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Consumer spending in Ghana is expected to slow down in the coming months, Deloitte West Africa has predicted in its February 2025 Inflation Update. According to the professional services firm, this stems from economic uncertainties. Ghana’s inflation experienced a first decline in four months in January 2025 to 23.50%. Similarly, the monthly inflation slowed to 1.7% from 1.8% in December 2024. Food prices also continued to rise despite disinflation. Deloitte added that the Bank of Ghana is likely to maintain the status quo on its monetary policy rate as part of its monitoring inflation. Price Pressure in Nigeria to Persist…

Public Procurement Authority logo In the ever-growing and increasingly important procurement industry In Ghana, as in many parts of the world, there seems to be some misconception that the terms Procurement & Purchasing are one and the same thing and the terminology is often used interchangeably.“Purchasing” tends to be more tactical buying with price being the main determinant of the decision-making process. Simply obtaining “Three (3) quotes” from suppliers and selecting the cheapest option leaves a lot of unrealized value and opportunities for both the buyer and the seller.“Procurement” on the other hand is distinctly different. Procurement is a strategic…

The East Legon Police in the Greater Accra Region have arrested a banker identified as Abraham Otuteye for allegedly raping a 16-year-old student.Mr Otuteye, according to a source at the police station, was arrested on February 7, 2025, around Marina Mall.The source explained that on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the victim, after waiting for a vehicle for a long time to go for classes during the rush hours of the day, was approached by the suspect.He asked her where she was going to and after her response, he told her he was also going in the same direction and decided…

Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), was detained for several hours by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) on Sunday, February 23, 2025.Reports indicated that Prof Ameyaw-Akumfi was arrested for authorising the release of $2 million to Africa Investor Holdings, the company behind the Sky Train Project.The Sky Train Project was one of the audacious infrastructure projects online by the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, led by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.Here is all you need to know about the project.Agreement for the construction of…

The minority caucus in Parliament has accused the Mahama government of deliberately plotting to use state institutions to persecute opponents of the NPP and the previous government. In a strongly worded statement, the minority caucus accused the government of prioritising and discussing how to persecute political opponents at its first cabinet meeting last week, adding that the swiftness with which activists of the NPP are being persecuted, is a result of the cabinet meeting. “We are reliably informed that at President Mahama’s first Cabinet meeting, discussions were heavily centered on officials of the previous administration.””It is no coincidence that shortly…

More education and sensitisation on the management of diabetics must be carried out to put the minds of patients at rest, especially for those who may need or suffer amputation along the line, an advocate has said.Mr. Camillus Maalneriba Tia Sakzeesi, a diabetic patient, who made the call, indicated that some patients get so worried and refuse amputation for fear of the unknown and how to cope with the situation.Mr Sakzeesi, who lost his right leg to diabetes, encouraged other patients who suffer the same fate not to see their situation as the end of the world, but rather to…

A new report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that even though there are employment opportunities in Ghana it is not enough to absorb the growing number of people actively looking for work. The report, titled, “National Report on Productivity, Employment, and Growth”, revealed that the employment rate, which measures the economy’s labour absorption capacity, has declined from 73.9 percent to 55.7 percent between 2000 and 2021. “This suggests that even though the Ghanaian economy is creating employment opportunities, this is not sufficient to absorb the growing working age population”, it said. According to the report, in 2000,…

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government completed only one of the Agenda 111 projects it started.According to Mahama, the one hospital the Akufo-Addo government managed to complete out of the about 100 hospitals it promised was empty, without even a single piece of furniture in it.The president made these remarks while criticising the decision of the previous government to complete hospitals at places where there were existing mission hospitals.He pointed out that rather than starting the construction of new health facilities, the Akufo-Addo administration should…

Former Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has expressed support for the call to expand the New Patriotic Party (NPP) electoral college. Speaking at the Freshers’ Orientation and General Meeting of the TESCON branch at the College of Health and Well-Being in Kintampo, Bono East Region, Agyapong emphasized that the expansion would allow for more inclusivity while maintaining the integrity of the party’s structure. He highlighted the importance of including more members to foster a sense of ownership, reduce apathy, and strengthen democracy within the party. Agyapong also voiced strong support for the role of TESCON members, recognizing…

The story of Yaa Pokuaa, an NPP loyalist popularly known as Obaa Yaa Race Course, moved me so much that I decided to write about to help Ghanaians avoid becoming victims of political parties that are willing to take advantage of them and leave them without any assistance, despite their claims to protect and provide for the welfare of the populace. Obaa Yaa’s experience is a crime against humanity that no one in Ghana should have to endure. We must eliminate scammers.A story headlined “MASLOC gave me a fake check in 2020 with no money in the” account”—NPP Lady Reveals,…