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Local players in the Ghanaian oil and gas sector have been advised to strategically position themselves, in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area.  According to deputy energy minister Mohammed Amin Adams, collaborations and joint ventures among local companies will make them competitive for the market. The AFCFTA  is expected to enlarge markets and diversify exports, particularly manufactured goods. According to US-based think tank, the Brookings Institute, intra-African trade stands at about 14%, as compared to the higher trade among European countries which is at 69%. It is expected that  the African free trade area will boost…

Nigerian singer Burna Boy, popularly known as the African Giant has been nominated for the 62nd Grammy Awards. Burna Boy’s fourth album titled ‘African Giant’ which was released in July 2019 made it into the Best World Album category. The Nigerian singer was nominated alongside Altin Gün for the album, ‘Gece’, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest’s ‘Conducted’, Angelique Kidjo’s Celia, By Jules Buckley for What Heat, and Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet for Fanm D’Ayiti. Burna Boy has had a good musical year with the launching of his album which has hit songs like ‘Anybody’, ‘Gum Body’, ‘On the Low’ and…

Nigerian singer Burna Boy, popularly known as the African Giant has been nominated for the 62nd Grammy Awards. Burna Boy’s fourth album titled ‘African Giant’ which was released in July 2019 made it into the Best World Album category. The Nigerian singer was nominated alongside Altin Gün for the album, ‘Gece’, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest’s ‘Conducted’, Angelique Kidjo’s Celia, By Jules Buckley for What Heat, and Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet for Fanm D’Ayiti. Burna Boy has had a good musical year with the launching of his album which has hit songs like ‘Anybody’, ‘Gum Body’, ‘On the Low’ and…

The Kaneshie District Court has rejected the move by lawyers for ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo to have him released after the state substituted a new charge sheet for the earlier one. The court took the decision after Martin Kpebu counsel for the embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, asked the court to release his client because the state substituted the old charge sheet. According to him, since the state has presented a new charge sheet, it does not affect his client immediately but he has to be released and invited or re-arrested and be taken through the necessary procedure. The state prosecutor…

The President of the National Coconut Sellers Association (NCSA), Karene Beecham, has called on government to support efforts to regulate coconut business across the nation. Speaking in an interview, Ms. Beecham appealed to investors to pay attention to the coconut industry, particularly its retail aspect, which has gained popularity in Ghana over the past two decades. She said the ultimate goal of NCSA which was formed in 2017, is to guarantee the welfare of coconut vendors across the nation by representing their interests in the Coconut Federation which includes farmers, exporters, processors and nursery operators. She said the benefits of…

The President of the National Coconut Sellers Association (NCSA), Karene Beecham, has called on government to support efforts to regulate coconut business across the nation. Speaking in an interview, Ms. Beecham appealed to investors to pay attention to the coconut industry, particularly its retail aspect, which has gained popularity in Ghana over the past two decades. She said the ultimate goal of NCSA which was formed in 2017, is to guarantee the welfare of coconut vendors across the nation by representing their interests in the Coconut Federation which includes farmers, exporters, processors and nursery operators. She said the benefits of…

Two concerts in South Africa expected to feature Nigerian star Burna Boy have been cancelled following “increasing threats of violence”, a statement from the organisers says. He had been scheduled to appear at what were dubbed the Africans Unite concerts in Cape Town and Pretoria at the weekend. The announcement that he was going to appear had attracted controversy as in September, during a wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa, Burna Boy had vowed not to go to South Africa again until the government “wakes up”. He tweeted that he had personally had his own “xenophobic experiences at the…

Ghanaian companies found fronting for foreign firms will have their licenses revoked, according to the Petroleum commission. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, a collaboration between the Registrar-Generals Department and his outfit in 2020 will expose companies whose activities are undermining efforts at increasing local content participation in the petroleum upstream sector. Egbert Faible Jnr made this known at the 2019 Local Content Conference and Exhibitiong ongoing in the Western Region capital, Sekondi-Takoradi. Fronting usually occurs where a local company acts as a subsidiary of a foreign company in order to enjoy benefits such as tax exemptions. The issue…

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released appointment letters for teachers who applied for recruitment into the service. According to the GES, the latest recruitment is targeted at person who have completed and passed the College of Education exams in 2018 and have also passed their licensure exams in 2018/ 2019. A statement issued by the GES on Wednesday also mentioned persons who have completed mandatory notional service and have applied for recruitment into the Service are those being considered for the appointment. “The appointment letters have been released. Appointment letters can be accessed on www.gespromotions.gov.gh (fees apply),” the press…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of private candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Per a release issued by WAEC, some 102, 278 candidates comprising of 51, 935 males and 55, 488 females registered for the exams. Out of the total number, 5, 145 absentees were recorded. Results of some 753 candidates have been withheld for allegedly engaging in various forms of examination malpractices, one of which is bringing mobile phones into the exams hall. According to the examination body, these withheld results will be released or cancelled after…