The Omanhene of Asokore Asante in the Ashanti Region, Nana Dr. S.K.B. Asante, has charged government to begin consulting and involving chiefs in the issuance of licences to Artisanal and Small-Scale miners in particular.
According to the astute legal luminary, chiefs are the best way to provide legitimate advice and...
Last week Barclays bank launched its maiden Barclays Africa Group Financial Markets Index which had Ghana ranking in the index that ranked the maturity, openness and accessibility of 17 markets in Africa based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria.
Ghana ranked below South Africa, Mauritius, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia and Kenya...
Vodafone has taken its approach to rewarding customers to another level with the launch of a spin and win game dubbed ‘Yen di Agoro’.
The promotion is further proof of the telecom company’s essence as Ghana’s leading digital company - offering customers confidence and optimism for the future. Yen di...
Recognised for its hard work and dedication by all standards in the oil and gas industry, the Rigworld Group received seven slots for major nominations for the 4th Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) ceremony.
With a team of highly trained and experienced men and women who go to every...
Government is keenly planning to embark on a Ministries Department and Agencies (MDA) Solar Rooftop Programme from 2018, Mr Mustapha Abdul Hamid, Minister of Information, has said.
The programme dubbed: “Government Goes Solar” will ensure that, government institutions switch to renewable energy to reduce Government’s expenditure on utilities.
The “Government Goes...
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) says it has expanded its switchyard at the Bui Generation Station (GS) to accommodate 250MW of solar-generated power.
“BPA will be the first hybrid generation plant by the end of 2018, combining hydro and solar power generation,” its Chief Executive Officer Mr Fred Oware, told...
A 100-million Euro bilateral investment and reform partnership agreement to promote private investment in renewable energy and vocational training in Ghana have been signed between Ghana and Germany.
The agreement which forms part of Germany's G-20 Compact with Africa for sustainable economic development is also geared towards improving conditions for...
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is expecting no significant changes in the prices of fuel at the pumps during the Christmas period.
A statement signed by IES Principal Research Analyst Richmond Rockson on said the reasons is “due to the fairly stable price of both Crude oil and refined...
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has cautioned government of the risk of huge subsidy debts and its potential to hurt the economy and collapse the energy sector of the economy should government resume paying petroleum levies.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is planning to use proceeds of the Price Stabilisation...
First National Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of the FirstRand group of South Africa, has introduced its merchant-acquiring solution into Ghana. Commonly known as a Point of Sale (PoS) device, this will be available to all qualifying businesses such as retail outlets, fuel stations, restaurants, churches etc.
As one of the...