World Bank 2019 Doing Business Report
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GFA to pay Nyantakyi's GHS 2.4million FIFA fine if he defaults
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will be forced to cough up the 500,000 Swiss Francs fine imposed on it’s former President Kwesi Nyantakyi by FIFA if he fails to pay. Mr Nyantakyi was handed a lifetime ban from all football activities by the independent Ethics Committee on Tuesday, October 30. He was found guilty of having […]
Ghana moves six places up on 2019 World Bank Doing Business ranking
Ghana has made progress to improve the ease of doing business, moving six places up to rank to 114 out of 190 economies, according to the World Bank’s 2019 Doing Business Report –Training for Reform. “Ghana’s ease of doing business score, formerly called Distance to Frontier, has increased by 2.06 to 59.22,” it says in […]
Otumfuo to appoint eminent judges to investigate KNUST brouhaha
Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Otumfuo Osei Tutu will appoint three eminent judges to look into concerns of the students. The judges will have one month to give their findings. Speaking on news and current affairs programme ‘Behind News’ on Uniiq FM, Chairman of the KNUST Branch of […]
Nyantakyi’s life ban not surprising – M.anifest
Popular Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest, has described former GFA president, Kwasi Nyantakyi’s lifetime ban by FIFA as not surprising. M.anifest who had the opportunity to watch the Anas expose titled #Number 12, said the level of corruption unearthed in the video gave no less a punishment than a lifetime ban. “We all need redemption but everybody […]
Toyota to recall 60,000 cars in Netherlands due to airbag issue – ANP
AMSTERDAM – Toyota will recall 60,000 automobiles in the Netherlands due to a problem with the airbags, news agency ANP reported, citing the Japanese car maker.
Out-of-School Children receives educational boost from Plan International Ghana
Plan International Ghana is implementing an education intervention project known as Reaching and Teaching Out-of-School Children, REACH in the Upper East Region. The project has commenced in the Bongo District with a district-wide enrolment figure of about 625 pupils. At a brief ceremony in Atiabiisi-Atanseka, a community in the Bongo District to formally welcome about […]
1st November, 2018
The Ghanaian Times says the launch of the Ghana Building Code in Accra yesterday (November 31), by the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia comes as good news to operators in the building and construction industry. The paper is happy the Code touches on all aspects of the building industry. It says the launch has come […]
Ghana parliament urges UN to bring Khashoggi's murderers to book
Ghana`s Parliament is urging the UN and other International bodies to lead the process to bring perpetrators of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to book. In a statement, the Speaker, Professor. Aaron Mike Ocquaye said no diplomatic cover up should be allowed. Mr. Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi Embassy in Turkey few weeks […]
Nigeria aims to sell ten state-owned companies for 2019 budget
Nigeria’s Privatization Agency has indicated, that the country will offer ten state-owned companies for sale to selected investors and the public in the fourth quarter of this year to raise two hundred and eighty-nine billion naira ($797m) toward funding the 2019 budget. Preparations are in the final stages to begin the sale of the companies […]
