Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited and ProCredit Holding Germany (PCH) have announced an agreement for Fidelity to acquire 100% ownership of ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Limited. The transaction means Fidelity has purchased all the shares currently held by the two shareholders, PCH and the DOEN Foundation of the Netherlands. The objective of the proposed acquisition […]

ATUABO, Ghana, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Ghana's delayed project to supply gas from its offshore Jubilee oil field will start production by the end of the year, President John Mahama said on Tuesday on a visit to the site.

The Samsung phone swapping offer, dubbed “Samsung Smart Trade” which was met with stiff criticism at its launch, is reportedly chalking success as dozens of Ghanaian take advantage of it to swap other handset brands for Samsung smart devices.

The UK Government and The Daily Mail Group will host President John Mahama and other African leaders at a two-day investment forum, the ‘Global African Investment Forum’ in October, to drive the Ghanaian economy through bilateral meetings with over 450 international banks and investors. The event is designed for less talk and more transactions as Ghana stakes its claim in the future investment landscape of Africa. The forum, which is expected to be the biggest-ever gathering of African leaders

The Ghana Health Service has banned the sale of street food  across the country The Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Appiah said the directive is to help it tackle and stop the spread of cholera in the country. The disease has claimed over 90 lives with over 10,000 cases recorded across the ...

The Ghana Health Service has banned the sale of food on the streets  across the country. The Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Appiah said the directive is to help it tackle and stop the spread of cholera in the country. The disease has claimed over 80 lives with more than 10,000 cases ...

An Islamic State video has appeared which purports to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held hostage by the militants. Mr Sotloff, 31, disappeared in Syria in 2013. He appeared at the end of a video last month which showed fellow US journalist James Foley being killed. A militant in the ...

A forum to sensitise assembly members and community leaders on the Right to Information Bill (RTI) held in Bolgatanga on Tuesday with eight communities selected to begin a replication exercise in their localities

Hundreds of thousands of fish have been found dead in a lake in central Mexico and arguments are raging about who or what is to blame. While some say it is part of a natural cycle others are blaming pollution possibly from farmers or even the local tequila ...

An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday remanded one Ben Ninson, a car dealer into police custody for conspiracy to commit crime and robbery

Mr Lukman Abdul-Rahim, Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) on Tuesday said the most serious challenge militating against the growth of Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSEs) in Ghana was inadequate access to markets

A suspected U.S. drone strike targets Al-Shabaab commanders but it's not clear if the group's leader was killed or wounded, a Somali official says.

Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has acquired 100 percent ownership of ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Limited, otherwise known as ProCredit Ghana. A statement jointly issued by Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited and ProCredit Holding Germany (PCH) said that the two entities “have agreed, in principle, for Fidelity to acquire 100% ownership of ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Limited”. The transaction, which is subject to Bank of Ghana and shareholders’ approval and the completion of other closing

There are about 870 suspected cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the Adaklu District, Mr Samuel Atidzah, Executive Director of GOSANET, a health focused non-governmental organization, has said. He said the cases were mostly found in young adults in their “productive and economic years.” Mr Atidzah was addressing a day’s performance review workshop for 15 TB ...

The Ghana National Service Scheme (GNSS) is to deploy some 71,189 personnel to undertake national services duties across the country for the 2014/2015 service season

Emirates Airlines has announced its latest sponsorship Arab Idol, the reality show watched by Arab audiences all around the world

Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has charged the post Senchi Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) to sick strictly to the Senchi roadmap in order to achieve its intended objectives

President Mahama has said Ghana’s development has not stalled despite the economic challenges the country is experiencing. Speaking after inspecting a road in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, President Mahama said “we are constructing roads , we are extending electricity, we are provding people with clean drinking water, we are building bridges, we are extending ...

Salt producers in the Ada Songhor salt enclave have asked government for a US$5 million investment assistance to help them increase production by about 10-fold. The producers said salt production, which currently stands at about 300,000 tonnes per annum, could go up to 3 million tonnes when the investment is made to address challenges at the production site. The appeal comes in the wake of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources’ pledge to revamp the salt industry. The Executive Director

A third U.S. missionary working in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola as health leaders from the U.S. and United Nations said the pace of infections is increasing across West Africa. The group SIM USA said yesterday that one of its doctors was infected while ...