Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has said the country needs foreign investment to realise Vision 20:20.
Globacom has announced a new package that would enable subscribers on the Glo network to make unlimited and free Glo-to- Glo calls everyday, anywhere in the country by paying N40 a day. The offer begins today.
Investors' apathy for activities on the stock market persisted yesterday with further decline in share prices of almost all the quoted companies, especially the blue chips.
Fresh facts have emerged yesterday over the reason behind the strike action by Petroleum Tanker Drivers and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, which led to acute scarcity of petroleum products in some cities of the country, especially Abuja.
Charting a new course for a business in times of economic downturn is a daunting task. Combine this with a near collapse of infrastructure and an economy that is struggling to find a footing in both regional and global scale, then the challenges are just incredible. But that is the task Mr Godwin Ejembi Odah, the one year old CEO of Union Assurance Company is set to achieve. He is no stranger to ...
The NNPC said on Monday in Abuja that it was not responsible for the "artificial" fuel queues in Lagos and Abuja. The corporation's spokesman, Dr Levi Ajuonuma, said in a statement that the long queues at the petrol stations since the weekend had nothing to do with the unavailability of the product at the depots.
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Victor Odozi has identified early acquisition of business and other problem-solving skills early in life as the most effective solution to the prevalent unemployment and low productivity in the Nigerian economy.
The Liberian government has announced that it is in the final stages of securing a U.S. $1.6 billion Indonesian investment in palm oil production which is expected to create 35,000 jobs.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that the nation's crude oil production capacity has recorded a quantum leap in the aftermath of the amnesty programme and the return of peace in the Niger Delta area.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched an assessment of the impact of contamination from oil across the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, which has been plagued by local unrest and ecological damage in recent years.
The Ghana Research and Advocacy Programme (G-RAP) chose the theme "Transparency, Accountability and Development of the Oil and Gas Industry in Ghana" for its 2009 Research and Advocacy Organisations (RAOs) convention which ended on Tuesday.
Ghana is said to be in a good position to become a model for oil development in Africa. With a better political climate and regulation framework coupled with an active press, the new sector in Ghana could develop into something big. However, the country must be cautious in order not to neglect other sectors because they are equally important.
Intercontinental Bank Plc said yesterday that it has recovered N78 billion bad loans since the Central Bank, CBN, intervention on August 14 and said it has improved its risk management. Chief Executive Officer, Mahmoud Alabi, appointed by the Central Bank, said the bank hoped to recover up to N100 billion before year-end.
NO matter how insurance is viewed, nobody can take away the important role it plays in economic stability of any nation. And that is why the sector would lead and not play catch-up in any development that can upscale its activities.
Ghanaians are generally satisfied with the performance of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), a survey report released by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) said on Thursday in Accra.
City Link Airline of CTK Network aviation Ltd., on Sunday launched a new Hawker 900XP business jet charter services into the country in Accra.
Following the recent G20 meeting of Finance Ministers in Scotland that advocated more stimulus packages be implemented until in the words of British Finance Minister, Alistair Darling "The job is done", we examine the need for Ghana to have its own stimulus package rather than having to beg for money from the wicked IMF and World Bank.
The government's apparent classification of the contents of the draft governing policy for the oil and gas sub-sector has met the disapproval of Research and Advocacy Organisations (RAOs) as well as key opinion leaders.
Liberian Vice-President Joseph Boakai and UN Deputy Envoy Moustapha Soumaré have underscored the unique role smallholder farmers' play in guaranteeing food security and alleviating poverty in Liberia with a call for increased investment in smallholder farming.
The government has called on the management of both private and public universities in Ghana, not to overburden lecturers with extra-teaching assignments to jeopardize their levels of efficiency, as well as the future of their students.
A citizen's assessment of the National Health Insurance Scheme show an increasing level of registration under the scheme, with a total subscription increasing from a low of 1,797,140 in 2005 to 12,518,560 in 2008, though significant variations in registration exist across geographical and socio-economic groups.
The Chartered Institute of Marketing -Ghana (CIMAG), has called on marketers in the country to reposition themselves as leaders in industry and commerce to promote the new and emerging opportunities that the economy may provide, especially the oil industry. Marketers are, therefore, design to acceptable benchmarks for assessing performance of organizations and other industries.
The Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and partners will today celebrate World Standard and African Industrialization Day.
Vida Mensah, an executive of the giant steel company in Liberia ArcelorMittal, has won the 7th draw of the Cellcom "Live Your Dream" car raffle.
Public Works Minister, Samuel Kofi Woods, II on Saturday, November 21, 2009 visited five Counties, where rehabilitation of roads and bridges are ongoing.
