GENERAL NEWS

The President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially opened the National Museum Gallery which was closed for refurbishment in 2015.   The facility, located on the premises of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board in Adabraka, Accra, had not seen any major refurbishment since it was first …

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has inspected on-going construction works on the Mishio-Yagaba bridge in the Mamprugu-Moaduri District in the North East Region. He also inspected the 9.5km Mishio-Woyama road, which is being constructed alongside the bridge. Communities in and around Mishio and Yagaba are completely cut off during …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has introduced an online portal called ‘Flair’ to ensure personnel acquire employable skills and establish their own enterprises as part of efforts to reduce unemployment. The employability platform will also offer user agencies the opportunity to make requests for graduates with specific skills or training …

An effort by dancehall artiste, Samini, to court disaffection for a gateman at the University of Ghana seems to have backfired. The musician posted a video from his vehicle while filming a security man at his post on campus. According to Samini’s narration, the young man refused him entry because …

Dancehall artiste, Samini, has bowed to public pressure against a tweet he made on Friday, June 10. The musician, born Emmanuel Andrews Sammini, had posted a video from his vehicle while filming a security man at his post at the University of Ghana. According to Samini’s narration, the young man …

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has invited members of Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee to a three-day meeting to discuss the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, aka LGBTQ bill. According to Chairperson of the Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, the meeting will begin on Monday, …

The COVID-19 National Trust Fund says a total of GH¢62 million has so far been received by the Trust since its establishment in March 2020. Chairperson of the Fund, Madam Sophia Akuffo says out of the GH¢62 million, GH¢50 million has been disbursed to hospitals, health centres and other agencies …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition of …

Magic 88.1 FM, the latest addition to the growing radio ecosystem, has kicked off its official test transmission from its premises at Kwabenya in Accra. The station, is being run by the same owners of Daily TV (Accra), parent subsidiary of the Enzo Media Alliance. The Accra-based station have been …

The Ministry for Railway Development says it is confident that the Tema-Mpakadan railway line will be completed by the end of 2022. The construction of the 97.6-kilometre rail line has, since construction began witnessed several setbacks including the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020.   The project begins from Tema in …