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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday called on the present generation of Africans to rededicate themselves to the vision of the nationalist leaders, who, six decades ago, envisioned a highly-prosperous Africa with an enhanced quality of life. He said the time had come for Africa and her people to …

Mr Dennis Acquah, a Project Manager at the Friends of the Earth Ghana, has called on the government to fast track the execution of the National Implementation Plan on the Cocoa and Forest Initiative. Mr Acquah said the implementation of the plan would assist in preventing continuous reserve encroachment by …

Mr Charles Ayamdoo, the Director of Anti-Corruption, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has called on government to consider making illicit enrichment as an offence to prevent acquisition of wealth by both public and private officials. He said even though existing legislative measures had not indicated that illicit …

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem is set to increase gold production for 2018 to surpass a quarter of a million ounces (250,000 oz) per annum for the first time in the mine’s history. This compares favourably to the actual production of 214,000 oz and 228,000 oz for 2016 and 2017 respectively. The …

FBNBank Ghana Limited has received an inflow of $72.5 million from its parent bank, First Bank of Nigeria to shore up its capital to meet the Bank of Ghana’s new minimum capital requirement. The bank is liaising with the Bank of Ghana and other government agencies to obtain the necessary …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday affirmed his government’s commitment to reviving the railway sector to enable it to play its role in the socio-economic development of the country. The sector, he stated, was one of the most important in the transformation agenda of the country. “I am fully …

Businesses and policy makers have committed to the domestic mobilisation agenda of the government at the just ended First Accra Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair with a call to guard tax incentive initiatives. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the SDGs Investment Fair organised …

The Ghana Police Service on Thursday launched a special operation exercise designed to offer protection from activities of criminals during and after the yuletide. The exercise, tagged; “Operation Father Christmas,” expected to last 45 days, was also a confidence building measure to assure all and sundry of their safety and …

The Minister of Energy, John Peter Amewu, has laid before Parliament the renegotiated AMERI deal, which he says, has enhanced terms over the original agreement signed by the NDC administration. According to the Minister, the country will save millions of dollars under the new contract agreed between the Government of …

The Minister of Aviation, Joseph Adda, has said government will soon construct an Aviation Conference Centre in Kumasi to host international Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) activities. The facility will also provide an alternative to the Accra International Conference Centre and also help to promote conference tourism in the country. The …