Senior lecturer in the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) law faculty, Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu has been appointed the dean of the faculty. His appointment takes effect from September 1, 2022. He is the fifth person but the fourth substantive academic to be appointed to the role of dean by the governing council […] The post Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu
The newly elected Dean of Ashanti Regional Presiding Members Apostle Alexander Frimpong Boadu has appealed to government through the Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development to resource Presiding Members in the country to enable them to carry out their mandate effectively. Speaking at the Conference of Presiding Members in the Ashanti Region held […] The post Resource
The Births and Deaths Registry has earmarked the month of September to be observed as ‘Births and Deaths registration month’. Instituted on September 1, 2004, the celebration aims at progressively educating and informing the public about the importance and the modus operandi of the Births and Deaths Registry. The theme for the 2022 celebration is […] The post September
EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind modern central banking infrastructure provider, announced today the G.R.E.E.N. CBDC Framework to assist central banks in unlocking unprecedented value when deploying a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The announcement comes as a broad set of stakeholders, including central banks and the White House, call for energy-efficient methods of […] The post EMTECH
For 50 years, contemporary Christian music group Joyful Way Incorporated has blessed many with their songs in the country and beyond. Since its founding in 1972, the group has gone on to release 15 albums, with over 120 songs recorded on these albums. Their songs such as Wahenni, Guanhwefo, Barima Yesu, to name a few […] The post Joyful Way Incorporated
Data from the 2022 Annual Household Income and Expenditure Survey has revealed that 49.1 percent of the Ghanaian population was food insecure in the first quarter of the year. This represents 15.1 million of the 30.8 million persons in Ghana. The percentage however reduced to 42.1 percent in the second quarter; 13 million of the […] The post Almost 50% of
Majority of Ghanaians are pushing for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on non-partisan basis. These are the findings of a September 2021 Local Government survey, conducted by Center for Democratic Governance (CDD) Ghana. The campaign for the election of MMDCEs was truncated in 2019, with President Akufo-Addo calling for broader […] The post Ghanaians
The Spelling Bee Semi-Finals will be held on Saturday, September 3. Spellers from across the country were split into two groups for the Semi-Finals; one in Kumasi, whilst the other half spells in Accra. After 16 weeks of dissecting words, trying word games, and honing their vocabulary skills, 191 Semi-Finalists will show off their spelling […] The post Spelling Bee Semi-Finals
Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, and Zipline, the world’s largest instant delivery service, has announced a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. This comes after the launch of the pilot program and testing a few months ago in Ghana. The collaboration will integrate Zipline’s delivery system with Jumia’s existing […] The post Zipline,
Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Nortsu Kotoe wants the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to immediately conduct a probe into the unaccredited programmes at the University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). According to him, the move will put the minds of persons who have offered those programmes […] The post GTEC
Health authorities in the Ashanti Region are worried that COVID-19 vaccines available for use in the region are expiring due to vaccine hesitancy. Authorities say the region’s target of immunizing about 70 percent of its population in order to help it attain herd immunity is getting difficult to achieve due to the issue of vaccine […] The post Ashanti
The Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education has described as unacceptable a decision by their teachers to go on leave en bloc. Members of all the 46 Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) gave an August 31 deadline for the government to pay them their full conditions of service. The tutors said […] The post Principals
Atlanta-based Ghanaian multi-genre record producer Nektunez has something new up his sleeves. With a knack for excellence, the producer whose work has featured in almost every party playlist across Africa, Europe and the Americas for the past year, has given DJ Khaled’s star-studded single ‘God Did’ a heavenly touch of the fast-rising global sound amapiano. […] The post Nektunez
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor says no amount of insults will stop him from carrying on with his “Ahotor Project”. The ‘Ahotor Project’ according to Dr. Duffuor is aimed at empowering members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) across the country. General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah last week questioned the […] The post Attacks,
The Electricity Company of Ghana wants to wait for a formal report on the accusations of military brutality during the installation of prepaid metres at Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality. Speaking during a visit to the Krobo enclave, the Managing Director of ECG, Samuel Dubik Mahama, said it was too early to assign […] The post ECG
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he is open to a national conversation on the government’s Free SHS programme. He indicated that such a conversation should include funding, access, and sustainability. Stakeholders in the educational sector have called for broader consultation on the Free SHS policy, which many say is fraught with a lot of […] The post Nana
Realizing the role of sports in fostering national identity, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has signed partnership deals with four (4) newly promoted clubs to the Ghana Premier League. The five-year deal covers Tamale City FC, Kotoku Royals, Samartex and Nsoatreman which have qualified for the 2022/2023 league season. The NHIA executive management and […] The post NHIA
The 10 finalists of Citi FM‘s ‘The Literacy Challenge’ will compete on that grand finale stage for the bragging rights and the coveted cash prize on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The finalists will battle it out in an all-classic quiz contest for gruelling question and answer sessions, where a champion will be crowned as the […] The post Grand
The Takoradi Habour Circuit Court A, presided over by his Worship Michael Kwadwoe Ampadu has discharged the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul Mumin Issah, of all charges including assault of a public officer, offensive conduct and disturbing public peace. This comes six days after the President, Nana Akufo-Addo reinstated the Mayor following his seven-month suspension over […] The post State
SONABEL Company Limited, operators of the Bagre Dam in neighbouring Burkina-Faso has commenced spillage of the dam. The spillage which started at 9 am today, September 1, 2022, was to prevent any breakage of the dam’s banks after the water level rose to 235.06m. It will however take about 72 hours for the spilled water […] The post Burkina Faso authorities begin spillage
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