BOST sanctions transporters for fuel adulteration
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has surcharged six transporters for adulterating petroleum products worth GH¢3,445,200.00 at its Kumasi depot last year. This follows the discovery of…
Why formal employment is not a guaranteed path to social equality
The theme of this year's World Day of Social Justice is “ Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment ”. Gaining access to formal employment can greatly reduce poverty. As it…
Akufo-Addo eyes establishment of local COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing plant within 2 years
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana’s target is to establish a COVID-19 vaccine plant within two years. This manufacturing plant will deal with the fill and finish…
New gold refinery to be operational by June 2022
A newly constructed gold refinery aimed at adding value to the country’s gold resource is set to be operational by June this year. The project which commenced in 2018 at…
Commercial transport operators to increase fares by 30% tomorrow
Private Commercial Transport Operators in Ghana say they will increase fares by 30% beginning tomorrow, Friday, February 18, 2022. The group says the action has become necessary to save their…
NABCO personnel protest to demand allowance payment, permanent jobs
Some personnel of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) hit the streets of Accra on Thursday, February 17, 2022, to demand the payment of stipends owed them by the government which…
Don’t judge Ghana police with our past; we’re now born again – Dampare
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has appealed to Ghanaians to dismiss any thought of negative perception they have held against the service. He says, the citizenry…
U.S. Supports Visually Impaired Ghanaian Students with Braille Learning Materials
The United States is donating Braille teaching and learning materials for 1,400 visually impaired Ghanaian students. The materials were developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education’s Special Education Division. …
Fuel queues in Nigeria after dirty petrol quarantined
Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, is experiencing an acute shortage of fuel, which is causing huge disruption across the country. People are waiting at petrol stations for several hours, some…
Minority initiates vote of censure to remove Health Minister over Sputnik V deal
The Minority in Parliament is pushing for the removal of the Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, over his ‘dishonest’ role in the Sputnik-V vaccines procurement scandal. In a memo to the…
