Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has appealed to the Government to desist from using the nation’s petroleum resources as collateral for loans. “We should desist from contaminating the crude oil trade with other economic transactions such as loan agreements and the rest. And …

An Accra High Court on Thursday ordered Eugene Baffoe Bonnie, the former Board Chair of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and four others to open their defence in the trial. The others are Matthew William Tetteh Tevie, the former Director-General, NCA, Nana Owusu Ensaw, a former board member, Alhaji Osman …

The 2019 Ghana Job Fair has been held in Accra to afford prospective job seekers an opportunity to apply for employment or educational openings in their fields of interest. The fair which brought together close to 2,000 undergraduates from some parts of the country to apply for jobs from about …

The Manager of the Adadientem branch of the Nana K. Gyasi Company Limited, dealers in building materials, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Juaben Circuit, after being convicted of stealing from the Company. Osei Bonsu was charged for stealing 3, 512 bags of cement, 1,163 pieces of …

GCB Bank says it plans to expand its operations into the West Africa sub-region, beginning with the English-speaking countries. The Bank is also exploring with a foreign partner to form a joint venture to provide insurance products. Speaking at the ‘Facts behind the Figures’ programme on the Ghana Stock Exchange, …

Stakeholders at a public forum on the Vigilantism Bill have called for efforts to be made to nib the threat of vigilantism in the bud to ensure peace before, during and after the 2020 general election. The forum cautioned the nation not to live under the illusion that there had …

The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) will, on Wednesday, May 29, hold a National Development Forum to engage the public on development policy and promote ownership and accountability for the implementation of national priorities. The forum, on the theme: “[email protected]: An Agenda Towards a Solidly Developed Nation,” would be the …

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Shi Ting Wang, on Thursday said the Chinese Government believes that mutual respect and equality is the trump-card to resolving the China and the United States economic and trade friction. He said the Chinese Government was committed to truly resolving the trade hostilities through …

Management of the National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has over 30 million forms in stock and supplies adequate numbers to each registration centre for the exercise. The Authority said it came to the attention of Management of NIA that, prospective applicants at some registration centres were being told that …

The Upper West Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has expressed shock over “alarming” numbers of Burkinabe refugees settling down in Sissala zones. Deputy Regional Minister Amidu Chinnia Issahaku who led the REGSEC members after visiting the camps on Wednesday called for national action to tackle the situation. They went to Wuru, …