Category: Ghana

Stepping up the Northern Region’s Youth Drug Abuse Crusade

Mr Mohammed

Queen Teiya’s Brightpath Global Foundation Takes Action Mohammed A. Abu The maiden edition of Ghana’s Northern Region Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Forum, is scheduled to be held in its administrative capital of Tamale on Thursday,16th April 2026 Held under the theme, “Drug Free Generation — Building Responsible Youth for National Development”, the event is being organised by the Brightpath Global Foundation in collaboration with Total Life Enhancement Centre Ghana (TOLECGH), Aisha Hospital, Tamale, Tamale Teaching Hospital — Mental Health Dept. Ghana Education Service, Northern Region University of Development Studies (UDS),…

Office of Hon.Issac Adongo Urges Public to Disregard Contents of Malicious Publication

Mr Mohammed

The Office of Hon. Isaac Adongo, Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central,in a press release signed by Aboyom Job,Communication Officer, and issued in Accra,Monday, has categorically and unequivocally stated that the publication titled “I’ve been unfairly treated – Hon Isaac Adongo speaks”dated 5th April 2026, and attributed to https://phoenixbrower.com, is inaccurate, misleading, and without any factual basis. Hon. Isaac Adongo,the release said, has never made the statements contained in the said article. Any implication or suggestion that he expressed such sentiments is wholly false and does not reflect his position,…

Curbing Ghana’s Exports of Raw Gold….Ghana GoldBod-SAM Refinery,Dubai Join Hands

Mr Mohammed

Ghana’s GoldBod and SAM Precious Metals,Dubai,UAE, headquartered  premier precious metals refinery are joining hands in order to position  Ghana as a gold processing hub This was disclosed by Sammy Gyamfi,CEO,Ghana GoldBod during a recent interview with Joy News’ PM Business Edition  interview in Accra Mr.Gymafi,Joy News said  was emphatic that this is part of a broader push to end the export of raw minerals and also  adding  that, the shift from exporting raw gold to refined products is already underway. “We are going to be decreasing the quantity of raw…

Asanko Gold seals $400m Rabotec deal to drive jobs, local capacity-Emmanuel Oppong

Mr Mohammed

City FM News,First Published-March 30,2026 Asanko Gold Ghana LTD has signed a $400 million, four-year contract with Rabotec Engineering and Construction to deepen local participation in its mining operations while boosting employment and skills development in line with Ghana’s local content agenda. According to the company, the agreement marks “a new phase” in its long-standing relationship with the Ghanaian-owned mining services firm and reflects a strategic move to retain more value within the local economy. Speaking at the signing, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Asanko Gold Ghana Limited,…

Advancing the Global Growth of Flag Football…NFL-IFAF Join Hands in Ghana

Mr Mohammed

The National Football League (NFL) (https://NFL.com/International), in collaboration with the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), hosted a four-day series of flag football development clinics in Ghana, bringing together local educators, international coaches and global federation representatives as part of ongoing efforts to grow the game worldwide and expand access to flag football across Africa, according to an official statement issued in Accra,Monday. The programming included a Ghana-based teachers clinic focused on equipping local educators with the tools and resources to introduce and scale flag football in schools, followed by…

Leveraging Africa’s Gold/Mineral Reserves for Economic Independence

Mr Mohammed

Aurum Elite Bullion LLC Leads the Charge Story: Mohammed A. Abu Africa holds roughly 30% of the world’s mineral reserves, including 40% of its gold and up to 90% of chromium and platinum. The continent  is a global powerhouse for resources, containing 65% of the world’s arable land, 10% of its oil, and significant deposits of cobalt, diamonds, and uranium, making it essential to global supply chains. Against this backdrop,governments of African countries need sober reflection over the thorny issue of  political independence minus  economic independence complicated  by ever rising public…

Atlantic Lithium wins key Ghana approval for Ewoyaa mine

Mr Mohammed

Australia’s Atlantic Lithium (ASX: A11) has secured Ghanaian parliamentary approval to develop the Ewoyaa project, the country’s first lithium mine, under revised royalty terms tied to market prices. The ratified 15-year lease introduces a sliding royalty scale on spodumene concentrate, ranging from 5% when prices fall below $1,500 a tonne to 12% when they exceed $3,200, replacing the flat 10% rate previously sought by Ghana. The new structure follows a broader overhaul of royalty frameworks for lithium and gold adopted earlier this month, clearing a path for the long-delayed project. The approval…

Explainer-How did Ivory Coast and Ghana’s cocoa sales crisis come about?

Mr Mohammed

By Reuters Commodities First Published 02/26/2026, 11:00 AM,Updated 02/26/2026, 11:48 AM By May Angel The producers of half the world’s cocoa – Ivory Coast and Ghana – have struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due to ample global harvests, lower cocoa prices and falling demand from chocolate makers for the ingredient. Why did the two countries fare worse than rival producers and what are they doing to address the problem? HOW DID WE GET HERE? Cocoa is not freely traded in Ivory Coast and Ghana. Rather, the…

Upbeats on Non-Interest Banking & Finance in Ghana: Inputs of SEC and NIC Due Soon

Mr Mohammed

Report: Mohammed A. Abu The Special Advisor to the Governor of Bank of Ghana on Non-Interest Banking and finance Prof John Gartchie Gatsi,has disclosed that the Securities Exchange Commission(SEC ) and National Insurance Commission(NIC) have gone very far regarding sukuk and Takaful Guidelines expected to be out, between March-April, 2026. Prof Gasti therefore  advised potential local and foreign  parties interested in rendering services relating to sukuk (non-interest bond) and Takaful (non-interest insurance) to rather  consider engaging directly SEC and NIC and not the Bank of Ghana. The two institutions, he…

GIADEC, Metalloid, GIBDLC sign $60m agreement to develop Nyinahin mines

Mr Mohammed

Daily Graphic,First Published, Jan – 16 – 2026 , 09:57 The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), Metalloid Resources Investment (Metalloid) and the Ghana Integrated Bauxite Development Limited Company (GIBDLC) have signed a $60 million agreement aimed at advancing mining activities in Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region.  The strategic partnership, signed in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), last Wednesday, is part of a broader initiative of GIADEC, a special purpose vehicle, to develop Ghana’s aluminium industry, focusing on the exploration and commercialisation of the country’s estimated…