Officials from the Sefwi Akontombra Assembly in the Western region are yet to retrieve GH₵88,165.00, originally collected as stool lands revenue. The amount according to the Auditor-General’s report for 2015, has been diverted into private account and still remains unaccounted for. According to the Auditor-General’s report for 2015, Patrick Rudolf Aparik,...
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Western and Central regions are expected to have their financials probed from the 2015-2016 Auditor-General’s report later on Monday when the Public Accounts Committee(PAC) continues its regional sittings. The public engagements in Takoradi, with support from USAID and GIZ will see the...
Kicks out BXC before announcing winning bid Meralco emerges sole contender and adjudged winner Contrary to claims by the Millennium Development Authority’s (MIDA) that the two companies which bid for the ECG concession were both evaluated on their merits, it has emerged that one of the finalists - BXC...
As the sun slowly glides along the horizon and sets in the West, the main neighbourhood charcoal-grilled tilapia and banku ‘joint’ in Ashaley Botwe, a suburb of Accra, comes alive. Smoke from the charcoal-filled grilling stands slowly disperse into the atmosphere, bringing with it the welcoming smell of freshly grilled...
Indigenous banks are in for a tough time as analysis conducted on their latest financial results indicates that they need to raise as much as GH¢4billion to meet the central bank’s GH¢400 million minimum capital requirement. Out of the 16 Ghanaian-owned banks analysed by financial analyst and credit consultant Emmanuel...
The results from the 2017 District league table (DLT) is to be brought to the regional level in a series of launches in the month of March, 2018. The regional dissemination would this year be modified to serve as a learning platform to enable struggling districts learn from the best...
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has released its Quality of Service Monitoring Plan for March and April, 2018  as part of its plans of improving and enhancing telecommunication Services across the country. The released plan which is part of Phase 1 of the Monitoring, indicates the regions the NCA will...
Government has stated that the GHS 10 million fund expected to support women in entrepreneurship is a loan that comes with a lower interest rate of 10% or less, according to Business Development Minister, Mohammed Awal. He made this statement during the Women Entrepreneurship Conference held in Accra on the...
Ghana’s vision of becoming a world class financial hub in the sub region will soon become a reality as Ken Ofori-Atta leads a government delegation on a study tour of the financial sector of Hong Kong and Singapore from February 9-14, 2018. The delegation will also undertake a non-deal road...
The Police Service is expected to benefit from an amount of GH₵800m in a bid to resource them, President Akufo-Addo has announced. Presenting his second State of the Nation address, the President stated that equipping the Police force will enhance visibility and mobility as they strive to combat crime and...