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NDK Financial Services celebrates 25 years (photos)
One of Ghana’s most experienced companies in the Finance House category of the Non-Banking Financial Services industry, NDK Financial Services Limited has celebrated 25 years of operations. As part of the celebrations, the company invited customers and board members to its Omanye Aba Head Office in Accra to outline the vision and mission of the…
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Petroleum consumers demand flexible fuel price mechanism
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has reiterated calls for government to legislate a dual pricing mechanism to protect consumers from the effects of high prices of oil. [contextly_sidebar id=”vvwBTY8FU3F6CJYJSGETK72jm6xZ3xZz”]The Chamber argues that government’s continuous imposition of taxes in the wake of a rebound in the global price of oil and the increase in the ex-pump…
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Total Ghana awards winners of ‘StartUpper’ contest (photos)
Total Petroleum Ghana Limited, one of Ghana’s leading oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), has climaxed its maiden edition of the “StartUpper of the Year” contest with an awards ceremony and dinner in Accra. The contest, launched in the last quarter of 2015, seeks to unearth and support young and budding entrepreneurs with financial packages as well…
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Petroleum price deregulation is a rip off – Dr. Steve Manteaw
The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) says the passage of the deregulation law has not aided Ghanaians positively. [contextly_sidebar id=”libBdJkZATchTZALQu8xkf7LJszPRpam”]The deregulation policy was implemented in 2015. According to proponents of the policy, it will help sanitize the downstream petroleum sector. The deregulation policy allows Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to fix their own prices, in an…
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Association of Small Scale Miners slams Minerals Commission over unfair treatment
The Ghana Association of Small Scale Miners (GASSM) has accused the Minerals Commission of lack of transparency in allocating lands or mineral concession for mining. According to GASSM, lands or concessions have become difficult to secure from the Minerals Commission as certain individuals are allocated the concession who in turn lease to the miners. [contextly_sidebar…
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AU to introduce African passport in July 2016
Africa will have its own passport from July 2016. The move is to enable easy movement of Africans within the continent. [contextly_sidebar id=”0HFLJOa4osNIlMp3x30wXocBLSrybZFI”]The move will see all African countries granting a 30-day visa on arrival to all African passport holders. Earlier Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry clarified that the visa-on-arrival policy for African citizens will not…
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Fire service directs Mr Biggs & Odo rice to fix fire systems or face sanctions
The Ghana National Fire Service has directed two fast food joints, located at Kwame Nkrumah circle in Accra, Mr Biggs & Odo rice to fix all their fire systems within 24 hours or face sanctions. The directive comes a few days after a fire outbreak gutted Vienna city night club at the Nkrumah Circle, in…
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Vodafone to get no cash from assets hand over to Govt
Vodafone Ghana has rejected claims that it is being forced by government to handover some core assets including the Ghana Telecom University. [contextly_sidebar id=”42dNhd7XzpRFnLtmv6vEd6wH4snWYkK0″]According to Vodafone, the handing over is being done out of a good gesture in the interest of the country. The Education Ministry in a statement earlier announced the taking over of…
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Dep. Governor of BoG expresses optimism in economy
A deputy governor of the bank of Ghana, Millison Narh has stated that projections in the first quarter of the year indicate the country will experience substantial economic growth in the near future. According to him, recent reading of headline inflation has shown a decline to 18.5 percent in February from 19.0 percent in January…
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Human Resource Managers trained on reducing industrial disputes
The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission, Dr. Bernice Welbeck has advised Human Resource practitioners on the need to adapt to the changing phase in managing personnel at the workplace in a bid to enhance efficiency. The advice follows what she described as an alarming rate of increase in industrial disputes over the last…