Kofi Ahovi

 MTN Ghana has been named 2026 Africa PMO of the Year by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and has advanced as one of five finalists globally for the prestigious 2026 World PMO of the Year Award. The recognition marks MTN Ghana’s second consecutive Africa PMO of the Year win, following its 2025 success, and further cements the company’s position as a leader in project, programme and portfolio management on the continent. This latest achievement reflects the continued maturity of MTN Ghana’s project and transformation capabilities, as well as its commitment to translating strategy into disciplined execution, measurable outcomes and sustainable value for customers, shareholders and communities. Commenting on the recognition, William Tetteh, Chief Transformation Officer of MTN Ghana, said: " Being named Africa PMO of the Year for the second consecutive year is a significant recognition of the work our people continue to do across MTN Ghana. It reflects the strength of our govern...

  Ghana is set to welcome high-profile government leaders, policymakers, public-sector executives and institutional heads from across Africa as the 7th Africa Public Sector Conference (APSCA 2026) takes place from 14th–16th October 2026 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra. The three-day continental gathering will bring together senior leaders and delegations to examine the future of governance, public-sector transformation, innovation and institutional development under the theme: “Governance 2030: Resilient Institutions for a Digital, Green & Secure Africa.” High-level participation has already been confirmed from Kenya and Nigeria, with additional delegations expected from Rwanda, Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Liberia, Zimbabwe and other African countries. KENYA TO LEAD HIGH-LEVEL DELEGATION The Kenyan delegation will be led by Hon. Felix Koskei, Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service of the Republic of Kenya, alongside senior government and public-sector l...

 The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Prudential Bank LTD, Leopold L.L. Armah, has called for a deliberate shift in how Ghana prepares its workforce for an AI‑driven future, emphasising that technical skills must be balanced with creativity, analytics, and the right attitude. He made the call a panel discussion at the Ghana AI Summit, where he explored the intersection of skills, talent, and the future of the workforce on the theme "AI, Skills, Talent, and the Future of the Workforce." Addressing participants, Armah noted that digitalisation has become the new normal, driven largely by customer expectations and the rise in emerging technologies such as cloud computing, APIs, AI, and the Internet of Things. These technologies, according to him, are reshaping industries and challenging traditional business models, particularly in banking. "Banking has changed so much in the past two decades that sometimes you wonder whether you are still working with a bank or another en...

 The Ashanti Region on Monday, August 24, had its turn of the nationwide fumigation and disinfection exercise rolled out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). The operation, which kicked off early in the morning in the Asafo community in the Oforikrom Municipality, targeted mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, and other disease-causing pests that thrive in areas affected by flooding and poor sanitation. The intervention also aimed to complement ongoing sanitation efforts and reduce health risks to residents and traders. In the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) area, the exercise covered multiple locations including Asafo Zion, Korle Gate, Ahamadiya, Moshie Zongo, Buokurom MA School, Amakom market, Johovah Shaman sanitation site, and Akotia line. Additionally, the KMA team extended operations to Abrepo, Bantama, Santasi Zongo, Wamase, and Fankyene Bra, ensuring broad coverage across the metropolis. Addressing the medi...

 Zoomlion Ghana Limited has commenced a disinfestation and fumigation exercise across all 33 Municipal and District Assemblies in the Eastern Region. The exercise, which started last Friday (August 21), is expected to end on September 30. The exercise is being carried out by the Vector Control Unit of the company in collaboration with the assemblies. It forms part of Zoomlion's corporate social responsibility (CSR) to prevent outbreaks of cholera, malaria, typhoid and other infections following the recent floods that affected some communities in the region. The mass spraying exercise is focused on markets, lorry parks, places of convenience, refuse container sites and containers, particularly during the rainy season, to reduce disease-causing organisms in such places. It is also aimed at eliminating pathogens, controlling disease vectors and restoring safe conditions in all flood-affected places in the region. Such an intervention has become critical to preventing waterborne diseas...

 Zoomlion Company Limited, on Thursday, 20th August, 2026, began an eight-day disinfection and disinfestation exercise across selected public facilities in 22 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Central Region. The exercise, carried out in collaboration with the Central Regional Coordinating Council and District Assemblies, targeted schools, markets, health facilities and public places of convenience identified through rapid risk assessments by the respective Assemblies. It was a necessary response to the nationwide floods that affected many communities and inundated public facilities. The flooding had increased the risk of environmental contamination and created breeding grounds for disease vectors, heightening the possibility of outbreaks of water- and vector-borne illnesses. The intervention formed part of an agreement between Zoomlion Company Limited and government to provide large-scale disinfection and pest-control services periodically. The operati...

