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Banks in Ghana record GH¢2.5bn profit as of February 2026
Posted on with No CommentBanks operating in Ghana recorded a profit-after-tax of GH¢2.5 billion as of the end of February 2026. This is compared with GH¢2.0 billion in the same period a year earlier, a 24.1% increase in growth year-on-year. Similarly, profit-before-tax (PBT) recorded … Read more →
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President Akufo-Addo commissions luxurious Octagon
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has commissioned the long-awaited ultra modern business centre, the Octagon in Accra today. The single largest structure in West Africa boasts of usable area for luxury offices and can house a five-star hotel. The President lauded those who … Read more →
2 Nzema communities fight over fertiliser, gas storage projects
Posted on | CommentTWO communities – one in the Nzema District and the other in the Jomoro District of the Western Region – are currently engaged in a fight over the siting of a fertiliser factory and gas storage project. The fear that … Read more →
Ghana Police ranked 8th best in Africa
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has been ranked the eighth best in Africa and 87th best among 127 countries around the world. The ranking by the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) captured 28 African countries in the survey. It … Read more →
‘SOS’ for 32 SHSs
Posted on | Comment-Govt invites tenders to construct 34 new structures Government has commenced processes to construct 34 infrastructure projects to address acute challenges facing some 32 senior high schools (SHSs) in the country. Sixteen SHSs will receive dormitories each, seven will each … Read more →
Tuberculosis Spreading Fast In Urban Setting In Ghana – Study
Posted on | CommentA population-based molecular epidemiological study has revealed that Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent and fast spreading in the urban areas than in the rural settings. The study also indicated that males are at higher risks of getting TB than their female … Read more →
Tigo and Airtel are one
Posted on | CommentTigo and Airtel will operate under the name AirtelTigo after their merger was approved by the National Communication Authority. The merger of the two telecommunication firms makes them the second largest telecom firm, in the country boasting 22% percent of … Read more →
Don’t handover mission schools to churches – Muntaka
Posted on | CommentMinority Chief Whip, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka says he will sue the government if plans to hand over mission schools in the country to their founding churches is carried out. President Nana Akufo-Addo over the weekend asserted that his government intends … Read more →
Akufo-Addo To Private Universities – Be Ready To Admit Free SHS Graduates
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has charged managers of Private Tertiary Institutions to prepare themselves to absorb free Senior High School graduates in 2020. According to the President, Public Tertiary Institutions will not able to admit all the Free SHS graduates given the … Read more →
Woyome ‘runs’ to Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentIn what observers have described as legal gymnastics, embattled businessman, Alfred Woyome, has once again filed a fresh suit at the Supreme Court seeking to halt all processes intended to retrieve the GHc51 million judgment debt wrongfully paid to him … Read more →
Sex workers in Cape Coast angry at Black Stars for snubbing them
Posted on | CommentSome prostitutes in Cape Coast, Central Region are angry with players of Ghana’s national football team, Black Stars, for choosing to lodge at Anomabo instead of the regional capital, ahead of the World Cup qualifier with Egypt this weekend.Ghana will … Read more →
Dr. Bawumia’s academic paper on Ghana’s oil published by World Bank
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank and the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WiDER) have published an academic paper co-authored by Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia centered on Ghana’s oil find. The paper is on the topic – … Read more →
Theresa May warns rebels as Brexit talks set to resume
Posted on | CommentTheresa May has warned she will not “tolerate” any attempt to block Brexit, after setting out the specific hour the UK will leave the EU. She said that “11pm GMT on 29 March 2019” is “there in black and white” … Read more →
Zimbabwe renames Harare airport after Robert Mugabe
Posted on | CommentHarare International Airport has been renamed after Zimbabwe’s current President, Robert Mugabe. Transport Minister Joram Gumbo justified the decision on the grounds that Mr Mugabe was a “war hero” and “African icon”. There is tension about who will succeed the … Read more →
German nurse ‘killed at least 100’ at 2 hospitals
Posted on | CommentToxicology tests suggest a German former nurse murdered at least 100 people at two hospitals where he worked, prosecutors say. Detectives believe Niels Hoegel, who is already serving a life sentence for two murders, systematically administered fatal doses of heart … Read more →
PHOTOS: Mandela Washington fellows association of Ghana calls on High Commissioner and donates to mudslide victims
Posted on | CommentThe Mandela Washington Fellows Association of Ghana (MWFAG), on November 7, 2017, paid a courtesy call on the Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to Ghana, Her Excellency, Umu Hawa Tejan–Jalloh. The visit was to discuss issues of mutual benefit to both … Read more →
Foreign exchange reserves dip by 13.3%
Posted on | CommentGHANA’S foreign exchange reserves dipped by 13.3 percent from US$ 5.77 billion in June 2017 to US$5.1 billion in August 2017, equivalent of 3.0 months of import cover. According to Ecobank Research, this is on account of gradual weakening in … Read more →
Investors fume over corruption
Posted on | Comment-Demand swift action from govt INSPITE of efforts by government to make Ghana the most attractive place to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the rest of the world, the investor community is unhappy about persistent corruption which, it … Read more →
45-year-old woman gang raped, killed at Kasoa
Posted on | CommentA 45-year-old woman has been reportedly raped and killed at Kasoa Downtown in the Central region. The deceased, Yaa Boatemaa was on her way to the market when she was ambushed by some suspected armed robbers Wednesday dawn. A sister … Read more →
Inflation falls to 11.6% in October
Posted on | CommentGhana’s annual consumer price inflation fell to 11.6% in October from 12.2% the previous month on the back of lower transport and health costs, the statistics office said on Wednesday. The major commodity exporter is following a $918 million credit … Read more →
Unpaid Allowance Got Trainee Nurses Agitated
Posted on | CommentSome trainee nurses at the various Psychiatric Hospitals are agitating over their unpaid allowances. The over 300 nurses claim they have not received any money since the government restored the allowances in September, and all efforts to get their two-month … Read more →
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