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EconomyGhanaNewsGhana Bans Transactions In Foreign Currencies To Protect Cedi

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 8, 2022

The Ghanaian government has banned spending and transaction of businesses in U.S dollars, Pounds, and other foreign currencies in the country. In a public statement on Thursday, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) warned citizens and companies to stop transacting business, pricing goods and services and advertising in foreign currencies. The apex bank noted that it is illegal for individuals, companies, institutions, and others to engage in foreign exchange business without an appropriate licence from the...

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CoronavirusGhanaNewsZipline Begins Drone Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine to Health Facilities in Ghana

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2021

LAGOS — A national-scale drone delivery service, Zipline, says it has begun the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to selected health facilities within its service areas in Ghana. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Keller Rinaudo, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zipline recently signed an MOU on drone delivery of medical aids – comprising vaccines, blood, and other lifesaving products with the Kaduna State...

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GhanaNewsPoliticsGhana’s Election: Opposition Candidate Rejects Result

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 11, 2020

The candidate of the opposition party in the just concluded Ghana election, John Mahama, on Thursday rejected as “fraudulent” the result of the presidential and parliamentary elections in which President Nana Akufo-Addo won a second term. Challenging the election result could test the stability of the country, where previous electoral grievances have been pursued through the court. A day before, the electoral commission said Akufo-Addo had won 51.59 percent of the vote on Monday, over...

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GhanaNewsFuneral of Ghana’s Former President, Rawlings, to Be Held on 23 December

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The funeral of Ghana’s late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, will be held on 23 December, his family announced on Monday. James Victor Gbeho, Head of the funeral planning committee, in a press release on Monday, said the family, in consultation with the government, has agreed on the date. The funeral rites for the 73-year-old will come off at the Independence Square in Accra. Mr Gbeho said, “The family is working in conjunction with the...

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Foreign PolicyGhanaNewsNigeriaGhanaian President, Akufo-Addo Meets Buhari in Aso Rock

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, met on Sunday in Aso Rock. This was disclosed by Buhari Sallau, President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Broadcast Media. It was earlier gathered that Akufo-Addo earlier addressed his countrymen in a nationwide broadcast on Monday. Sallau wrote, “President @MBuhari receives in audience Ghanian President H.E. @NAkufoAddo in State House on 20th Sep 2020,” the presidential aide tweeted attaching images of both presidents. Details of the meeting...

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GhanaNewsNigeriaBuhari Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Ghanaian President

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday night met behind closed doors with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bashir Ahmad, the President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, confirmed this on his Twitter handle. The presidential aide, who could not elaborate on the agenda of the meeting between the two leaders, however, posted pictures in which the Nigerian leader could be seen escorting his guest after the meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria...

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BusinessGhanaNewsNigeriaPAN urges ECOWAS, FG’s Intervention Over $1m-levy on Nigerian Traders in Ghana

PilotnewsAugust 24, 2020

The Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (PAN) has urged ECOWAS and the Federal Government to wade-in on the imposition of $1million trade-levy on Nigerian Traders in Ghana, by Ghanaian authorities. This is contained in a statement issued by Emmanuel Ohiomokhare, PAN’s National Director of Media, on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that PAN is a non-governmental organisation of Nigerian traders in Ghana seeking to promote and protect the welfare of Nigerian...

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CoronavirusGhanaNewsGhana’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 24,000

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 24,248, with 414 more infections confirmed late Saturday, according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The update said the health authorities had treated and discharged 619 more people, bringing the number of recovered cases to 19,831, while the number of deaths stood at 135. The Saturday night update also put the number of active COVID-19 cases in the West African country at 4,282, as President...

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EconomyGhanaGhana economy Grows 4.9% Year-On-Year in First Quarter, Says Stats Office

PilotnewsJune 17, 2020

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s economy grew 4.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 6.7% in the same period last year, provisional data from the state statistics service showed on Wednesday. Ghana has had one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economies in recent years, but the central bank last month downgraded its 2020 growth forecast to between 2% and 2.5% from an earlier expectation of 6.8% due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic....

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CoronavirusGhanaNewsGhana registers More Than 500 Coronavirus Cases at Industrial Facility

PilotnewsMay 9, 2020

More than 500 workers at an industrial facility in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health service said, as total cases jumped by nearly 30 per cent in a single day. The health service did not name the facility, where it said in a statement that 533 out 1,300 workers had tested positive. The overall number of cases in Ghana rose to 4,012, including 18 deaths, from 3,091 on Thursday. That represents...

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