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ECG Billing Adjustments: Thousands of Cedis Spark Consumer Outrage
Customers across Ghana report large, unexplained adjustments on their electricity bills, prompting calls for PURC intervention and a review of ECG’s billing practices.
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Energy
2000 ECG Containers Retrieved; 283 Still Unidentified at Ports
Deputy Energy Minister Richard Gyan‑Mensah reports that roughly 2,000 Electricity Company of Ghana containers have been cleared from ports, while a committee seeks the remaining 283 shipments.
Business
ECG Engineers Work to Restore Power After Sokoban Ampeyoo Fire
A blaze that gutted a high‑tension pole has cut electricity to parts of the Ashanti Region, but ECG technicians are on site fixing the fault.
General
ECG Fault Causes Power Outage in Multiple Lower Manya Communities
The Electricity Company of Ghana has confirmed a network fault has left residents in Kpong, Nuaso, Odumase and other Eastern Region towns without electricity.
Business
Oti Region to Power 90 Communities Under New Electrification Drive
The government’s Turnkey Electrification Project will bring electricity to 90 underserved communities across nine districts, boosting reliability and development.
General
ECG Unions Plan Nationwide Protest on Sept 29 Against PSP
The Senior and Junior Staff Unions of the Electricity Company of Ghana will mobilise workers across all operational regions to present a petition to President John Dramani Mahama.
General
Ben Boakye: ECG Losses Rise Despite $700m Investment
The executive director of ACEP warns that Ghana’s Electricity Company has worsened its losses even after massive public spending, urging urgent management reforms.
General
ECG Procurement: Politicians Milk Company, Says ACEP Executive
ACEP’s Ben Boakye blames procurement abuses and sole‑sourcing at the Electricity Company of Ghana for the utility’s financial woes.
General
Ghana SOEs Record GH¢18.6bn in Financial Irregularities, IMF Report Reveals
The IMF’s Technical Assistance Report cites widespread mismanagement in state‑owned enterprises, with debtors and loans alone accounting for over GH¢12.5bn.
Energy
Tariff Increases May Not Fix ECG’s Losses, Analyst Warns
Smith Prosper Boahene argues that rising electricity rates alone cannot solve the distribution company’s commercial and technical losses amid TUC opposition to private sector participation.
General
IES Calls for Transparency in ECG Private Participation
The Institute of Energy Security urges the government to open up the proposed private sector involvement in the Electricity Company of Ghana to wider scrutiny and stakeholder dialogue.
General
TUC Clarifies Legal Action Threat Over ECG Privatisation
The union says its ‘legal action’ refers to traditional industrial tools, not a courtroom showdown with the government.
General
Nhyiaeso Chief Pledges Support to End Encroachment on Utility Corridors in Kumasi
Chief Nana Osei Yaw Frimpong II assured the Electricity Company of Ghana that traditional authorities will enforce right‑of‑way laws to protect poles and transformers in his jurisdiction.
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Exams, Doubts And A Persistent Director As Yvonne Okoro Recounts Landing “Agency for the Dead” Role
The actress opens up on her first reaction to the project, revealing that exams and a busy school schedule nearly cost the film one of its leading ladies before the script won her over.
Entertainment
Shirley Frimpong-Manso bets big on laughs as “Agency for the Dead” gets its media premiere
Speaking after the screening in Accra, the veteran filmmaker says her new ghost comedy could be the funniest thing her team has ever put together, mixing Ghanaian myths, childhood memories and a playful peek at the other side.
International
Ghanaian Sentenced to Nine Months in US Federal Custody for Identity Fraud
Linford Atakora, 29, has been ordered to serve almost a year in federal prison and deported to Ghana after using a relative’s Social Security number to secure a job in North Dakota.
Health
Akandoh Inspects Bed Management System to Tackle ‘No Bed Syndrome’
Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh toured the National Command Centre for Bed and Referral Management at Greater Accra Regional Hospital, highlighting the system’s role in easing patient transfers and reducing emergency delays.
General
Senior High Schools: 94.7% of Sexual Abuse Cases in Category B or C Schools
A JoyNews Research analysis finds that almost all reported sexual abuse incidents involve Category B or C senior high schools, raising questions about the safety assumptions tied to Category A schools amid soaring demand for the latter.
Politics
Mahama to Appeal to Putin for Ceasefire at Russia‑Africa Summit
Ghana’s President John Mahama will use his trip to Russia next week to urge President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire, while defending Ghana’s non‑aligned investment policy.