Shea farmers and processors in the Northern Region have called for revamping the Presidential Special Support for Shea-nut, an initiative aimed at guaranteeing export earnings from the Shea commodity.
Shea has the potential to generate more foreign exchange for the country and also provide jobs for the teeming youth, as...
Ouided Bouchamaoui, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Co-Laureate, has warned that Africa’s growing youth population could be a plus for Africa or a political time-bomb. This, according to her, depends on how leaders anticipate the future.
In remarks she made at the African Development Bank’s Eminent Speaker Series seminar on...
The 2018 Work Programme of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is expected to be approved soon, following the laying of paper on the floor of parliament.
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei-Owusu, has subsequently referred the work programme to the Mines and Energy Committee for consideration and...
Government’s plan to eliminate any hazardous or infectious diseases at the country’s ports through import decontamination is on track, Sen Korhan Muharrem, Chief Engineer at LCB Worldwide-the contracting firm to undertake the exercise, has indicated.
He said the company has started constructing scanner-like tunnels at the various gates of Tema...
A member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has called on government to ensure transparency in the process leading to selection of a local partner for ExxonMobil in the Deep-Water Cape Three Points (DWCTP) oil contract.
The contract, signed last week, has ExxonMobil - the...
Brussels Airlines, a unit of Lufthansa, has introduced a new promo dubbed “Super Fares” in its bid to increase passengers for the Ghana Europe route.
The Super Fares which is an Europe promo is ongoing from now until 17 February 2018.
Brussels has seen air fares cut down by between 10...
Mr. Alhassan Andani, Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, has cautioned up-and-coming small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with business ideas not to rush to commercial banks for financial assistance, as they could stifle their ideas.
“Be careful who you talk to about your business ideas; because while people may come up...
There’s no gainsaying that food, agriculture and agribusiness have a substantial economic, financial, social, and environmental pawmark. According to Mckinsey, the $5 trillion Agribusiness industry represents 10 percent of global consumer spending, and 40 percent of employment. The Word Bank gives the industry 10% of global GDP (barring any...
The Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) West Africa and WaterAid Ghana are jointly organising the Power of Partnership Conference. The Conference is aimed at harnessing partnership opportunities that will help accelerate Ghana’s efforts at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
According to the Country Director of WaterAid Ghana, Abdul-Nashiru...
Despite efforts to clamp down on all human activities within the Bui Hydroelectric Dam enclave, illegal mining and logging continue to thrive in the area - posing a threat to safety of the national asset, B&FT has gathered.
According to the Chief of Bui Resettlement Camp, Nana Kwadwo Wuo II,...