A pre-feasibility study on electricity usage and cost by Ghana's Nuclear Power Programme (NPP) is estimated between 5 to 8 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
A statement issued and signed by Madam Sheila Frimpong, the Acting Director of Co…
Ghanaian International fashion designer, Sally Torpey, says attention must be given to production capacity while addressing quality concerns in the country to court international attention.
She argues that the African Continental Free …
Adequate sanitation and good hygiene are essential to good health and socio-economic development, stakeholders have said.
They said the lack of proper sanitation caused diseases and reduce the quality and functions of life.
The stake…
The spillage of the Bagre and Kompienga Dams in Burkina Faso are set to take place between August 27 and 30, 2021, authorities in Burkina Faso have announced.
SONABEL ENERGY, the Agency managing the Bagre and Kompienga Dams in a stateme…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has deferred the implementation of the Common Core Programme (CCP), the new curriculum developed for the junior high school.
The new curriculum would rather be implemented next academic year, after enou…
A solemn mood hangs around the New Juaben Traditional Area, particularly, the Yiadom Hwedie Palace as residents anxiously await details of the death of their Omanhene, Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng, which was announced by the Dai…
Ghana’s confirmed COVID-19 deaths have passed one thousand, with active cases in all 16 regions. Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) COVID-19 update page shows that 1,001 have so far succumbed to the Coronavirus.
Data from the Ghan…
Whoopi Goldberg has announced her dream to be the next Doctor Who.
The 65-year-old actress is currently being celebrated as this year’s International Icon at the Edinburgh TV Festival, where she spoke about her 40-year career.
When d…
Apple app developers will soon be able to email customers and tell them how to avoid Apple's payment systems.
The current rules ban app makers from mentioning that there are ways to pay that avoid Apple's 30% cut, even through e-mail ou…
Kylie Jenner is “excited” to welcome her second child.
The 24-year-old reality star is reportedly expecting another baby with Travis Scott – with whom she already has three-year-old daughter Stormi – and sources have said she is “doing …
Dr Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament for Tano North constituency says hard work remains the surest way the NPP can break the eight-year circle, and urged the party supporters to guard against complacency.
She implored members of t…
A major review of vaccines suggests the AstraZeneca jab does raise the risk of blood clots and another serious condition that can cause bleeding.
But the study found the risk of such problems following a coronavirus infection was still …
An international book fair dubbed: “Ghana: A nation of readers for development”, opened in Accra yesterday.
More than 60 local and international publishers and companies are taking part in the four-day fair, which is being held under th…
Professor Samuel Kwaku Bonsu, Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (APQA) at Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) has been appointed as the new Rector of the Institute.
His appointment will take…
Economist and Director at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Prof. Peter Quartey, has urged the new board of the Bank of Ghana to among other things strengthen the Central Bank’s enforcement and regulatory …
Actor Elikem Kumordzi has taken to the internet to celebrate his ex-wife Pokello Nare and render an apology to her as well.
Pokello celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, August 24 and in his birthday message to her on Instagram, Elikem st…
"Every effort" was made to destroy sensitive material when British embassy staff evacuated their Kabul building as the Taliban approached, the Foreign Office has said.
It comes after a report in the Times said documents with contact det…
The fitness bike maker Peloton is to slash the price of its flagship bike as people head back to the gym and do less exercise at home.
The US firm will cut the price of its less expensive Bike machine by about 20% to $1,495 from Thursda…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has described as scary the state of the banking system in the country prior to the financial sector clean up by the government.
He said the sector was days away from collapse, hence the bold and …
A three-day training workshop to build the capacity of regional managers and editors of the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in energy reporting is under in Accra.
The programme is being organised by the Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG) in collaboratio…
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA Ghana), a non-governmental has appealed to parents to provide their adolescent girls with basic needs to help control surging cases of teenage pregnancy in the country.
FIDA Ghana is a…
The relatively low number of COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Africa is no mean achievement.
The story could have been different with disastrous impacts on the continent's overstretched health systems, resulting in socio-economic crisis…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed as the Africa Union's envoy to the Horn of Africa.
It comes amid political and security crises in the region, in particular in Ethiopia where a civil war has been raging in …
The price of bread in the Northern Region is expected to go up by 50 percent following a meeting of the Bread Bakers Association in Tamale.
The decision follows a two-day strike that led to the shortage of bread in the Northern Region e…
Ghanaian reggae, dancehall, and afrobeats artiste, Livingstone Etse Satekla, popularly known as Stonebwoy will be headlining the YAM Carnival in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2021.
He will be performing alongside Beenie Man, Koffee, …
Mr Manas Kwabena Adom, Former Deputy Communication Director of the China branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to President Nana Ado Dankwa Akufo-Addo to facilitate the development of the Ahafo Region.
