Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Minister of Education, says the Government is moving from the paradigm of memorization to practical- oriented teaching to make the student fit for purpose. He said the Government under its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programme would equip Ghanaian students with 21st century skills to make them globally competitive. … The post Government

A two- day White Volta Basin engagement workshop, to assess flood disaster risks management (FDRM) and institutional challenges in managing flood situations in hotspots of the country has been held in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. It is the third in the series of meetings conducted by an academic research team from the University … The post Stakeholders

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to three persons in the sum of GH¢80,000.00 each with three sureties for unlawful possession of police accoutrements and abetment of crime. The Court ordered that one of the sureties should be a public servant. John Essel Baah, aged 49 and Enock Kwame Bosempem, aged 45, were also … The post Court

Government will soon pass the Ghana Space Policy to harness space technology for socio-economic development. The policy will support efforts by the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute to explore the space industry for accelerated national growth. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced this on Friday in Accra at the closing ceremony of the United Nations’ … The post Government

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a bail sum of GH¢150,000.00 with three sureties to an electrical engineer for allegedly defrauding by false pretense. The Court ordered that one of the sureties should be a public servant. Professor Nii Odartey Mills, aged 61, has been charged with defrauding by false pretense, an offence he pleaded … The post Engineer

Mr Wang Yi, the State Councilor, and Foreign Minister of China, is advocating for an equal and balanced global development partnership. He has therefore urged developed countries to fulfill their development assistance pledges and scale up support in financing and technology. Mr Wang said this at a high-level virtual meeting of the Group of Friends … The post China

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced the appointment of two senior executives for the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), the Bank’s development-oriented subsidiary. In a press release copied to Ghana Business News, the Bank has appointed Ms. Marlene Ngoyi as the Chief Executive Officer of the Fund for FEDA, and appointed Mr. Emmanuel … The post Afreximbank

Regional integration remains the key to transforming Africa’s fragmented economies, says Stephen Karingi, Director, Regional Integration and Trade Division of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. African countries should therefore harness opportunities embedded in integration initiatives like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to foster post-Covid19 economic recovery and transformation. Mr Karingi made the remarks … The post Regional

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the AFROCHELLA Team to strengthen the already existing conversation on promoting Ghana’s tourism potentials. The MoU, under the directive of the Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture, is also to allow the two institutions to collaborate and support each other to attract … The post Ghana

There is the urgent need for changes in the systems and processes of large scale land acquisition for land-based investment in Ghana. Mr Benito Owusu-Bio, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, observed that there were power inequalities in the acquisition of land on a large scale for commercial investments, a situation he described … The post Inequalities

Nii Tetteh Otu II, Paramount Chief of Kpone Traditional Council, has cautioned Ghanaians, especially the youth, to desist from entrusting their future into the hands of politicians as they have, over the years, not been sincere with the masses. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Kpone, the Paramount Chief said based on … The post Chief tells Ghanaians not

The time is ripe for Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) in Africa to find new ways of holding elections, especially during emergency situations. Mr Wafula Chebukati, the President of the General Assembly of the Association of Africa Election Authorities (AAAEA), said the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and risks calls for alternative mode to fulfil … The post It’s

A Sunyani High Court has ordered the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to delete the names of the newly-elected polling station executives and electoral area coordinators in the Sunyani East Constituency from its database. On May 4, 2022, four disgruntled members of the Party in the Constituency – Richmond Owusu Sekyere, Bernard Adjei Ameyaw, Coleman … The post Court

Dr Elizabeth Gomani Chindebvu, the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of National Unity of Malawi, has lauded Ghana’s National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), describing it as the best civic education institution on the continent. Dr Chindebvu gave the commendation when she led a four-member delegation to interact with officials of the NCCE, in Accra, … The post Malawian

Six school children, between ages four and 15, including three siblings, died after a car run over them, killing them on the spot at Matamallam, a suburb of Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region. One other, Emmanuel Wasah, sustained injuries and is receiving treatment at the Kete Krachi Hospital. The Toyota saloon car, with … The post Six school

The President of the community court of Justice, ECOWAS, Edward Amoako Asante, has urged the Authority of Heads of States and Government to restore the composition and tenure of judges of the Court back to the position it was under the 1991 Protocol. He said there was the urgent need to increase the number of … The post ECOWAS

The Lands Commission has sensitised members of the Queen Mothers Platform Association, comprising queen mothers in the various traditional areas of the Greater Accra Region, on the Land Act, (Act 1036). At a sensitisation workshop for the queen mothers in Accra, Madam Cynthia Odamtey, the Head of Policy Planning and Research of the Commission, said … The post Lands

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has encouraged the Government of Ghana to empower more women economically, socially, politically and financially to achieve enormous progress. “Women run Africa and nobody can fly with one wing, so when Africa fully empowers all its women economically, politically, socially and financially, Africa will take … The post Africa

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has asked farmers to consider mechanisation as a way of addressing issues of food security. The Ministry said challenges such as erratic rainfall, over-aged farming population, high demand for quality produce, would require the adoption of engineering technologies. “Presently, there is recognition from stakeholders for the need to increase … The post Agric

The success of the ECOWAS integration agenda will require dealing with the assertion of sovereignty of states as a means of evading external accountability and the peer review competence of ECOWAS. The Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Professional Studies, Professor Ernest Kofi Abotsi, who made the call, said ECOWAS had faced challenges … The post ECOWAS