Day: November 18, 2021

Nguvu, Ghana’s leading producer of all-natural and authentic shea butter cosmetic products has announced the launch of its latest Mr. R2G Men’s Grooming Kit.

In addition to the launch of the grooming kit, the management of Nguvu has also unveiled Reggie Rockstone as the brand ambassador for the line.

As the iconic male figure he is in the Ghanaian society, Reggie Rockstone epitomizes all that the Nguvu Mr. R2G Men’s Grooming Kit stands for hence the decision to associate him with the brand.

The Mr. R2G Men’s Grooming Kit is the third gift set under the Nguvu Man range of products and consists of whipped shea cream, hemp hair oil, activated charcoal soap, and a travel-size comb set (wooden comb/mini scissors/suede portable pouch).

All products are made with care and sustainably sourced raw materials and are 100% natural. Furthermore, the products are made in Ghana and approved by the Food and Drugs Authority.

Speaking on the launch Francesca Apeagyei Co-Founder, Head of Business Development at Nguvu, said “We are proud to introduce our new range of natural products under the Nguvu Men’s range to our customers.”

“As an authentic Ghanaian business, we are committed to innovation and ensuring that we make products that are safe as well as relevant to our customers and important to the times we live in. The R2G as we all know it as Refuse to Grow Men’s Grooming Kit is for the everyday man who wants to establish and maintain healthy hygiene habits for the good of his physical and overall quality of life”
Nguvu [in-goo-voo] simply means ‘strength’.

Nguvu is the quality of being a woman: Strong, Capable and Productive. For us, strength represents the beautiful women who work hard to pick and process our Shea Products.

Therefore, whenever you support Nguvu, you directly support thousands of women in rural Ghana to raise their standard of living and provide quality education for their children.

Source: Ghana Web

Ho,- The Volta Regional Office of the Environmental Health Department has organised a clean-up exercise in the Ho Municipality ahead of the opening of the Fifth Volta Trade and Investment Fair.

The Fair is being held at the Ho Sports Stadium from November 15 to 28, and is expected to bring together some 300 exhibitors and over 10,000 visitors.

The Ho Municipality would also host the World Toilet Day Celebration and the Environmental Health Department worked in collaboration with the Ho Municipal Assembly, with support from the security services and other agencies.

The exercise was focused on the entire municipality, particularly the various State offices and public spaces.

Madam Stella Kumedzro, Regional Environmental Health Officer (REHO), told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the exercise had become the second major such event in the Municipality in 2021, and was a “warm up” towards the World Toilet Day Celebration, which comes off on Friday, November 19, on the theme “Stop Open Defecation, own a Household Latrine Now, Let’s Play Our Role in a COVID-19 Era”.

Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa, Volta Regional Minister would be the guest speaker, and awards would be given to key players supporting the ending of open defecation in the Region.

An exhibition stand would also be mounted at the Volta Fair grounds to showcase various latrine technologies as well works of the Unit.

The REHO said sanitation coverage in the Region stood at 9 per cent, and required the commitment of all towards the expected improvement.

“We have 91 per cent more to cover before 2030. Even though it looks gloomy, it is not impossible.

Sanitation is a shared responsibility and the government alone cannot do it. The Environmental Health practitioners alone cannot do it,” she said.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Betika announced a GHS. 1.3M partnership with Asante Kotoko Sporting Club in a 2-year partnership deals effective 11th November 2021. This partnership grants Betika full rights as the Asante Kotoko official betting partner.

The sponsorship deal was announced by the fastest-growing gaming firm in Ghana, which aims to invest in the youth by nurturing talent through sports, arts, and culture.

Under the sponsorship, Asante Kotoko will be receiving about GHS. 630,000 per annum and in-kind provision of balls, nets, and other sports equipment. Through the sponsorship, Betika will seek to nurture and improve the club’s visibility and help scout for talent from other grassroots football activities across the country.

