Ghana in talks with Amazon to rake in more Foreign Direct Investments
Ghana is in talks with Amazon, an online shopping agency, to aid the country’s drive in raking in more foreign Direct Investments, FDIs. As of last year, Ghana had received about $2.7 billion in investments. Speaking at the launch of the ‘2021 Spark up Investment Summit in Accra, Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, stressed […]
Parliament scrutinises government’s request for approval for purchase of 6 aircraft for Ghana Army
Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has laid before Parliament a hundred and €11 million performance sales and purchase agreement for the supply of six L-39 next-generation Aircraft for the Ghana Armed Forces. The agreement was laid in the House by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, on behalf of his colleague, Dominic Nitiwul. The […]
GNPC seeks parliamentary approval for $1.65 billion loan to purchase two stakes in Ghana’s offshore fields
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is seeking parliamentary approval for a $1.65 billion loan to purchase two stakes in Ghana’s offshore fields. The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, laid the request before the House. GNPC, through its GNPC Explorco, is allowed to participate in the upstream. In the memorandum covering the loan, […]
UTAG UMaT chapter joins national strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) chapter, has joined the nationwide strike, which commenced on Monday, August 2, 2021. The group said they would continue to express displeasure on the poor condition of service for university lecturers in the country until government responds to their demands. Dr Asare […]
Editorials: August 3, 2021
DAILY GRAPHIC: calls for the passage of the Public Service Conduct Bill. It says this has been tabled and re-tabled in parliament for over a decade now. Apart from the helping democracy, the paper says the bill when passed, will help Ghana be in sync with international conventions ratified by parliament in December 2005, the […]
Only 1% of Nigeria’s 200 million population vaccinated against Covid-19
Nigeria has received four million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the US government. The US Embassy in Nigeria says the vaccines are part of the US’ pledge to initially provide about 25 million of the 80 million doses globally to Africa. The US donated the vaccines to Nigeria through the international vaccine distribution facility, Covax. […]
Navrongo Health Research Center undertakes Clinical Trials for COVID-19 Sputnik Light Vaccine
More than 490 persons have been recruited for the third phase clinical trials for the Sputnik Lite vaccine against COVID-19 at the Navrongo Health Research Centre. If successful, the vaccine will be deemed potent to protect Ghanaians against the Covid-19 virus, despite having an efficacy rate of about 70 percent. The trials which started in […]
Wuhan to test whole population after virus resurfaces
Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan will begin testing its entire population, after a handful of positive coronavirus cases were detected there. Wuhan has recorded seven locally transmitted cases – the first local infections in more than a year. The city of 11 million people shot into the spotlight after the coronavirus was first […]
Mike Oquaye Jnr appointed CEO of Ghana Free Zones Authority
Dr. Mike Oquaye, son of former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye has been appointed CEO of Free Zones Authority. He will replace Okyere Baafi who is now Deputy Minister of Trade. He served as Ghana’s High Commissioner to India in the first term of the Akufo-Addo administration. Dr.Oquaye is a Lawyer by profession. He […]
Bird Flu outbreak: Four Regions on red alert
The Greater Accra, Volta, Central, and Ashanti Regions have been put on red alert over the outbreak of bird flu. As of the 31st of last month, more than 33,000 birds have died from the flu. This was made known to GBC NEWS by the Deputy Director of the Veterinary Services Department, Dr. Darlington Owusu. […]
