Mark Noonan Insists Pobiman Project Will Happen

Chief Executive Officer of Hearts of Oak, Mark Noonan has confirmed financial arrangements between his outfit and contractors of the Pobiman project. The Rainbow Club acquired a land for the Project almost a decade ago but have failed to erect an edifice, hence the club’s lack of facilities for training and have resorted to the Legon … Read more

20 Undergo Maxim Nyansa Training In IT

Twenty graduates have been enrolled onto this year’s Maxim Nyansa training programme. In its third year, the annual training seeks to create career opportunities for young African graduates by equipping them with skills in the field of Information Technology (IT). Last year, 10 young IT graduates were enrolled for the pilot programme. The success of … Read more

SRI EMAS Touts Role In Start of Oil Production At Cape Three Points

SRI EMAS Limited (SEL), the company responsible for the complete subsea architecture installation including Structures, Flowlines, Umbilical and Risers for the FPSO Kufuor has expressed its joy at the commencement of production of oil at Cape Three Points. The installed hardware are the conduits through which the oil extracted from below the seabed is moved to the floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) – John … Read more

Sheek Africa Empowers Women *In Entrepreneurship and Leadership

Sheek Africa Media has organised the first edition of the ‘IWOMAN TALKS’ conference, an annual event that brings together accomplished and emerging women in career, business, ministry and leadership across various industries and sectors in Ghana to share their success stories. This year’s event held at American Corner (AC) -Legon Centre for International Affairs and … Read more

Ghana Produces 1.7 Billion Tonnes of Waste Annually

Ms Heather Troutman, a research fellow, Urban Planning, UN Development and Programme, says Ghana produces 1.7 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, which could be recycled to produce affordable and sustainable building materials. She said Accra, the capital city also produced 300 tonnes of plastic waste in a day. Ms Troutman said it was estimated … Read more

USAID Supports GSAM Project In 100 Districts

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing funding of 9.3 Million US Dollars for the implementation of the Ghana’s Strengthening Accountability Mechanisms (GSAMs) project in 100 Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies (MMDAs) in all the ten regions. This comes in two components: 50 Districts for Social Accountability (SA) and 50 Districts for … Read more

What You Need To Know About the One-District, One-Factory

The One-District-One Factory initiative was instituted by President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to address the challenge of slow economic growth at the district level. The initiative aims to achieve this through a massive private sector led nationwide industrialization drive, which will equip and empower communities to utilise their local resources in manufacturing products that are in … Read more

Ghana Performing In Project Finance Disbursements

Ghana has about $472.79 million of undisbursed funds out of the total commitment of $1731.83 million allocated by the World Bank for the implementation of projects in the country. The total disbursed amount of $1140.84 million represented about 66 percent of the total amount, with the disbursement ratio at 27.2 percent as at March 2017. … Read more

Nzema Paramount Chief Backs New Ghana Gas CEO

The Paramount Chief of the Western Nzema Traditional Area, Awulae Annor Adjaye III, has said he was not part of other members of the Nzemamanle Council, who opposed the appointment of Dr. Ben Asante, as the CEO of Ghana National Gas Company Limited. According to him, the opposition against Dr. Asante’s appointment on tribal lines, … Read more

BoG Is ‘Risk Manager’ of the Year 2017

Bank of Ghana has been adjudged the Risk Manager of the Year by the Central Banking Publications (CBP), in recognition of the strong risk management culture that it has built into its business operations and protecting itself from emerging threats. The CPB’s editorial team and Advisory Board judge the awards, which are in several categories. … Read more

BoG Is Risk Managerof the Year 2017

Bank of Ghana has been adjudged the Risk Manager of the Year by the Central Banking Publications (CBP), in recognition of the strong risk management culture that it has built into its business operations and protecting itself from emerging threats. The CPB’s editorial team and Advisory Board judge the awards, which are in several categories. … Read more

Nzema Chiefs Reject Dr. Asante As Ghana Gas Boss

Paramount chiefs in the seven traditional areas in Nzema area of the Western Region have unanimously kicked against the president’s decision to appoint Dr. Ben Asante as the caretaker Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited. According to them, Professor Sagary Nokoe, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) member “of the soil, … Read more

BoG Adjudged Central Bank Risk Manager of the Year 2017 Source

The Central Bank has been adjudged the Risk Manager of the Year by the Central Banking Publications (CBP), in recognition of the strong risk management culture that it has built into its business operations and protecting itself from emerging threats. The CPB’s editorial team and Advisory Board judge the awards, which are in several categories. … Read more

Nzema Chiefs Reject Dr. Asante As Ghana Gas CEO

Paramount chiefs in the seven traditional areas in Nzema area of the Western Region, have unanimously kicked against the president’s decision to appoint Dr. Ben Asante as the caretaker Chief Executive officer of the Ghana National Gas Company Limited. According to them, Professor Sagary Nokoe, an NPP member “of the soil who understands the socio-cultural, … Read more

Asante Appointed Ghana Gas CEO

President Akufo-Addo has appointed renowned Engineer, Dr Ben K. D Asante as the Caretaker Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas). Dr. Asante replaces Dr. George Sipa Yankey whose terminal leave took effect February 1, 2017, and terminates in May 2017. Dr. Asante is expected to act as the CEO … Read more

Dr Ben Asante Appointed Caretaker CEO of Ghana Gas

Renowned Engineer, Dr Ben K. D Asante has been appointed as the Caretaker Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas). His caretaker position means he will act as the CEO of Ghana Gas until a substantive one is approved. Under his acting role he is also not permitted to take … Read more

Dr Ben Asante Appointed Caretaker CEO of Ghana Gas

His caretaker position means he will act as the CEO of Ghana Gas until a substantive one is approved.Under his acting role he is also not permitted to take decisions that have policy implications. His appointment follows the exit of the former CEO of the company, Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey. A statement from Ghana Gas … Read more

Dr Ben Asante Appointed Caretaker CEO of Ghana Gas

Renowned Engineer, Dr Ben K. D Asante has been appointed as the Caretaker Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas). His caretaker position means he will act as the CEO of Ghana Gas until a substantive one is approved. Under his acting role he is also not permitted to take … Read more

Probing Statistical Development In Ghana

By Deborah Apetorgbor, GNA Accra, Jan. 14, GNA – If you subscribe to the notion that statistics play a significant role in the central dynamics of development indicators, then paying triune attention to accumulated numerical data is sine qua non. Though subject to debate, it is logical to state that the Ghana’s relatively slow pace … Read more

All You Need To Know About Akufo-Addo’s Staff For Flagstaff House

Ghana’s president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced nine persons he would be working with as his core staff at the Flagstaff House in Accra from January 7 when he takes over the governance of the country. He also named two people to be in charge of Ghana’s national security as well as the … Read more