A student entrepreneur of Lakeside University has emerged winner of the maiden edition of Zongovation Hub’s Zongo Shark Tank business reality show. He took home a cash prize of 10,000 after winning a business pitching competition with his Tanko’s Enterprise which seeks to provide goods and services to people within his community in the Oti...
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Densu River Displaces 2000 Residents In Nsawam
Over 2000 Residents in the Nsawam/Adoagyiri Municipality of the Eastern Region have been displaced following the flooding of the River Densu. The affected areas are Nsawam -Zongo, Gyankrom, Lanteh, Adoagyiri, Okobeyeyie, Owireku, and lorry station among others. While some residents are temporarily seeking shelter in churches and schools, others are seeking refuge with relatives on...
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Govt Building Hospitals In Over 90 Districts – Bawumia
Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that the government is taking a bold decision to provide hospitals in over 90 districts across the country which do not have such facilities. The Vice President disclosed this when he inspected an ongoing Agenda 111 project at Wulensi in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region...
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Nkwanta South: Man arrested for alleged murder, use of weapon remanded
The Nkwanta South District Magistrate Court has remanded into prison custody, a driver involved in the alleged killing incident in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The court, presided over by Joseph Evans Anang Okrokpa, granted an application by police for the 43-year-old suspect, John Nana Sei, to be remanded. The suspect whose...
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E/R: Ten declared missing after heavy rains cause floods
The Eastern Region Dirfive ector of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwame Appiah Kodua, has confirmed that five deaths were recorded over the weekend in four districts of the Region. He explained that 10 more have been declared missing in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality. A total of 17 Municipal and District Assemblies were also affected...
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Ofori-Atta hints of plans to review E-Levy to ensure compliance
The government has hinted at plans to review the electronic transfer levy (E-levy) to ensure tax compliance. The e-levy imposes a 1.5 percent charge on all electronic transfers, including mobile money and bank transfers. The government says despite an impressive outcome from the levy for the first and second quarters of the year, there is...
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IMF deal: Debt restructuring will severely hit local banks – Joe Jackson
Director of Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, is concerned that debt restructuring will ultimately affect local banks. This is further speculated to affect purchasers of government bonds, depending upon the outcome of yet-to-be held negotiations. As the government engages the IMF for support, the question of Ghana’s debt sustainability and consequent debt restructuring are...
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Teacher unions threaten to go on strike again over conditions of service
Four teacher organizations in public universities in Ghana have given the government up till Wednesday, October 5 to restore their conditions of service as decided early this year or they discontinue their services. The National President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Professor Solomon Nunoo, stated at a press conference on Wednesday, September...
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You’re terribly wrong – Ablakwa tells KT Hammond on his comment that youth can’t govern
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said his colleague lawmaker for Adansi Asokwa KT Hammond is wrong in his comments reacting to the heckling of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the Global Citizens Festival in Accra on Saturday September 24. KT Hammond lashed out at the youth and said they have shown that they cannot govern...
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“I’m glad We Won Together” – Samuel Boadu delivers farewell message to Hearts
Recently sacked Accra Hearts of Oak head coach Samuel Boadu has delivered a farewell message to the club and its supporters following his departure. Boadu’s contract was terminated on Tuesday, September 27 with an official statement from Hearts of Oak announcing the exit of the former Medeama Sporting Club trainer. “To a club and supporters...