Author: SAMUEL
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is calling on the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to remove price floors set out in the 2024 petroleum products pricing guidelines. COPEC says the policy, which prevents Petroleum Service Providers (PSPs) from selling below the regulator-set minimum, is outdated and counterproductive in a deregulated downstream petroleum market. Speaking to Citi Business News, Executive Secretary of COPEC Duncan Amoah said the price floor does not benefit consumers and argued that scrapping it could allow oil marketing companies (OMCs) to reduce fuel prices further when market conditions permit. His comments come as consumers are already seeing…
A refuse collector in Accra, popularly known as a “Borla Borla” (wheelbarrow waste carrier), has opened up about the financial side of his job, revealing that he earns around GH₵500 every day and manages to save up to GH₵1,500 each week. He explained that although the work is often looked down upon by society, it provides a steady and dependable source of income. For him, the job has become a reliable way to meet his daily needs and plan for the future. The waste collector also encouraged unemployed graduates across Ghana not to dismiss such opportunities. According to him, engaging…
A video has surfaced online showing a bold side chick directly calling out and c○nfronting the legally married wife of her sug4r daddy. In the short clip, the side chick is heard 4ngrily addressing the wife, warning her to back off and leave her alone. She boldly tells the wife to allow her to continue her relationship with the man, emphasizing that the husband himself is not complaining about the arrangement. According to her audacious reasoning, the man is financially capable and responsible enough to take care of both women without any issue. She questions the wife with something along…
Urban Transport Planning Analyst, Dr Bernard Abeiku Arthur, has argued that Ghana cannot sustainably resolve its persistent urban transport challenges unless there is a clear and deliberate vision of the kind of cities the country intends to build. According to him, transport solutions cannot be treated in isolation, but must flow from a broader understanding of urban purpose and function. His comments come amid renewed public debate on Ghana’s urban transport systems, as commuters in cities such as Accra and Kumasi continue to grapple with congestion, long queues, and rising transport costs. Speaking on the ongoing transport crisis affecting major…
Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, has reaffirmed the central bank’s commitment to data-driven and forward-looking decision-making, stressing that policy actions are guided by evidence rather than pressure or speculation. Speaking at the Bank of Ghana’s New Year media briefing in Accra on Friday, January 16, Dr Asiama said the Bank remains focused on maintaining price and financial stability, even when policy decisions are difficult or unpopular in the short term. According to him, the Bank of Ghana does not respond to public pressure, speculation, or sentiment, but instead bases its actions on careful analysis of data, identified risks,…
Government has assured the public of minimal disruption to electricity supply as the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) undertakes a scheduled maintenance exercise on its gas facilities in Ghana on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, together with the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), said it has been formally notified that the mandatory maintenance will take place between 6:00am and 3:00pm, resulting in a temporary interruption in gas supply to thermal power plants located in Tema . According to GRIDCo in a statement issued on January 17, the maintenance is a necessary safety measure…
Residents and traders along La Police Road and parts of Oko-Dan in Accra in the Greater Accra Region are facing growing difficulties as the 20 pesewa coin gradually disappears from daily commercial transactions. Although the coin remains legal tender, its use in small purchases has become increasingly problematic, creating inconvenience for both residents and traders. Residents say spending the 20 pesewa coin has become difficult, as many traders now refuse to accept it, citing low demand from customers and transport operators. Lydia Badu, a resident of La Police Road, recounted that after receiving several 20 pesewa coins as change for…
Daboya, Jan. 9 — Tutors of the Savannah College of Education in Daboya have begun the new year amid mounting frustration over months of unpaid salaries, raising concerns about staff welfare and the potential impact on teaching and learning at the institution. Nearly a year after the college was absorbed into the public tertiary education system and duly accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), tutors say they are yet to receive a single salary. According to affected staff, their academic certificates have been vetted and cleared, but their names have not appeared on the government payroll, leaving them…
The general in command of Venezuela’s presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, has been sacked days after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces in a raid in Caracas and taken to New York to stand trial on narco-terrorism charges. The presidential honour guard is the military force which provides the bodyguards tasked with protecting the head of state. While the Venezuelan government has not yet provided a detailed breakdown of casualties, members of the guard are thought to be among the dozens of people killed in the US operation to seize Maduro. The order to replace Gen…
The Member of Parliament for Bimbilla and former Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has dismissed claims that support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in Northern Ghana is driven by shared ethnicity, insisting that political backing in the region has always been based on competence and performance. Speaking during Dr Bawumia’s visit to Yendi ahead of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primary scheduled for January 31, 2026, Mr Nitiwul said history clearly shows that voters in the north do not support candidates simply because of where they come from. “Since the beginning of Ghana, Northerners have never in their lives voted…