Speaking during the announcement of the partnership, Mr. Rupen Samani, Chief Executive Officer of Betika said, “Asante Kotoko is the biggest club in Ghana, no doubt. And for us, it’s the third biggest club in Africa, and we are happy to have created this partnership.

This partnership confirms our commitment to investing in the youth and in the country through sports, arts, and culture with football being a key focus.

Through this, we aim to improve the standards of the game as we nurture talent both at the grassroots and national levels. We also believe that through the partnership we can influence positive change among the youth by creating an atmosphere of talent and skills development in sports. Through our sponsorship, we hope to maintain Asante Kotoko club as the most successful club in the history of the Premier League.”

Asante Kotoko Sporting Club Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nana Yaw Amponsah (LLM), lauded Betika for coming on board at a crucial time by saying, “We are honored by this partnership and would like to welcome Betika to the Porcupine Family. We are certain that through our partnership we will be able to do a great deal in ensuring that both our organizations have the best visibility. We certainly look forward to a wonderful partnership.”

“The Porcupine Warriors believe that this partnership will go a long way towards not only easing the club’s financial obligations but also increasing the league’s monetary incentive” added Mr. Amponsah.

Betika has quickly gained market share and is growing into a massive movement with a huge following across the country with sports lovers taking to the firm’s social media pages to congratulate the firm for partnering with Asante Kotoko. Betika continues to reaffirm its commitment to supporting sports, arts, and culture across the country in 2022.

Source: Ghana Web

Sefwi Bonsu Nkwanta (WN/R), Nov. GNA –The Western North Regional Directorate of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has intensified its public education campaign in a bid to get holders of the NHIA card to merge it with the Ghana Card.

This, according to Mr. Gordon Amoh Boahen, Regional Director of the Authority was necessary to ensure that no one was left behind in accessing healthcare through the Government’s digitisation agenda.

Speaking at a roadshow organised by the Authority at Sefwi Bonsu Nkwanta to begin activities of this year’s NHIA Week celebration, Mr Boahen said the merger of the NHIS card with the Ghana card was critical in ensuring universal healthcare.

”’ Very soon, your NHIS card will not be accepted by health service providers because of the digitization system by the government’s one nation one card policy. So kindly do your best to merge your NHIS and Ghana Cards for easy access to health care”’, he advised.

Mr. Amoh Boahen used the occasion to educate NHIS members on the steps to link the two cards and said all one needed was to dial the short code *929# and follow the prompts.

The Authority seized the opportunity to register and renew cards for some residents.

The Regional Operations Manager, Mr. Kofi Baffour Asare, the staff of Juaboso, Bodi, and Bia District offices of the NHIA participated in the event.

Source: Ghana News Agency

President of the South Africa Football Association [SAFA], Danny Jordaan has reiterated that they don’t need the influence of CAF President Patrice Motspe in their bid to get FIFA to order a rematch of their final World Cup qualifier against Ghana.

South African football governing body have lodged a petition to FIFA seeking a rematch of their final World Cup qualifier.

Bafana Bafana were defeated by a lone goal with Andre Ayew scoring the only goal of the game in the first half of the game.

The goal propelled the Black Stars to book a place in the playoffs of the World Cup.

SAFA have cited match manipulation and bias officiating from referee Marguette Ndiaye and Danny Jordan says involving Motsepe in the matter will compromise the merit of their case.

“I have not spoken to him on this matter,” he said in a presser on Wednesday.

“He is the President of CAF, we have placed our matter before FIFA.

“We must build our case on an objective basis and that’s why we are not using any internal people.

“We must not involve the CAF President opportunistically because if he was not from South Africa and from some other country there would not have been a call to say: “can’t you go to the CAF President.

“We are not going to him and he must not get involved.

“We are a member of CAF and FIFA and we have hosted a World Cup so we can fight our battles,” he added.

Source: Modern Ghana

Accra,- A directive by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Thursday canceling Roads and Highways Minister Kwasi Amoako Atta’s announcement of the cessation of payment of road tolls has been challenged by the Majority in Parliament.

