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Striking Senior Staff Association members, TEWU clash with police at UG

Some members of the striking Senior Staff Association and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU), clashed with the police during a demonstration at...

We’ve not abandoned educational facilities – Adutwum

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says no educational project has been abandoned, but are undergoing improvements to make them operational. According to...

KNUST basic school pupil reel under Senior Staff Association strike 

The industrial action by the Universities Senior Staff Association of Ghana is biting hard on the KNUST campus, as teachers at the university’s basic...

GCP 2023 workshop strengthens clinical research capacities in Africa

“One way to enhance Implementation Research (IR) capabilities in Africa, and address context specific barriers that inhibit effective delivery to improve health outcome is...

GTEC lifts ban on application for new programme accreditation

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has lifted its ban on the processing of new accreditation applications for academic programmes from public universities, including...

Organised Labour threatens industrial action over electricity VAT

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has bemoaned the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT)on a certain category of...

John Mbroh appointed National Pensions Regulatory Authority CEO

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed John Kwaning Mbroh as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). Mr. Mbroh, whose appointment...

Lawyer to lead demo against Black Stars

A private legal practitioner, Godlove Adjei Tenkorang, is lacing his boot to lead a mammoth demonstration against the Black Stars. The demo will...

IMF deal: Second tranche of $600m hits BOG’s account

The second tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF cash has hit the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) account on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. The IMF...

World Bank to provide $300m to Ghana

The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for Ghana. The First Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing is a critical contribution...

Fishermen in Osu resort to burying plastic waste along the coast [Photos+Video]

Over the years, residents along the Osu beach, like many other beaches, have grappled with pollution, including paper and plastic. However, fishermen in the...

FDA to prosecute salt manufacturers who fail to regularise operations

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has has served notice that, it will prosecute artisanal salt associations and large-scale salt manufacturers who fail to...

Our front would weaken with exit of key MPs – Annoh-Dompreh

Member of Parliament(MP) for Nsawam/Adoagyiri and Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has pleaded with delegates to vote for incumbent MPs seeking re-election in the...

Fetteh Kakraba: Mother of 3-week-old baby allegedly murdered by father speaks

Agnes Yeboah, the mother of a 3-week-old infant who tragically lost his life at the hands of his own father, is grappling with shock...

Renew your licenses to avoid delinquency charges – DVLA to drivers

The management of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has advised drivers to renew their roadworthy certificates and driver’s licenses when due. The DVLA...

Bawku residents live in fear as 6 die in fresh shooting

Residents in Bawku are living in fear after a bus attack on Monday January 22 that claimed the lives of six people. The unknown assailants...

Asona clan in Konongo vows to stop planned funeral for late chief

The Asona clan of Konongo in the Asante region has vowed to do everything within their power to stop a planned funeral for its...

TEWU-GH threatens to join striking public university workers

Tertiary Education Workers’ Union of Ghana has served the government a 7-day ultimatum to implement their negotiated conditions of service. Else members will be forced to...

Tailor arrested for forcefully shaving private parts of apprentice at Kadjebi

A tailor at Kadjebi in the Oti Region has been arrested by the Kadjebi Police for forcefully shaving the private parts of Bright Abusah,...

Latest update on siblings killed by bedbugs insecticide

Police prosecutors say they are awaiting advice from the Attorney General’s Office after concluding investigations into the deaths of three siblings suspected to be...

Sokoban businesswoman murder: 3rd accused remanded in prison custody

A third accused person, in connection with the alleged murder of a 35-year-old businesswoman at Sokoban in the Ashanti Region, has appeared in court...

GAEC staff undergo competency-based training

Forty staff of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) have completed a four-day competency-based training (CBT) and its implementation process at a workshop in...

Dr Bawumia launches project to create 250,000 jobs

The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a project to empower 250,000 young people to access dignified and fulfilling jobs over the next four...

Man found dead in farm at New Edubiase

A 29-year-old man identified as Efo Yao has been found dead in a cocoa farm near New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of...

Pay your water bills, we need the money – GWCL

Communications manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey has urged customers to regularly pay their water bills. According to him, the company...

SML contract: GRA’s letter to Akufo-Addo troubling – Ben Boakye

Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Ben Boakye has described the Ghana Revenue Authority’s letter to the President as very...

TUC gives govt 7-day ultimatum to withdraw VAT on electricity

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government, demanding the withdrawal of the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Latest update on man who allegedly killed his 3-week-old baby will shock you

A 17-year-old best friend of a man who allegedly killed his three-weeks-old baby for money rituals at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District...

Covid-19 forced us to abandon Sky Train project – Joe Ghartey

Former Railway Minister, Joe Ghartey has attributed the government's inability to pursue the Sky train dream to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. In 2018, Africa...

Over 2000 tubers of yam set ablaze, owner suspects arson

A farmer and teacher in the Kintampo South district of the Bono East Region, Abukari Abdul Latif has lost more than 2,000 tubers of...

Forgive us, it’s for our own good – GWCL tells consumers over water crisis

The Communications Manager of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey, has addressed the prevailing water supply challenges in parts of Accra. According to...

Father struggles to pay hospital bill of deceased daughter

The father of a three-month-old baby, Nsoroma, who needed help for the removal of a lump on her back which she was born with,...

GTEC approves new courses for Universities   

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has granted approval for more than 1000 programs to be offered by public universities across the nation. This...

Bolgatanga Technical University reacts to tragic killing of Deputy Registrar

The management of Bolgatanga Technical University in the Upper East region has expressed their deepest grief and sorrow over the loss of the university’s...

Abdicate your stool if you want to engage in active politics – Mamponghene to chiefs

The Mampong Traditional Council has issued a reminder to chiefs in the Ashanti region to be politically neutral in their interactions with politicians. This advisory...

21-year-old allegedly kills 3-weeks old baby for rituals

A 21-year-old father only identified as Bright is in the grips of the Awutu Bereku District Police Command over the death of his three-weeks...

How man faked wife’s death to extort money from Sammi Awuku

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has narrated how a man faked his wife's death to get money...

Delay in implementation of new transport fares affecting us – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) has expressed concern over the delay in announcing an increase in transport fares, stating that it...

Parliament must intervene to bring peace in Bawku – Binduri MP

The Member of Parliament for Binduri, Abdulai Abanga is calling on Parliament to intervene and bring lasting peace to troubled Bawku. Unknown gunmen fired into...

Samira Bawumia announces juicy package for late bodyguard’s children

The highlight of Sunday’s Islamic funeral for the late Fuseini Mumuni, bodyguard of the Second Lady Samira Bawumia, was the announcement of an education...