Minerals Commission defends taxing small-scale miners
The Minerals Commission has justified government’s decision to tax small-scale, artisanal and illegal miners in the country.
According to the commission there is the need...
MP vows to hold GNPC to task over 2016 expenditure
A member of the Energy and Mines Committee of Parliament has vowed to ensure the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) complies with parliament’s directive...
MPs pushes insurance cover for farmers
Members of Parliament (MPs) are pushing for insurance cover for farmers and workers in Ghana’s agricultural sector.
According to them, the absence of such a...
Dangote now Afreximbank shareholder
The Dangote Group, Africa’s leading indigenous conglomerate, has become the latest entity to join the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) as a shareholder.
Information released by...
New water billing system will benefit customers – GWCL
The Ghana Water Company Limited has said the new method it has developed to bill customers is an improvement over the existing method and...
Ex-GREDA boss jailed 2yrs for SIM box fraud
Dr Alexander Tweneboah, former President of the Ghana Real Estates Developers Association (GREDA), is to serve two years in jail for SIM box fraud.
The...
University pays $20,000 to ransomware hackers
A Canadian university has paid hackers to restore access to data they had turned into the digital equivalent of gibberish.
The University of Calgary transferred...
Zendesk chief’s Twitter account hacked
The chief executive of tech support firm Zendesk has become the latest high-profile figure to have his Twitter account hacked.
Mikkel Svane's hijacked account had...
