GENERAL NEWS

The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has urged Ghanaians to unite behind the government as it takes steps to resolve the country’s economic challenges.   In a Christmas message, she assured Ghanaians that the coming year will bring enormous socioeconomic growth.   The Chief of Staff said, “We all …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has declared that the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has an unmatched record in terms of public infrastructure in the history of Ghana. According to him, in the last six years, the government he has served as Vice President in has undertaken among …

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has commissioned the Savelugu Rice Processing Factory under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative in the Northern Region.     The factory which was funded by the African Development (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is expected to …

Ghana’s Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Boniface Gambila has confirmed he was summoned by the Burkinabe government over comments by President Akufo-Addo about the country’s alliance with Russia. Speaking on The Pulse on JoyNews, he stated that he was summoned to explain the intent behind President Akufo-Addo’s comment while speaking to …

As a form of expression of its disgust against the shooting of the military generals in 1979, the Federal Republic of Nigeria under the leadership of then General Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo threatened to cut gas supply to Ghana which had Jerry John Rawlings as head of state. …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced a complete reversal of the discount on the Free on Board (FOB) value of general goods and Home Delivery Value (HDV) on vehicles from January 1, 2023. This means importers will not enjoy anymore 10% discount on vehicles and 30% discount on all …

The President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo has threatened to sack any deputy minister who is found to be disloyal to their sector ministers. Speaking at the swearing-in of new Gender Minister, Lariba Zuweira Abudu and Fransisca Oteng Mensa as deputy, he explained that it is a deputy minister’s duty to support …

In Ghana, road accidents account for many deaths each year. According to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Ghana Police Service, between January and November this year, 13,675 road crashes were documented in Ghana. These crashes resulted in 2,171 deaths, while 14,239 were injured. Some of the major …

The University of Ghana has been ranked Ghana’s topmost university for the year 2022, and ranked 1,124th in the world ranks. The ranking which was done by Webometrics.com is aimed at promoting web publication and their primary target is to support Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and …

UK based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is predicting about 22% depreciation of the cedi to the dollar in 2023. This will rank the local currency as the 3rd weakest performing currency on the African continent, according to its Africa Outlook 2023 Report. The EIU expects the exchange-rate weakness to continue …