The Government of Ghana has received 244,800 additional doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The country got the vaccines through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) mechanism established by the African Union (AU) and supported by the World Bank on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Senior Specialist of Communications & Events at Afreximbank, Ama Amoah, […] The post Ghana
The National Lotteries Authority (NLA), has served notice that it will begin prosecuting private lotto agents who operate without license in the country. Director-General of the NLA, Sammi Awuku, says the activities of these operators, popularly known as banker to banker, are affecting the operations of lottery in Ghana. Speaking at a meeting with a […] The post Sammi
The Member of Parliament for Kade, Alex Kwadwo Agyare, says no child will be allowed to work on a mining concession in Kade. Alex Agyare says children ought to be in the classroom instead of mining pits. “We need our kids to be educated not get involved in mining, their education is more important” he […] The post Kade MP takes steps to stop children
Guinness has, in a bid to tell compelling stories of pan-African creatives, partnered with Afro and hip-hop Ghanaian dancer Incredible Zigi, for a campaign themed ‘Black Shines Brightest.’ ‘Black Shines Brightest’ is a new Pan African campaign celebrating the iconic black liquid enjoyed all over the continent for over a century. This exciting new campaign […] The post Guinness
The government is expected to take delivery of 1,229,620 Moderna vaccines on Saturday, 4th September 2021. According to the Ministry of Information, an additional 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines are also expected in Ghana by the end of this month. A few weeks ago, the country took delivery of some 249,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines from […] The post Government
The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is calling on stakeholders to adopt pragmatic steps in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, by 2030. The University noted that Ghana is far behind in achieving all seventeen goals as the deadline draws near. As part of efforts to impress on […] The post KNUST
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has for the first time been ranked as the best University in Ghana, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 world universities ranking. UCC was the highest-ranked new entrant out of 138 universities that made their debut on the global universities ranking league table this year. The institution also […] The post UCC
After initial challenges in an attempt to start the second mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis and the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, the Western Regional Expanded Programme on Immunization commenced the exercise at some centres on Thursday. When Citi News visited the Takoradi Technical University Centre at 9:00 am, […] The post COVID-19
Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has gone hard on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr. KK Sarpong, for the latter’s criticism of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) over the controversial GNPC- AGM Petroleum and Aker Energy oil deals. In an open letter, […] The post ACEP’s
The Koforidua District Court B in the Eastern Region has remanded into police custody Samuel Kofi Adjei, alias Jamalo, believed to be the driver of the Member of Parliament for Suhum, who was arrested for inflicting machete wounds on the NPP Communications Officer for Lower West Akyem, Bernard Kwasi Amoani. Jamalo, who reported himself to […] The post Driver
Residents of Elubo on Thursday, September 2, 2021, submitted a petition to President Akufo-Addo through the Chief Executive Officer of the Jomoro Municipality, Ernest Kwofie, after a demonstration to demand the immediate reopening of the land border in the area. The residents have complained that the continuous closure of the land borders is negatively affecting […] The post Elubo
The Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS) is pushing for a legal backing to be able to effectively carry out its mandate. CENDLOS previously known as the President’s Special Initiative on Distance Learning (PSI-DL) was established in 2002. It was tasked to regulate, control and advise on online education and open schooling. […] The post Ghana’s
The Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling (CENDLOS) is pushing for a legal backing to be able to effectively carry out its mandate. CENDLOS previously known as the President’s Special Initiative on Distance Learning (PSI-DL) was established in 2002. It was tasked to regulate, control and advise on online education and open schooling. […] The post CENDLOS
I have followed a series of interviews granted by Dr. KK Sarpong and sometimes froze, literally, in complete disbelief of what damage he is doing to the country in an attempt to litter the media space with hate for CSOs. By design or not, he injects extreme nervousness than I have seen. The strategy was […] The post Ben Boakye asks: Who can compete
WhatsApp has been fined €225m (£193m) by Ireland’s data watchdog for breaching privacy regulations. It is the largest fine ever from the Irish Data Protection Commission, and the second-highest under EU GDPR rules. Facebook, which owns Whatsapp, has its EU headquarters is in Ireland, and the Irish regulator is the lead authority for the tech […] The post WhatsApp fined €225m
On the 26th of August 2021, Amoako Boafo, a renowned Ghanaian artist, became the first African to have his artworks flown into outer space on the New Shepard rocket ship by Blue Origin. This historic event was viewed by a global audience and live-streamed by international news outlets including Reuters, The UK Independent and Bloomberg. […] The post Renewed
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Dorcas Afo-Toffey, joined a demonstration at Elubo in the Western Region on Thursday, September 2, 2021, to demand the immediate reopening of the land border in the area. This comes after residents of Ketu South in the Volta Region protested for the opening of the Aflao border last […] The post Jomoro MP joins demo to
The Chief Executive officer of the Saham Life Insurance Ghana, Gifty Ama Fiagbe, has been adjudged the Woman of Excellence at the just ended 4th edition of the 2021 Ghana Insurance Awards held at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra. The prestigious awards dubbed; “Celebrating achievements and Standards” were aimed at recognizing hard-working companies […] The post CEO
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that, henceforth, no public institution should deal in or allocate any land without the explicit approval of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources. He said, “the days when public lands were dissipated without regard for public interest are over.” The President stated this when he inaugurated a […] The post Akufo-Addo
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