Fuel Price Up 9%
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers of Ghana has criticised Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for increasing fuel prices by as much as 9%. In a statement, COPECGH said pump prices as of “this morning ...
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The Ivory Coast Antagonises The U.S. At A Critical Time
The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the development of the Ivory Coast infrastructure. Over the last several years the...
New Congress Prepares To Undo Obamacare, Weigh Trump Personnel Picks
A new, Republican-controlled U. S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama's healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry...
Top Republican Fears Future Under Trump
A leading US Republican says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House. Christine Todd Whitman, head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Ghana To Miss Out On Sulphur Reduction In Diesel By January 2017 Deadline
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says Ghana is likely to miss out on the January 2017 deadline for the reduction of sulphur content in diesel from 3,300 parts per million (ppm) to 50 ppm....
Bosses ‘do Not Deserve Bumper Pay Packets’, Study Finds
The link between what bosses are paid and a company's financial performance is "negligible", new research finds. The median pay for chief executives at Britain's 350 biggest companies was £1.9m in...
Ogoni In Review
The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains...
Mr. Fegalo Nsuke Caught Up With Mr. Ben Ikari Who Is A Prominent Ogoni Activist?
The Ogoninews publisher Mr. Fegalo Nsuke caught up with Mr. Ben Ikari who is a prominent Ogoni activist and the following questions drew his responses below. OGN: What is your assessment of the gains...
U.S. Refiners Cash In On Mexico’s Record Fuel Imports
U. S. Gulf Coast refiners are cashing in on rising fuel demand from Mexico, shipping record volumes to a southern neighbor that has failed to expand its refining network to supply a fast-growing...
Fuel Station Story False – John Dumelo
Actor, John Dumelo, has dismissed reports making rounds on social media that a filling station in East Legon refused to attend to him. According to the story, the attendant at the filling station in...
COPEC Demands Comprehensive Policy On Transportation Fares
Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, (COPEC) Ghana is expecting the incoming government to implement a comprehensive transportation policy to regulate transport fares between commuters and transport...
Dumelo Responds To Claims of Been Denied Fuel At Filling Station
Guess you remember a story that made the rounds that multiple award-winning actor, John Setor Dumelo was more or less denied service at a filling station, right? According to the story, the attendant...
No Fuel Price Increment – Terkper
Outgoing Finance Minister Seth Terkper, who also doubles as acting Power Minister, has assured Ghanaians there will be no increment in fuel prices at least during the Yuletide. “As we stand here...
Africa Leads The World In Hypertension
Once again, Africa is making headlines for the wrong reasons. In a study just released by the World Health Organization ( WHO), Africa led all continents with 46% of adults having high blood...
‘SNl’ Mocks Trump, Putin and Ties With Exxon CEO
After being criticized by the President-elect as "mean-spirited" and "not very good," Alec Baldwin and his impersonation of Donald Trump returned on "Saturday Night Live" this week. So far, Trump has...
First Gas To Flow From WAGL Project In July 2017 – Project Director
Barring any last minutes hitches, Ghana would receive its first gas from the West Africa Gas Ltd. (WAGL) LNG terminal currently under construction in Tema on the 1st of July 2017. This, according to...
Ghana To Rake In $2.3bn Annually From Sankofa Gas Project
New figures released by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has projected that the Sankofa Gye Nyame Oil and Gas field will generate about $2.3 billion in revenues for the government of Ghana...
COPEC Calls For A Policy Frame Work For Transport Fares In Ghana
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is advocating for a comprehensive policy document on transportation fares in Ghana. This has become necessary due to what the chamber describes as arbitrary...
World Bank Pumps $517m Into Sankofa Oil & Gas Project
The World Bank Group has provided another $517 million to Ghana in debt and guarantees to support the $7.7 billion Sankofa oil and gas project. This brings to a total of $1.217 billion provided by...
World Bank Group Supports Gas Sector With $517 Million
Two members of the World Bank Group have announced the commitment of $517 million in debt and guarantees to support Ghana's Sankofa Gas Project, an integrated offshore oil and natural gas project....