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Energy sector not advancing enough – ACEP

The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has expressed concerns over the state of the country’s energy sector.According...
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Taking pills or contraceptives more than twice a year can cause cancer – Women...

Women have been cautioned against the regular use of emergency contraceptives or pills to prevent unwanted pregnancies following unprotected sex, as misuse could increase...

Dangerous precedent by MPs could paralyze Parliament – ACEPA

The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has raised concerns over the ongoing stalemate in Parliament, following the Supreme Court's decision to halt Speaker...

Parliamentary impasse: ACEPA pushes for Presidential, Judicial, and Legislative Dialogue

The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has urged immediate consultations between Ghana’s top governmental leaders, President Akufo-Addo, Speaker Alban Bagbin, and Chief Justice...
ACEP’s Policy Lead for Petroleum and Conventional Energy, Kodzo Yaotse,

ECG recording $67m in revenue losses every month – ACEP

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has raised alarms over the mounting debt in Ghana's energy sector, revealing that the country is accumulating...

ACEP accuses ECG of exchange rate manipulation leading to GH₵7bn loss

The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has raised serious concerns about how the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has handled its exchange rate...

Future of Ghana’s power sector bleak – ACEP warns

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has expressed concerns about the future security of Ghana’s power sector.Speaking...

Ghana’s oil decline alarms ACEP boss who calls for urgent investment incentives

Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye, has expressed concern over Ghana’s falling oil production.The 2023 Public Interest and...
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ACEP slams ECG’s silence on ‘dumsor’ timetable

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has expressed displeasure over the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) failure to provide a load-shedding timetable amidst...

ACEP supports ECG privatisation

The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has supported proposals to privatise the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).The Executive Director of ACEP, Ben Boakye,...

Dumsor: If there’s competition, ECG would lose all its customers – ACEP

Africa Centre of Energy Policy (ACEP) has added its voice to the need for a competitive power distribution company in the country.They cited poor...

NPA responds to ACEP’s concerns regarding price floor for petroleum products

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has responded to concerns raised by the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) regarding its decision to implement a...

GRIDCo’s letter to Energy Minister an attempt to shift blame – ACEP

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye perceives GRIDCo's recent letter to the Minister of Energy regarding the...

Energy sector needs skilled leadership amidst ECG board chair resignation – ACEP

Following the resignation of Keli Gadzekpo as the Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Benjamin Boakye, the Executive Director of the...

Brace yourselves for more power outages – ACEP to Ghanaians

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye is warning that the current power crisis will get worse.According to him,...

Dumsor: The politics is too much – ACEP boss [Listen]

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has expressed concerns about the politicisation of Ghana's power sector.He said...

Nearly 83% females aged 15-24 do not use contraceptives

Ghanaian females between the ages of 15 and 24 do not use contraceptives, while 24.7% of males within the same age bracket engaged in...
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Contraceptive usage: Urban married women most likely to opt for ‘withdrawal method’ – GSS...

Apparently, urban married women like to use the 'pullout' method of contraception more than rural married women.According to the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health...
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ACEPA Director condemns vote-buying in NPP primaries

The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has bemoaned prevalence of vote-buying in the just ended parliamentary...

Groom young people to replace experienced MPs – ACEPA to political parties

The Executive Director of the African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has urged political parties to adopt deliberate grooming strategies to...

oraimo launches Burna Boy tuned SpacePods “Moonlight edition” – Where Technology meets Creativity in...

Smart Accessories Giant, oraimo recently teamed up with Afrobeat star&Grammy Award Winner; Burna Boy, to launch the most sophisticated earbuds in the history of true...

Bagbin’s proposal to lock Parliament long overdue – ACEPA

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman has applauded the Speaker of Parliament’s proposal for stricter measures...

Define the energy problem so you can deal with it – ACEP tells government

The Executive Director for the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye has advised the government to carry out an internal assessment of...
contraceptives

Prolonged oral contraceptives use leaves women at higher risk of suffering stroke

A medical practitioner says women are more likely to suffer from stroke because of the prolonged consumption of oral contraceptives.According to Dr Collins Abaitey...
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93% sexually active university students don’t use contraceptives — Study

A study conducted in three selected public universities in the country has revealed that 93 per cent of sexually active adolescents in public universities...

Burning Issues: Torentco Asset Management has no expertise to manage TOR – ACEP alleges

The Leasing of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has generated huge controversies in the public domain.There are some who believe the move is a step...

Burning Issues: Pharmacist highlights teenagers’ misuse of contraceptives

Pharmacist Ebenezer Akowuah recently voiced deep concern over the escalating misuse of birth control pills among teenagers, emphasizing the need for immediate attention to...

Parliament does not have the guts to sack any Minister – ACEPA’s Rasheed Draman

JoyNews/AdomNews · “Parliament Does Not Have The Guts To Sack Any Minister” – Dr. Rasheed DramanThe Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary...

Nobody has the right to be a Minister; Ofori-Atta must go – ACEP Director

The Executive Director for Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has added his voice to calls for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to resign.In...

IMANI and ACEP: Botched Tema Gas deal can cause $1.5bn loss to Ghana

During this year’s United Nations (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Egypt, Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has been teaming up with colleague African...
contraceptives

Rwanda opposes contraceptives for 15-year-olds

Rwandan parliament has rejected a bill to amend a 2016 law to allow contraceptives to be given to girls from the age of 15.A...
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Use of contraceptives low in Ghana – UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ghana has said though the country has made progress in the use of contraceptives since 1988, the rate...
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Contraceptive pills cannot abort pregnancy – GHS

Deputy Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in charge of Clinical Care, Dr Abdul-Razak Dokurugu, says an overdose of contraceptive...

Anger as wife on contraceptive gives birth to quadruplets

A couple, who used contraceptives to avoid having more children in addition to their five kids, has welcomed quadruplets.Mr and Mrs Christopher Agbo from...

Tanzanian MPs decry rise of emergency contraceptives

Tanzanian MPs say the use of emergency contraceptives, known as P2, is on the rise to prevent pregnancies among girls and women aged between...
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IMANI, ACEP lose funders – Report

A report issued by IMANI Africa has revealed that the think tank lost three major funders due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.Founding President...
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Baby born holding his mother’s contraceptive coil [Photos]

A newborn baby made an entrance into the world while holding the contraceptive coil that was supposed to stop her from getting pregnant with him.The...

Male contraceptive that blocks sperm from leaving the p*nis being developed

The yet to be named drug, being developed by researchers at the Monash University, said to be 100 percent effective, will likely be ready...

ACEP predicts $830m drop in oil revenue due to coronavirus pandemic

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is forecasting a dramatic drop in the government’s projected revenue for the year 2020.This is because of...
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Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests

Researchers have developed a once-a-month oral contraceptive pill that they say would offer women more choice and control over their fertility.Once swallowed, the pill...