The leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has denied claims that it has agreed to call off its ongoing strike following its meeting with the Education Committee of Parliament. The Ranking Member of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe on Thursday said UTAG has agreed in principle to call off its 5-week-long strike […] The post We’ve
The University of Ghana has been ranked Ghana’s top University on the Webometrics January 2022 Rankings and the World Scientific Index for 2022, by the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index. According to Webometrics, out of 31,000 Higher Education institutions from more than 200 countries UG is the first in Ghana, 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa and 1,121 […] The post UG
An acting Research and Elections Officer in the Ejisu Constituency of the Ashanti Region, Dominic Danquah has vehemently denied media reports that Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, John Ampontuah Kumah, is scheming to deny some members access to nomination forms ahead of the party’s internal elections. Mr. Danquah, who is also a member […] The post Ejisu
The Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned against tendencies where persons seeking leadership positions in the New Patriotic Party work to undermine each other. Describing the tendencies as irritatingly early, Mr. Afenyo-Markin said all contenders must be able to iron out their differences on party and personal issues without the usual resultant […] The post ‘NPP
The Ghana National Fire Service says it will cover the medical bills of five of its officers involved in a car crash on the Kwame Danso – Atebubu road. “They got injured in the line of duty, so the service is going to take care of all of them,” the Director of Public Relations at […] The post Fire Service to cover bills of personnel involved in
Newmont Ghana has donated 45 laptops and 15 tablets to the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to support teaching and learning in the University. This donation forms part of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) that Newmont signed with the University to collaborate in influencing the curriculum and help train […] The post Newmont
Staff of the Ghana Meteorological Agency will from tomorrow, February 18, 2022, begin an indefinite strike to demand better conditions of service. According to the staff of Ghana Meteorological Agency, they presented a resolution to the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation dated 5th January 2022 without any response. They have therefore resolved to embark on […] The post Meteo
A 50-year-old man, Andrew Amekpewu needs GH¢19,017 to undergo a liver resection scheduled for February 23, 2021. Mr. Amekpewu has been diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma, a cancer of the liver. He is to undergo surgery on February 23, 2022, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital at a cost of GH¢19,017. He has not been able […] The post 50-year-old
A pressure group in the Northern Region known as Dagbon Forum, is calling on the Ministry of Interior and the Inspector General of Police to ensure professional policing in the region to curb police-civilian conflicts which have been on the rise in the area. The Dagbon Forum wants fair application of the law to ensure […] The post Professional policing must
A new Governing Board for the National Folklore Board has been inaugurated in Accra with an appeal to ensure that Ghanaians protect their folklore. The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), Mark Okraku Mantey, who inaugurated the board yesterday, said the country needs to protect their folklore in order to help drive the […] The post National Folklore Board gets
Many political stalwarts of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, and Members of Parliament including the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, as well as the former president, John Mahama, on Thursday bid farewell to the former transport minister, Dzifa Aku Attivor, during her burial rites at the forecourt of the State House. Dzifa Attivor passed away last […] The post Dzifa Attivor laid to rest
The leadership of the University Teachers of Ghana (UTAG), has agreed in principle to call off their strike after a crucial meeting with the Education Committee of Parliament. This was revealed by the Ranking Member of the Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, who said UTAG will announce their decision after consultation with members. The meeting with […] The post UTAG
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has commenced the implementation of a new system to offer more service personnel with skills and hands-on entrepreneurial training to make them ready for the job market or establish their own companies after one year. The move, which is a major boost to complement the government’s employment generation agenda, is […] The post NSS implements
A deputy Minister for Finance, Mrs Abena Osei-Asare has hinted at a pending announcement of a roadmap for a gradual reversal of the Benchmark Value Reduction Policy. The reversal of the benchmark value reduction policy was met with stiff resistance from the trading community, who claimed there would be an astronomical hike in the price […] The post Gov’t
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Perry Okudzeto and Linda Asante as Deputy Chief Executives of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). Their appointment was disclosed in a letter dated 16th February 2022. “In line with the constitutional requirements governing such appointments, the Governing Board at its 29th Ordinary Board Meeting held on 15th February […] The post Perry
Over twenty rooms made up of bricks and wooden structures have been destroyed by fire at Osu in Accra. According to residents, the incident occurred around 3 am on Thursday, forcing them out of their rooms and destroying several properties including refrigerators, television sets, and other valuable items. During a visit to the community by […] The post Fire destroys over 20 rooms at Osu
Four members of the Majority group in Parliament have filed a private members motion seeking the constitution of a bi-partisan group to probe the death of the late President John Evans Atta-Mills. The group behind this motion is led by Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh Dompreh. It’s unclear what the grounds for the probe are, […] The post Four Majority MPs file
Private Commercial Transport Operators in Ghana say they will increase fares by 30% beginning tomorrow, Friday, February 18, 2022. The group says the action has become necessary to save their transport business from collapsing with the frequent upward adjustments in fuel prices. “We, the members of the Private Commercial Transport Operators, wish to inform the […] The post Commercial
Private Commercial Transport Operators in Ghana say they will increase fares by 30% beginning tomorrow, Friday, February 18, 2022. The group says the action has become necessary to save their transport business from collapsing with the frequent upward adjustments in fuel prices. “We, the members of the Private Commercial Transport Operators, wish to inform the […] The post Commercial
Some personnel of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) hit the streets of Accra on Thursday, February 17, 2022, to demand the payment of stipends owed them by the government which they say have been in arrears for several months. According to the protestors, the government has not released their allowance for the past six months […] The post NABCO personnel
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