  PETROSOL Platinum Energy PLC has secured strong investor demand for its maiden corporate bond, attracting GH¢178.07 million in bids for a GH¢100 million offer, representing an oversubscription of 78%. The successful issuance marks a significant step for the indigenous oil marketing company as it raises funds from Ghana’s capital market to strengthen its operations and expand its retail network. PETROSOL listed its Series 1 and Series 2 Notes on the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) under its GH¢200 million Note Issuance Programme, which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the GSE. The company targeted GH¢50 million each for the four-year and five-year tranches. The four-year Series 1 attracted GH¢114.28 million in bids, representing a 229% subscription, while the five-year Series 2 received GH¢63.80 million, equivalent to a 128% subscription. The strong demand came from 84 underlying investor clients, with 66 participa...

  Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has called for a major change in the way Ghana trades with China, saying the country must move beyond exporting raw materials and focus more on processing and manufacturing locally. Dr. Forson said China had become Ghana’s largest trading partner, but the country was not getting enough value from the relationship because too many exports remained in their raw form. He made the call at the opening of the Fifth Session of the Ghana–China Joint Commission on Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation. China is now Ghana’s largest trading partner, but the structure must improve,” the Finance Minister said. He said Ghana wanted to increase the amount of cocoa and other raw materials processed locally before they were exported to China and other international markets. According to Dr. Forson, Ghana’s goal is to attract Chinese investment into factories, processing plants and other businesses that can create jobs and build local skills. We seek inv...

  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday vowed “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs in response to the United States’ 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian goods after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal. Carney’s tit-for-tat measures, set to take effect on September 8, will include tariffs on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp, paper and electronics. In recent days, the United States proposed new terms that were uneconomic, unfair, and undermined the net benefits for Canada, and called into question the reliability of any deal. In short, they asked too much, and they offered too little,” Carney said Saturday at a news conference in Ottawa. The White House has not responded to CNN’s request for comment. But in a Truth Social post early Sunday, US President Donald Trump said, “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!” He also claimed that Canada for years had charged American farmers “massive amounts” of tariffs. “No more!!!” he sa...

  Foreign investment projects registered in Ghana in 2025 are expected to create 18,748 jobs when the projects become fully operational, according to the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). The projected employment opportunities are linked to 254 new investment projects registered during the year, underscoring the potential contribution of foreign capital to job creation and economic activity. The figures are contained in the GIPC’s 2025 Annual Investment Report, which shows that Ghanaians are expected to secure the majority of the projected jobs. According to the report, 90.3% of the jobs are expected to go to Ghanaians, while expatriates are projected to account for the remaining 9.7%. Foreign investment reaches US$2.62bn Ghana attracted an estimated US$2.62 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2025, with investment activity spread across several sectors of the economy. The report indicates that substantial capital injections were recorded in the petroleum ...

  Parliament is set to resume sitting today, Monday, August 24, following a recall by Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin to enable the House to consider urgent parliamentary business. The five-day sitting will run until Friday, August 28, at Parliament House in Accra, with proceedings scheduled to begin at noon today. The recall was issued by the Speaker on Wednesday, August 12, under Order 58(4) of the Standing Orders of Parliament. Although the Speaker did not specify the matters to be considered during the special sitting, the recall comes at a time when several ministerial nominations from President John Dramani Mahama are awaiting parliamentary consideration. President Mahama has nominated Klottey Korle MP Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, following the death of the substantive minister, Murtala Mohammed. The President has also nominated Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious...

  The government is set to replace conventional, grid-powered streetlights with solar-powered systems nationwide, in a move aimed at improving the reliability of public lighting and reducing the impact of power supply interruptions on street illumination. Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, said the government had taken a decision to make solar technology the standard for streetlights installed under new road projects and replacement programmes. He explained that unlike grid-connected streetlights, solar-powered units could operate independently, meaning a fault affecting one installation would not necessarily plunge an entire stretch of road into darkness. Government has taken a decision to replace all streetlights with solar. With solar, even if one is damaged, the others can work,”  Agbodza said. According to the Minister, the government would no longer install main-grid-powered streetlights under new road projects, making the transition to solar a k...

  The Ghana Chamber of Mines has welcomed the Government’s latest intervention to resolve the impasse surrounding Adamus Resources Limited, describing the agreement as a significant step towards restoring the operations of the mine. In a statement issued in Accra on Friday, August 21, 2026, the Chamber said it supported the agreement to implement a 12-month roadmap aimed at turning around the mine, with the process to be supported by a six-member joint management team. According to the Chamber, the collaborative approach demonstrates the government and stakeholders’ commitment to dialogue, investor confidence and the preservation of productive mining assets. The Chamber said the successful revival of Adamus Resources was particularly important because it is one of Ghana’s few indigenous large-scale mining operations. It noted that restoring the mine would help protect jobs, sustain local businesses and host communities, and preserve the company’s contribution to government revenue ...

