MTN Ghana as part of measures to fulfilling its 4G license requirement is transferring 35 per cent stake to Ghanaians through an initial public offering. The Company seeks to raise GH¢3.47 billion at 0.75 cedis per share in the sale of over four billion ordinary shares to the public. Mr Ebenezer Asante, the Chief Executive … The post MTN Ghana to raise GH¢3.5b in IPO

The Minority in Parliament has criticized what they say is deliberate diversion of earmarked funds by the government to finance the free Senior High School (SHS) programme. They asked that the Finance Minister avoid doing anything to circumvent the guidelines in the Petroleum Revenue Management Act. Mr. Ato Forson, their Spokesperson on Finance, warned that … The post Minority

Mr Enoch Odame, Chairman of the Central Regional Inter-Party Dialogue Committee, has emphasised that an independent and neutral security service is vital in the fight to uproot corruption from the society. According to him, security agencies have a role to play in the fight against corruption and thus, their ability to remain neutral and ensure … The post Independent

Stakeholders in education have been urged to work towards the elimination of cultural practices that restricted girls from attending school during their menstrual period.  Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Deputy Minister of Education in Change of General Education who made the call, said menstruation which is a natural occurrence to adolescent girls must not be a … The post Menstruation

Ghana and La Cote D’Ivoire have agreed to continue to work  together towards the implementation of the judgment of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the boundary dispute between Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire. The two countries also agreed to continue further engagements within the context of the Strategic Partnership Agreement … The post Ghana

The Prosecution in the case involving Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday presented its ninth witness. The witness Lance Corporal James Kofi Younge is currently stationed at the Documentation and Visa Fraud Office of the CID headquarters Accra, and formally stationed at … The post Afoko

An Accra Circuit Court hearing the case in which some armed men attacked and freed inmates at the Kwabenya Police Station killing a Police Officer on duty, on Tuesday adjourned the matter. On Tuesday morning when the case was called for the defence counsels to continue with their cross examination of the first accused, Mr … The post Kwabenya fugitives trial: Court

Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, the Proprietor of Obenfo Hospital at Weija, was on, Tuesday, remanded into Police custody over the death of Stacy Offei Darko, the Deputy Chief Executive officer of the National Entrepreneurship Innovation Programme (NEIP). The 49-year-old presently unlicensed medical practitioner, is alleged to have performed a surgery on Ms Offei Darko, whose … The post Dr

Ophthalmologists in eight regions of Ghana are preparing to offer the new painless glaucoma treatment introduced by the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). This was disclosed by the Head of Ophthalmology Department of UHAS, Dr Alfred Osafo Kwaako, while speaking at the 2018 Glaucoma Update Conference of the Ophthalmological Society of Ghana, held … The post New

The Minority Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned the Government against using proceeds from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to finance its flagship programmes.   It urged the Government to take its hands off the Fund, which is meant to implement development projects in the districts. “The Government should desist from any … The post Minority

The Tumu College of Education has awarded Diploma Certificates to 1,322 graduates who completed sandwich courses in Early Childhood/Basic Education Certificates between 2013 and 2017. The presentation was made at the 2nd congregation of the College at Tumu in the Upper West Region. Mr Adams Kaleo Bertinus, the Principal of the College, commended past and … The post Tumu

A seven-member Board of Trustees to manage the Trust Fund set up by the government to take care of the wife and children of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama has been inaugurated at a ceremony at the Jubilee House. The Fund has a seed capital of GH¢550,000.00 out of which GH¢50,000.00 was a personal … The post Board to manage Major Mahama Trust Fund appeared first

Sheikh Abdul-Razak Adamo Thani, an Islamic Scholar from Nigeria, has advised Ghanaian youth against the abuse of drugs such as Tramadol.  Sheikh Thani said Islam speaks against the use of drugs for illicit purposes, hence it was a sin for one to go contrary to what the Holy Quran says. “The Holy Quran says do … The post Stop the abuse of drugs – Sheikh Thani

Hundreds of health professionals who are due for posting but have not yet received their postings, on Monday picketed around the premises of the Ministry of Health (MOH), to press home their demand for financial clearance, so they could be posted. Mr. Michael Adongo Ayibasa, President of the Bonded Nurses Association, told the Ghana News Agency that … The post Unemployed