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Alan Kyerematen resigns as Trade Minister

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, the minister of trade, has left the cabinet. The minister submitted his letter of resignation to President Nana Akufo-Addo on January 5, 2023, according to many people close to him. There have long been rumors that the person known as “Alan Cash” wants to run for …

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Government declares January 9 a public holiday

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 …

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MTN MoMo transaction limits increased

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, …

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Frank Kapo Foundation supports Save Our Lives Orphanage home

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 …

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President Akufo-Addo defends Wontumi Akonta Mining

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 …

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McDan praises government over 1D1F

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 …

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Dr Adutwum to meet NUGS and GTEC over new fees

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 …

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