The results of the class of 2022 pupils who took the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been hailed as the greatest in the previous eight years by President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “six (6) years on following the implementation of the Free Senior High …
Read More »Let’s manufacture Dialysate in Ghana to bring down the cost of dialysis – Dr Bawumia
To make kidney disease treatment consumables more accessible and inexpensive, the government has urged the private sector to work with it on their production. At the Ghana Kidney Association’s 50th anniversary celebration of dialysis on Thursday, December 1, 2022, in Accra, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia suggested. He said that, …
Read More »Ato Essien of Capital Bank consents to repay GHS90 million to the state in lieu of a prison term, but the judge deems the sum not comparable
Mr. Ato Essien, the founder of the now-defunct Capital Bank, has consented to pay the state a refund of GHS90 million in lieu of a prison term. Additionally, he has switched from a not guilty to a guilty plea. As a result, the top court did not rule on his …
Read More »Minority vowed to vote against approving of 2023 budget if Ministers do not come to Parliament
If the sector ministers do not come before the House, the minority in parliament has vowed to vote against approving the 2023 budget. They claim that the ministers’ absence indicates that they do not take the work of Parliament seriously. On Thursday, Haruna Iddrisu, the caucus leader, announced this on …
Read More »Ejura and its environs is ‘no go zone’ for nomadic herdsmen – Ejurahene
A no-go area for nomadic herders has been declared in Ejura and its surroundings by Barima Osei Hwedie II, the chief of the Ejura Traditional Area. The chief stated that the decision was made to safeguard the thousands of farmers who lose their crops to the merciless actions of these …
Read More »Patients stranded at Manhyia Hospital over Nurses’ strike
After nurses at the hospital went on strike, patients at the Manhyia Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region were left stranded. On Friday, December 2, 2022, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association GRNMA in the Ashanti Region went on strike in opposition to the government’s refusal to fire Alex …
Read More »Ejura-Nkoranza highway declared security zone by Police
The Ejura-Nkoranza high has been designated a security zone by the Ashanti North Regional Police Command. The announcement follows a series of persistent armed robberies in the neighborhood that resulted in the murder of a police officer on that roadway. The police confirmed that on the specified day, around 15 …
Read More »Nurses at Manhyia Hospital begin strike today over gov’t failure to sack NSS Director
Nurses at the Manhyia government hospital will start a sit-down strike starting today, Friday, December 2, in protest of the failure to fire the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS). The strike will intensify on December 6 if the NSS regional director, Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah, is still …
Read More »Ghana celebrates 38th National Farmers’ Day
Ghana is celebrating its 38th National Farmers Day today December 2, 2022. With the theme “Accelerating Agricultural Development Through Value Addition – is instructive and an eye opener in the wake of prevailing global challenges,” this year’s event is being hosted in the Eastern Region. Since the Ministry of Food …
Read More »NSS suspends Ashanti Regional Boss over alleged verbal assault on a nurse on duty
The Ashanti Regional Regional NSS Director, Alex Opoku Mensah, has been immediately removed from office by the National Service Scheme NSS Management. According to a statement issued by Ambrose Entigwah Jr., Director of Corporate Affairs at the NSS headquarters, Mr. Opoku Mensah will continue to be suspended awaiting the findings …
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