The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked the best university in Ghana, first in West Africa and 4th in Africa in the 2023 Times Higher Education Rankings. The announcement was contained in the 2023 Times Higher Education annual rankings. In the 2022 ranking, the university earned the bragging …
Read More »Education Ministry Refutes Food Shortage Reports In Senior High Schools
The Education Ministry has denied media reports of food shortage in some Senior High Schools (SHS), particularly in the Volta Region. The Ministry in a statement said such reports are untrue, explaining that “all Senior High Schools in the country have received adequate supply of food items”. Heads of schools …
Read More »Government Is Investing $740m In Water Systems – Dr. Bawumia
Government is investing an amount of 740 million dollars in the provision of drinking water under a policy dubbed “water for all”. This was made known by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday at Tuna, in the Savannah Region where he has rounded up an official tour of that …
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Campaigning For NPP Doesn’t Prevent Me From Speaking Against Current Hardship – Prince David Osei Tells Critics
Actor Prince David Osei has said that he will not let his affiliation with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) stop him from voicing his displeasure about the economic situation in the country. In a post on Instagram, he noted that his only aim is to help push for a …
Read More »DWoSO Mounts Pressure On Gov’t To Scrap 20% Tax On Menstrual Products
Developing Women for Skills and Opportunities Initiative (DWoSO), a non-governmental organization with the vision of ensuring a just world for women and girls has called on the government to expedite the removal of the 20% tax on menstrual products. The call was made this day, 11 October 2022, in commemoration …
Read More »Ghana : 7,699 Children Tested Positive For HIV
The HIV population among children aged one to four years was 7,699 in 2020, while new infections in children of the same age group in 2021 were 443. “This is not good because most of these children got it from their mothers. They were mainly mother-to-child transmissions and that is …
Read More »Prince David Osei To Akufo-Addo: We Will Protest Against You If Things Don’t Change By December
A Ghanaian Actor, Prince David Osei, says he will mobilise a non-partisan youth protest against President Akufo-Addo if the current economic challenges do not improve by December. According to him, the current state of the economy requires urgent actions to salvage the situation. In an Instagram post on Monday, the …
Read More »NPP’s Freddie Blay To Defend Aisha Huang’s Accomplices In Court
A feeling of surprise erupted in the Criminal Court 5 when it was announced that former NPP National Chairman, Freddie Blay, will be representing four accomplices of ‘galamsey’ queen Aisha Huang who are being held by the state for their involvement in illegal mining. Lucy Ekeleba Blay, a private …
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