Some oil marketing companies have started increasing the prices of petroleum products at the pumps from today, July 16, 2025. Major player, GOIL is selling a litre of petrol for GH₵12.88 from its old price of GH₵12.07. Diesel has gone up from GH₵13.20 to GH₵14.38. Market Leader Star Oil has also increased its prices, selling…
Two nursing mothers and six pregnant teenagers are among the 1,295 currently sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Sissala East Municipality. There were also six absentees, comprising three girls and three boys who had dropped out of school and two girls who also dropped out, with one girl reported to have…
Executive Chairman of AB & David Law, David Ofosu-Dorte, has raised concerns about the potential for large-scale dollar dumping in Ghana’s financial markets as the cedi continues its recent appreciation against the US currency. The warning comes amid mixed reactions to the pace of economic adjustments following the cedi’s recovery. Speaking during an analysis segment…
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer of Mobile Money Limited, Godwin Tamakloe, has disclosed that the company blocks more than 400,000 fraudulent text messages each day as part of efforts to curb the growing menace of mobile money scams. Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Channel One TV on Friday, May 2, he explained that the mobile money platform…
China says it is “currently assessing” proposals by the United States to begin trade talks, in a subtle tone shift that could open the door for negotiations. A spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry said in a Friday statement that “the US has recently sent multiple messages to China through relevant parties, hoping to start talks…
The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has registered a strong protest against what it describes as the unilateral and disrespectful conduct of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) during this year’s May Day Parade in Accra. In a letter dated May 1, 2025, and addressed to the Secretary-General of the TUC, the GFL said it was…
CEO of COCOBOD, Dr. Randy Abbey, has raised concerns over the use of loans secured for the rehabilitation of cocoa farms affected by diseases. A loan of 263 million dollars was contracted for the rehabilitation of 156000 hectares of cocoa farms. But only 40000 hectares were completed at the time of taking over affairs at COCOBOD….
The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) is calling for stronger collaboration among Ghana and its neighboring countries to resolve persistent payment challenges that are contributing to a regional gas supply deficit. Ghanaian fashion According to WAPCo, tackling these financial bottlenecks is critical to ensuring a reliable minimum base load to support power generation and…
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has inaugurated a nine-member board for the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The board is chaired by George Ricketts Hagan, a former Deputy Finance Minister, and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South. Other members include the Commissioner of the GRA, Anthony Sarpong, Member of Parliament for Madina,…
The government has announced plans to develop a comprehensive indigenous framework for the management of Ghana’s natural resources in the coming months. This move comes in the wake of the recent standoff involving the exit of Goldfields from the Damang mine, where the company had operated for nearly 30 years under the same license. According…
