Government intention for the energy sector is to build synergies and network with various institutions in order to achieve energy aspirations to benefit the citizens. Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko speaking at the first quarterly meeting with Chief Executive Officers in the petroleum said: “As a sector, we will build...
Global oil super major, Exxon Mobil is expected to officially sign an exploration agreement with government this week to allow it undertake petroleum activities at the Deepwater Cape Three Points (DWCTP) Block off the western coast of the country. Although, the entry of Exxon Mobil into the country has been...
The year 2017 will probably go down as one of the grimmest years in the history of football in Ghana, as the national team-the Black Stars, failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia this June. The locally based Black Stars (Black Stars...
The newly-inducted President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, has called on government to implement the 70percent local procurement policy to curb traders’ desire for imported goods, declaring that “It’s time to save our industries”.  Speaking shortly after his investiture in Accra, he was emphatic that...
Ghanaian and Nigerian Consumer Confidence up by 1 point in each country in Quarter 3, 2017 The release of Nielsen’s latest Consumer Confidence Index figures for Quarter 3, 2017 has been marked by small increases and a relatively stable performance in both Ghana and Nigeria, with the latter climbing...
GHL Bank, formerly Ghana Home Loans, has signed up with Western Union to offer money transfer services - joining a global network of Western Union partners to provide a fast, reliable, secure and convenient way of remitting funds within the country as well as inbound transfers. The Executive Director of...
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) handled a total of 21million metric tonnes of cargo last year, exceeding its set target of 20million metric tonnes. The figure represents a 2million metric tonnes increase over the 19million metric tonnes recorded in 2016. Figures from the ports authority show this gross of...
  Kenya Airways (KQ) has launched a non-stop flight from Nairobi to New York. The national carrier of the East African nation, started selling tickets for the inaugural flight, which is scheduled for October 28, 2018, last week. By this, Kenya Airways becomes the first airline to offer a non-stop flight...
This year’s international trade fair is scheduled to be held from February 28 to March 7, but the dilapidated state of the International Trade Fair Centre summarises how backward we have been in a lot of respects in our national life. Years of neglect, coupled with its proximity to the...
The newly-installed President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, has come out strongly to pronounce that this is the time to protect local industries. Dr. Adu Gyamfi emphasised the fact that it is the private sector which creates job opportunities, and if the high unemployment rate...