The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward review of water and electricity tariffs for the third quarter of 2024. The new tariffs, which take effect July 1, 2024, will push water...
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward review of water and electricity tariffs for the third quarter of 2024. The new tariffs, which take effect July 1, 2024, will push water up by 5.16 per cent for all customer classes while electricity will jump by 3.45...
South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his exwife 1.38 trillion won ($1bn; £788m) in cash – the country’s largest ever divorce settlement. It comes nearly a decade after Mr Chey’s marriage fell apart following the revelation he had fathered a child with his lover. The...
Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has raised concerns about the 5G network contract awarded to Next Gen Infraco Ltd. by the Communications Ministry. Mr Awuni alleges the company was established a week before President Akufo-Addo approved the deal. Given this, he has questioned the company’s track record and doubts...
An illegal foreign exchange dealer, operating in the ‘black market,’ is blaming some banks in the country for the constant depreciation of the cedi against the dollar. Abdullai Mohammed (pseudo name) has said some of the banks are not happy with the approved rates by the Bank of Ghana...
A finding from an investigation conducted by this reporter has revealed that, hundreds of Ghanaians receive cold calls from unsolicited persons claiming to upgrade services for persons with Ghana Card or bank cards. It was further revealed that, these suspects are impersonating banking staff, phone or utility companies and...
Per data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), individuals who sought loans with a one-year tenor from Standard Chartered Bank obtained the lowest average interest rate of 29.07%. GCB Bank Limited came in next, offering a 29.80% The rates from these two banks were slightly lower than the common...
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic and flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has disclosed that his efforts to improve revenue collection at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) was sabotaged by some staff. He says when he introduced the digitised system of revenue collection...
For copyright infringement to be established, the alleged copyright owner must be able to prove a causal connection between their work and the alleged infringing work (i.e, a high likelihood that the defendant copied their work and substantial taking by the defendant). The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has filed...
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cautioned the general public to expect more power outages during peak hours (7pm to 11pm). In a social media post, ECG explained that so far, 630 distribution transformers within communities across its operational areas have been identified to be full to capacity...
Well, as you all know, most international trips require a visa to gain access to that country. And for this, one has to apply for a visa and undergo the process of acquiring one. In this scenario, there are also visa scams happening that are taking advantage of desperate...