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November 19, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

NATUG Criticises 2026 Budget for Neglecting Housing Sector

The National Tenants’ Union of Ghana (NATUG) has criticised the government for allocating insufficient resources to the housing sector in the 2026 national budget, warning that the continued underfunding...

November 19, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GUTA Warns VAT Reforms Could Deepen Hardship for Traders

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has expressed strong reservations about the government’s newly introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms, cautioning that the changes could place traders, especially...

November 18, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GoldBod Dismisses GH¢3 Billion Loss Claim as False

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has strongly rejected a report by Asaaseradio claiming that the statutory body suffered over GH¢3 billion in losses during its first year of operations....

November 18, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

UP’s Afia Korankyewaa Calls for Reduction in Chicks Per Beneficiary to Expand Reach

The Deputy Director of Operations of the United Party (UP), Afia Korankyewaa, has urged the government to reduce the number of chicks allocated per beneficiary under the “NkokoNketenkete” programme...

November 17, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

COCOBOD alarmed as cocoa output collapses in Volta and Oti Regions

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is sounding the alarm over what it describes as a dramatic and worrying collapse in cocoa production across the Volta and Oti Regions, where...

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Alcohol Consumption Claims 6 Lives Every 6 Minutes – WHO Warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the global burden of alcohol use, revealing that harmful drinking leads to three million deaths every year, the equivalent...

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

COPEC Warns – Fuel Prices Set to Rise from Nov. 16

Fuel prices are expected to rise across pumps beginning Saturday, November 16, 2025, according to projections by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC). The hikes are attributed to rising...

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

The Alex Apau Dadey Story; The Price of Progress

In Ghana, innovation often comes at a steep cost. Few stories illustrate this better than that of Alex Apau Dadey, Executive Chairman of KGL Group, whose vision and enterprise...

November 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Ato Forson Teases Explosive Audit Report Uncovering Massive Fake Claims

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is warning Ghanaians to brace themselves for what he describes as one of the most shocking audit reports the country has ever seen,...

November 14, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Gov’t Injects GH¢401m Into Women’s Development Bank Under 2026 Budget

The Government of Ghana has committed GH¢401 million to the Women’s Development Bank in the 2026 Budget, marking a major step toward expanding access to affordable financing for women-led...