Samuel Abu Jinapor, the minister of lands and natural resources, has addressed the President’s remarks on Akonta Mining. He said that the President’s statement concerning the company was really an assurance that Akonta Mining was not currently involved in any illegal mining at the time he made it. At the …

The government has designated January 9, 2023, as a public holiday through the Interior Minister. In a statement, the Ministry highlighted that Monday was designated a holiday since Constitution Day, which is observed on January 7, occurs on a weekend. “In view of the fact that 7th January, 2023 falls …

The National Chief Imam’s Office has requested that the Inspector General of Police, the National Security apparatus, and the country’s Christian community summon Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah to order and tell him to cease using the chief Imam’s name as a topic of his prophesies. The Chief Imam’s office claims …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) allowed increase in the daily and monthly transaction limitations as well as the maximum wallet balances have been applied by MTN Mobile Money (MoMo). Customers having Daily Transaction Limitations of GHC 1,000, GHC 5,000, and GHC 10,000 now have limits of GHC 2,000, GHC 10,000, …

The Save Our Lives Ghana orphanage facility, located in Anwiankwanta in the Bekwai municipal in the Ashanti region, has received food donations and sweets from the USA-based Frank Kapo Foundation. Bags of rice, cooking oil, canned goods, shoes, tissues, clothing, diapers, hand sanitizers, soaps, and an undisclosed sum of money …

Dr Yaw Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has ordered the University of Ghana (UG) to abide by the 15 percent fee increase that was authorized by Parliament. The instruction was given during a meeting on January 5, 2023, with the administration of various public universities and the Ghana Tertiary Education …

The president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has defended Akonta Mining Company Limited by asserting that the company is not involved in galamsey, or illicit mining. The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, owns Akonta Mining, which has made headlines for …

Dr. Daniel Mchkorley, a Ghanaian business tycoon and the CEO of the McDan Group of Companies, is pushing the One District One Factory project and the government to accelerate industrialisation. The renowned business tycoon lavished praise on the 1D1F initiative, which has the potential to transform Ghana’s economy, calling it …

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, and the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutuwm, will be meeting to discuss the protests over the fee hike. The University of Ghana and other public universities have come under fire from the student body for allegedly …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for the development of a progressive, affluent Ghana and has made a plea for the improvement of ties between the Church and the State. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Our nation relies on you (the Church) to form your congregants …