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Headmasters imposing illegal fees on students causing students’ dropout – EduWatch

Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has said the unauthorized fees imposed by some headmasters are worrying and causing students drop out.This comes...

Hunger named as the Most Concerning Issue Facing Children in 2023 – Global Survey

Hunger is the most concerning issue affecting children around the world this year, according to almost half of adults surveyed in almost every continent...

Boniface Saddique reacts to viral campaign poster

Former Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Boniface Abu-Bakar Saddique, has urged his supporters to disregard a flyer on social media, suggesting his intent to...

Tigo wins Ookla® Award as the Fastest Mobile Network in Tanzania

Tanzania’s digital lifestyle telecommunication company, Tigo (www.Tigo.co.tz), which is a part of the Axian Telecom Group has won the prestigious Ookla® Speedtest Award™ as...

ECG to replace over 10,000 postpaid meters in Krobo District

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has embarked on an exercise to replace over 10,000 postpaid meters with prepaid meters at Atimpoku, Asutsuare, Akuse...

Services sector to contract in 2024 – ISSER

The Services sector is expected to contract in 2024, the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research has projected.The sector, it however said, is...

Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded

Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the...

Green Tech Advancements Key to Sustainable Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Renewable Energy Sector

Renewable energy capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to nearly double (https://apo-opa.co/3tbpYZ0) by 2027, with the addition of over 40 GW from alternative power sources....

Five African countries report anthrax outbreaks, over 1100 cases recorded

Five countries in East and southern Africa are experiencing anthrax outbreaks, with more than 1100 suspected cases and 20 related deaths reported since the...

Moody’s Affirms Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Aa3 Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) with Stable Outlook for the...

Moody's Investor Services (Moody’s) affirmed ICIEC’s (https://ICIEC.IsDB.org) Aa3 Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) with a stable outlook for the 16th consecutive year. The affirmation of...

Ho West MP implements policy aimed at improving healthcare delivery

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah is implementing a flagship policy aimed at improving healthcare delivery in his constituency.The...

Pull brakes on interdiction of headteachers – GES told

The National President of Wesley Grammar Old Students Association, Alexander Konadu, has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to halt the interdiction of...

Jospong Group joins Ablekuma Mosque to climax end-of-year thanksgiving service

The Jospong Group of Companies as part of its Annual Thanksgiving Service on Friday December 8th, joined the National Chief Imam and the Muslim...

CCTV captures ‘fake doctor’ who stole at Dodowa Government Hospital

A shocking incident unfolded at the Dodowa Government Hospital when a thief under the guise of a doctor stole some items in the hospital.The...

Establishing Black Platforms that Creating Opportunity for Black Talent

The Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS), a highly anticipated event celebrating #BlackExcellence and fostering global unity, is set to address a critical topic at...

Tanzania approves assignment of Afren’s former interest in the Tanga block to Octant

Petrodel Resources Ltd. (‘Petrodel’), a leading energy company in the development of oil and gas reserves, confirms Tanzania’s Minister of Energy, has approved the...

GES speaks on fate of interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said it is possible some of the 11 interdicted Senior High School (SHS) headteachers will be reinstated. ...

GACL replaces defective trolleys at Kotoka Airport [Video]

https://youtu.be/wE8r9DOC18UThe Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has replaced defective trolleys at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).The move of GACL is timely, considering the inflow...

Bekwai Circuit Court remands 3 Chinese and 7 Ghanaian illegal miners

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded three Chinese and seven Ghanaian illegal miners.This was after the Bekwai Forest District of the Forest Services Division...

Court sets date for treason trial verdict  

The High Court trying nine persons accused of attempted overthrow of the government has set January 24, 2024, for its verdict. On that day,...

Peter Otokunor admitted as Chartered Financial Economist

Congratulations are in order for former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor after he announced he has been...

Ghanaians demonstrate against Italian govt [Photos]

The Ghanaian community in Udine in Italy took to the street to demonstrate against the government.They among other things accused the government of...

Court fines resident for building without permit

The Somanya Magistrate Court has convicted Justice Agyei Boadi, a resident of Wawase in the Yilo Krobo municipality for building without a permit. Â He...

Tension after court affirms ruling against Sunni Islamist group in Tamale

Police in Tamale have confirmed renewed tension in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region following a ruling by the High Court against a...

Canon Welcomes 62 New Creative Minds to its EMEA Ambassador Programme

Since its inception in 2008, the Canon EMEA Ambassador programme (https://www.Canon-CNA.com) has grown into one of the most influential industry initiatives bringing photographers, videographers, and...

Santeo demolition: Assemblyman accommodates some displaced residents

The Assembly member for the Santeo Electoral Area, Samuel Abbrey, has revealed that some victims of the recent demolition on a ten-acre land, are...

First comprehensive Emergency Acute Stroke and Rapid Evaluation Center in Nigeria opens its doors

In a major milestone in the treatment of stroke patients, the first comprehensive private sector Emergency Acute Stroke and Rapid Evaluation Center has opened...

Mankessim-Winneba Junction; the deadliest stretch in Central Region — Police

The approximately 49.9 kilometre Winneba-Mankessim stretch of the Accra-Cape Coast Highway is the deadliest road in the Central Region, the Regional Police Command has...

The National Entrepreneurship Council (CNE): A new lease of life for entrepreneurship in Senegal and the Diaspora

Under the presidency of His Excellency, Prime Minister Amadou BA, and following a successful initial information meeting on November 13, 2023, the Conseil National...

Activator HQ releases Africa’s Top 100 Business Opportunities to Watch in 2024

Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political instability, rolling power cuts, infrastructure limitations, and several economic and...

Nigerian student arrested for impregnating four female police officers

A Nigerian student named Jamil Ezebuike, from Anambra State, has found himself entangled in a legal web in the United States of America (USA) for...

Fire destroys shops at Kumasi Central Market

A devastating fire broke out, on Sunday, wreaking havoc on numerous shops within the Kumasi Central Market. The flames, which ignited at 7 am,...

KGL Technology breaks into the top Ghana Club 100 Companies

KGL Technology Limited, a subsidiary of the KGL Group of Companies has claimed the 11th position, surpassing 89 other respected and distinguished companies at...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas to premiere new investigative piece in January

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, says his team is set to release a new investigative project in January, 2024.The project, which focuses on organised...

Morgan’s Miracles and Sampson Amoateng Foundation register underprivileged on NHIS

The introduction of Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is aimed at securing universal access to healthcare services.The NHIS aims to offer financial...

Launch of Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) – London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Islamic Finance Development Report 2023: Navigating...

Green and sustainability Sukuk represents a key theme at COP28; Global ESG Sukuk issuance totaled US$8.4 billion in 2022; Growth of total Islamic finance assets by...

Authorities keeping some bribe monies as exhibits – Anas Aremeyaw Anas [Video]

Udercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has revealed that on some occasions, the large sums of money he paid as bribes during undercover investigations...

Chief arrested for possession of M16 rifle

A chief in the Northern Region has been arrested for allegedly wielding an M16 assault rifle with six fully loaded magazines at the Ambariya...

Grand P ends visit to Ghana, launches LEMA Press’ The Force

Guinean social media sensation, Moussa Sandiana Kaba better known as Grand P has ended his four-day tour of Ghana.He climaxed his activities by helping...

Narcotics Control Commission intercepts truck loaded with cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted a truck loaded with 180 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis at Dodi, near Akosombo in...