The Ministry of Interior has by Executive Instrument imposed a curfew on Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East Region. The curfew takes effect from 4:00pm to 6:00am Wednesday 24th November, 2021. In a press release, the Ministry indicated that the imposition has been as a result of insecurity in the Municipality and subsequently advised by the Upper East ...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the request of the Ghana Football Association to admit fans for Sunday’s TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup play-off 1st leg clash between Ghanaian Champions Accra Hearts of Oak and Algerian side JS Saoura at the Accra Sports stadium. Ten Thousand spectators will be granted entry into the Accra Sports stadium for the crucial ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it will publish a list of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and their managers who have defaulted in the payment of taxes if “satisfactory arrangements are not made to settle outstanding tax liabilities by Friday, 3 December 2021.” According to the GRA, it will also continue enforcement actions including garnisheeing of accounts, sealing ...

Headmaster of Keta Senior High Technical School (Ketasco) and the contestants are confident they will beat Prempeh College and Presec to win the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz contest. “We came here purposely for the trophy and we are not leaving here without the trophy,” a contestant said. Ketasco qualified to the finals of the NSMQ for the first time in the ...

Policy Think Tank, Danquah Institute (DI), has waded in on the debate on the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) saying the move will rack in revenue to propel development. During a Press Conference in Accra on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, the Institute stated that if the government has projected to raise GHC6.9 billion in 2022 from the E-levy when rolled out, ...

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms Mette Frederiksen, on Wednesday, 24th November 2021, paid a courtesy call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House to commence her two-day official visit to Ghana. Her visit to Ghana forms part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Ghana. The Danish Prime Minister and Nana ...

A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has noted that ignorant and clueless party foot-solders benefit from the government’s entrepreneurship programmes more than the other skilled, qualified Ghanaian youths. This, he said, must be nipped in the bud as part of efforts to create the right enabling environment for young entrepreneurs to survive. He was reacting to comments ...

Ckrowd secured new investments from EEFP and angel investor group to create more revenues for Africa’s creative market and foster new jobs opportunities for the youth.     24 November, London, UK:  Ckrowd, Africa’s most preferred and premium content streaming platform, has secured a $60,000 of pre-seed funding and $100,000 export grant investment, respectively from an international angel investor group, as well as backing from ...

Railways Development Minister John Peter Amewu has said it will not be possible to build any sky trains in Ghana in the near future contrary to earlier promises by the Akufo-Addo government to that effect. In November 2018, the first Akufo-Addo government signed an agreement with a South African group, Africa Investment (Ai) SkyTrain Consortium, for the construction of the ...

Manchester United have held initial talks with Ernesto Valverde as they continue their search for an interim manager to take charge until the end of the season. Valverde is one of a number of potential candidates to have spoken with United, and it is understood other prominent managers are in the frame for the role. United are conducting a thorough ...