Today's front pages: Monday August 15, 2016

     BUSSINES DAY

REDUCE FUEL PRICES NOW, GHANAIANS DEMAND

Consumers of petroleum products in the country are demanding for an immediate five percent reduction in prices of the commodity to reflect current trends.

NEW OIL FIELD TO PRODUCE 300M BARRELS

The Tweneboah, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) oil field which is scheduled to commence oil production next week is expected to produce over 23,000 barrels of oil per day on average till close of the year.

BUSSINESS AND FINANCIAL TIMES

OIL RAKES IN $3.3BN IN FIVE YEARS

Data from the central bank has revealed  that the country has raked in over $3.3 billion in oil revenues, five years into commercial oil production.

REGENCY, NEM INSURANCE GHANA MERGE

Regency Alliance Insurance Ghana and NEM Insurance Ghana have completed a merger deal in Accra in a bid to meet the regulatory minimum capital requirement of the National Insurance Commission.

      THE FINDER

ECONOMY WILL BE ROBUST IN 2017 – MAHAMA

President John Mahama has said government targets single-digit inflation, deficit to GDP of below 3% debt to GDP of below 60%, a stable currency and significantly lower interest rates by the time Ghana exits the current three-year IMF bailout programme next year.

WAEC GIVES CANDIDATES 11 DAYS TO REGISTER FOR NOV/DEC

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) will re-open registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2016 today [Monday].

        DAILY GUIDE

RAWLINGS WARNS NDC: DON’T UNDERRATE NPP

Former President John Rawlings sounded philosophical  when he addressed members and supporters of the NDC at the party’s official campaign launch at the Cape Coast Stadium yesterday.

MILLS POSTERS POP UP

The debate over the circumstances surrounding the death of President John Atta Mills appears to have been rekindled in Cape Coast where the ruling NDC launched its campaign at the weekend.

2016 ELECTION WILL BE TOUGH – MAHAMA

President John Mahama yesterday ruled out that the December 2016 election was a done deal, predicting a tough duel.

         DAILY GRAPHIC

I’M CONFIDENT OF NDC VICTORY – PREZ

The NDC launched its 2016 election campaign in style yesterday, with President John Mahama predicting that although the elections would be tough, he was confident that the NDC would triumph.

ANOTHER RECRUITMENT SCAM EXPOSED

Two persons have been arrested by the police at Abuakwa, near Kumasi, for allegedly defrauding over 200 people in a sham recruitment scheme.