Professor Kevin Chika Urama, Vice President for the Economic Governance and Knowledge Management Complex, African Development Bank (AfDB), has asked African Governments to focus on building their economic fundamentals through domestic solutions. This includes increasing domestic revenue mobilisation, building strong internal relationships and trade, and patronising made in African products. In addition, African countries must … The post Africa’s

The Coalition of NABCO Trainees has threatened to embark on a demonstration on June 10 over unpaid allowances. The Coalition said the economic situation of Trainees had worsened due to the failure of government to pay their seven months unpaid allowances after the Government had asked them to remain at post. In a press statement … The post NABCO threatens demo over unpaid

Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Deputy Minister for Education, says the Education Ministry will from July this year begin the training of 100,000 public pre-tertiary teachers from the Northern part of the country in digital literacy. The training, to be supervised by the National Teaching Council (NTC), will be executed by SteadyX, an international IT … The post Over

Stakeholders have discussed the progress of implementing Food System Resilience Project, (FSRP) to improve food and nutrition security in Ghana. The FSRP is a Regional project being implemented in six African countries to improve food security in the sub region including Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Togo, Chad and Ghana with funding from the World Bank. … The post Stakeholders

Dr Afisah Zakariah, Chief Director, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has underscored the need for effective collaboration and coordination to resolve cases of child marriages, defilements and other social protection issues. She said unresolved or partially resolved cases were largely due to ineffective collaboration and coordination amongst various stakeholder institutions. Dr Zakariah said … The post We

The Most Reverend Richard Kuuia Baawobr, the Bishop of Wa, has thanked the Holy Father, Pope Francis, for the trust reposed in him by elevating him to the status of a Cardinal. He said he received the news of his elevation with shock and surprise as he never anticipated that status, but added that it … The post I thank the Vatican for my elevation – Most

Mr Martin Sumbo, the Upper West Regional Coordinator of Global Communities has appealed to the government to subsidize or remove taxes on sanitary pads to make them affordable to school girls. This, he said, would save them from the tendency of staying out of school during menstruation. Mr Sumbo who said this in Wa at … The post Ghana government urged to subsidise

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called on policy makers in the healthcare system to retool health facilities across the country and properly motivate its members to stay and work in Ghana. The Association noted that some of the health facilities were in deplorable states, “Go into our health facilities and you … The post Fix

Pope Francis on Sunday appointed 21 new cardinals, including Ghana’s Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr Missionaries of Africa, of Wa Catholic Diocese. Of the 21 new cardinals, 16 of them are electors with a right to vote in the next conclave. The 85-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after reciting … The post Pope

Dr Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, the Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on managements of health training institutions in the region to sack non-performing nursing trainees to cleanse the health system of poorly trained nurses and midwives. He said the situation, where students were pushed through the system even though … The post Sack