President John Mahama has assured Ghanaians that he will not point accusing fingers at any group or individual concerning the challenges in the power sector but will ensure that it is resolved. He said it is incumbent on him as the leader of the country to solve problems. As such, he will apply all measures … Read more
Folks, when the NPP’s Akufo-Addo recently took his electioneering campaign stumping to Northern Ghana, he made sulfurous speeches, ending up in giving us a new ridiculous refrain, “one village, one dam”. Such stumping was widely covered by the media and the NPP’s own communication directorate to create the impression that Northern Ghana had fallen for … Read more
A suitable environment for businesses to succeed remains an important precursor to economic growth and ultimately the improvement of living standards. At a UN forum held in 2015, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the relevance of the role of the private sector in the realization of the newly-adopted SDGs which essentially support sustainable development, reduction … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is not obliged to give further and better particulars on its campaign promise of one dam, one village for communities within the three Northern regions. President John Dramani Manama on Metro TV Good Evening Ghana, said he was yet to be abreast with such a promise and … Read more
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has criticised the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for neglecting its consumers. Staff of the power distribution company have been on a series of demonstrations and strikes to fight the proposed privatisation of the state-owned utility. “We find this unacceptable considering the effects of several years of erratic … Read more
South Africa has signed a deal with Kenya to assemble vehicles in Thika, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced Wednesday. This follows an agreement allowing the German automaker to use the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) facility in Thika to assemble its popular models beginning with the Volkswagen Vivo. The country’s first fully-assembled Vivo is expected to … Read more
Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, has declared himself fit and filled with energy but says he will not make the health of his opponents a campaign agenda as he seeks re-election for a second term. “I have energy. I’m okay I think, and I’m president already. I’m carrying out my job without any disadvantage,” he … Read more
Ghana will become energy sufficient by the end of 2017, President John Mahama has said. According to him, with the commencement of work on the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) fields in addition to expected generation from the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) fields being operated by Italian energy firm Eni to complement gas production from Atuabo, more … Read more
Ghana has moved from solely relying on hydro- power to thermal and is now exploring other sources of energy including solar, wind and waste-to-power, Deputy Power Minister John Jinapor has said. “Ghana is committed to diversify its energy mix in partnership with the private sector to ensure stable and affordable energy supply for its citizens. … Read more
India’s richest man is rolling out a $20 billion mobile network that could bring lightning-fast Internet to hundreds of millions of people. Indian consumers are already celebrating the arrival of Mukesh Ambani’s new Reliance Jio service, seizing on the billionaire’s promise to deliver rock bottom prices and download speeds that will enable streaming video. The … Read more
It turns out some wealthy companies are just like some wealthy hedge fund managers: They’re taxed at far lower rates than nearly everyone else. Whether or not Apple used illegal breaks to pay virtually no taxes in Europe over 11 years, as regulators there contend and the company denies, the order last week that it … Read more
I was thinking about what else to write concerning sex and when I thought about this the first thought that crossed my mind was “eww! Hell no!!”… I know a large number of you guys have similar feelings. It’s true that so many people have been made to feel that having sex during a woman’s … Read more
Suffice it to say that it was with a solid reason why people were uncomfortable with Rev. Professor Emmanuel Martey’s public outburst, because not only did he threaten people sources of livelihood but upset their electoral fortunes. .Perhaps the 52nd governor of New York, Mario Cuomo was right when he intimated that politicians campaign in … Read more
Out of the over 60 companies that expressed interest in the Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has shortlisted six, out of which one will eventually be selected as the concessionaire. Two of the companies are consortiums while the remaining four are bidding individually. The … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea says the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills had serious health challenges that the former president could not even recognize him when the two met in Kyebi in the Eastern. Lawyer Atta Akyea was contributing to a discussion on 3FM/TV3’s New Day, Saturday, on a … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the China Development Bank (CDB) are to enhance their cooperation towards yielding mutual dividends in the development of transport and maritime infrastructure, energy, agriculture and health. Conferring with a delegation from the CDB at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, on Wednesday, the ECOWAS Commission’s President, Marcel … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has told Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg that his simplicity despite being one of the world’s richest men is at variance with Nigerian culture where the rich exude a lot of flamboyance. Zuckerberg returned to Nigeria a day after he left Lagos for Nairobi to learn about the mobile money system … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has described Nigerian jollof as delicious after tasting the meal for the first time during his visit to Africa’s most populous country earlier this week. The 32-year-old billionaire, however, revealed he had been cautioned by his close Nigerian friends not to compare Nigerian jollof to that of other countries. The caution … Read more
On the eve of my birthday, I glued my eyes to the live broadcast of Mark Zuckerberg’s town hall meeting with software developers and entrepreneurs in Lagos. Even though I had other pressing tasks to attend to, I stayed glued. Mark spoke extensively on the mission of Facebook to connect the world; but what struck … Read more
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, wednesday assured Nigerian technology startups and the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria of Facebook’s support that will enhance easy access and connectivity to the internet. Zuckerberg, who made the pledge in Lagos while addressing technology startups on the second day of his visit … Read more