A civil society group, Accountability Forum, has urged the Appointments Committee to prioritise competence and experience in selecting individuals for executive positions under the administration of President John Dramani Mahama.

Investors prepared to welcome Donald Trump's second inauguration, anticipating benefits from his pro-business agenda, while remaining wary of his protectionist trade policies, particularly his stance on tariffs.

Trump enters office with an ambitious agenda spanning trade reform, immigration crackdowns, tax cuts and loosening cryptocurrency regulation. Investment managers are adjusting portfolios across asset classes, watching his inaugural address for signals that could trigger near-term market moves.

SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading Human Resource technology company, announced today that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures as it continues to revolutionize the future of workforce productivity in Africa with cutting-edge technology.

OmniBSIC Bank has announced the relocation of its Achimota branch to 29 J.A Kufuor Avenue, Achimota. 

Ghanaian horologist Patrick Amofah is advocating for craftsmen to incorporate cultural symbols into their artistry.

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors has agreed to pay $1.6bn (£1.3bn) and plead guilty to deceiving US regulators about the amount of emissions produced by its diesel engines.

The truck company will also be banned from exporting its diesel engines to the country for five years.

It comes after Hino was charged with fraud in a Detroit court for selling 105,000 illegal engines in the US between 2010 and 2022.

According to new research by SumsureIQ, a top market and economic research agency and consultancy in Ghana, Ghana’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector is showing signs of improvement in 2023 and 2024, despite a difficult landscape characterised by cost-of-living crises and constant inflationary pressures. 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:02 local time (07:02 GMT).

It firmly pits the world's two richest men against each other in a commercial space race, vying to fly bigger and more powerful rockets.

The Chief Executive Officer of African Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) Limited, Dr Mrs Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, has underscored the need for leaders in companies to be resilient to help drive growth.

Fitch Ratings has expressed optimism about the recovery of Ghana’s banking sector, citing strong profits and improved capitalisation after the challenges brought on by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). 

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has engaged stakeholders to discuss trends in consumer price inflation and key drivers influencing rising costs across the country. 

The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2025 is set to convene at the Accra International Conference Centre from 30th January to 1st February 2025, under the theme: “Delivering Africa’s Single Market through Infrastructure: Invest. Connect. Integrate.”

A fresh clash over the future of Ghana's power distribution sector has emerged as Energy Minister-designate John Abdulai Jinapor's plans for private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) met immediate resistance from the Public Utility Workers' Union (PUWU). 

Scancom Plc, popularly known as MTN Ghana, closed trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) at a record high for the second consecutive day, reaching GH₵2.60 on January 14, 2025.

Scancom Plc, popularly known as MTN Ghana, reached a milestone on January 13, 2025, as its stock price closed at an all-time high of GH₵2.55 on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). This marks a significant moment for the telecom giant, reflecting growing investor confidence in its performance and prospects.