Meta Expands features for content creators to earn money from Facebook in Ghana
Fatimatu Abubakar, Minister of Information, Ghana
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True financial inclusion calls for smaller markets to receive equal attention to larger ones
John Ngari By John Ngari, Director, Africa MNOs at Onafriq The potential for mobile money and digital payments to drive financial inclusion is immense. We can see this potential being unlocked on the African continent as it accounts for 70% of the world’s $1 trillion mobile money value and registered a 12% growth in mobile money accounts…
Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Threaten Demonstration Over New Excise Tax
Plastic manufacturers in Ghana have announced their plans to protest this month over a new tax introduced by the Ghanaian government. According to the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Associstion, the protest will take place on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The Association said the protest is against the newly imposed 5 percent excise tax…
Clean cooking initiative boosted as Blue Ocean LPG Bottling Plant partners Puma Energy Ghana to distribute 15,000+ filled cylinders across 11 regions
Over 1,025 cylinders deployed to six local communities Blue Ocean LPG Bottling Plant has partnered with Puma Energy Ghana, a leading oil marketing company to support the government of Ghanas clean cooking initiative and the safe transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by distributing more than 1,025 cylinders to six local communities as…
Cement manufacturers must collaborate with government to regulate pricing – Alex Dodoo
The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has urged cement manufacturers to join the Trade Ministry’s efforts towards ensuring transparency in the pricing of their products. According to Prof Dodoo who doubles as the Chairman of the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee, a legislative instrument to regulate the pricing will not be out of place….
Hackers Loot N500,000 From A Zenith Bank Account Belonging To Fashion Entrepreneur, Wathoni Anyansi’s Mother
Florence Wathoni Anyansi Source: Ghanaija Hackers have allegedly stolen at least N500,000 from the Zenith Bank account of Jennifer Anyansi, the mother of popular fashion entrepreneur, Florence Wathoni Anyansi. Wathoni Anyansi made the allegations to her one million followers on Instagram. She wrote with a crying emoji, “Hackers successfully hacked my mom’s Zenith…
Fuel prices to go up July 1 – COPEC
The Chamber for Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has projected a rise in fuel prices in the first pricing window of July 2024. Indications are that the retail price of petrol, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is expected to increase at the pumps across the country. The price increases, according to COPEC, are primarily due to…
Adamus Resources Limited: Lands Ministry calls for calm and restraint
Lands Minister, Samuel A. Jinapor The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has called for calm and restraint amidst escalating tensions involving Adamus Resources Limited, a mining company operating in the Western Region of Ghana. The appeal follows recent disputes over the company’s management, particularly concerning the interim Management Committee (IMC) established by the…
Bolt Accelerator Program Awards 10 Bolt drivers and couriers with €20,000 Seed Fund
The Bolt Accelerator Program Ghana concluded its journey, culminating in a prestigious Award Ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel on 25th June 2024. Launched in collaboration with The Nest Innovation Technology Park, this program empowered a dynamic group of Ghanaian entrepreneurs to transform their bold ideas linked to sustainable transport to life. Launched in…
New report highlights pathways to sustainable jobs in Ghana
The report being launched Latest Ghana Human Development Report 2023 (GNHDR) reveals that Ghana’s workforce is grappling with meaningful employment opportunities. Despite high economic growth over the past decade, the informal sector accounts for 75% of the workforce, and youth unemployment and underemployment remain a major challenge. The findings from the report released by…