Western Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, has advised lands administrators and various Divisional Stools in the region to prioritise lands for investment to woo investors into the region. Acknowledging land litigation as a concern in the region, he has urged the newly constituted Board of the Lands Commission to work as a team to help address […] The post W/R Lands Commission Board inaugurated appeared

 The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) has announced the formation of respective working committees for the organisation of the Golden Jubilee edition of its flagship annual awards. The committees include the 50th SWAG Awards Planning Committee and the SWAG Awards Nominations committee. The committees, according to a statement signed by the asso­ciation’s president, Mr … The post SWAG

The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Dr. Edward Bernard Adjei-Poku, has proposed that Ghana consider adopting an hourly wage system as part of efforts to better link public sector compensation to productivity. Speaking during a working visit by Parliament’s Select Committee on Employment, Pensions and Labour, Dr. Adjei-Poku stressed […] The post Fair

FIFA has lifted its suspension on the Republic of Congo’s soccer federation three months after it was imposed over third-party interference in its affairs amid a dispute with the country’s sports ministry, the global governing body said on Wednesday. The long-standing dispute had resulted in the closure of some sports facilities and the Congo federation’s … The post FIFA lifts Congo Republic’s

Liverpool are ready to trigger the release clause of Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong as they close in on their first summer signing. The 24-year-old, who can play across the right-hand side, is wanted by fellow Dutchman Arne Slot for next season’s campaign and talks towards a deal have progressed in recent days. Frimpong’s release clause … The post Liverpool ready to trigger

Ruben Amorim believes the best preparation for Manchester United ahead of the Europa League final would be to shock Chelsea in Friday’s Premier League clash rather than resting his key players. United sit 16th in the English top flight, just outside the relegation zone, after their worst ever Premier League season by some distance. Amorim … The post Amorim urges Man Utd to

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain will face no action from the European Commission after allegations they breached EU competition law. La Liga’s president, Javier Tebas, had filed complaints about the clubs’ alleged use of state resources under the EU’s foreign subsidies regulation. Tebas alleged in his submission in July 2023 that City and PSG receive … The post Man

 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the most deco­rated woman sprinter in history, admitted on Thursday she finds it increasingly challeng­ing to balance family life with her career on the track. The 38-year-old Jamaican, speaking in Doha on the eve of her first appearance in a Diamond League meeting for three years, described life with her seven-year-old son Zyon … The post Fraser-Pryce admits

 Assembly Mem­bers of the Ada West District Assembly on Wednesday confirmed Mr Jerry John Foreigner Amornortey Tanihu Mills-Nkrumah as the District Chief Executive. Mr Mills-Nkrumah received 16 yes votes, representing 69.9 per cent, and six no votes. Madam Linda Akweley Obenewaa Ocloo, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, sworn him into office to begin his official … The post Ada West Assembly

Some labour relations institu­tions nationwide have raised concerns regarding the lack of adequate infrastructure, insufficient personnel, and limited financial re­sources, which persistently obstruct their efficient functioning at the national, regional, and district levels. They also lamented persistent technological challenges, inadequate capacity building opportunities for staff, and low public awareness of their functions, which affect their … The post Labour

 Timber and Wood industry players with­out the Forestry Law Enforcement Gov­ernance and Trade (FLEGT) license would not be able to export their products to the European Union (EU) market after June 30, this year, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Forestry Commission, Dr Hugh C. A. Brown, has cautioned. Also industry players operating domestically would … The post Timber

 The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has made an appeal to traders across the country to reduce the prices of goods, es­pecially food items, in response to the relative stability of the Ghanaian Cedi and improve­ments in the broader economy. The appeal was made during a meeting with the Food and Beverage Association … The post Calls by Finance Minister for traders

…SML to boost Ghana’s share By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU Homegrown multi-site data capturing platforms such as Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited’s (SML) could position the country as a significant player in the rapidly expanding global revenue assurance market, according to respected supply chain governance expert Professor Douglas Boateng. “Now is the perfect time for Africa […] The post US$18.9bn

After years of gradual progress toward stability, a succession battle is pushing the country to the precipice of another full-blown civil war.

…as 5 DFIs collaborate on long-term financing facility with ECOM Agroindustrial Corp FMO, British International Investment (BII), BIO, DEG and PROPARCO, the Dutch, British, Belgian, German, and French Development Finance Institutions (together the DFIs) respectively, have partnered to provide a long-term working capital facility of US$155 million to ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd (ECOM) a global […] The post US$155m

…leveraging Big Push, Black Star Experience By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Gomashie, has stated that theatre, a sector of the creative arts industry, will serve as a key driver of the government’s Big Push agenda, particularly through the Black Star Experience, the country’s flagship cultural-industrial programme […] The post Theatre

In a bold move to promote sustainable livelihoods and economic resilience among rural women, Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation through its women bootcamp community level engagement, has extended its capacity-building and training programmes to the oil palm-producing community of Kade in Ghana’s Eastern Region. In a recent training session, KIC […] The post KIC,

M-KOPA, the pan African fintech company, has made the Financial Times’ ‘Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies’ rankings for the fourth consecutive year. M-KOPA achieved an impressive CAGR of 42percent for the 2020-23 period. The company has accelerated even faster since 2023, delivering over 65percent year-over-year revenue growth in 2024. M-KOPA is continuing on the same profitable growth […] The post M-KOPA