President of the National House of Chiefs and Co-founder of Sunon Asogli Power Ghana Limited, Togbe Afede XIV, has led a four-member delegation from Sunon Asogli Power and African World Airlines (AWA) to explore opportunities in the power sector of Cameroon. The Sunon Asogli power plant was the first privately-owned electricity generation installation in the […] The post Sunon

MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to becoming a fully-fledged digital operator by 2023. Whilst the digitisation agenda has been at the forefront of the company’s strategy since inception, the advent of the ongoing pandemic has only served to accelerate the process. Speaking to the B&FT in an interview, Emmanuel Gyasi, Manager, Business Segment, MTN […] The post MTN

… plans to register qualified professional  The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) says it plans to gazette five Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards, introduce a database of qualified ICT professional in order to properly guide and regulate the operations of all players in the space. The standards include Data Centre Standards, Guideline/Standards for Local […] The post NITA

The Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015) (the “Act”) became law in Ghana on 30 April 2020. The Act prescribes the regime for the administration and restructuring of the affairs of distressed companies or for the liquidation of such companies. A company may be said to be financially distressed if it is insolvent, […] The post Powers

The Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015) (the “Act”) became law in Ghana on 30 April 2020. The Act prescribes the regime for the administration and restructuring of the affairs of distressed companies or for the liquidation of such companies. A company may be said to be financially distressed if it is insolvent, […] The post Powers

Workplace Communications in the Pandemic It is quite impressive the way human beings are able to quickly adapt to situations. It definitely has to be one of the reasons why we have survived this long as a species. Our adaptability is simply amazing. Who would have thought that wearing of facemasks, washing of hands multiple […] The post THE VIRUS, THE DISTANCE AND THE CURVE appeared

Welcome to another week of financial learning. I believe we are all well and staying safe under these “abnormal” COVID-19 times! In today’s article, I will be looking at lifestyle and its impact on our personal financial goals and how we can readjust to be financially independent. Many of us have great aspirations and financial […] The post Patrick

Communication is at the heart of every organization; hence, it requires tact and professionalism. A puny slip is enough to bring the strongholds of an organization tumbling. The Communication Masterclass (an online platform founded and hosted by Mawuli Fui Kwadzovia (an experienced Communications practitioner with 10 years of experience) to share knowledge about PR/Communication and […] The post Why

Africa has such unfathomable diversity that trying to sing the myriad praises of the entire continent, all its people, and all the types of experiences that are possible can feel like an exercise in futility. An estimated 2,000 languages are spoken, and the number of distinct ethnic groups is well into the thousands. There’s no […] The post Accra

Consumer and business confidence rise New data has shown that the country’s economy is fast recovering from the ruins of the coronavirus pandemic as the Bank of Ghana’s Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) has moved from contraction to growth with overall GDP for the year tipped at 2.5 percent. The Summary of Economic and […] The post Economy picking

Olam International, a leading food and agri-business, in partnership with Singapore-based Temasek Foundation has donated a consignment of PPE to the Government of Ghana to support national efforts in the fight against COVID -19. The consignment comprised various items of PPE including 3,000 surgical gowns, face shields, KN95 masks, and nitrile gloves. They were delivered […] The post Olam

Under the theme “Diversified, Decisive, Sustainable,” AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited (AGAG) organized its town hall meeting for stakeholders to give an update on the Obuasi Mine’s activities. The three-day program, which started on August 17, 2020, was graced with the presence of the Municipal Chief Executive of Obuasi Municipal, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, District Chief Executive of […] The post Anglogold

Director of Human Resource at Vodafone Ghana, Hannah Ashiokai Akrong, has advised leaders of organisations to adopt the hybrid approach of working remotely within COVID-19 and beyond. According to her, globally COVID-19 has influenced how organizations work, increasingly compelled companies to mobilize technology to aid work. “The pandemic has impacted how we hire, altered how […] The post COVID19:

The National Cyber Security Advisor, Dr. Albert Antwi-Boasiako, has said that child online protection in the country continues to be a big problem as awareness creation on the development is weak. According to him, many children are exposed to various harmful cyber practices which are detrimental to their growth. “UNICEF has done a study and […] The post Child

The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Sheanut Farmers Association (COCOSHE), a farmer-based organisation, has lauded government for increasing the producer price of cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season. The producer price of a bag of 64kg of cocoa has been increased from GH¢ 515 to GH¢660, which translates into GH¢10, 560 per ton. President of the […] The post Cocoa farmers laud gov’t

At long last, Ghana is again taking leadership in construction industry development agenda within the West African region as a catalyst to development. Very soon the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) 2020 bill will be passed by Parliament. In fact, the passing of the CIDA 2020 bill will again put Ghana as the first country […] The post Professor

The Kasapreko Company Limited (KCL) has unveiled a multi-million-dollar water, juice and soft drinks factory at Tanoso in the Ashanti Region as part of government’s flagship One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative. The multipurpose factory which is set up on a 10,000-square metre property, has the capacity to produce 35,000 bottles per hour of juices […] The post Kasapreko

Eastern Region became the eighth region to benefit from the on-going integrated recycling and compost plants being constructed across the country by Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) and its partners, Komptech, in partnership with government. With the exception of Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions whose plants have been inaugurated, work was currently on-going on solid waste […] The post Eastern

There are all indications that Ghana might be grooming its homegrown insurgency in the name of Western Togoland. What appeared to be a joke by a few disgruntled people is assuming alarming proportions; if what the so-called Western Togoland insurgents inflicted on some parts of Volta Region in late September is to be taken seriously.  […] The post Amos Safo’s thoughts