Let’s build consensus on new automotive industry policy – Akufo-Addo to dealers
President Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to the leadership and members of the Vehicle and Assets Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG), to partner with the government as it takes…
IMF warns of cedi depreciation
The further weakening of the Ghanaian Cedi against the U.S. dollar will worsen the impact of coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said. Since late February 2020, the Cedi…
Zimbabwe declares nationwide curfew to curb virus
The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has ordered the security forces to enforce a dusk-to-dawn curfew from Wednesday. He said this was necessary to bring under control the coronavirus outbreak,…
Over 20 Nigerian soldiers killed by bandits in northern Katsina State
At least 23 soldiers have been killed in an ambush in northwestern Nigeria. Armed militants opened fire on the soldiers as they walked through a forested part of the Jibia…
NSS warns Ghanaians over fraudsters on social media
The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) is calling on Ghanaians to desist from paying monies to fraudsters. According to the National Service Scheme, some persons posing as agents…
28 Burkinabe nationals arrested for sneaking into Ghana
Immigration officials in Ghana have confirmed the arrest of 28 Burkinabe nationals in the Upper West Region for attempting to sneak into the country illegally. The ECOWAS nationals were arrested…
Government to announce Unemployment Benefits Scheme in Mid-year Budget – Finance Minister discloses
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says government is working to roll out unemployment benefits for Ghanaians soon. According to him, the move has been influenced by how conditions of some workers…
Criminals infiltrating Africa’s booming mobile money industry – INTERPOL
INTERPOL says organised crime groups are exploiting Africa’s billion-dollar mobile money industry, a trend only set to increase as the service is rolled out across the continent. The ‘Mobile money…
Tanzania’s electoral body ‘sets date for elections’
Tanzania's electoral commission has set 28 October as the date for general elections, the Citizen newspaper reports. The commission's chairman Justice Semistocles Kaijage has told a media briefing that election…
You can be ‘rich’ in Ghana, say no to irregular migration – Gender Minister
Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Mamle Morrison has pleaded with the youth to stop using illegal means to seek for greener pastures outside the country as Ghana is…
