The African Union has secured a provisional 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for African union members.
The chairperson of the African Union, President Cyril Ramaphosa, has secured a provisional 270 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa through its COVID-19 African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), the Africa Medical Supplies Platform...
Dr Akinwumi Adesina has stated that Africa remains a good fertile ground for investment but largely dependent on how well it can boost its healthcare sector.
Africa as a continent has remained a fertile ground for investment but depends very much on its ability to boost its healthcare sector.
Dr Akinwumi...
A World Bank report has re-emphasised the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in becoming a game changer on the continent, especially, as African countries seek to bounce back from the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the World Bank, economic growth in the...
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), the statutory body with oversight responsibility of the management and use of the country’s petroleum revenues, has elected Professor Kwame Adom-Frimpong as its new Chairman.
Professor Adom-Frimpong, who represents the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) on the Committee, was elected in a...
The Board of Gold Fields has announced the appointment of Chris Griffith as the Chief Executive Officer designate and Executive Director of the company . Mr Griffith will succeed Nick Holland on 1 April 2021.
Mr Holland, who was due to retire on 30 September 2021 after 13 years as...
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that the situation where everyone has to pay a fortune to test for the coronavirus is impeding the fight against the deadly pandemic, hence, his call for government to make it free to enable majority of people to...
… Telecoms Chamber wants 19 cents per minute charge on calls scraped
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has intensified its advocacy for the removal of the law that imposes 19 cents per minute charge on inbound international calls on telecommunication companies.
Data from the Chamber has revealed that revenue that has accrued to...
Vodafone Healthline, the flagship health initiative of Vodafone Ghana has come to the aid of a three-year-old girl, Christabel Afua Assifuah, a resident of Takoradi in the Western Region who swallowed a calculator battery.
According to her parents, she was rushed to a health center on the evening the incident...
President Akufo-Addo has submitted a list of 46 proposed ministers to parliament for approval. The president maintained some key ministers under his first administration while others were removed.
In addition, President Akufo-Addo has reduced the number of his ministerial appointments assuring that the final figure will not exceed 85.
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President Akufo-Addo is set to appoint a Minister for Public Enterprises, that will will be operating directly under the ambit of the Presidency, and not from a Ministry.
A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin explained that the minister will oversee...