One of the upsides of empowering employees is that there is a drastic reduction in turnover of employees. When employees know that they are trusted with responsibility, it becomes more difficult for them to just walk away. People prefer places where they are valued and empowering an employee is...
By Kizito CUDJOE The country’s renewable energy prospects for 2030 have been boosted by the inauguration of a US$17million solar rooftop project, said to be Africa’s largest solar rooftop project, at the Free Zones Enclave in Tema. The 16.8-megawatt (MW) peak installation by LMI Holdings Limited is set to enhance renewable...
Director of Renewable and Nuclear Energy, Wisdom Ahiataku-Togobo, believes the boom in solar and other renewable energy usage could threaten the viability of the nation’s power distributor. “These companies have battery storage, they generate their own power and store as well as batteries that takes care of their voltage ability...
The Ghana Oil and Gas Service Providers Association (GOGSPA) has dragged Tullow Ghana Limited before the Accra High Court, Commercial Division, over alleged violation of local content laws. The plaintiff is praying the court to halt the defendant from re-awarding any petroleum contract being executed by indigenous companies to foreign...
In May 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a departmental paper titled ‘Trade Integration in Africa, Unleashing the Continent’s Potential in a Changing World’. This article is a commentary on that departmental paper. The departmental paper looked at the chances for trade integration in Africa in the light of...
The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA) is considering the implementation of a web-based Vehicle Registration and Management Systems (VRMS) to ensure optimum revenue mobilisation and improve road safety. The ultimate target of the VRMS initiative is to improve road safety, ensure efficient revenue collection and create jobs for the...
Ecobank has reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality by celebrating and empowering women-led businesses at its Ellevate Client Appreciation Day held on International Women's Day (IWD) 2024. The event, themed ‘Investing in Women-Focused Businesses to Accelerate Progress’, brought together top women entrepreneurs and business professionals from various countries and sectors. In...
The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has inked a  mouthwatering Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EKI Energy Services Ltd., setting their sights on catalysing carbon credit development in Ghana. This strategic collaboration aims to mobilise US$1billion in carbon credit financing, with a commitment to creating over 1,000 job opportunities by...
Ghana Code Club calls for partnership with gov’t The absence of textbooks and computers for teaching and learning coding at the basic education level is impeding teachers from delivering expected outcomes in the classroom, the Ghana Code Club has indicated. The Code Club has also bemoaned the lack of information...
Amba Gallery, a contemporary creative art space designed with local concept and materials to exhibit and promote local artistic collections to the world opens in Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel. This new art gallery in the heart of Accra, also seeks to provide space to promote and educate diverse creative...