 The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has urged chiefs and people of the Apinto Traditional Area to prioritise dialogue and constructive engagement in addressing concerns surrounding the renewal of Gold Fields Ghana Limited’s Tarkwa mining leases.  He cautioned that while concerns over the distribution of mining benefits were legitimate, confrontation could create uncertainty for the local economy, jobs and Ghana’s broader investment environment. Speaking at the 2026 Zone One Inter-Mine First Aid and Safety Competition hosted by Gold Fields Tarkwa Mine on Saturday, August 15, 2026, Ing. Dr. Ashigbey acknowledged concerns among some traditional authorities and community stakeholders that Tarkwa may not have received an adequate share of the wealth generated from mining. He said such concerns should be taken seriously and addressed through meaningful negotiations. If Nananom believe there are outstanding community needs, let us pu...

  The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, says all 23 banks currently operating in Ghana are fully capitalised, signalling further strengthening of the banking sector following years of regulatory reforms and restructuring. Dr. Asiama said the banking sector had become more robust and resilient, with banks maintaining sound capital and liquidity positions while improvements in asset quality were strengthening their balance sheets. The banking sector is also robust and resilient, with all banks now well capitalised. All 23 banks are now fully capitalised. Capital and liquidity positions remain sound, while the improvement in asset quality provides a stronger balance sheet,” he said. He made the disclosure at the 2026 CEOs Connect organised by the Canada-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, where he said the strengthened financial sector should now play a more active role in supporting private-sector growth and productive investment. The Governor said the progress i...

 MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering entrepreneurs with practical knowledge and skills to strengthen their businesses through its MTN Masterclass programme. General Manager for Consumer Marketing at MTN Ghana, Nana Asantewaa Amegashie, said the programme provides customers with hands-on learning opportunities and access to experienced professionals to help them navigate the evolving business environment. She explained that MTN’s role as a technology company extends beyond telecommunications and digital services to creating opportunities for customers to build their capacity and improve their livelihoods. The MTN Masterclass is one of the programmes we have for our customers. It is designed to give them opportunities to learn, hands-on, how they can run their businesses and improve the way they do business in Ghana,” she said. According to her, the programme brings together experts from different fields to share practical insights and tools that entrepreneurs can a...

 MTN Ghana has reinforced its commitment to expanding connectivity and supporting economic growth across Northern Ghana as it marks 30 years of operations in the country. The commitment was highlighted at a Regional Media and Stakeholder Forum held in Tamale, which brought together media practitioners from the Northern, Savannah, Upper East and North East Regions to discuss developments in the telecommunications industry and MTN Ghana's contribution to Ghana's digital transformation. Addressing participants, Emmanuel Afutu, Senior Manager, Network Projects Implementation at MTN Ghana, expressed appreciation to the media and stakeholders for their partnership over the past three decades and acknowledged their contribution to MTN Ghana's growth and success. Thirty years ago, a mobile phone was a luxury. A signal was a miracle. Today, connectivity has become an essential part of everyday life, enabling people to access information, transfer money, grow businesses and connect w...

  Telecel Ghana is committing about US$5 million to support the government’s One Million Coders Programme, with plans to provide free digital skills and coding training to 100,000 Ghanaians over the next four years. Chief Executive Officer of Telecel Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, said the initiative formed part of the company’s commitment to developing Ghana’s digital talent pipeline and preparing young people for opportunities in an increasingly technology-driven economy. She disclosed this in an interview on the sidelines of the 7th Biennial Human Resource Conference organised by the Ghana Chamber of Mines in Accra, where she spoke about the need to place human intelligence and skills development at the centre of Ghana’s digital transformation. Obo-Nai said Telecel had made its training platform available to support the government’s flagship digital-skills initiative, with approximately 25,000 people already signed on to the programme. We have offered to train 100,000 people. So over ...

 Chief Executive Officer of Telecel Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has called for greater recognition of human intelligence in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), saying the future should not be defined by machines but by the people who create, direct and use them. She said while AI was rapidly transforming workplaces and industries, the human brain remained uniquely capable of imagination, inspiration, creativity and meaningful connection. Obo-Nai was speaking as a guest speaker at the 7th Biennial Human Resource Conference organised by the Ghana Chamber of Mines under the theme, “Future-Ready People: Building the Workforce for Ghana’s Next Era of Mining.” She urged organisations and HR professionals to shift the conversation from whether machines would replace people to how human intelligence could be strengthened and combined with AI to drive innovation and development. Our brains can outperform machines,” Obo-Nai said, advocating greater appreciation of the capabilities of the h...

 The Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations at the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Millicent Aguwine Atuguba, has urged National Democratic Congress (NDC) communicators to build strong, strategic and professional relationships with media practitioners to effectively communicate the government’s achievements. She said effective media engagement was critical to ensuring that government policies, programmes and development initiatives reached the public, particularly people at the grassroots. Atuguba made the call at a capacity-building workshop for NDC communicators in the Upper East Region on the theme, “The Role of Government Communicators in Advancing the Reset Agenda.” She encouraged communicators to familiarise themselves with journalists, media houses and programmes operating in their respective constituencies and provide them with timely, accurate and credible information. According to her, communicators should not wait for controversies or crises bef...