The Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) public relations officer has countered criticism from the minority in Parliament by praising the Akufo-Addo government’s achievements in the cocoa sector. Fiifi Boafo used a 58% increase in the cocoa producer price as evidence in a Citi TV interview to defend the government against claims …

MTN Ghana on Monday April 8 donates to Ashanti Regional Chief Imam ahead of Eid Celebration at the Kumasi Central Mosque. The telecommunications giant claims that the gesture also serves to commend Muslims in Ghana for their successful 30-day fast, which was emulated globally. MTN donated a sheep, bags of rice, cooking …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announced the significant advancements being made by Ghanaian products under the African Continental Free Trade Area’s Guide Trade Initiative during the State visit of Guinea-Bissau’s President, Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló. President Akufo-Addo stated that following the initial implementation of the Guided …

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) made accusations against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for allegedly failing to follow load management directives. The ECG has responded to these claims. Concerning ECG’s compliance with load management instructions from GRIDCo’s System Control Centre (SCC), GRIDCo virtually accused the power distributor of being …

The Cocoa Farmers Cooperative Association is pressing for higher farm gate prices, threatening to withhold the sale of their cocoa beans to the government. The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), on behalf of the government, declared that for the duration of the 2023–2024 cocoa season, the producer price of cocoa will …

Amidst the scandalous expose by the Fourth Estate exposing the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat’s arbitrary and biased scholarship awarding process, the Minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate suspension of Dr. Kingsley Agyemang. The NDC lawmakers claim that both locally and internationally, concerned Ghanaians have confirmed the Fourth Estate’s findings. They …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) denied rumors that have been going around that there are continuous power outages, or “dumsor,” in the nation. ECG and Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy, both insist that the power distributor is not putting load shedding into effect despite calls for …

Referring to certain minority MPs as “hooligans” during the #OccupyBoG protest in October of last year has been denounced by Dr. Ernest Addison, the governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). Dr. Addison explained that a foreign media outlet that first covered the story provided the reported description, not him. …

According to John Jinapor a member of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, the main cause of the nation’s persistently unstable power supply is a lack of fuel for thermal power plants. The Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, Jinapor, revealed during an appearance on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem that …

For the 2024–2025 academic year, the MTN Ghana Foundation is accepting applications for its Bright Scholarship program from students seeking undergraduate degrees, vocational training, or technical skills training at any of Ghana’s public tertiary institutions. The deadline for applicants to submit their applications is May 31, 2024. Applicants must be …