This is to enhance …
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has received more than five million shares in the technology giant, as he marks ten years in the job.
A company filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) watchdog shows that he sold most …
Professor Benjamin Jabez B. Nyarko, Director-General, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), has advised that Ghana should have non-weather dependent energy sources to guarantee power for her industrialization agenda.
He said hydro a…
The Ghana Mine worker's Union (GMWU), has renewed its call for the current 20% share of the annual mineral royalties allocated to the Mineral Development Fund (MDF) be increased to at least 50per cent.
The union said "we expect that 50…
The banking industry continues to record rising cases of fraud, with the latest figure hitting GH¢I billion in 2020, compared to GH¢115.51 million recorded in 2019.
A total count of 2,670 cases of banking fraud were recorded in 2020, as…
Mr Kweku Agyeman-Manu, the Minister for Health, has assured that the Ministry will hasten the process of finalizing the National Cancer Strategy to prevent and control cancer in the country.
The National Cancer Strategy launched some ye…
Dr Seth Kofi Debrah, Director, Nuclear Power Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), says the only way Ghanaian businesses can take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is for the country to harness nucle…
The Presidents of Ruanda and Senegal, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EIB President Werner Hoyer met BioNTech-Founder U?ur ?ahin to discuss the development of vaccine production for Africa.
BioNTech affirmed its intention…
Motherwell are set to complete the signing of centre-half Sondre Solholm Johansen from Norwegian club Mjondalen.
The Eliteserien club have announced a deal for the 26-year-old has been agreed, with personal terms and a medical still to …
Aberdeen have signed midfielder Matthew Longstaff on a season-long loan from Newcastle United and agreed a fee for Hamburg centre-half David Bates.
Scotland cap Bates, the 24-year-old who left Rangers for Hamburg in 2018, is out of favo…
Celtic and Dundee are in talks over a potential loan move for forgotten Parkhead striker Leigh Griffiths.
The 31-year old signed a new one-year deal with Celtic in the summer but has struggled to find a place in manager Ange Postecoglou…
Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hopes victory at Ibrox on Sunday can serve as a "circuit-breaker" to Rangers' recent dominance of the Old Firm derby.
The Parkhead side have gone six consecutive matches without victory against their Glas…
Steven Davis says Rangers go into the first Old Firm derby of the season still short of their best form but determined to find it against Celtic.
The 36-year-old midfielder is a veteran of games between the Glasgow rivals, with Rangers …
Reading have signed free agent Croatian midfielder Alen Halilovic and Chelsea's Baba Rahman on a season-long loan.
Halilovic, 25-year-old, who has won 10 caps for his country, was released by Birmingham City in the summer and has agreed…
Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has signed a new five-year contract with the Championship club.
The 26-year-old Serbia international has scored 56 goals in 135 appearances for the west London club since joining in January 2018, initi…
Manchester City have signed Australia defender Alanna Kennedy on a two-year deal.
The 26-year-old spent last season in the Women's Super League at Tottenham.
She was part of the Matildas team that knocked Great Britain out in the qua…
Nigeria have named an expanded 30-man squad for September's 2022 World Cup qualifiers, to cover for players who may not be allowed to leave England.
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has included the extra players amidst an ongoing row ove…
Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with rape and sexual assault.
The 27-year-old defender is accused of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault at his home…
Leicester will face Napoli, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C of the 2021-22 Europa League.
West Ham will play Dinamo Zagreb, Genk and Rapid Vienna in Group H.
Scottish champions Rangers have been drawn against Lyon, Sparta …
Manchester United have confirmed they have reached an agreement to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus.
United have agreed to pay £12.8m for the 36-year-old five-time Ballon d'Or winner, with the deal subject to personal terms, visa…
Coach Moses Adu, the National Coach of the Badminton Association of Ghana (BAG) has appealed to government to supoort the discipline to grow in the country, adding that, Ghana has a bright future in Badminton.
Coach Adu told the GNA Spo…
Francis Nii Obeng Shang, from the Stadium Badminton Club in Accra won a silver medal in Men’s Singles category of the All Africa U-15 Badminton Championship in Benin.
Obeng Shang, in his debut appearance in an international competition,…
David Odonkor has become the second former Germany international to sign for Dortmund sixth-tier side TuS Boevinghausen, the club said on social media.
"He is eligible to play immediately and can already be there in our first championsh…
Managers, officials and key stakeholders have been advised to embrace sports nutrition and psychology in order to develop the standard of professional women’s football in Ghana.
According to Dr Kweku Laast, a sports health expert, this …
The UK government should exempt African international footballers from its travel restrictions to allow them to travel to next week's World Cup qualifiers, African football's governing body has said.
Current UK rules designed to limit t…
info@businessghana.com
