A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea’s capital after at least 15 people were killed in rioting. More than 1,000 troops are on standby “to step in wherever necessary”, Prime Minister James Marape said on Thursday. Shops and cars were torched and supermarkets looted after police went on strike on Wednesday […] The post Papua
More than 5.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines bought on loan by the Ugandan government have expired, an audit report has said. The vaccines are valued at 28.1bn Ugandan shillings ($7.3m; £5.8m) and were purchased using a World Bank loan. Authorities say the expired vaccines will be withdrawn from health facilities and destroyed. In the […] The post Uganda to destroy expired
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Alhaji Ibrahim Bashiru, has assured the public that the government has allocated a substantial sum of GH¢120 million to ensure the successful implementation of the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP). Speaking at a press conference held at the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, […] The post There’s
Liberia’s former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. The four were arrested and indicted in June last year in connection with the death of Charlotte Musu, who was reportedly Ms Scott’s niece. In February last year, Charlotte was murdered by unknown people […] The post Liberia’s
Zambia expects to receive one million cholera vaccine doses from the World Health Organisation amid an outbreak that has killed 249 people since last October. Roma Chilengi, the health adviser to President Hakainde Hichilema, said the doses will be deployed to the most at risk regions and are due to arrive by Saturday. “But we […] The post Zambia to receive cholera
Indelible ink has been used in Ghana in previous elections to mark voters as proof of voting and to publicly show that a particular person has already voted and cannot vote multiple times. This was a risk management and control tool to ensure elections were free and fair. The recent District Assembly elections conducted were […] The post Indelible ink
Leaders of the Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association have announced the group’s intention to embark on a strike if the government fails to pay their allowances. According to the association, the government’s silence on the payment of the allowances is a cause for concern. Speaking to Citi News, the National President of the Rotational Nurses […] The post Rotational
Rishi Sunak is facing a significant rebellion from Tory MPs over legislation to revive his plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Over 30 backbenchers on the right of the party are backing plans to change the bill next week to make it harder for people to appeal deportation. The amendments underline the scale […] The post Rishi Sunak facing major Tory revolt over Rwanda
Richard Nii Armah Quaye Founder and Board Chairman of Quick Credit, Richard Nii Armah Quaye has announced that following stakeholder engagement the house-to-house debt collection exercise has been suspended Read More... The post Quick Loan Ends House- To-House
Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama President Akufo Addo has appointed Mr. Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama as the Chief Executive of the Students Loan Trust Fund. In a letter signed on Tuesday, January Read More... The post Akufo Addo appoints Nuhu Bayorbo Mahama as SLTF Boss
Some executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akyem North constituency have petitioned the party’s National Elections Committee (NEC) to sanction their Member of Parliament (MP), Andy Appiah Kubi. They accuse the MP of gross disrespect and also supporting some National Democratic Congress members in the just-ended District Level Elections. The executives, in […] The post Asante
Africa50 Group, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced the successful first close of the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (Africa50 – IAF) on December 29th, 2023, securing $222.5 million in commitments. In an African first, Africa50-IAF secured participation from 16 African institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, social security funds, insurance companies, banks, […] The post Africa50
President Joe Biden was only told that US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was being treated for cancer on Tuesday, the White House has said. Mr Austin, 70, was admitted to hospital on 1 January and then to the intensive care unit for complications following surgery in December. He has faced criticism for not telling senior […] The post US defence secretary
The CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has stated that the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) will help reduce Ghana’s unemployment rate by providing a lifeline for countless young individuals striving to carve out a promising future. According to him, the initiative seeks to address the financial strains faced by […] The post BEAP
Businessman-author Robert Kiyosaki, known for his ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ series of personal finance books, recently shared that he is under a debt of $1.2 billion. “…so all the money I make, if I buy something with debt, I am a billion too in debt. Because if I go bust, the bank goes bust. Not […] The post ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ author Robert Kiyosaki reveals
President Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for this year’s elections to be free and fair, pointing out that democracies are grounded on viable elections. He noted that no Read More... The post 2024 Election Must Be Free, Fair – Nana appeared first on
French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal as the country’s new prime minister, making him the youngest and first openly gay official to hold the position. The 34-year-old education minister was named to the post on Tuesday, and is one of the country’s most popular politicians, according to recent opinion polls. ‘’I know I […] The post 34-year-old
ASA Savings and Loans Company Limited in Winneba, located in the Central Region, has supported the Ansaful CHPS compound to enhance its operations. The company presented a television set, an air conditioner, a water tank, a digital BP machine, and a weighing scale. During a brief ceremony, the area manager for the company, Mohammed Nasimul […] The post ASA Savings
Lawyers representing the Vice-Chancellor of SD-Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) have threatened legal action against the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for instructing their client to retire. Professor Philip Duku Osei’s legal team argues that GTEC committed an illegality by directing him to retire upon reaching the compulsory retirement age of […] The post SDD
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