Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, has said he discharged his duties fully and distinguished himself creditably when he was the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice under the National Democratic Congress. At his vetting Tuesday morning, Mr. Amidu admitted he studied for a certificate from an institution in Ohio...
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Martin B.K.A Amidu has observed that corruption is the country’s number one enemy and it must be fought with the wherewithal. “Fighting corruption is important than protecting the Constitution”, he told members of Parliamentary Appointment Committee during vetting during his vetting on Tuesday. According...
Liberia's ex-president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has won the $5m (£3.6m) Ibrahim prize for African Leadership. Mrs Sirleaf, who stepped down last month, became Africa's first elected female president in 2006. She was praised for her work rebuilding the nation after civil war and leading a process of reconciliation. The prize committee admitted...
Pockets of crime, hooliganism and what have you across the country in recent times have thrown the whole nation into a feeling of insecurity and the need for the police to step up their efforts in providing security to the populace, a duty they have sworn an oath to,...
Commodity fund managers struggle vs computer-driven rivals Automation drives half of U.S. commodity futures trading Systematic funds crunch huge amounts of data “Chocfinger” made his name and his money by taking bold bets on cocoa markets. But after nearly four decades of trading, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, Anthony Ward...
The ARB Apex Bank, the apex body for Rural and Community Banks (RCBs), is to raise GH₵100m to support the activities of RCBs nationwide, the bank’s Managing Director, Kojo Mattah, has confirmed. The bank, has therefore, officially informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the planned local road show...
The Registrar-General’s Department recorded about GH¢75.2 million in revenue for the 2017 calendar year. The department registered about 86,914 new companies in 2017 as against 60,000 in 2016. Of the total business registrations, online transactions at the Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) saw a tremendous growth, with more than 12,400 transactions recorded last...
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has stepped up  efforts to promote energy efficiency as the least cost energy resource through support and collaboration with various stakeholders. Energy efficiency (EE), broadly defined, means using less energy to provide the same, or often superior, energy services. It is widely recognized as the lowest...
President Akufo-Addo has finally named international economic and financial lawyer, Mrs Elsie Awadzi as the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana. Her appointment comes after the position of the Second Deputy Governorship of the Bank of Ghana has remained vacant over a month. She replaces Dr. Johnson Asiamah who...
The European Union (EU) is providing some 1.2 million Euros to fund the E-Waste management in Ghana (E-MAGIN Ghana) project over the next four years. The project which is to be implemented in 8 regions is expected to promote the formalisation of the e-waste management industry by providing legitimate and...