Telecommunication giants MTN Ghana Limited has announced a $1billion investment plan to address network challenges across the country especially in rural communities. According to the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Mobile Money -a subsidiary of the company, Mr. Eli Hini, the plan is part of activities aimed at improving and maintaining network leadership by 2025 in line with Ghana’s digital ...

The military government in Mali has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of a “neo-colonial, paternalistic and condescending” attitude. The junta asked Mr Macron to stop his criticism of the Malian army and stirring “ethnic hatred”. It follows Mr Macron’s remarks last week during his tour in West Africa that regional states had the responsibility to ensure Malian people can “express ...

The Minority in Parliament has warned that the legal dispute between ENI/Vitol and Springfield Ghana may lead to a $7 billion dollar judgment debt. ENI/Vitol challenged a decision of then Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, for a Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement with Springfield Ghana, at the Sankofa and Afina fields. A legal tussle subsequently ensued, with ENI/Vitol eventually initiating ...

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Samuel Nartey George, has asked the government to put on hold the fee collection for the SIM re-registration exercise until Parliament endorses the decision to charge fees. As far as Parliament is concerned, no approval has been given for fees to be charged by the government therefore, any attempt to take money from the people ...

The District Chief Executive for Ellembelle, Kwesi Bonzoh has stated that the relocation from the official bungalow by the Nkroful District magistrate was not due to galamsey activities. The Regional Administrative Officer in the Western Region in a letter dated 14th July 2022 and addressed to the District Chief Executive disclosed that the Nkroful District Magistrate relocated from her bungalow ...

The Minister for Communication and digitalization, hon Ursula Owusu Ekuful has assured that some communities in Wassa Amenfi East of the Western Region will soon enjoy uninterrupted communication network and internet service after she was dragged to Parliament. The communication minister made the assurance on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, 26th July, 2022, after the Wassa Amenfi East MP, ...

A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Lord Mensah has asked the government to give Ghanaians tax incentives in the mid-year budget review following the rising rate of inflation which currently stands at 29.8 per cent in June 2022, up from the 27.6 per cent recorded in May same year. Prof Lord Mensah said he also expects that ...

Vice President of Imani Africa, Mr Bright Simons has said, ahead of the mid year budget review by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta today Monday, July 25, the Minister must admit failings with some of the policies that were resisted in Parliament especially the e-levy. Speaking in an interview with TV3 ahead of the budget review, on Thursday July ...

The government will use today’s mid-year budget review (MYBR) to address the myriad of challenges facing the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programme that was introduced in 2018 to provide jobs for the teaming youth. It is expected that it would announce a comprehensive exercise to integrate the beneficiaries into the YouStart programme, another initiative of the government. The exercise would ...

The government will use the mid-year budget review (MYBR) to be presented Monday, July 25 to rally the nation behind a prospective programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is intended to improve upon the country’s balance of payment (BOP) and fast track the economic recovery. It would also use the opportunity to call for a non-partisan support for ...