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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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Electrical dealers criticize GSA over ‘fake cable’ report
Posted on | CommentPresident of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA), Joseph Obeng, has slammed the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) over its report indicating that 70 percent of imported electrical cables into the country are substandard and could cause fires. The Association’s President, … Read more →
Three Bawku Girls Almost Joined ISIS
Posted on | CommentExtremist group ISIS nearly lured three Ghanaian girls from Bawku in the Northern region to join them, according to International Relations and Security Expert Dr. Vladimir Antwi Danso. Dr. Danso noted but for the swift intervention of his outfit the … Read more →
1,000 Ghanaians To Benefit From Oil And Gas Training Yearly
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Energy has laid out a plan to train 1000 Ghanaians annually to gain various technical skills needed in the oil and gas industry. As part of the laid out plan, 200 Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) … Read more →
Photos: Bawumia receives smart drivers’ license
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia received his New Smart Drivers’ License on Tuesday, as he launched a new drivers’ license and vehicle registration smart cards. The new license will contain a contactless chip loaded with the owner’s bio-data and the driver’s personal information … Read more →
Twitter officially expands its character count to 280
Posted on | CommentTwitter’s expansion to 280 characters is rolling out publicly today to all users in supported languages, including English. The company had first announced the controversial plan to move beyond its traditional 140 characters back in September, noting at the time how a … Read more →
Ban On Ghana’s Vegetable Exports Lifted
Posted on | CommentThe European Union has lifted the ban on the export of some five vegetables from Ghana to the EU Market. The five are chili pepper, bottle gourds, luffa gourds, bitter gourds, and eggplants. The vegetables will from 1 January 2018, … Read more →
Gov’t allocates GH¢80 million for Free SHS furniture – Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh has revealed that government has allocated GHC80 million to resolve the acute furniture shortage in some Senior High Schools across the country due to the high numbers recorded upon rolling out of the … Read more →
PHOTO: Woman loses job for giving Prez. Trump the middle finger
Posted on | CommentA woman has been sacked from her job after a photo of her raising a middle finger at President Trump went viral. Juli Briskman, 50, was cycling past the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, when she noticed a … Read more →
2018 Budget must create jobs – TUC
Posted on | CommentTHE Trades Union Congress (TUC) has challenged government to spell out more practical ways of creating sustainable jobs in the 2018 budget statement beyond the rhetoric. According to the union, the greatest challenge now is how to create decent jobs … Read more →
Ghana saved GH¢98m through enhanced procurement and supply practices
Posted on | CommentGhana has made savings to the tune of GH¢98 million over the past nine months through the introduction of stringent measures by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to address waste in the procurement and supply management sector. Mr Agyenim Boateng … Read more →
VC asked to step aside not related to court case – UEW clarifies
Posted on | CommentThe Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has maintained that the council will not relent on its quest to protect the public fund at the university. Currently six officers of the university including Prof. … Read more →
Texas gunman ‘escaped mental hospital’
Posted on | CommentThe gunman who killed 26 churchgoers in Texas fled from a mental health clinic in 2012, according to a police report. El Paso officers who detained Devin Kelley five years ago were told he was “a danger to himself and … Read more →
Kumasi: 16 Prisoners Freed
Posted on | CommentKumasi Central Prisons has released some 16 inmates following their discharge by justices who sat on their cases. Some 45 others who were also fortunate were granted bail under same circumstance. High and Appeals Court Justices of the Justice for … Read more →
Bogoso: Oil Mill Under One-District One-Factory Ready To Take-Off
Posted on | CommentThe decision to locate the US$3.7million palm oil processing factory in Bogoso was sealed following the National Coordinator for the 1D-1F policy, Hon. Gifty Ohene Konadu’s visit to the community on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, and appraised herself with the … Read more →
E/R: JHS Close Down After Machete Assault On A Teacher
Posted on | CommentThe Akyem Maase Methodist Junior High School in the East Akyem Municipality of the Eastern region has been shut down indefinitely following a machete attack on one of the teachers on Tuesday. The teacher, Patrick Brako, was attacked in the … Read more →
Burundi Orders Unmarried Couples To Marry By End Of 2017
Posted on | CommentUnmarried couples have until the end of the year to legalize their relationships, the Burundi government said Friday, as part of an effort to reform morals in the country. The order follows the launch of a campaign this month by … Read more →
Togbe Afede To Akufo-Addo: Be Firm To Impact Change
Posted on | CommentThe President of the National House of Chiefs Togbe Afede has urged President Akufo-Addo to be firm in order to effect his desired changes in the country. He is also counseling the President to be bold enough to reject excuses … Read more →
Smart Driver’s License To Be Launched Today By Gov’t
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will today, November 7, 2017, launch the new Smart Drivers’ License. Touted to be among the most secured in the world, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) will commence issuing the smart driver’s licenses … Read more →
100% Increase of Allowance for Chiefs and Queen Mothers
Posted on | CommentAllowances paid to Chiefs and queen mothers have been increased by 100% by the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government. Making the announcement on Monday, 6 November 2017, during a meeting with the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, President … Read more →
Gov’t secures funds for construction of Technical Schools in all 10 Regions
Posted on | CommentGovernment has secured funding from the Saudi Arabian government for the construction of 20 technical art schools in all the regions of the country. Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in Charge of Tertiary Education, said this at the durbar … Read more →
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