President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday inaugurated the 13-member reconstituted Board of the Ghana Boundary Commission (GBC), urging the body to ensure the speedy demarcation of the country’s land and maritime borders to stem conflict with Ghana’s neighbours. Chaired by Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the Board includes Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister
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President Akufo-Addo commissions 6.5-megawatt solar power plant
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, October 10, 2020 commissioned a 6.5-megawatt solar power plant, located in Lawra in the Upper West Region. It will be recalled that on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, the President was in Kaleo, in the Nadowli District, to cut the sod for the construction of two solar power projects, one in
Read morePay us or lose our votes – Menzgold customers threaten Akufo-Addo
Some aggrieved customers of Menzgold have called on the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to provide a timeline for the payment of their locked-up funds or risk losing their votes. The aggrieved Menzgold members have given the government by the close of October 12, 2020, to decide their fate. The aggrieved depositors say their woes have been ignored by the government
Read moreBoG scales up efforts to protect banks from cyber attack
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has intensified efforts to protect banks and other financial institutions from possible cyber attacks following the surge in the use of the internet to transact businesses. Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, 2nd Deputy Governor of the BoG said the approach of the regulator to addressing cyber risks in the banking and payments ecosystem
Read moreTransforming Ghana Beyond Aid: Key for next NPP government
The government under the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the last three and half years have stabilised and prudently managed the economy, Prince Appiah Debrah, Parliamentary Candidate for Klotey Korley Constituency has stated. He said the NPP government under the dynamic leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo through a strong economic management team has
Read more232 out of 260 1D1F factories on track – Alan Kyerematen
Government says 232 out of 260 factories under its flagship 1D1F industrialization program are near completion with some operating at full capacity. Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen who announced this at the Nation Building Updates held in Accra on Thursday, September 8, 2020 also disclosed that “through the 1D1F government’s initiative, 76 projects have
Read moreKantanka automobile building fingerprint car ignition
The world is advancing in terms of car technology. In the same fashion, Ghana’s own car making company, Kantanka Automobile Limited is also bringing in the latest technological advancement in the vehicles they produce. Recently, Kantanka Automobile produced its own electronic vehicle which is yet to hit the market. Now, the company is in the
Read moreGH¢3.5 billion spent on Office of Government Machinery
The Office of Government Machinery last year spent a total of GH¢3.5 billion on the implementation of its various programmes and activities. Employee Compensation took GH¢140.8 million; Goods and Services – GH¢3.3 billion, while GH¢55.49 million was spent on assets. Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, Chairman of the Finance Committee, announced this when he presented the Committee’s Report
Read moreWorld Bank approves $315m to Ghana
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$315 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support job creation, skills development and digital transformation in Ghana. The package includes US$200 million for the Ghana Jobs and Skills Project and an additional financing of US$115 million for the eTransform Ghana Project. “The two projects
Read moreGN license revocation: Bank of Ghana gets another adjournment, delays case
The lawyers for the Bank of Ghana have on Thursday secured a further adjournment in the GN Savings and Loans licence revocation case. This follows two earlier adjournments in the case within 7 days. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and two other shareholders of GN Savings have been in Court since August 2019 to challenge the Bank of Ghana’s decision to
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