NEWS

The Ghana cedi lost about 1.94% value to the US dollar last week to trade at an average of ¢13.0. The local currency closed the week at an indicative rate of ¢11.01/$1 on the interbank market. It also posted a week-on-week depreciation of 1.94% against the pound and 1.83% vs. the euro on the retail market. This was despite increased ...

A delegation from the Ghana Prisons Service on Friday, 24th February, 2023 paid a visit to the family house of the late Ghanaian international footballer Christian Atsu Twasam to commiserate with the family. The delegation was led by the Director of Prisons in charge of Welfare, Mrs. Joana Fofo Tackie – Otoo who represented the Director General of Prisons and ...

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has disclosed that the prosecution in the Aisha Huang trial is determined to secure a favourable outcome to send a strong signal that the Ghanaian law will be applied when one falls foul. The Chinese galamsey kingpin is being prosecuted by the state for sneaking into the country and engaging in ...

The University of Cape Coast has denied media reports that the questions for the Police Promotional Examination organised by the Department of Forensic Sciences of the University, leaked before the Exams were written. “No part of the Ghana Police Promotional examination questions written on the 13th of February, 2023, were leaked to any candidate,” the management of UCC said in ...

The Minority Caucus in parliament has said the continued snubbing of the legislature’s invitations by the Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has reached intolerable levels and, thus, intends to haul her before the Privileges Committee if she repeats her snubbish conduct. The Ranking Member of the Defence and Interior Committee, Mr James Agalga, told the media that ...

The German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, who advised the Akufo-Addo administration to cut its expenditure and the size of the government, has been told to be specific in the areas he wants the government to reduce spending. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Pius Enam Hadzide indicated that the easiest thing to do is to ...

Opposition parties have walked out of the venue where results from Nigeria’s tightly contested presidential elections are being announced. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party have claimed there is a lack of transparency with the new electronic voter system. This is the first national election where an electronic device has been used to accredit voters. ...

The Coaltar District of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has expressed profound gratitude to the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for what they describe as a “touching gesture” to the Church. The Vice President, who pledged to contribute to the Presbyterian Church’s decision to build legacy centenary anniversary projects, is building a classroom block for Kwaboanta JHS in the Ayensuano District, in ...

Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare some of the results of Saturday’s elections null and void and hold fresh elections on March 4. He said some of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices and the servers introduced for the elections have ...

Prices of petrol and diesel are expected to fall between 3.7% and 4.04% per litre, beginning Thursday March 1, 2023. According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), this follows a decline in the prices of the products on the world market, despite a marginal depreciation of the cedi to the dollar during the period. “These expected drop in prices ...