Mr Emmanuel Kofi Buah (left), Ghana’s deputy Energy Minister, being presented with his award by the organisers STORY BY: EVANS OSEI BAFFOUR, BACK FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA. A Ghanaian deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has been honoured with the State of Texas recognition award at the fifth edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held in Houston,... 

Michael Ikpoki, CEO of MTN The chiefs and people of Juaso Nkyesa in the Asante Akim District of Ashanti Region have expressed appreciation to Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) for what they see as a huge boost to education in the area.   Their appreciation follows the construction of a six-unit classroom block with store and offices for teachers of the Nkyesa LA Primary School. The commissioning... 

STORY: EVANS OSEI BAFFOUR, WITH ADDITIONAL FILES FROM YASMIN BOAMA, STAFF OF ENERGY MINISTRY, BACK FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS (USA) The 2012 edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held in Houston, Texas in the United States of America (USA) came to a resounding end with many bright spots to look up to. During a Pan-African programme at the fifth sub-Saharan Africa Oil & Gas Conference held... 

Edward Boateng, Executive Chairman of Global Media Alliance Global Media Alliance, a Pan African Media, PR, Event Management and Entertainment Company has been nominated as one of five (5) companies in Africa to receive the award for Environmental Sustainability in Africa at the upcoming Africa Business Awards organized by the African Business magazine, and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC). The... 

The Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) has outdoored its rejuvenated brand identity at a ceremony held at the company’s new GOIL filling station on the La beach road in Accra last Friday. The new logo, which is represented by a dynamic action denoting “G”, is made from blades of a wind vane in various shades of orange with the inscription “GOIL” and “GOOD ENERGY” written below it in charcoal grey. Management... 

Industry has been advised to be change ready as that is the only way of surviving the fast pace globalisation currently taking place.   Dr Pikay Richardson, a senior visiting fellow at the Manchester Business School, made this known at a business seminar in Accra last Friday.   The seminar, organised by the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), was on the theme: “Leading and... 

Investors responsible for the Oil and Gas industry across the world have been called upon to consider Ghana as the best place for good business opportunities.   The call was made by Ms Heather Byrnes, the Coordinator of Ghana’s official delegation to the 2012 edition of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) held in Houston, Texas in the United States of America (USA). According to Ms Byrnes,... 

Dr. Kwabena Duffour, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning —IPAC report The Public Interest and Accountability Committee has given indications that government was over ambitious and overestimated its revenue expectations from the nation’s petroleum revenue for 2011. This was contained in its first annual report on how Ghana’s revenue was managed in the year 2011. The report also cited some... 

Airtel Ghana has added further value to its mobile commerce product, Airtel Money, by launching the Airtel Money Market (www.airtelmoneymarket.com), an online portal aimed at providing additional channels for Airtel Money customers and merchants.    Philip Sowah, Managing Director of Airtel Ghana The Airtel Money Market runs on Rancard’s Rendezvous Technology product which allows Ghanaians to use... 

For MTN Ghana Alhassan Andani Managing Director of Stanbic The Managing Director of Stanbic Bank Ghana, Alhassan Andani, has disclosed that the bank and Standard Bank South Africa, both members of the Standard Bank group have raised $300-million in medium-term funding facilities on behalf of its client, Scancom Limited (“MTN Ghana”) to support the Ghanaian economy in order to create jobs in the...