A total of 1.6 million students have benefited from the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday. He said since the implementation of the programme began in 2017, his government had recruited 93,000 teachers nationwide to facilitate effective teaching and learning in beneficiary schools nationwide. President Akufo-Addo said this … The post Free
Ehi Binitie, co-founder of pan-African Technology company, Rancard and founder of Artificial Inteligence Research firm, Clear Space Labs has been selected as one of the 13 inaugural Legatum Foundry Fellows by the Legatum Center for Development & Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The 13 entrepreneurs have been selected from eight countries across Africa. … The post Ehi
Facebook has blamed a “faulty configuration change” for the widespread outage which impacted the social media platform, along with Instagram and WhatsApp, for several hours late on Monday. The platforms had confirmed on Twitter they were aware of issues and working to resolve them after thousands of people reported outages shortly before 5 pm on … The post ‘Faulty
As the world keeps exploring ways to keep the COVID-19 infection under control, some health experts have argued that cloth masks are less protective against the coronavirus, especially the delta variant. On September 6, this year some of the largest European Airlines: Lufthansa, Air France, and Finnair have banned the use of cloth face masks … The post Cloth
Josephine Panyin Simons, the alleged “pregnant and kidnapped” Takoradi woman has finally met the bail condition after one week of her family’’s inability to fulfill the bail condition. A Takoradi circuit court A, last Monday listened to the plea of a team of lawyers to grant the accused who pleaded not guilty bail, since the … The post ‘Kidnapped
Mr Joseph Cudjoe, the Minister of Public Enterprises, on Monday, commended the Management of the Volta River Authority (VRA), for working hard to remarkably reduce the huge financial indebtedness of the institution. A presentation by the Authority showed that the VRA, had moved from a loss-making institution between the years 2012 to 2016, where it … The post VRA
Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, leader of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International and four of his members are expected to appear before an Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday to answer fresh charges. Prosecution had told the court that the Police should be given a week for the facts and charges preferred against Owusu Bempah and … The post Owusu Bempah and five others
The Chief executive Officer of Tullow Oil Plc, Rahul Dhir, has said that Tullow’s renewed Corporate Strategy and purpose is to build a better future through responsible oil and gas development that creates value for host nations, investors, staff and communities. Mr. Rahul Dhir disclosed this when he led the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of … The post Tullow
A tricycle rider who entered the house of an electrical engineer and made away with home gadgets and personal effects, has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Osman Musah told the Police that it was one Yakubu, now at large, who engaged him to steal the items for a fee … The post I was engaged to steal items
Membership of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC); the statutory body with oversight responsibility of the management and use of the country’s petroleum revenues, has been reconstituted following the expiration of the tenure of some Members. A statement from PIAC said the new members were sworn-in together with those who had their tenure renewed … The post PIAC
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will lead the conflict-torn country for another five years, after members of parliament resoundingly re-elected him on Monday. The 2019 Nobel Peace laureate, who has been in office since 2018, was sworn in in parliament, in the capital Addis Ababa. The election of the prime minister came after Abiy’s party … The post Ethiopia’s
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,333,206 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 212,055. Some 7,671,969 patients across the … The post Africa’s
The Ada East District has recorded 180 HIV cases between January and August this year, Mr Adator Anani Junior, the District HIV Coordinator has revealed. Data indicates that 54 males and 136 females were affected adding that a case was recorded among males between the age of 15 to 24; while ten cases were recorded … The post Ada record 180 HIV cases within eight months
A former Facebook product manager has revealed that she is behind recent revelations about the social media giant which have caused a storm of controversy in the United States. Frances Haugen came forward on Sunday and did an interview on the high-profile US television programme “60 Minutes”. On Tuesday, she will face questions in Congress. … The post Facebook
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