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February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

ECG Blames 80% Of GHS1.9bn Losses On Cedi Depreciation

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has attributed approximately 80 percent of the company's financial losses to the depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi. According to the Auditor General’s report, state power distributors generated a

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

Timing Of Ministerial Reshuffling Problematic – Kwadwo Mpiani

A former Chief of Staff under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Kwadwo Mpiani, has raised concerns about the timing of President Akufo-Addo's ministerial reshuffling with barely ten months to a general election. Mr Mpiani expressed reservations, noting that while the President has

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

GWCL Announces 48 Hours Disruption In Water Supply In Somanya, Environs

Some residents of Somanya and its environs will have to ration their water as the Ghana Water Company plans to shut down one of its plants in Kpong that serves the Krobo-Somanya area. According to the company, the move is to

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

AFCON 2023: Ghana Spent $3m – Sports Minister

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has revealed that $3 million was spent for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Speaking on the floor of parliament in Accra on Wednesday, Mr Ussif said the amount was out of

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024

Nigerian Ex-President Buhari’s Signature Forged To Withdraw $6m, Court Hears

Nigeria is seeking Interpol's help to arrest three suspects who allegedly stole $6.2m (£4.9m) from the central bank, using the forged signature of then-President Muhammadu Buhari. Authorities believe that the suspects conspired with Nigeria's former central bank chief Godwin Emefiele. He

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Akufo-Addo Removes Ofori-Atta, Agyeman Manu; Oppong Nkrumah Moved To Works and Housing

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has removed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta in a major ministerial reshuffle announced on Wednesday, February 14. Approximately 13 current ministers of state, including 10 cabinet ministers and two regional ministers, have been affected by

February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

I’m A Hairdresser Not A Military Recruit – Woman In Viral Recruitment Photos

Lydia Wiafe, a 41-year-old hairdresser from Ejisu Apromase in the Ashanti Region has expressed distress and fear after images depicting her in military attire went viral on social media. Lydia Wiafe vehemently denies any connection to the photos and insists she

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Push For Removal Of Taxes By Minority MPs A Political Gimmick – Stephen Amoah

The Majority in Parliament has described moves by the NDC Minority to introduce a private members bill to repeal a raft of taxes, which the Vice President committed to abolish if he is elected president, as political gimmick. This was after

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Teenage Pregnancy Rate Increases To 15% In 2022, From Previous 14% In 2014 – GSS

The 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) by the Ghana Statistical Service has indicated a rise in the rate of teenage pregnancy by 1% from 14% in 2014 GDHS to 15% in the 2022 GDHS. In other words, 2 in

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Let’s Invest In Agric And Not Beauty Pageants – Prof Agyei Frimpong

Associate Professor of Soil Fertility at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Kwame Agyei Frimpong, has expressed deep concerns about the lack of investments in the agricultural sector. He further lamented the huge investments pumped into beauty pageants and musical