The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs for all consumer categories in Ghana, effective July 1, 2025. This decision comes as part of the Commission’s quarterly review process, taking into account various economic indicators such as exchange rate fluctuations, inflationary pressures, and rising [...]
The government is expected to launch a flagship National Apprenticeship Programme to equip about ten thousand (10,000) young people in the informal sector with employable skills including proving apprenticeship fees and start-up kits. The youth development and the Interior Ministries will facilitate the training for young people in the okada [...]
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has launched a survey that will assess Phase 2 of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative. The Ghana Core Agriculture and Production Methods and Environment (CorePME) survey, part of the Ghana Core Agriculture [...]
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed former Finance Minister, Seth Emmanuel Terkper, as Presidential Adviser on the Economy. The announcement was made in a letter issued by the Jubilee House dated January 21, 2025. Mr. Mahama has also made some key appointments to the Office of the President as part [...]
The former Member of Parliament for Bongo, Edward Abambire Bawa, has revealed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government left power in 2017 with an energy sector debt of approximately $2.4 billion, which has since ballooned under the current administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to Bawa, the [...]
Banking Consultant, Dr Richmond Atuahene, has offered an advice to the President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, to appoint people who understand the micro-economic issues to help him stabilize the country’s high inflation rate and the cedi depreciation amidst the post Covid-19 Economic Recovery Programme. According to him, the mantle maybe [...]
There are three iPhones in Apple’s current range which have a Lightning connector: iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone SE 3rd generation. All three have just been taken off sale in 29 countries, including one that’s part of the U.K. Will other countries be affected? It all comes down [...]
Some stalwarts of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have begun scheming to frustrate the activities of Electrochem Ghana Limited (EGL), a subsidiary of the McDan Group engaged in salt mining on the Ada Songor Lagoon barely a month since the party won the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections for the [...]