Ghana’s oil and gas industry has made steady progress in pushing for more local content in the sourcing of goods, services and labour. However, with the outbreak of COVID-19, the industry is set to face major setbacks due to disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic and the collapse in...
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo resumed official duties yesterday, after going on a mandatory 14-day isolation after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive patient. Ghanaians welcome him back to work, even though he performed some slight official duties during his isolation period.
We are also pleased to learn from the...
Official Receiver and Liquidator of the collapsed nonbank financial institutions, Eric Nana Nipah indicated that investigations revealed owners of some of the Collapsed financial institutions used monies deposited in their firms to purchase homes in foreign countries.
This makes a good case for prosecution of some of the owners of...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government’s mid-term budget review to Parliament on Thursday, while speculation is rife about the negative economic impact of the novel coronavirus on government projects and programmes.
Mr. Ofori-Atta was engaged by a section of the media on his expectations and we...
Growing fiscal deficit exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic
Growing debt levels appears to be choking many African countries, a situation exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
continent to use monies borrowed from the international community to undertake To this end, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is urging governments across the productive ventures that...
As the country’s coronavirus case counts passes the 23,000 mark, the World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.
The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, the WHO...
The Transport Ministry announcement a 15 percent increment in transport fares starting Saturday, July 11, however, public transports have already began charging new fares, and in some instances, far exceeding the agreed 15%.
Public transport owners have observed that government’s social distancing directive means they are unable to make ends...
Policymakers in Africa are being urged to consider the abundant renewable energy resources freely at their disposal.
Countries in the West and the East have gone ahead of Africans in the exploitation of these natural and greener resources because of the immense cost-savings it brings to their economy. The inclusion...
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the critical importance of sanitation, hygiene and adequate access to clean water for preventing and containing diseases. Hand hygiene saves lives.
According to the United Nations, 6 in 10 people lack access to safely managed sanitation facilities. Each day, nearly 1,000 children die due to...
Mono-crop culture in modern agricultural terms is the emphasis of crop specialisation. This method of farming is particularly popular in industrialised regions.
However, though increasing yields are vital for having affordable food - particularly as the population is increasing, monoculture farming has some disadvantages you can’t ignore. The worlds long-term...