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The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Femi Gbajabiamila, has made proposals aimed at ending the current retail trade war between Nigerian traders in Ghana and their Ghanaian counterparts. During a ‘Legislative Diplomacy’ bilateral meeting with Ghanaian lawmakers and some top government officials, as part of his ongoing visit to Ghana to resolve the crisis, Mr Gbajabiamila called for an amicable settlement of trade disputes through arbitration and fair judicial processes. “We do not have an exact title for such a law as at now, but agreeing on reciprocal legislation that cements the friendship…

First National Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of the FirstRand Group of South Africa, has announced the introduction of a tailored package for small and medium-scale enterprises in Ghana. The package is intended to help address some major challenges that hinder the growth of SMEs in the country. With this new package, small and medium corporates can start, run and grow their businesses with special transactional capabilities that give them 24/7 access to First National Bank’s award-winning enterprise platform, automated deposit terminals, email statements, forex and trade services, customized credit facilities and a daily cash pick up service. First National Bank’s…

Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas Dr Steve Manteaw has said he finds his recent comment that the elections this year will be about choosing between a thief and an armed robber ill-considered. He said he is sorry for his utterances and retracts those words accordingly. In a statement dubbed ‘Clarification Re: 2020 Contest is between a thief and an armed robber’, he said: “In a radio discussion last week, I used the analogy of a thief and an armed robber to illustrate the fact that we, the electorates, do not have any desirable option going…

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has described the Ministry of Finance’s inability to account for unutilized funds in the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) as disturbing.        PIAC, which has oversight responsibility over the management and use of the country’s petroleum revenues, said the Ministry of Finance had, for the past three years, not fully utilized and accounted for the ABFA. The ABFA is the portion of petroleum revenues earmarked for government spending in a particular year. Speaking on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Wednesday, Sepetmber 2, Chairman of the PIAC Noble Wadzah indicated that the trend where the…

Hollywood actor and former wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also known as ‘The Rock’, has tested positive for the coronavirus. He announced this on Thursday, September 3. He said his wife and two daughters also tested positive. Johnson, 48, his wife, 35, and their two daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, aged four and two respectively, contracted the virus about a week ago. Speaking in a self-recorded video, he said he caught the virus from a close family member, who he says have no idea how they contacted it. “… My wife Lauren, my two baby girls and myself, we have all tested positive…

MTN Ghana has said that it is dissatisfied with the court ruling in the suit they filed against the National Communications Authority (NCA). However, the telecommunication giants said it will respect the ruling. The Company in a statement said it “respects the decision of the High Court and has full confidence in the Ghanaian judiciary”, despite being unsatisfied as their “concerns remain unresolved”. “Having had our day in court, we will refrain from making further statements or comments on this matter at this time, while we explore all available options and next steps in this process.” It further pledged to…

Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang said it is high time the will of the people was brought to main stream governance. She further said that is what was at the heart of the NDC’s consultations to form the ‘People’s Manifesto’. She intimated that the times where leaders sit in Accra and draft manifestos for the people are long gone. “We must make sure the realities of the people are incorporated into policy documents to ensure the people benefit directly.” She made this known when she took her campaign tour to Kwasiadukrom in…

Asante Kotoko goalkeeper Felix Annan has asked his coach, Maxwell Konadu, to explain to him why he is not giving him playing time. He says he wants to know his mistakes, if any, in order to correct them. Annan was named captain of the Porcupine Warriors in August last year, following the departure of Amos Frimpong. After his union with his wife during the beginning of 2019/2020 season, he has not been in goal again for Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He also lost the captaincy. Speaking on an Accra-based radio station Wednesday, September 2, he wanted to know the reason why…

There was a major conversation on social media Wednesday, September 2, regarding what the priority should be when a political party is formulating a policy that will impact the youth. Media General’s Election Command Centre set the motion by way of a poll, asking whether priority should be given to education, job creation or entrepreneurial skills development when formulating youth-oriented policies. Reactions were varied but most of votes that came through on the poll favoured job creation, followed by education. While at it, there was a Zoom discussion on TV3 where some first-time voters and youth shared their views on…