Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif presenting the trophy to Dabrah Benjamin Dabra has won the Men’s Group A category of the 2021 Head of State Golf Tournament played at Achimota Golf Club after scoring a handicap of 8, over gross of 74 and net of 64 points. The tournament which is aimed at honouring the President […]
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Hostage of CAL Bank staff in Kejetia ‘false alarm’
The Anti-Robbery Unit of the Ghana Police Service say no evidence of robbers Report of some staff of the Kejetia branch of CAL Bank held hostage by some armed robbers has been described as “false alarm” by sources within the Ghana Police Service. On the evening of Thursday, July 1, reports were rife that some […]
Benjamin Dablaa wins 2021 Head Of State Golf Tournament at Achimota
Benjamin Dablaa emerged the winner of the Men’s Group A category of the 2021 Head of State Golf Tournament held at Achimota Golf Club on Saturday. He scored a handicap of 8, over gross of 74 and net of 64 points. Second place went to Thairu Ndungu who scored a handicap of 11 with a […]
Court to rule on Ato Essien’s no-case application July 8
William Ato Essien, founder of the defunct Capital Bank The Accra High Court will on July 8, this year, rule on a submission of “no case” filed by the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, and three others accused of stealing depositors’ funds leading to the collapse of the bank. The other […]
Isaac Adongo got his math, finance wrong on Databank, Black Star firms – MoF
A statement issued by the Ministry on June 1, 2021 in reaction to claims by Bolgatanga Central MP Isaac Adongo that Databank and Black Star Brokerage, owned by the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta and Minister of State-designate at the Finance Ministry, Mr Charles Adu-Boahen, respectively, have been appointed advisors to the Ministry, said […]
New digital payment platform myGHQR.com set to grow adoption of QR payments in Ghana
GHQR is Ghana’s national Quick Response (QR) camera scan & pay service A revolutionary new digital payments service, myGHQR.com is set to transform the payments landscape and position Ghana among the top cashless economies of the world. The service is developed by Hubtel, a leading enhanced payments service provider and is set to launch in […]
Nigeria: Inside First Bank Board Shake-Up – How Vested Interests Divide Nigeria’s Oldest Lender
A key reason for the crisis is the tussle for control of the bank between a block led by Oba Otudeko and Mike Adenuga, who recently emerged as one of the biggest shareholders in the bank. The battle for the control of Nigeria’s oldest lender, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, among two power blocs dominated […]
Ofori-Atta lauds indigenous firms’ role in $3bn bond sale
Mr Philip Owiredu (2nd left), MD, CalBank PLC, and Mr Sam Aidoo (4th right), Deputy MD, Fidelity Bank, with some management executive of the indigenous firms that helped to issue the $3 billion Eurobond The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has lauded the role played by five indigenous financial institutions in raising $3.025 billon […]
Paris goals still ‘long way off’, says President of UN climate conference
Wind farms, like this one in Belgium, are a key source of sustainable energy. The world is “a long way off” from meeting the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the President of the crucial upcoming UN climate conference, COP26, said on Thursday. British politician Alok Sharma was speaking during a global […]
Prudence Foundation, Prudential Life and JA Ghana support GMW 2021 with Cha-Ching initiatives in Ghana
Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential in Asia and Africa, Prudential Life Insurance Ghana (“Prudential Life”), a leading insurer in the country and JA Ghana, a member of JA Worldwide, one of the world’s largest global, non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people to own their economic success, have collaborated to support Global […]