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Laud Nartey is a current affairs editor with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3 Ghana, 3News, Onua TV and more platforms.
The Chief Executive Officer of MGA Consulting Ghana Limited, Michael Abbiw, has called for sales professionals to be placed at the heart of Ghana’s push for a 24-hour economy, arguing that no national policy can succeed without the people responsible for generating revenue. He made the call at the l
A United States-based Ghanaian Professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, has urged former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to return to Ghana to account for his stewardship in the court following the charges against him by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Prof Asare noted that no Finance Minister ha
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) will be arrainging former Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta and the seven others today, Monday, November 24. The OSP had announced that it would be seeking the necessary court orders to enable it to serve the accused persons in the Republic vs Ken Ofori-Atta
First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Zakari Mumuni, has said that eCedi is a key pillar of Ghana’s digital future. He explains that it will create a more efficient payment ecosystem—faster, safer, and more reliable for individuals and businesses. Similarly, he said, it will advance financi
First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Zakari Mumuni, has highlighted the challenges that must be addressed in order to ensure the successful implementation of the eCedi. He noted that digital literacy gaps persist, particularly in rural and underserved communities. Many lack the skills need
First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Zakari Mumuni, has noted that Ghana’s payment ecosystem has undergone a remarkable transformation. It began with the implementation of the Ghana Interbank Settlement System (GhIPSS)—one of the earliest Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) systems in Sub-Sa
Former Deputy Minister of Finance, Mona Quartey, is heading to Italy as Ghana's Ambassador. Mrs. Mona Quartey is a finance professional with over 30 years of experience in broad economic strategy, treasury, risk management, and equity and debt raising experience in corporate and government environme
A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Jebuntie Zaato, has called for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). In his view, the OSP is becoming a drain on the nation. It is not fot for purpose, he further said. "The OSP is becoming a big drain to [&hel
At the 2025 Global Ethical Finance Conference (GEFC) in London, Ghana took center stage as Dr. Shaibu Ali, Director General of the Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana (IFRIG), delivered a compelling presentation on the continent’s fast-shifting financial landscape and Ghana’s emerging positi
Former Lawmaker for Asante Akyim North, Kwame Andy Appiah-Kubi has called for a ban on all forms of small scale mining as a way of dealing with the illegal ones (galamsey). For him, this is not the time to rebrand galamsey as responsible mining. "If people can chase away our military, then we don’t
The government must prioritise going after the financiers of the illegal small-scale mining, Awula Serwah, Coordinator, Eco-Conscious Citizens, has said. She made the point that the illegal mining will not stop if bankrollers aren't arrested. "We need to go after the financiers of galamsey," she sai
Awula Serwah, Coordinator, Eco-Conscious Citizens, has said that the inadequate resources to fight the illegal small-scale mining is a shame to the country. She made the point that galamsey poses an existential threat to the nation, hence it would have been expected that all resources needed to figh
A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Joshua Jebuntie Zaato, has suggested to the government to ban all surface mining for one year. He believes that this is one of the best approaches to solving the illegal mining (Galamseny) menace. "We need an immediate ban on surface mining
Dr Joshua Zaato, Policy Analyst and Lecturer at the University of Ghana, has accused the government of adopting a cosmetic approach to the fight against illegal mining. He says that the allocation to the task force to fight the galamsey menace is woefully inadequate. "The government’s fight against
Head of Western Region Forestry Commission, Nana Poku Bosompim, has said that the time has come for the Commission to be resourced enough to fight the illegal miners. He says they lack bulletproof vests and other tools to enable them to go into the forest to deal with the weapon-wielding illegal min
