Mr. John Senya, Organiser of the Ashanti Regional Poultry Farmers Association and CEO of Senya Farms, is calling on government to reconsider its funding approach under the much-anticipated Nkoko Nkentenkente poultry farming initiative, aimed at tackling Ghana’s soaring youth unemployment.
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On a dusty street inside Suame Magazine in Kumasi, the sound of metal hitting metal rings loudly. Sparks fly as young boys in oily clothes bend over engines. There are no blackboards here. No chalk. But this is where many Ghanaian youth are learning to build their future—not in a classroom, but in a garage.
Over 500 traders and shop owners operating behind the Boss FM storey building in Kumasi are calling on the government, Ashanti Regional Minister, and relevant authorities to extend support to them following the recent fire outbreak at the Blue Bulb Market in Adum.
Undoubtedly, Ghana’s flourishing Mobile Money transaction showcased astonishing growth in early 2025, with mobile money transactions achieving six hundred forty-nine billion two hundred million cedis (GH¢649.2 billion ) for January and February combined – representing a sixty-four point sixty-eight percent(64.68% )
surge from the three hundred ninety-four billion two hundred million cedis (GH¢394.2 billion ) total of the same period last year.
Around £1.3 billion was the volume of trade between the UK and Ghana which was promising but had room for growth In 2023. With the introduction of direct flights, this number will rise dramatically. Trade will increase 25% by 2028, hitting £1.625 billion. That jump isn’t just an increase on the page; it means thousands of jobs will be created, businesses expanded, economies strengthened on both sides.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has engaged market traders, including head porters, popularly known as kayayei, at Makola Market to discuss their concerns and expectations ahead of the 2025 Budget presentation on Tuesday, March 11.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the recent power disconnection at Kejetia Market, following a report by Ghanaian Watch titled ‘Dumsor’ Strikes Kejetia Market for Days, Wreaks Havoc – Traders Face Business Collapse, Drivers Lose Passengers.
Frequent power outages, commonly known as dumsor, are crippling business activities at Kumasi’s Kejetia Market, leaving traders and transport operators counting their losses.
It was all reverence and gratitude at Manhyia Palace on Wednesday, as the Paramount Chief of Buipe Traditional Council, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II, made a bold and rather divine declaration.
The Asokore Mampong Akwamuhene, Nana Oheneba Kofi Nti, has dismissed rumors that the 17th occupant of the Asokore Mampong stool, Nana Boakye Ansah Debrah, has passed away.