The world football governing body FIFA says it has appointed a normalization committee in Ghana following a meeting it had with the country’s authorities as they sought to dissolve the country’s football association. In a press release issued Wednesday August 29, 2018 and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, FIFA said after the recent meeting it had with … The post FIFA
Journalists must employ high level professionalism in their jobs to take advantage of the emerging wealth creation opportunities in the digital space, Mr. Emmanuel K. Dogbevi, a media consultant has advised. He said the current changing trends in media work brought on by the advent of global digitisation, has called for an urgent need … The post Leverage on journalism
The Millennium Development Account (MIDA) has provided some selected female engineering students from six tertiary institutions with practical internships to empower them with the skills needed in the power industry. In partnership with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Energy Commission, the batch of 50 engineering students, drawn from the technical universities and institutes, … The post MiDA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Nigeria to join the Continental Free Trade Area that seeks to expand intra-Africa trade. He said Nigeria, by the sheer size of its economy and population, was an “automatic leader of any regional or continental market”, and would be a major beneficiary of any such market. President Akufo-Addo … The post President
The Electoral Commission (EC) has proposed to create 117 more electoral areas in the Upper West Region as part of efforts by the electoral body to deepen democracy at the grassroots level. The Commission has therefore initiated steps to engage stakeholders in all the 11 Municipal and districts in the region to solicit their inputs … The post EC proposes
The Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has signed a $10.8million agreement with Central Sugar Company Limited to kick-start the establishment of a factory that would process cassava into starch for export. The project under the One District, One Factory (IDIF) flagship, which is to be sited in the Pru District in the Brong Ahafo Region would … The post UMB signs
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), would meet next month to discuss the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON), to be hosted by Ghana. Information gathered by the GNA Sports indicates that, the controversy surrounding the hosting of the competition by Ghana would be discussed thoroughly and the final decision would be taken by … The post CAF to take
A 22-year old head porter who had anal sex with a seven year old boy at Community 18, Lashibi in Accra has been convicted as a “Criminal Lunatic,” by an Accra Circuit Court. Nicolas Dzifanu was, therefore, sentenced to the Ankaful Asylum. This means that Dzifanu would be undergoing medical treatment at the place until … The post Man sentenced to Ankaful Asylum over
Mr Samuel Tembenu, Malawi’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has called on African countries to build capacity to generate intellectual property with the view of bridging the innovation gap between their respective countries. He said African countries needed to focus on building and strengthening their capacities to innovate and generate Intellectual Property (IP) so … The post KNUST
A Senior Reporter with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Mr Jerry Azanduna was on Monday evening attacked by thugs in Bawku, allegedly on the orders of Mr Hassan Ayariga, the founder and Presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC). Mr Azanduna was lured by the group, who claimed they were going to hold a … The post Ayariga allegedly orders assault on GNA
A delegation from Ghana’s energy sector, including 40 Ghanaian companies, are participating in the 2018 Onshore North Sea (ONS) Conference and Exhibition in Stavanger, Norway. The four-day event has brought together in excess of 1,000 delegates to engage in broad dialogue on how countries could reach their policy goals through deepening of the interaction with … The post Ghana’s
Mr George Adongo Ayamboya, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman for the Talensi constituency has expressed fears that the party might lose its Parliamentary seat in the coming 2020 general elections. According to him the party’s electoral fortunes since 1992 had dwindled thereby making the parliamentary seat not too safe for the party. Citing reasons to … The post NDC
Preparations have reached fever pitch in Beijing ahead of the September China-Africa forum. The Chinese capital is awash with banners and billboards on the summit expected to attract African presidents, government officials and business executives. The forum is the talk of town with regular discussions on television stations, online portals and social media. Infrastructural development, … The post Beijing
Global population will reach 9.9 billion by 2050, up 2.3 billion or 29 per cent from an estimated 7.6 billion people currently, according to projections by Population Reference Bureau (PRB) included in the 2018 World Population Data Sheet. PRB continue to produce the World Population Data Sheet (www.worldpopdata.org) package annually since 1962. The digital and … The post Global
Global population will reach 9.9 billion by 2050, up 2.3 billion or 29 percent from an estimated 7.6 billion people currently, according to projections by Population Reference Bureau (PRB) included in the 2018 World Population Data Sheet. PRB continue to produce the World Population Data Sheet (www.worldpopdata.org) package annually since 1962. The digital and print … The post Global
Two agri-led multinational institutions have agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at catalysing the agriculture sector investments in Africa to end hunger and malnutrition and increase prosperity throughout the continent. The institutions, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), in this venture wanted to increase prosperity throughout the continent. The … The post AfDB
The Australian High Commission has constructed three disability friendly toilets for three basic schools in the Adaklu District to promote inclusive education as captured in the Sustainable Development Goals. The project is an initiative of Future Generations International, an NGO working with Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) with funding from the High Commission’s Direct Aid … The post Australian
The Agona Swedru Municipality in the Central Region have, within five days, recorded two suicided cases at separate locations. The deceased are Isaac Yankson, also known as Paa Kwesi, a 45-year old famer, and Richard Arhin, 41-year old driver, who were living at Yaabem and Woraba Estate respectively, suburbs of Agona Swedru. Police Superintendent Seth … The post Two
The Minority in Parliament, has congratulated reigning World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Bantamweight Champion Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe (20-0, 14 KO), after he successfully defended his title against Japanese boxer, Hidenori Otake (32-3-3, 14 KO), last Saturday in Arizona, United States of America (USA). Ghana’s youngest boxing champion continued his remarkable exploits in the ring, … The post Minority
Mr Arkady Dvorkovich, Presidential candidate of World Chess Federation (FIDE), has paid a working visit to the Kisumu County Governor, Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o and other delegates from Africa. The Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Local Organising Commitee (LOC) 2018 FIFA World Cup and now FIDE Presidential Candidate was gracing the 10th edition … The post World
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