I want to celebrate the New faces of telecommunications’ players in Ghana – they are SMART, they are EXPERIENCED, and they are FIERCE. Above all THEY ARE WOMEN making waves in this traditionally male dominated sector. A couple weeks ago, I had the honor of attending a historic event organized by the Ghana Chamber of … Read more
First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to champion the cause of women’s advancement in Ghana and advocate for more political inclusiveness of women. She said as a nation “we cannot exclude a population that is more than half of Ghana’s population from political decision making. That is no way for us to develop” She … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo says his administration will undertake initiatives that will empower Ghanaian women to achieve their full potential. The President said his government has already started rolling out some social intervention programmes that will empower women, and make their lives better. Speaking at the Ministry of Gender, Women and Social Protection as part of activities … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo says his administration will undertake initiatives that will empower Ghanaian women to achieve their full potential. The President said his government has already started rolling out some social intervention programmes that will empower women, and make their lives better. Speaking at the Ministry of Gender, Women and Social Protection as part of … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo says his administration will undertake initiatives that will empower Ghanaian women to achieve their full potential. The President said his government has already started rolling out some social intervention programmes that will empower women, and make their lives better. Speaking at the Ministry of Gender, Women and Social Protection as part of activities … Read more
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has pledged to advocate for an increase in women participation in politics. This she says would help in mainstreaming gender issues whilst promoting women rightd and equality. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the International Women’s day celebration, the first lady bemoaned the … Read more
First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo today ,8th March,2017 marked the International Women’s Day at her Ridge Office, by hosting women from various backgrounds and institutions from across Ghana to reflect on the theme for this year’s commemoration “Be Bold for Change”. Addressing the gathering, the First Lady noted that this year’s theme is rather spot on, … Read more
This International Women’s Day I want to celebrate the New faces of telecommunications’ players in Ghana – they are SMART, they are experiencing, and they are fierce. Above all, they are women making waves in this traditionally male-dominated sector. A couple weeks ago, I had the honor of attending a historic event organised by the … Read more
It was Ayodele Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti State, who first said everything under the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was becoming inconclusive. That outburst – and Fayose has quite a litany of complaints against Buhari – came after Nigeria’s electoral umpire declared the Bayelsa State governorship election “inconclusive” on the third day of the exercise. … Read more
The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017. It has also pledged that amendments to the Criminal Code to make corruption a felony, instead of a misdemeanour, will also be made by the end of the year. The Vice-President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, … Read more
Latest: What goes into the composition of committees of Parliament The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017. It has also pledged that amendments to the Criminal Code to make corruption a felony, instead of a misdemeanour, will also be made by the … Read more
The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017. It has also pledged that amendments to the Criminal Code to make corruption a felony, instead of a misdemeanour, will also be made by the end of the year. The Vice-President, Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, … Read more
The government has promised to set up the Special Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute public officials by the end of 2017. It has also pledged that amendments to the Criminal Code to make corruption a felony, instead of a misdemeanour, will also be made by the end of the year. “These are, indeed, some of the … Read more
Ghana’s Companies Act has been amended to make room for the beneficial ownership regime in the country, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. A beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though title to some form of property is in another name. Speaking at a regional conference in Accra … Read more
End Malaria Council, a group of international influential public and private sector leaders has launched a malaria eradication programme at Davos, Switzerland. The Council is co-chaired by Mr Bill Gates, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Mr Ray Chambers, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria. … Read more
Australia and New Zealand say they are hopeful of pressing ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite America’s formal withdrawal. The US-led 12-nation agreement was set to cover 40% of the world’s economic output. Pulling out of the TPP was one of Mr Trump’s first executive orders and fulfils a long-held campaign promise. Australia … Read more
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is an agreement of unprecedented scope and ambition, which the Australian government will continue to advocate strongly, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo said on Sunday. “TPP promises new export opportunities for our farmers, services suppliers and goods exporters. It promises to support the growth of trade in our … Read more
U. S. bankers, buoyed by a resurgence in profits, are advising their counterparts in Europe to think positively about the new administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. But many Europeans still need convincing. At the annual gathering of the world’s political and business elites in the Swiss resort of Davos, U.S. financiers told investors and … Read more
Senior minister-nominee, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has downplayed the relevance of a 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda. According to him, a long-term plan for national development must be limited to ten years due to world economic conditions and the advancement in technology. Speaking at his vetting in Parliament on Friday, Osafo Marfo said, … Read more
Chancellor Philip Hammond has acknowledged that Brexit uncertainty may cause firms to delay investment. Speaking at Davos, he said some firms were “quite understandably… waiting for the fog of Brexit to clear”. But Mr Hammond said for many foreign firms the UK had become a “buying opportunity”, partly due to the fall in the pound … Read more