The Ghanaian Electoral Commission (EC) has urged political parties to urge its followers who are eligible to vote but are not registered to vote to do so during the approaching voter registration drive. The decision was reached by the EC during a news conference on September 8, 2022, in Accra. …
Read More »Don’t listen to doubters; the cedi is the third-strongest currency in Africa- Dr. John Kumah
The Ghana cedi is not the weakest currency in Africa, as claimed by Dr. John Kumah, the deputy finance minister. He asserts that such a claim is untrue and just intended to discredit the government’s budgetary policies intended to stop the free slide of the cedi versus the dollar. Despite …
Read More »Three people are detained on suspicion of killing a 15-year-old girl in Konongo
In connection with the murder of 15-year-old Regina Sarfo at Ahenbrom in Konongo, Ashanti Region, three people have been detained. The three accused are now helping the police with their inquiries into the girl’s slaying. The girl’s body was discovered on September 8, 2022, dumped in a thicket in the …
Read More »Universities worldwide are suffering from global pandemic effects – VVU Chancellor
The current global economic crisis has had a significant impact on the education sector, particularly the tertiary institutions, according to Pastor Professor Robert Osei-Bonsu, Chancellor of Valley View University (VVU) and President of the West Africa Division of The Seventh Day Adventist Church. He argues that switching from traditional face-to-face …
Read More »Increase Cocoa price from Ghc 660 to Ghc 1,000- Cocoa Farmers to government
The Ghana Cocoa Farmers Association and its Chief Farmers in the Bono Region’s Berekum East Municipality have urgently urged the Ghanaian government and the Ghana Cocoa Board to raise the price of cocoa from the present GHC660 per bag to GHC1,000 during the 2022–2023 cocoa harvest. An untold burden has …
Read More »Increase the tempo of agitation to get your allowances paid – Brogya Genfi charges Trainees
The former Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr Brogya Genfi is urging the Nursing and the Teacher Trainees to increase the tempo of agitation to get their allowances owe by the government of Ghana. According to the Aspiring National Youth Organizer for the NDC the …
Read More »Nigeria seizes 7,000 donkey penises for export at airport
According to an official, Nigeria’s customs office seized 7,000 donkey penises on their way to Hong Kong at an airport in the country’s commercial capital, Lagos. Sambo Dangaladima, the customs controller at Murtala Muhammed airport, said the animal parts were included in 16 sacks that were discovered in the animal …
Read More »Education Minister launches STEM competition for Free SHS students
A national STEM project competition called “STEMNNOVATION” has been announced by Mr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the minister of education. The competition aims to test and unlock the creative potential of the existing Free Senior High School (SHS) program participants. In senior high technical schools (SHTS), technical & vocational education & …
Read More »If you don’t register your SIM Cards, don’t hold your service provider responsible for penalties –Ursula Owusu
Mobile phone users shouldn’t hold their service providers responsible for the inability to register their SIM cards, according to Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister for Communication and Digitalization. She claims that people who fail to register their SIM Cards via the Ghana Card will soon face a full range of disciplinary actions. …
Read More »Student Loan Trust Fund gives applicants Ghc11.2 million
On Tuesday, the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) released a total of eleven loans totaling Ghc11.2 million to students enrolled in higher institutions across the nation. The money that has been released to various beneficiaries’ accounts will benefit 10,000 students from 182 educational institutions around the nation. This payment marks …
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