Month: September 2023

ECG To Carry Out Special Exercise To Demand Payment Of Outstanding Bills
05 Sep

ECG To Carry Out Special Exercise To Demand Payment Of Outstanding Bills

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced its planned exercise to demand payment of outstanding bills from its customers. Dubbed Operation Zero, the electricity distribution company said its staff would visit all households to capture consumers not in their database and bill them instantly. ECG noted that it would be assisted by security agencies to apprehend and prosecute customers who attempt to interfere with the exercise. In a released sighted by GhanaWeb Business, ECG said, “Operation Zero will deploy ECG staff to customers' premises to demand payment of outstanding bills. Staff will also take the opportunity to visit all…
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Nigeria To Increase Gas Production To Over 5.5 Bcf Per Day By 2030 – Ekperikpe Ekpo
05 Sep

Nigeria To Increase Gas Production To Over 5.5 Bcf Per Day By 2030 – Ekperikpe Ekpo

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Nigeria’s Minister of State for Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo has told attendees at the ongoing Gastech Conference in Singapore, that the country has the capacity to grow its gas production to over 5 billion cubic feet per day by 2030. Reuters reports that Ekpo said this to attendees at the conference while stating that the country had access to funds needed to expand production, without revealing more details. He said: “In Nigeria, it has been declared a decade of gas from 2020 to 2030. So, by 2030, we’ll get to 5.5 billion cubic feet of daily production (57 billion cubic meters…
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CSOs Challenged To Be Agile And Responsive
05 Sep

CSOs Challenged To Be Agile And Responsive

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Civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been charged to be agile and responsive to emerging trends of people’s rights and equitable access to development in order to attract the needed funding from donors. This, according to Dr. Esther Ofei-Aboagye – a seasoned researcher, policy analyst and a development management expert, has become necessary in an era when the sector is faced with dwindling funding sources. “Institutional leadership for national NGOs in the West African sub-region must develop the capacity to be predictive and be able to forecast the critical factors that can affect their organisations. I think…
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2022 World Cup Was Rigged For Messi And Argentina – Louis Van Gaal
05 Sep

2022 World Cup Was Rigged For Messi And Argentina – Louis Van Gaal

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Former Netherlands manager, Louis van Gaal has claimed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup was rigged for Argentina, specifically, Lionel Messi to win. The former Barcelona manager claimed that Argentina got away with many bookable offenses and also scored question goals as compared to his side's. Speaking with the Dutch newspaper NOS, Van Gaal, who resigned right after losing to the eventual winners in the quarter-final, noted that given the aforementioned reasons, he believed the tournament was rigged for Argentina to win. "I don't really want to say much about it. When you see how Argentina gets the goals and…
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Chris Hughton Reacts To Criticism From Top GFA Officials
05 Sep

Chris Hughton Reacts To Criticism From Top GFA Officials

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Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton has disclosed that he is not worried about the criticism he faces from officials within the Ghana Football Association (GFA). Since his appointment as Black Stars head coach, some GFA members, including Randy Abbey and George Amoako, who are part of the Executive Council, have publicly criticized the coach. Vice president of the GFA, Mark Addo also expressed concerns over the 64-year-old coach, who has managed to secure only one win in three games as the head coach of the Black Stars. However, according to Chris Hughton, the criticisms are normal. He emphasized that in the world of football, there are…
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Sports Ministry, GBA Strips Boxer Samuel Takyi ‘Naked’ Over $20,000 Akufo-Addo Promise
05 Sep

Sports Ministry, GBA Strips Boxer Samuel Takyi ‘Naked’ Over $20,000 Akufo-Addo Promise

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The Ministry of Youth and Sports has clarified that President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his promise to Ghana’s Olympic Bronze medalist, Samuel Takyi after his heroics in 2020. Ahead of the qualifiers for the 2024 Olympic Games, Samuel Takyi is quoted to have disclosed that he wants an amount of US$20,000 which was promised him fulfilled before he will join the team. In an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, President of the Ghana Boxing Federation, Bernard Quartey stated that Samuel Takyi made some demands including being added to the Olympic Scholarship before he joined the Black Bombers. However, the ministry stated that Takyi had already…
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Come In Your Numbers To Support Us – Kudus Tasks Kumasi Fans Ahead Of CAR Clash
05 Sep

Come In Your Numbers To Support Us – Kudus Tasks Kumasi Fans Ahead Of CAR Clash

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Black Stars attacker, Mohammed Kudus has called on football lovers in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi to come in their numbers to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Thursday, August 7, 2023. The Black Stars of Ghana on Thursday will play host to Central African Republic in their final Group G game as part of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign. Ahead of the game, the talisman in a video shared by the official account of the Black Stars on social media called on fans in Kumasi to come out and support the team as they take on their opponents. “Kumasi fans, this…
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Bugri Naabu Recommended Spiritualists To Remove IGP Dampare – Supt. Asare
05 Sep

Bugri Naabu Recommended Spiritualists To Remove IGP Dampare – Supt. Asare

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Superintendent George Asare, a senior police officer implicated in a plot to oust Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, made startling revelations during his testimony before a parliamentary committee investigating the matter. According to a Dailyguide.com report, Asare disclosed that Daniel Bugri Naabu, the former Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), recommended the use of Mallams (spiritualists) to aid their efforts in removing the IGP, both physically and spiritually. According to Asare's testimony, Bugri Naabu suggested the involvement of three Mallams to assist in their mission. Bugri Naabu purportedly cited instances where he had…
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Disregard Any Publication About Recruitment – Fire Service
05 Sep

Disregard Any Publication About Recruitment – Fire Service

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The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has advised the public to disregard any publication about recruitment as the Service is yet to state any recurrent process. In a press statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), the service said the service was not recruiting nor calling for applicants’ Medical Examinations, Appointments Letters, and Attachments for training. “Management of GNFS wants the public to take note that the Service has not contracted any third party to conduct e-recruitment or sell application forms on our behalf and thus all publications must be disregarded,” the statement said. The Service, according to the…
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One Dead After Road Crash On Bolgatanga – Navrongo Highway
05 Sep

One Dead After Road Crash On Bolgatanga – Navrongo Highway

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One person has died and another in critical condition after their motorbikes collided on the Bolgatanga-Navrongo highway in the Upper East Region on Sunday. The two men sustained serious head injuries and one died on the spot while the other person was rushed to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga for treatment. The accident happened at about 1800 hours near Sumbrungu, a suburb of Bolgatanga Municipal. The two, believed to be in their 30s, each were on a motorbike and moving in the opposite direction from Navrongo to Bolgatanga when they crashed. According to an eyewitness, the deceased who…
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