The head of Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, is in the news for spending $180,000 on rent.
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Controversy Shrouds TB Joshua Building Collapse
THE collapse of a six-storey building structure inside the church premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, founded by Prophet TB Joshua, is generating controversy across the country.
Oracle Buys Media Content Storage Firm
ORACLE, a leading U.S.-based multinational computer technology corporation has signed an agreement to acquire Front Porch Digital, a provider of content storage management solutions that help companies migrate, manage and monetize large-scale media assets.
Ebola Outbreak: ECOWAS Chair Assesses Embark
The Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President John Dramani Mahama, will today visit three West African countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – which have been affected by the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease.
Ghana, 14 Others At Risk Of Ebola Exposure
OXFORD University in United Kingdom has predicted that Ghana and 14 other countries in Africa are at risk of animal-to-human transmission of Ebola by virtue of their geography.
Gates Foundation Pledges $50 Million To Fight Ebola
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will donate $50 million to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
African CEOs Optimistic About growth Despite Challenges
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014’ report issued today.
Tigo Introduces Electronic Top-up service On Tigo Cash
Subscribers of Tigo Ghana who signed onto the network’s Mobile Financial Service-Tigo Cash, can now purchase airtime for other networks for their friends and family in real time.
Dangote Group Struggles Huge Debt Burden
THE company might rate among the top conglomerates in the world and the biggest in the continent, but Dangote Nigeria Plc is currently grappling with huge debt burden, it has emerged. A legal battle is presently raging on between Union Bank Plc and two subsidiaries of the company, Dansa Foods Limited and Bulk Pack Services […]
Drivers Besiege DVLA Offices, Threaten Court Action
More than 10,000 driver’ licenses are said to be locked up at the Accra, and Tema offices of Ghana’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) as a result of breakdown of printing equipment. This has generated confusion between drivers and officials of the DVLA. Some of the drivers who are frustrated over the authority’s failure […]