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The embattled CEO of troubled gold trading firm Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah cannot be extradited to Ghana immediately despite winning a case of fraud brought against him in the United Arab Emirates, the government has said. A government delegation dispatched to the UAE in January to facilitate the extradition Mr Mensah to Ghana returned to Accra without him. ...

By order of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), the Power Distribution Services (PDS) Ghana Ltd. will cut off power in parts of the country. The request was ordered to enable GRIDcCo to construct a 330kV overhead line between Kumasi and Aboadze. The power outage will last for six consecutive days – from Thursday, 11th April – Wednesday, 17th April. Lights ...

One of the daunting challenges confronting Ghana, especially, managers of its educational system, is the lack of adequately suitable classrooms for all children to sit and learn. This challenge, which is very prevalent at the basic school level, has led to many schools where there is lack of infrastructure, to set up classes under trees to provide teaching and learning ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Samuel Kobina Annim as the substantive government statistician. Mr. Annim takes over from David Kombat who was in an acting position. Mr. Kombat will be returning to his former role as Director of Communication. Brief profile of Samuel Kobina Annim Prior to his appointment, Samuel Kobina Annim, was an Associate Professor of applied ...

Former President John Jerry Rawlings has declined government’s offer to rename the University of Development Studies (UDS) in the Upper West region after him. The request to rename the university after the former military dictator was made known in the new Public Universities draft bill. Other universities to be renamed include Legon-based University of Professional Studies to be renamed after ...

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) security team will not hesitate to shoot and kill any person or group of persons who attempt to destroy any property belonging to the company. The warning follows a recent attempt by some unscrupulous persons to burn pipelines in the Tema power enclave and the cutting down of a pylon belonging to GRIDCo within ...

Government has attributed the inability of some firms awarded oil blocks to meet targets to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) ruling as it reviews dormant petroleum agreements for termination. Answering questions on the floor of Parliament Tuesday standing in the name of Adansi Asokwa MP KT Hammond, a deputy Energy minister Owureku Aidoo said five ...

Ghanaian media personality, Berla Mundi has been confirmed as moderator for the Mzuzah Technology/Sustainability Panel at the 16th Annual African Economic Forum scheduled to hold at the Colombia University, United States, later this week. The media personality will be interacting with CEOs from some of the world’s largest technology companies on the theme: ‘The Role of Technology in Sustainability; Innovative ...

The CEO of Menzgold Nana Appiah Mensah popularly known as NAM 1 has won his court case in Dubai. The court which pronounced judgment Tuesday morning has also ordered the company, with which he had issues, to pay him all outstanding debts, Starrfm.com.gh has learnt. NAM 1 has been in Dubai cells since November 2018 over a gold deal gone ...

The Member of Parliament for Efutu, Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on stakeholders in the impasse at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), to adopt a reconciliatory path to bring to an end to the crisis at the school. The University, located in Winneba in the Efutu Constituency, in the Central Region, has been closed down for nearly a month ...