The government says it could save the country about US$13.2 billion from successful renegotiating of some of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The savings would accrue over the lifespan of the renegotiated agreements, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, told Parliament. Mr Ofori-Atta said during the presentation of the mid-year budget review on Monday that … The post Govt

The banking sector recorded ¢4.4 billion in profit before tax in first-half of 2022, data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed.  This represented 21.6 per cent growth, compared with 32.1 per cent in the previous year. According to the Bank of Ghana, growth in net interest income was slower than the previous. However, net … The post Banks record ¢4.4bn profit-before-tax

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to Ghana increased by 39 per cent to $2.6 billion for the year 2021, according to the World Investment Report 2022. This placed Ghana 2nd in West Africa, and 7th in Africa, in terms of FDI attraction. The rise in Ghana’s FDI flows was attributed to major projects in its … The post Ghana is second highest recipient of FDI in West

Following the recent food shortage in the Senior High Schools across the country, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi constituency, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has presented food items to Yendi Senior High School (YESS) in the Northern Region. The items estimated at a cost of GH¢137,000 included rice, boxes of mackerel, gallons of cooking … The post Yendi MP

A farewell and thanksgiving service was on Sunday held in honour of Probationary Overseer Sulemana Abubakar Diallo and family at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC)-Ablekuma of the Church of Pentecost in the Anyaa Ablekuma Area. Probationary Overseer Diallo was the first Fulani minister to be ushered into ministry in the history of the Church … The post PIWC-Ablekuma

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) yesterday launched a 20,000 Euro Dora Gertrude Quaye Scholarship Scheme to provide financial support to needy but brilliant students. The fund which is an award won by Professor Margaret Gyapong, Director, Institute of Health Research, donated to UHAS for her achievement in honour of her mother Dora … The post UHAS launches fund

Transformative Action for Gender Equality (TAGE) Project Manager, Mercy Tuffour has called for collaboration between state institutions and her organisation to reduce gender-based violence in the country. She mentioned that the Ministry of Gender, Ministry of Health, Domestic and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) and Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) as some of the … The post NGO

The British High Commissioner in Accra, Harriet Thompson, has been installed as a development Queenmother of Gbese under the stool name Naa Okaiitso Nmulami I. The honorary enstoolment was as a result of the High Commissioner’s heritage name linked with the Thompson’s family in Gbese. The outdooring which was done in accordance with cultural norms … The post British

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has urged managers of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) to prudently manage revenues allocated to them from the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA). The DACF has received more than GH¢32.3 million from the ABFA in 2021 following a 2019 decision of the Supreme Court in the case … The post PIAC tasks DACF managers to be

Thirty police personnel are undergoing a four-day training on enhancing police professionalism on human rights and community engagement to ensure public safety and improved security. The programme which seeks to empower the participants with requisite skills in enhancing police professionalism is being attended by selected police personnel across the country. It is under the auspices … The post 30

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has defended the decision to construct a National Cathedral, saying that the government cannot provide all the development needs of the country before building a church. Citing examples with the National Cathedral of the Washington DC, St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and the Notre Dame in Paris, he said societies … The post At

The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has helped the judiciary to reduce the load of the courts by 29,558 cases since its inception over the last one and half decades.According to the Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah, “this is a positive support ADR has offered the judiciary without which this load would have been borne by the … The post ADR helps decongest courts by 29,558 cases

A 13- member governing board of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR) College of Science and Technology (CCST) has been inaugurated in Accra. Chaired by Prof. Jophus Anamoah-Mensah, a CSIR Council appointee, other members include Prof. Mark Appiah, CCST President, Rev. Prof. Hans Adu-Dapaah, CCST Vice President; Prof Paul P. Bosu, Director-General CSIR, Prof … The post CCST

A Women’s Rights Advocacy and Campaign Manager of ActionAid Ghana, Margaret Brew-Ward, has entreated Civil Society Organisations to take actions to address the root causes of human rights violations. She also urged the government to muster the political will to curb the menace as the citizenry could not continue to turn a blind eye and … The post ‘Let’s take

The Member of Parliament (MNP) for Asante-Akim North in the Ashanti Region, Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, has suggested that it is time for professional negligence to be criminalised to curb corruption in the country. “If road contactors, for instance, fail to deliver their work to meet standard after being contracted by the state, they should be … The post Criminalisation

Professor Lord Mensah, a political strategist and marketer at the University of Ghana Business School, has urged the government to control its discretionary expenditure and focus on spending on projects that will keep the country afloat. He explained that the construction of the Agenda 111 project to build hospitals across the country, should not necessarily build … The post Govt

With the financial and organizational support of the United States, a network of biological laboratories engaged in research work on the study of deadly diseases, especially dangerous pathogens and viruses was deployed on the territory of Ukraine after 2005. American specialists regularly conducted studies of potential biological weapons agents specific to this region, having natural … The post Development

World Hepatitis Day is 28 July. I went to the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) to check out the event this year. Hepatitis remains a global challenge. World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis which causes inflammation of the liver that leads to severe … The post World Hepatitis Day, 28 July appeared first on Ghanaian

 The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has called on the public to report any act of misconduct by staff of the Authority including bribery to the Road Safety Information Centre for appropriate redress. It asked the public to do so by calling 194 on all networks as a whistle-blowing tool, adding that it would not … The post ‘Report any misconduct by NRSA staff for redress’

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) says it is losing GH¢ 8.5 million in revenue every month from power theft and non-payment of electricity bills by customers, the Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr Noble Dormenu, has disclosed. That, he said, was negatively affecting the operations of the company in its mandate to deliver … The post NEDCo loses