Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, daughter of President Akufo-Addo has strongly denied reports that she was given $25 million to beautify parts of Accra. Some allegations on Social Media indicated that Gyankroma Akufo-Addo denies receiving $25m to paint Accrag had been given $25 million to paint parts of the capital city. But in a statement responding to the allegation, the daughter of the ...

Pru East Member of Parliament, Dr Kwabena Donkor has said the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) risks going bankrupt. He attributed this to the decision by the management of the GNPC to engage in activities outside of its mandate. Dr Donkor said this while supporting a motion to adopt he report of the Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State ...

The government has suspended the subsidy on Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) until further notice, effective November 1, 2022. According to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), the move is in line with the directive from the Ministry of Energy as an interim measure to ease the financial burden on the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Account (PSRA). “The Policy directive takes into ...

The Minority in Parliament is asking the government to use part of the over GH¢8 billion revenue accrued from petroleum products to cushion petroleum consumers against the current price hikes. The Minority says the government has received over GH¢8 billion from petroleum resources in less than 3 months, as against its GH¢6 billion projection for the year. Speaking to journalists ...

The President of IMANI Africa, Franklyn Cudjoe has called on the Special Prosecutor to investigate the alleged incident involving a wealthy businessman who attempted to influence the legislators who called for the Finance Minister’s dismissal. According to him, the action of the said businessman flies in the face of the laws of the country. Thus, the issue must be investigated ...

Mohammed Kudus was named man of the match for his outstanding performance for Ajax, who beat Scottish side Rangers 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night.  Kudus scored and assisted, as he did when the two teams met in the first round of group games in September. He was also named man of the match. The Ghana international set ...

Sekondi-Takoradi Zonal Association of Sachet Water Producers have agreed to sell a bag at GH¢8 instead of the announced GH¢10. The Association says the measure is to ensure that there is no buyer apathy but that their customers are able to continue to purchase in high volumes. The decision was arrived at after a crunch meeting on Tuesday, November 1 ...

According to reports, documented accounts from Ifeanyi’s nanny and the chef in Davido’s Banana Island home suggest they are yet to take responsibility for 3-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke’s death. Nigeria’s Linda Ikeji wrote that a source close to the tragic incident said the nanny was with Ifeanyi when the chef arrived. The nanny was said to have moved slightly away from them ...

Some passengers have been agitating after an overnight increase in transport fares brought on by the most recent increase in fuel prices. Drivers in the Greater Accra Region on Wednesday morning adjusted their prices higher following the increment of fuel prices on November 1. Transport fares had been increased by 19 percent last week. This week, the price of diesel ...

The management of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) has said its workers rejected a 22 percent increment in salaries, saying it was insufficient. The company felt this increment should have been welcomed by the agitating workers. In a statement, VALCO said, the union executives, made an initial demand of a 62 percent salary increment to the Management of VALCO, and ...