The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has disclosed that the new interoperability system to be rolled out by the Bank of Ghana in November  2017, will cost the country less than $4 million. The system when rolled out, will enable customers to transfer money easily across various networks. It will be managed by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems […]

The Chief of Staff is expected to meet the management of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) over the distribution of vehicles meant for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The 350 vehicles were purchased by the John Mahama administration in 2016 to be distributed to members of the transport union on a hire purchase for commercial purposes. […]

The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) is starting a project that promises to turn some deprived areas into smart communities. The project, which is set for launch this month, is part of the government’s digital Ghana agenda dubbed “it’s digi-time in Ghana”, seeks to, among other things, boost internet and WiFi penetration and usage across the country, digitize all citizens […]

The Chief Justice, Ms Justice Sophia Akuffo has unveiled plans to close down all dilapidated court structures to safeguard the safety and security of judges and court users. She said the current state of most court structures across the country were death traps and demeaning to the administration of justice. According to the Chief Justice, she recently visited the Kumasi […]

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said Ghana’s digital addressing system which is expected to begin in two weeks time, will cost the country about $2.5 million. He noted that the system, which will be one of the most advanced in the world when rolled out, currently has 16.1 billion unique addresses. The addressing system, he said, is part of the institutional reforms […]

The President of National Association of Graduate Teachers, Christian Addai-Poku has renewed calls for World Teachers Day, marked October 5, to be declared a holiday in Ghana. Today is our day, he said on the AM Show on the Joy News channel on Multi TV, but “unfortunately we are being asked to go into the classroom and teach.” He said […]

Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, has told Parliament government is working to deal with the country’s housing deficit with a soon-to-be-rolled out affordable housing project, however, a Minority legislator says such a plan does not exist. The Works and Housing Minister had said plans are in place to build thousands of affordable houses across the country to be offered […]

All television stations in the country are currently undergoing a special audit to ascertain their conformity to rules and regulations, and to ensure they adhere to professional standards, Communications Minister Ursula Owusu Ekuful has said. The National Communications Authority (NCA), which falls under the Communications Ministry, has said it is poised to streamline the operations of all companies within the […]

The coalition of stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) concession arrangement has warned Ghana runs the risk of missing out on the $498.2 million Millennium Challenge fund unless government explores an out of court settlement with the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU). PUWU has sued three institutions that are playing key roles in the privatisation of the power […]

A maiden national survey on blindness and visual impairment has established that 300,000 people representing 1.07 per cent of the Ghanaian population, are on the verge of getting blind because they suffer a severe visual impairment. It also came out that 207, 000 people, representing 0.74 of the population, had totally gone blind. The study identified cataract, glaucoma, posterior segment […]