Ghana’s finest and youngest entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of Rebirth Travel and Tours,Michael Kojo Asiedu has emerged as the winner of the prestigious 2024 Forty Under 40 Africa Awards in the Hospitality Industry Category, celebrated at the grand event in Nairobi- KenyaExpressing gratitude for the honour, Michael Kojo Asiedu reiterated his commitment…
Kwabena Bawuah (Kobby), a Ghanaian software engineer, has developed QuickApply Pro, a cutting-edge Chrome extension designed to revolutionize the job application process. This innovative tool harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to create customized resumes and cover letters, helping job seekers make a lasting impression in a competitive market. QuickApply Pro leverages advanced AI…
The suspects Source: Africa Publicity Police in Ghana have arrested four suspects who claimed in a viral video that they were armed robbers. According to the Ghana Police Service, the suspects were arrested on July 12, 2024. The suspects had threatened to harm anyone they encountered at night, the police reiterated. The suspects, Isaac Ampong…
Twenty-two children have died and more than 130 have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saint Academy in the state capital Jos caved in while students were in class on Friday morning. Children were left trapped under the debris. Volunteers used excavators, hammers and their bare…
Joe Ghartey and Board of Directors during their first meeting The Board of Directors of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) chaired by Hon. Joe Ghartey, has congratulated the Commissioner-General, and top management and staff of GRA for exceeding the 2024 mid-year revenue target of the GRA. In a statement signed by Hon. Ghartey, the…
Source: Africa Publicity The Board and Management of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) of Ghana have announced that SSNIT has terminated the process to sell its 60% stake in a number of hotels. The announcement was made in a statement following intense public pressure and declaration of a nationwide strike action by Organized…
Sylvana Teiman Sylvana Teiman, a first-year student at the University of Ghana Business School, has been announced as the winner of KPMG Ghana’s prestigious internal audit competition by KPMG. The contest, which received 41 entries from various universities, aimed to encourage innovative thinking in internal audit. Sylvana’s essay on “The Future of Internal Audit: Embracing…
Source: Africa Publicity Organized Labour has urged all workers in Ghana not to go work from Monday, 15th July, 2024, until Ghana’s Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) publicly announces the termination of the sale of its shares in a number of hotels. In a statement dated Friday, July 12, 2024, Organized Labour…
Joe Ghartey The Joe Ghartey Committee on the Blackshield Capital Limited’s customers locked funds has commenced deliberations on the Final Report to present to the Parliament of Ghana. The deliberations which commenced (yesterday) will continue into next week. Sources close to the Committee revealed that the Committee is reviewing the 45-page draft report and is…
Samuel A. Jinapor The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has designated the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, and Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, to have Cabinet oversight responsibility over the Energy Ministry. This follows the resignation of the Minister for Energy, Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, who has…
Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid C. F. has announced that Kylian Mbappé will be presented at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on Tuesday 16 July at noon. The club announced in an official statement that President of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, will welcome Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid City for the formal signing of the contract that…
Source: Africa Publicity International credit ratings agency, Moody’s, has cut Kenya’s sovereign rating deeper into the junk territory. On Monday, July 8, 2024, Moody’s cited Kenya’s diminished capacity to implement a fiscal consolidation strategy to contain its debt burden as a reason for pushing the East African nation’s rating into the junk zone. Moody’s…
Mobile Financial Services Manager for telecel Ghana, Judith Adumua-Bossman, has called for collective action on the implementation of cross-border mobile money interoperability to accelerate business and trade across the continent. Delivering a thought-provoking speech on the readiness of telcos for cross border interoperability at the Africa Prosperity Network’s Symposium on ‘Scaling Up Interoperability: Using Mobile…
Ahmed Refaat Egyptian footballer, Ahmed Refaat, has died from heart attack at the age of 31. Refaat, who represented Egypt at the international level and was team-mate to Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah at the national team level, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, after collapsing on field during an Egypt Premier League game…
The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe has received an insurance payout of US$ 16. 8 million following its participation in the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group disaster financing mechanism, designed to help African Union (AU) member states plan, prepare and better respond to extreme weather events. The payout comes at a time when…
In orange, is the farmers Lougue Noël, farmers at Tiemensson from coops Allah Kabo Hershey, the American chocolate giant, has reached a major milestone in its quest for more sustainable and equitable cocoa supply chains. The company has announced incentive payments to over 1,400 farmers as part of its flagship “Income Accelerator program”, an innovative…
