Two Ibo groups in Ghana have clashed in Kumasi in the Ashanti region over a planned visit to the palace of the Ashanti Monarch, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The confusion was triggered after one Eze Indi Igbo and a group of Ibos from Accra had clandestinely gone round and introduced himself to the Asantehene and […]
Malaria-related cases are targeted to be reduced by 75 percent by the year 2020, Acting Programs Manager at the National Malaria Control Programme has said. Dr Kezia Malm who was speaking to newsmen during a media engagement in the Ashanti Region says several other efforts have been put in place to quell the increasing cases
Former boss of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Emile Short, has applauded a suggestion that Integrity Awards be initiated by the presidency to recognise and celebrate incorruptible officials.“It is a good idea and my expectation is that the president will launch the idea so that this idea will be embraced
The Board of the Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) has approved the payment of ex-gratia to four of its former workers including, former Chief Executive Tsatsu Tsikata.Other people to benefit from the payment include, Chief Executive Officer of STRATCOM Africa, Esther Cobbah , who was Public Affairs Manager of the company. The other two are
Egex, a group by some engineering students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is set to introduce a project called Pogex which aims at generating electricity and gas for cooking. This project when fully materialized could help reduce the energy crisis the country is facing and would also improve sanitation situation in
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives for various districts across the country. A statement by the Local Government ministry stated that the nominations were made in accordance with article 243(1) of the 1992 constitution and section 10(1) of the Local Government Act, Act 462. The nominees are; Paul
President John Dramani Mahama is in Malta for the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM Malta 2015).He is being accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna S. Tetteh (MP), an official statement from the Flagstaff House announced.The theme for CHOGM Malta 2015 is “Adding Global
President John Dramani Mahama has asked local manufacturers to put premium on the packaging of their products. Launching the made-in-Ghana goods campaign in Accra yesterday, the President said, “A lot of the time the quality of local products is good but the packaging is bad.” He also asked manufacturing companies to pay attention to marketing,
The construction of a 500-bed Teaching Hospital for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is now progressing steadily. The first phase of the hospital is expected to be completed by the middle of next year. The facility is being jointly financed by the Ghana Education Trust Fund, GETFund and the KNUST from
African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has said the best way to retain Africa’s rural youth in their farming communities is by investing in the agricultural sector and making it attractive.“We must ensure that small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are supported to have accelerated access to improved farm inputs in order
