The country is expected to make some significant gains in oil production as Aker Energy, the operator of Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points block offshore, has moved to develop the asset. This comes as Aker Energy, on behalf of its partners, presented its plan of development (PoD) to the Ministry of...
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) has organised a workshop for the departmental heads in the Asante Akim North Municipality Assembly of the Ashanti region. The engagement sought to build the capacity of the departmental heads towards the mainstreaming of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the implementation plan...
The Department of Factories Inspectorate, a department under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, is in utter neglect - posing grave harm to factory workers and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) issues. For instance, an estimated 800 inspectors are required to effectively oversee the supervision of factories’ health and...
Already, market watchers are predicting that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will keep the benchmark policy rate at its current level at the next meeting in May, following a significant decline in consumer inflation to 45 percent in March 2023. Since inflation is set...
  Remittances by Africans in the diaspora reached over $95.6bnin 2021, according to World Bank statistics. Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya are among the highest recipients of remittance inflows in Africa. Pan African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique is targeting the African Diaspora to enhance affordable housing delivery across the continent. Speaking...
The Chief Executive Officer and staff of Consolidated Shipping Agencies Limited (CONSHIP) fed over 1,000 homeless children in some parts of Accra as part of the just ended Easter festivities. The gesture benefited the less fortunate at Okponglo traffic intersection at Legon, the traffic intersection at the frontage of Ghana...
Three female Agribusiness Students and Aspiring Agripreneurs emerged as winners of cash prizes at the 6th Agricultural Students Career Guidance and Mentorship Dialogue boot-camp (AG-STUD) held in Accra from Monday 27th to Friday 31st March 2023. Charlotte Yawa Sodzedo, 24, of Adidome Farm Institute won the maiden Agromonti Ultimate Prize...
The 30th Annual Meetings of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will take place in Accra from 18 to 21 June 2023. The event will mark the high point of the Bank’s year-long 30th anniversary celebrations, under the theme “Delivering the vision. Building prosperity for Africans”. The 30th Afreximbank Annual Meetings and 30th...
Rotary International Governor of District 9102, Victor Yaw Asante, has hinted that Rotary International would join the Forestry Commission and Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to plant 10 million trees this World Environment Day come June 5. 2023. This activity would ensure the effects of climate change are reduced...
EY, in partnership with Microsoft, recently organised a data management event aimed at providing pointers on how organisations can leverage unified data and AI to optimise performance in Accra. The event was held at the Marriot Hotel in Accra, dubbed ‘Accelerate Innovation with Microsoft Intelligent Data Platforms’. The event involved...