The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has released the list of candidates contesting various executive positions in the run-up to its Congress on December 17, 2022. The candidates who will be elected will lead the party into the 2024 polls. The keenly contested national chairmanship position will be between the …
Read More »NUGS To Gov’t : Tertiary Education In Ghana Heading Towards Danger
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is worried about the seeming nonchalance of managers of the country’s education as regards the strike action by at least five educational worker unions across public universities and Colleges of Education. “Once again, we want to state clearly that the frustration and …
Read More »Education Minister To Gaming Commission: Close Down Betting Companies Around Schools
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged the leadership of the Gaming Commission of Ghana, to intensify efforts to close down betting companies that flout laws guiding their operations in the country. He cited the siting of betting facilities close to educational institutions to entice children as something …
Read More »Tanzania Cancels Independence Day Celebration
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, money that will be used to build eight dormitories in primary schools …
Read More »Self-Styled Soldier Arrested Over Recruitment Scam At Burma Camp
A self-styled ‘senior military officer’ is currently in the grips of the Police for impersonation. The imposter, Rufai Abubakar, was nabbed by men from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), for posing as an officer of the army. In a statement confirming his arrest, the Ghana Armed Forces noted that …
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Economic Crisis: “Maybe The Levels Of Borrowing Have Been Too Much” – Dept. Finance Minister Admits
A Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has conceded that government might have over-borrowed in its quest to transform the economic fortunes of the country. According to him, it is not wrong for a nation to accrue debt in its developmental journey, however, borrowing must be done judiciously. When asked …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Commissions Afienya Road Over Bridge On Tema-Mpakadan Railway Project
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 6th December 2022, commissioned the Afienya Road Over Bridge, a key component of the of the new 97.7-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Tema to Mpakadan railway project. Describing the project as “a brainchild of the first …
Read More »UPSA To Limit 2023/24 Admissions To Aggregate 6
The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) says it will limit the 2023/24 admissions to applicants who will score an aggregate six in their WASSCE examinations. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, who disclosed this at a ceremony in the school explained that this is …
Read More »Bank of Ghana Upgrades GH¢1 Cedi Coin
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced an upgrade on the the One Ghana (GH¢1) coin with enhanced security features. A statement from the BoG said it will issue the upgraded GH¢1 coin into circulation from Monday,12th December 2022. The coin, according to the Central Bank, is similar to the …
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