase of 1,300 outboard motors at a cost of GH¢19.8million for the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) and the Ministry for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. The 1,300 outboard motors, which...
Renewable energy offers a clean and sustainable future for Ghana and Africa in a post COVID-19 world, Raymond Nuworkpor, Research and Policy Analyst at the Institute for Energy Security (IES), has said. “It is the resilience of renewables to the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with the falling cost of power generation...
 …to enforce environmental bye-laws As part of efforts to maintain and sustain good sanitation in major cities of the country, the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has donated five (5) double-cabin pickup vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). The move is...
Technology giant, IBM Corporation has appointed Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Regional Head for North, East and West Africa where she will be responsible for IBM operations in over 40 countries in Africa including Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, Ghana and Tunisia. Before her appointment, Ms. Kyerematen-Jimoh was Chief of Staff to the...