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A final-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been listed among the top ten global students making societal impacts. Mathias Charles Yabe, studying communication design, is the only Ghanaian and African among other shortlisted students. The 2022 Chegg.org Global Student Prize received applications from …

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has responded to the Auditor General’s Report as captured in its 2021 annual Report.   Management Response Generation Investment Co. Ltd VRS BOST Observation noted. This could have been avoided if BOST was financially sound at the time. Sometime in 2014, BOST …

The President of the Repubic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the assurance that the Komenda Sugar factory will be commissioned this year. The President who is on a two-day tour of the Central Region explained that the National Democratic Congress government failed to revive the factory, hence his desire …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence in the performance of his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta despite growing discontent towards him from Ghanaians. According to the President, although many have called for the head of the Finance Minister over alleged mismanagement of the economy, he is satisfied with Ofori-Atta …

The Rent Control Department has declared that some landlords’ decision to quote their rent in dollars or any other foreign currency is illegal. Such practices, according to the Department, are illegal in Ghana. Emmanuel Kporsu, Public Relations Officer for the Department, stated that they are currently collaborating with the Ghana …

An “unusual smell” that prompted five fire trucks to respond to a plane at a North Carolina airport turned out to be a bottle of nail polish, officials said. American Airlines Flight 563 arrived at Charlotte Douglas International Airport from Philadelphia at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday, and an airline representative said …

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo says there are “powerful forces” in the society hoping for his government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to fail. “Already there are some who are eager to curtail some of the important initiatives such as the Free SHS policy. “There are powerful forces in society …

The President of the republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for his election into office as President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International ( CPA). In a tweet, Akufo-Addo praised Alban Bagbin, and the Majority Leader, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for their …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr. Frank Mante says the adoption of electronic procurement processes by all public sector institutions is the best way to ensure transparency, fairness and value for money in awarding contracts to deserving bidders. He noted that people would always …

The National Chief Imam, Dr Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu on Wednesday commended, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister for Education, and the government for the ongoing reforms in the education space. The Chief Imam said the Free Senior High initiative and the introduction of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education …