Editors Pick – Page 79

Joe Jackson Attributes Cedi’s Strength to Dollar Weakness and Local Initiatives

May 17, 2025

Financial analyst Joe Jackson has highlighted a combination of internal and external influences as the reasons behind the cedi’s recent appreciation. As the Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Jackson commended the Gold4Oil initiative for providing stability to the cedi. He also pointed to the global decline in the dollar’s value, which he linked to...

Franklin Cudjoe Urges Delay in ECG Privatisation Plans

May 17, 2025

Franklin Cudjoe, the head of Imani Africa, has advised the Ghanaian government to reconsider its intentions to privatise certain operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The government has recently expressed its intention to privatise specific aspects of ECG’s operations. However, Cudjoe believes that this initiative should be postponed for a minimum of one...

Prosecute agents using kids to beg – Child Rights International

May 17, 2025

Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has called on security agencies to go beyond street evacuations and begin prosecuting adults who exploit children for begging. His comments follow the arrest of over 2,000 street children and their guardians in a major swoop aimed at tackling the growing issue of streetism. In an interview...

Mahama Announces Plans to Decentralize Sanitation Budget

May 16, 2025

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to decentralize the national sanitation budget, empowering districts to assume full responsibility for managing their sanitation needs. This visionary move aims to foster local accountability, ensuring that Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are held to high standards of cleanliness and sanitation. Addressing a vibrant gathering at...

UG Refutes Allegations of Inflating Employee Compensation by GH¢59m

May 16, 2025

The University of Ghana (UG) has firmly rejected allegations of discrepancies highlighted in the Auditor-General’s recent payroll audit report. The report claimed that the university had overstated its employee compensation by GH¢59.2 million. In response, Prof. Samuel Simpson, Acting Deputy Internal Auditor at UG, characterised these assertions as misleading and lacking essential context. In an...

Legal Team Assembles for Suspended Chief Justice Torkonoo’s Inquiry

May 16, 2025

Prominent lawyers Tsatsu Tsikata and Thadeus Sory, both affiliated with the National Democratic Congress (NDC), alongside activist lawyer Oliver Barker-Vormawor, are representing the petitioners in the investigation concerning suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo. The inquiry was initiated on Thursday, 15 May 2025, a mere 24 days after the Chief Justice was suspended from her duties...

Energy Minister Launches Newly Appointed Board of Go Energy Company Limited

May 16, 2025

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has formally inaugurated the newly appointed board of Go Energy Company Limited, which operates as a subsidiary of Goil Plc. During the ceremony held on Friday, May 16, Mr. Jinapor urged the board to focus on elevating the company’s status to become the most dependable...

Raymond Archer’s prophecy or political witch-hunt? McDan remains resolute amidst accusations

May 16, 2025

Business mogul Dr Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, is currently under scrutiny and investigations, appearing to fulfil what some are calling the ‘prophesy’ of journalist Raymond Acher or perhaps a political witch-hunt. Raymond Archer, a known critic of McDan and a vocal opponent of the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, is being linked...

Mahama Promises Positive Developments in Upcoming Mid-Year Budget Review

May 16, 2025

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that they can expect further encouraging news in the mid-year budget review, which is scheduled for presentation in August. During a durbar in Wa on Thursday, May 15, as part of his thank-you tour, Mahama discussed the government’s commitment to stabilising the economy and expressed his belief that...

If I don’t sack you, I’ll be sacked – John Jinapor tells underperforming energy officials

May 16, 2025

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has issued a stern warning to administrative officers within the energy sector, stating that underperformance or attempts to sabotage operations will not be tolerated. Speaking at a briefing with members of the Energy Committee of Parliament and Cabinet on Thursday, May 15, Mr. Jinapor emphasized that...