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14 Nov

Jospong Group Seeks $400M Afrexim Bank Funding For Africa Projects

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At the sidelines of COP29, Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) revealed plans to secure $400 million in funding from the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) for comprehensive waste management and rice projects in Lagos State, Nigeria, and Ghana. The waste management project involves building nine plants to turn waste into recyclable materials, fertilizers, and valuable products. Additionally, Jospong Group is investing in transfer stations and augmenting waste collection services in Lagos. Jospong Group's Chief Investment Officer, Noah Gyimah, emphasised the need for broader discussions with Afrexim Bank to support the Group's investment efforts across Africa. "The interesting part of that…

11 Sep

GIZ, Jospong Group Donate Equipment Worth €27,000 To Pentecost Hospital

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The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and Appointed Time, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, have donated laboratory equipment worth over €27,000 ( equivalent to GHS 317,000.00) to the Pentecost Hospital at Madina in the Greater Accra Region. The donation was to fulfil a request by the management of the hospital to meet the demand of services from growing number of patients who visit the facility daily. Presenting the equipment to the hospital on behalf of GIZ and Jospong Group, the Chief Corporate Communication Officer at Jospong Group of Companies, Madam Sophia Kudjordji, said the donation was…

10 Jul

JOSPONG Attracts Interest From Africa And The World Across At IFAT 2023, Johannesburg

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The just ended world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste, and raw material management (IFAT 2023) took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 5th - 7th July, 2023. The three- day exhibition and conference saw a delegation of eight officers from subsidiaries of the E&S Cluster of the Jospong Group of Companies namely (Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Sewerage Systems Ghana Limited, AfES Consult and Waste Landfill). Despite the main theme being on Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid waste, and Medical Waste, the team was tasked to drive a strong awareness campaign on the 360 integrated waste management services the…

28 Nov

Thai EXIM Bank To Support Jospong In Rice Production In Ghana

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Thai EXIM Bank to support Jospong in Rice Production in Ghana Following the government’s decision to increase rice production in the country, the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has signed MoUs with key sector rice players in Thailand for the establishment of Seed Development and Research Centre, Rice Mechanisation Centres, Bio-organic Fertiliser Production Centres, Supply of Farm Implements and Rice Mills in Ghana. The completion of the above facilities will help boost rice production in the country which will drastically reduce its importation. Presenting the 2023 Budget in Parliament last week, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, said as part…

20 Oct

Zoomlion Announces $100,000 In Support Of Sanitation In Schools

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Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has announced a $100,000 package to support school children to learn more about sanitation and the need to protect the environment. The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, who made the announcement, indicated that Zoomlion was also sensitising school children more through its Zoomkids. "The whole idea of Zoomkids is to catch the kids young and educate them on good sanitation practices and hygiene," he explained. The Executive Chairman of JGC made the announcement at the launch of…

04 Oct

Jospong Group Wins Big

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The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) triumph as it grabbed Eight (8) prestigious awards at the just ended maiden edition of the Ghana Environmental & Sanitation Awards, (GESA) 2022. The Ghana Environmental Sanitation Awards (GESA) is a pace setting annual awards scheme that seek to encourage Government, Public Sector, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and all individuals and institutions to create synergies to work towards achieving the set goals in the Environment and Sanitation value chain to attained the sustainable development goals (SDG GOAL 6, 13 and 14). The event took place at the AH Hotel and Conference within American House…

13 May

Abola Traditional Council Affirms Support For Jospong Group In Its Efforts To Make Accra Clean

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The Abola Traditional Council (ATC) has strongly affirmed its support to the efforts by the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) to ensure that Accra, and for that matter the entire country, was always clean. The council said a clean environment was good and one that prevents diseases and also keeps the citizenry healthy for them to contribute to national development. The Paramount Chief of Abola Traditional Area, who is also the Atofotse of the Ga State, Nii Ahene Nunoo III, made the observation when he led a delegation of chiefs, queen mothers and Ga warriors (Asafoatses) from the GTC to…

29 Jan

Jospong, Hungarian Gov’t Sign €50m Waste Water Treatment Plant Contract

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Jospong, Hungarian Gov’t Sign €50m Waste Water Treatment Plant Contract The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has signed a contract worth 50 million Euro with the Hungary government to construct a Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) in three regions. The WWTP would be sited at Takoradi in the Western Region, Tamale in the Northern Region and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Even before the signing of the contract, JGC had begun work on a WWTP in Kumasi in the Ashanti region which is near completion. Addressing journalists at the signing ceremony which took place at the Embassy of Hungary in…