Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has licenced KGL Technology Limited, the parent company of Keed Ghana Limited - which is a wholly Ghanaian-owned entity combining local expertise across diverse fields, as a digital/online lottery operator. The licence was presented to KGL Technology Limited by the authority’s Board Chairman, Togbe Francis...
People living along the banks of the Odaw River, Circle, have been given a 48-hour ultimatum to move their makeshift structures without delay or face eviction by the city authorities - Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). The directive is to facilitate the on-going dredging works in the Odaw by Dredge Masters...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and Mastercard Foundation have initiated a programme dubbed Young Africa Works to create some 39,000 jobs for the youth through entrepreneurship. The three-year programme is an entrepreneurship development and employment programme targeted at young people, particularly young women, in Ghana. The project...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued its preliminary comment on the mid-year budget review and says the measures announced by the Minister for Finance in the mid-year budget review have come at the right time. “TUC fully supports these initiatives and is ready to work with government and all...
Stanbic Bank has revamped its systems to make all banking service requests accessible through its digital banking platforms. As a result, customers of the bank can make all their service requests via the bank’s various online banking channels rather than visiting a branch. The enhanced platforms include Stanbic Bank ATMs,...
West Hills Mall has consolidated its ranking as Accra’s most alluring destination for hot, ready-to-eat foods with the opening at its popular food court of one of the country’s classiest patisseries - the ‘New York Sizzlers Pastries & Ice Cream’. The mall’s food court, already the toast of patrons from...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the commencement of the Tamale water supply project in the Northern Region. The project is being undertaken with a US$223 million credit facility from the UK Export Finance and the Dutch Bank. It will address the water crisis across the country...
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think-tank, has described the nation’s four-year growth rate projection of 5.4 percent as low, and below its potential compared to the various policies outlined in the budget to resuscitate the economy from the impact of COVID-19. According to the Director of Research at...
For every five Ghanaians, two of them are identified as multidimensionally poor - meaning more than 45 percent of the country’s population are affected by multiple types of poverty, a Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report has revealed. Multidimensional poverty considers the many overlapping deprivations that poor people experience. The Multidimensional...
The Trades Union Congress has commended government for its introduction of the Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (CARES) programme, and indicated that hundreds of thousands of jobs and livelihoods depend on diligent implementation of the programme. In the TUC’s preliminary comments on the Mid-Year Review of the 2020...