Moments after the Speaker’s ruling, Mijority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh challenged the ruling of the Speaker, on the grounds that it was not a resolution from the entire House, and the House should have reached a resolution before the Speaker should issue pronounce on it.

Mr Amoako Atta directed immediate cessation of the collection of road and bridge tolls, after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta had proposed it in the 2022 Budget delivered to Parliament in Accra on Wednesday, 17th November, 2021.

From the midnight of Thursday, November 18, the collection of road and bridge tolls must cease on all public roads across the country, the Ministry of Roads and Highways directed.

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta told Parliament that the proposal would take effect after the budget had been approved.

However, a statement signed by Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Sector Minister, and shared with the Media, said the directive would take effect from 1200 hours on Thursday.

At Thursday’s plenary siting in Accra, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, quoting several pieces of legislation, including the Fees and Charges Miscellaneous Provisions Act, Act 983 and the Road and Tolls ACT, 1973, NRCD 153, Mr Iddrisu however took a serious view of the Minister’s action.

He urged the House to take a serious view of the conduct of the Minister, saying it was an attempt to usurp the powers and mandate of the House.

The Minority Leader said the conduct of the Minister suggested that the country was not governed by law.

He warned that if such practice was allowed to continue, with Ministers issuing arbitrary directives without prior approval of people’s representatives, the state would be plunged into lawlessness.

Mr Samuel Atta Akyea, MP for Abuakwa South, submitted that the action of the Minister was not disrespect. But a misreading of the law, and it could be administrative error.

He said the Minister’s action was a matter of law, referrable to the Attorney General, and the Minister might have apprehended rather than disrespecting the law, adding that, it was too early in the day to impugn disrespect of the law.

Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, MP for Adaklu and Ranking Member of the Roads and Transport Committee, also argued that Minister had no power issue such a directive, because he was on an official trip with the President, outside the jurisdiction.

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah- Bonsu said the Minister’s directive was given out “timeously” to avoid chaotic situation as information was received that confusion was developing due to the announcement of the proposed cancellation of the tolls.

He agreed that the directive did not conform to legality, but it did not suspend the law but its operationalization.

Mr Kyei Mensah- Bonsu suggested that the said directive was to prevent further loss of lives and property, and suggested that the House invites the Minister to procure additional information from him.

In a ruling, Speaker Bagbin, quoting the introductory statement of the budget statement said what was before the House was a proposal, and until the House approved it, it could not be implemented.

He said the Minister had no such authority to issue the directive; and then proceeding to implement the directive, could amount to contempt of parliament.

Source: Ghana News Agency

Lakeside Estate’s vision of “becoming one of the best customer-focused real estate companies in Ghana” is on course as the company has for years provided quality housing for Ghanaians and other nationals.

As a pioneer in the real estate industry in Ghana, Lakeside Estate has since its establishment proven to be a force to reckon with in the field with its exceptional services, making life comforting for its clients. It is undisputed that Lakeside Estates is working assiduously to mitigate the housing deficit gap.

In September 2021, the real estate company which has been in existence for the past twenty years, launched the construction of 110 housing units of its new four-bedroom storey houses to meet the increasing demand from consumers.

“Over the years, we’ve realized that we get demand from customers who love storey buildings. For some, even if it is a one-bedroom house, they’ll love it to be a storey building, so we’ve taken our time to assess that level of market and we realize that to satisfy them we need to develop storey houses for such upper class of customers”, said Lawrence De-Souza, the Marketing Director of Lakeside Estate Limited.

While the construction of the edifices is ongoing, Lakeside Estate has beautiful apartments with essential features that guarantee prospective owners safety, comfort, and greater peace of mind.

It includes a 2 Bedroom Standard with key features such as ceramic floor tiles throughout the rooms, POP ceiling, sliding windows, built-in wardrobes, water tank (1800 liters), premium security entrance door, landscaping, shower & water closet, kitchen cabinet & sink, DC solar system. The floor area is 85 Sqm with a plot size of 40 x 60ft.

