The request by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) for an extension of the deadline on the SSNIT biometric registration will not be granted, the deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng has stated. NAGRAT has been on a collision course with government following an announcement that teachers who defaulted in getting their biometric data captured by SSNIT would forfeit their ...

A pastor in Uganda has denied burning bibles, a pentecostal group has said. The National Fellowship Of Born Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda (NFBPC) said it met Pastor Aloysious Bugingo on Sunday after becoming “greatly alarmed” by reports that he was “leading a campaign to burn Bibles”. A video emerged recently on social media of the pastor purportedly condemning the ...

AMG Business CEO Criss Waddle in a latest interview has disclosed people on social media disrespected Yvonne Okoro after he spoke about their friendship on radio. The Biegya hitmaker talking on Hitz FM talked about his label, his love life and music. Here is some highlights from the interview! Interviewer: What’s the ‘Letter To YO’ song about? Criss Waddle: It ...

Nairobi – Kenyan political parties have reportedly been given a five-day extension to nominate their candidates for the upcoming general elections in August, after a successful court ruling. According to BBC, the primaries must now be held by May 1, after a successful court challenge to extend the April 26 deadline. During the court challenge, the east African country’s political ...

Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association Ibrahim Sannie Daara has revealed that one of the targets for new Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah will be to qualify the team to the World Cup in Russia 2018. The Stars have began their qualifying campaign to the world cup poorly only managing a point from their opening two games, and ...

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority says it is doing all in its power to take advantage of Tema Port’s strategic location in the maritime world. According to the General Manager of Personnel and Administration of GPHA, Kumi Adjei Sam, the port is being developed to position it as the centre of tourism on the continent. “The concept is that ...

Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase’s recent comments about her unborn child are “racist” and has given her backing to a full investigation. Nastase, a former world number one, was heard speculating whether Williams’ child would be “chocolate with milk?” “It disappoints me to know we live in a society where people like Ilie Nastase can make such racist comments,” Williams ...

IMANI Ghana says it is extremely disappointed in shocking conclusions reached by former Power Minister in his long response over the AMERI scandal. Dr. Kwabena Donkor in response to IMANI and Bright Simons’ relentless campaign for the $510 million AMERI power deal which they say cost Ghana $150 million even by the most liberal and generous calculations, produced a 94-page ...

Organised Labour will on Wednesday, April 26, hold a forum on its theme for the 2017 May Day celebration; “Ghana @60: Mobilizing for Ghana’s Future through the creation of Decent Jobs”. The forum to be held at the Mensvic Grand Hotel, East Legon, Accra, will precede national and regional parades to celebrate workers in Ghana and millions around the world ...

Imports from the Africa region to Ghana in 2016 amounted to 3.2 million metric tonnes. This represented an increase of 1.1 million metric tonnes or 57% increase over the 2015 figure. The Ghana Shippers Authority’s shipping quarter and outlook cites major items imported from the Africa regions as liquid bulk cargoes mainly crude oil, LPG and petroleum products. Liquid bulk ...