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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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Justice Baidoo, others to speak at Germany’s Open Day
Posted on | CommentMultimedia Group’s multiple award-winning journalist Justice Baidoo is one of the speakers at the event to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Germany and Ghana. In 2016, the German Foreign Affairs Ministry took Mr Baidoo and other African … Read more →
Affail Monney retained as GJA President
Posted on | CommentIncumbent President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Roland Affail Monney has won a second term. He polled 310 votes out of the total 505 votes, in an election predicted to go in favour of his closest competitor, Lloyd Evans. … Read more →
ECG recovers over GH¢16m from stolen power
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), between January and June this year, recovered GH¢16.4 million from stolen power and other anomalies. The money was retrieved from 2,452 illegal connections and 7,544 other anomalies, such as non-payment of bills. Officials of … Read more →
76 radio stations fined over GHC1billion for various breaches
Posted on | CommentSeventy-six radio stations in Ghana are to pay in total, over a billion cedi in fines and penalties for committing what the country’s National Communications Authority (NCA) says are various infractions in their operational authorization permits. Radio station owners who … Read more →
133 Ghanaians with artificial eyes
Posted on | CommentStatistics from the Ocular Prothesis Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital indicate that 133 Ghanaians have fixed their custom fit artificial eyes (ocular prosthesis). This was disclosed at a public lecture held by the Ocular Prosthesis Unit of the … Read more →
Myths about contraceptives hindering usage – Ghana Health Service
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) has stated that usage of contraceptives among married women is on the low due to continuous myth and misconceptions around contraceptives. Deputy Director General of the GHS, Dr Gloria Quansah said women stand a better … Read more →
Dep. CID Boss cries – A Plus destroying my reputation
Posted on | CommentThe deputy Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah has accused popular and controversial musician Kwame A Plus of a deliberate attempt to destroy her reputation. According to her, an audio … Read more →
Uganda Speaker of Parliament suspends 25 MPs
Posted on | CommentThe Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, on Wednesday suspended a minister and 25 MPs for participating in the Tuesday fracas that forced her to adjourn the House. Water minister Ronald Kibuule was suspended for allegedly going to … Read more →
Ex-factory prices inflation hits 6.6%
Posted on | CommentThe Producer Price inflation (PPI) rate for August 2017 was 6.6 percent, representing a 4.6 percentage points increase from the 2.0 percent recorded in July this year. Government Statistician, Baah Wadieh, who disclosed this to the media in Accra yesterday, … Read more →
Demo hits Metro Mass boss over $105,000 car
Posted on | CommentPassengers using Metro Mass Transit (MMT) buses across the country were disappointed on Wednesday, as the workers staged a massive protest against the Managing Director, Bennett Aboagye. The workers kicked against what they described as poor working conditions. The workers said … Read more →
Hundreds of Togolese flee to Ghana
Posted on | CommentHundreds of Togolese nationals have fled to neighbouring Ghana to escape reprisals after a wave of anti-government protests, a Ghanaian official said on Wednesday. Paddy Tetteh, from the Ghana Refugee Board, said the first batch arrived last Wednesday and although … Read more →
Over 10,000 passports left uncollected
Posted on | CommentMore than 10,000 passport booklets have been left uncollected at the Passport Office in Accra. At the Ridge Passport Application Centre alone, over 4,000 passports are yet to be collected. Consequently, authorities at the Passport Office have initiated moves to … Read more →
Facebook Founder dismisses bias claims by Trump
Posted on | CommentFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by Donald Trump that the site has always been against him. The US president accused the social network of “collusion” on Twitter, branding it “anti-Trump”. He made the same claim against the … Read more →
Ghana to roll out chip-embedded passports
Posted on | CommentThe Passport Office is banking on the successful rollout of the national ID system to significantly enhance its operations and stem the illegal acquisition of Ghanaian passports by foreigners. At a news conference in Accra on Wednesday, the Passport Office … Read more →
Gov’t to change duration of SHS to 4 years
Posted on | CommentThe Nana Akufo-Addo led government is considering a possible change in the duration of the Senior High School (SHS) from three years to four years. The Minister of Planning, Professor Gyan Baffour, has said the government is currently assessing the … Read more →
NPA says US hurricanes caused fuel price hikes in Ghana
Posted on | CommentWeeks after prices of petroleum products in Ghana hit an all-year-high, government has been explaining the reasons for the hikes. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Hassan Tampuli, the price surge could largely be … Read more →
12-year-old boy gains admission into SHS
Posted on | CommentA 12-year-old boy won the heart of a cabinet minister for gaining admission into a senior high school with aggregate eight – but a Municipal Chief Executive, unenthused about the boy’s rare feat, rubbished a move by the media to … Read more →
Over 100 Prempeh College students face dismissal for poor performance
Posted on | CommentMore than 100 students have been withdrawn or will be repeated by school authorities at Prempeh College in Kumasi for non-performance following implementation of government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. The affected students have been served with letters notifying … Read more →
STC pays $700,000 to govt to defray loan for buses
Posted on | CommentThe State Transport Company (STC) has presented $700,000 to the government as the first tranche payment for the 50 buses that the government bought for the company in October last year. The Managing Director of the STC, Nana Akomea, told … Read more →
SHS Student dies after aborting 7-month old pregnancy
Posted on | CommentObrakyire Senior High Technical School in the Central Region has lost one of their students in an attempt to abort a seven month old pregnancy. Nineteen-Year-old Edina Ashabie died at the Agona Swedru Government Hospital where she was sent for … Read more →
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