Celebrated broadcaster Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi a.k.a. Bola Ray has promised to buy some 100 tickets for students of the Accra Academy school in Accra. Bola made the announcement on Saturday during a well-attended Student Representative Council (SRC) event, where he mentored over 300 Senior High School students from Academy and some...
Last Saturday at the Alliance Française, the weeklong celebration of the iconic French cultural centre in Accra came to a climax with a closing ceremony that was graced with the presence of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana. There was no shortage of commendation as...
Dr. De-Gaulle Moses Dogbatsey, the Chief Executive Officer of Medi-Moses Prostate Centre, has appealed to the government to declare the month of September, every year, as ‘Prostate Cancer Awareness Month’ to enlighten the public on the disease. He said this would help in creating awareness and educate people on prostate...
Earlier this week, 10 speakers from eight African countries took the Africa Dialogues stage on World Children’s Day to tell the world about the Africa they want to live in, through a series of short and powerful talks. This event was organised by People Initiative Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF. Emmanuel Leslie...
Tax and Audit consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers has said the 2018 budget statement and economic policy offers businesses the breathing space to focus on boosting their growth. Speaking at PwC’s post 2018 budget forum, its Senior Country Partner, Vish Ashiagbor, said the budget “gives certainty and clarity to businesses so they can...
Government has allocated US$50 million to the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) to support SMEs with funding to expand their business so they can employ more. In the 2017 budget, US$10 million was allocated to programme, and Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta said, at the 4th African SME Summit, that...
Credit ratings agency Moody’s has warned that Ghana faces a severe risk of financing stress as a number of sovereign bonds issued by government in the past few years reach their maturity in the early 2020s. According to a report issued by the ratings agency, Ghana faces principal payment worth...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has provided capacity building and business enhancement support for about 50,000 micro small and medium enterprises in the country since the start of the year, its CEO, Ms. Kosi Yankey, has disclosed. The beneficiary enterprises, drawn from agro processing, garment and manufacturing,...
“Together, let’s open up the skies of Africa, and together let’s integrate Africa. By so doing, we will build stronger and more resilient economies.” – Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on African countries to implement the 1999 Yamoussoukro agreement for...
The 16th edition of the most prestigious corporate excellence award will be celebrated by Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on November 30, 2017, at the plush Kempinsky Gold Coast Hotel in Accra. This year’s annual Ghana Club 100 (GC 100) awards will be celebrated under the distinguished patronage President Nana...