The 4 Bedroom Storey (Orca), on the other hand, has ceramic floor tiles throughout the rooms, POP ceiling, PVC windows with burglar bars, water tank (2,400 liters), premium security entrance door, 2 separate halls, shower & water closet (3.5), spacious kitchen with cabinet, built-in wardrobes (4), water heaters (2), air conditioning, three-phase electricity meter, CCTV (Camera), AC solar system, (3,000 watts), remote control gate with a floor area of 270 Sqm and 65 x 110ft plot size.

Lakeside Estate’s work ethics has earned laurels from recognized award schemes, with the most recent award being the CIMG Real Estate Company of the Year 2019.
The said award was presented to Lakeside Estate during the 31st National Marketing Performance Award held on November 14, 2020, at the Labidi Beach Hotel.

“Your vision was to become one of the best customer-focused Real Estate companies in Ghana that will expand through the building of a unique variety of quality housing units that are environmentally friendly. By the estimation of our panel of evaluators, you have left no doubts in their minds as you delivered exactly on that promise” parts of the citation read.

“You are also lauded for using in-depth environmental analysis to establish needs of clients and working at them, thus becoming a listening firm”, it continued.

Beyond giving clients good services and winning awards, Lakeside Estate is known to be an entity that fulfills its promises. A few days ago, management presented a two-bedroom house to Mohammed Lukman, popularly known as Optional King, winner of TV3 Mentor Reloaded.

Speaking at the event, Dr. Prince-Joseph M. K. Ayiku, the Chief Executive Officer of Lakeside Estate, reiterated the organization’s commitment to providing quality and affordable housing to clients.

He said: “Lakeside Estate has been a pioneer in the real estate industry in Ghana having existed for over two decades now. Our dedication and commitment to ensuring that every Ghanaian everywhere has the chance of comfortable living has driven our business activities, and this vision has helped us to win many awards.”

When you think of owning a house with features that provide comfort, think Lakeside Estate!

Source: Ghana Web

Accra,- Government is committed to ensuring that Ghana becomes a fully-fledged member of the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition.

Inaugurating an 11-member taskforce in Accra, to facilitate process towards ensuring that the country enjoyed the full benefits of being a LEAF affiliation member, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, said as the country had signed a letter of intent to be a member of the LEAF Coalition, it was necessary to explore ways of meeting other conditions precedent for the signing the “emission reduction purchase agreement”.

The Minister explained that the signing of the final agreement would permit Ghana to have access to funding in order to fight emission and climate change challenges.

He said it was on that basis the Ministry constituted a committee to work towards attaining the set objectives.

The Minister tasked members of the committee to bring their experience and knowledge to bear in helping government achieve its targets.

“We were successful at signing a letter of intent with LEAF Coalition. Ghana was the only country from Africa to be selected by the panel of experts after the rigorous scrutiny that our application had to be subjected to,” Mr Abu Jinapor said.

The LEAF coalition is a public-private initiative led by the government of the United Kingdom, Norway and several other global companies to raise funds for forest base climate action.

So far, they have raised $1billion to combat emission.

The signing of the letter of intent is a major hurdle that a country has to cross before it can get to the point of signing a binding emission reduction purchase agreement.

The Minister said at that stage, member nations can access some of the funding to implement some of the ambitious afforestation programmes.

The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, who also doubled at the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Forestry, welcomed the challenge and assured of the Committee’s determination to help the country satisfy all demands and access the funding.

“The committee would want to assure that we are grateful for being selected to be members of this important task force.

“We also want to assure you that we’ll hit the ground running and produce a robust proposal that will enable the government and the Ministry to access the funding,” he stated.

Members of committee include; Mr Tutu Agyare, Dr Eugene Owusu, Mr Musa Abu-Juam, Mr John Allotey, Mr Tabi Agyarko, Mr Joseph Osiakwan, Mr Hugh Brown, Mrs Roselyn Fosua-Agyei, Mr Michael Akowuah and Mr Foster Gyamfi.

Source: Ghana News Agency