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Berekum College students lament as CETAG strike intensifies

Teacher trainees at Berekum College of Education are feeling the impact of the ongoing strike by members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association...

Chevron, GEPetrol and Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons Ink Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) for Equatorial Guinea Blocks as Focus Shifts to New Discoveries

Multinational energy corporation Chevron (apo-opa.co/4bdXTAl) and Equatorial Guinea’s state-owned oil company GEPetrol (apo-opa.co/4evFXUB) have signed two production sharing contracts (PSC) for offshore blocks EG-06 and EG-11...

Fire guts chalet at Volta Serene Hotel

The swift response of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) prevented a fire that gutted a chalet at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho...

Government, Eurobond holders reach agreement in principle to restructure $13bn debt – Reuters

Ghana has reached an agreement in principle with its Eurobond holders for the restructuring of $13 billion worth of international debt, three sources told...

School feeding caterers threaten demo

School feeding caterers in the Ashanti Region have threatened to embark on a demonstration over unpaid arrears. Addressing the media, the disgruntled women said the...

Ketu North adjudged the best-performing NHIS district

The Ketu North Municipal Secretariat of the National Health Insurance Scheme in the Volta Region has been adjudged the best-performing district across the country. The...

Medical Emergency Assistant jailed for fraud

The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 44-year-old medical emergency assistant to three years imprisonment in hard labour for fraud. Francis Kweku Eshun admitted taking...

Tipper car driver dead, mates in critical condition after bucket hits Kasoa Chrispo City overpass

The driver of a tipper car with registration GN 7842-21 died on the spot, while his mates are in critical condition. This was after the...

Basketball Africa League To Participate in Quai 54 Streetball Tournament in Paris

For the second consecutive year, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://TheBAL.com/) will participate in the prestigious Quai 54 (https://apo-opa.co/3RBcBdH), the world’s biggest streetball tournament, which...

Lagos is ready to partner Jospong Group – Association of Waste Managers

The Lagos State Waste Managers Association of Nigeria (AWAMN) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Jospong Group to improve waste management in...

Bawumia sends important message to faith-based organisations

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says achieving Ghana’s development objectives entailed the “collective ownership” of the national vision with the collaboration of all key...

Local Government Minister inspects ongoing infrastructure projects in Northern Region

Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, on Wednesday, June 19, inspected various projects under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support...

27-yr-old Nigerian stabs colleague in neck with bottle at Buduburam [Photos]

A 27-year-old Nigerian,  Winner Terry, has been arrested by the Buduburam District Police Command for allegedly stabbing his co-tenant in the neck, shoulder, and...

Afreximbank and Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) strengthening their cooperation

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Banque De Dévelopement des Etats de L’Afrique Centrale (BDEAC), the regional development finance institution established to promote the...

Low patronage hits passport application over price increment

The Passport Office has reported a significant decline in passport applications by Ghanaians following the price increase that took effect on April 1, 2024. Despite...

Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CE0) and Africa First Ladies launch annually, the Awards for Media, Fashion Designers, to raise awareness about Diabetes and...

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) in partnership with African First Ladies and Ministries of Health and Medical societies provided more than 760 scholarships of one-year Post-Graduate...

Speeding bus kills six at Avenor Junction [Photos]

A Toyota Hiace Urvan with registration number GR 2817-19 has been involved in a fatal accident at Avenor junction in Accra. The accident has resulted...

African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 to Drive Investment in African Energy, Announces Second Speaker Lineup

With over 125 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and abundant opportunities in solar, wind and green...

Prosecution admits that Godfred Dame met Richard Jakpa at Yonny Kulendi’s house

The prosecution in the ongoing ambulance procurement trial has for the first time admitted that Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame met with the 3rd...

Kramokrom and Adjakaa residents resist galamsey activities in their community

Residents of Kramokrom and Adjakaa in the Aowin Municipality have mobilized efforts to resist illegal mining activities, commonly known as "galamsey,". This is due to...

CETAG strike continues despite NLC directive

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), is continuing with its strike action despite a directive from the National Labour Commission (NLC)...

Nigeria: African Development Bank and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited sign $15 million agreement to enhance infrastructure financing

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit) have signed an agreement for a $15 million subordinated loan facility to...

Fitch reaffirms Long-Term Issuer Default Rating for Afreximbank at ‘BBB’, with Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) for African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) at ‘BBB’ (www.Afreximbank.com), with a Stable Outlook. The agency...

Striking MELPWU members demand better conditions, decry intimidation

The Members of the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU) have expressed deep concerns over the treatment of their colleagues across the country amid...

FDA cautions against buying food from street vendors without permit

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has advised the public to desist from patronising food from vendors who do not have street vendor permits. According...

Assin Dansame chief builds health facility to improve healthcare access

The chief of Assin Dansame, Okofo Twum Berimah VI, alongside community members, has inaugurated a new health facility aimed at enhancing healthcare services for...

Workers stranded as Kwahu Municipal Assembly offices flood after hours of rain

Several offices at the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly in Nkawkaw were inundated after less than an hour of heavy rainfall this afternoon, leaving workers...

I told Justice Kulendi that ‘Dame is evil and lacks character’ – Angry Jakpa tells court

In a dramatic turn of events during the ongoing ambulance procurement trial, Richard Jakpa, the third accused, told the court that he had described...

2024 Hajj: Six Ghanaians dead as intense heat wave kills over 1000 in Saudi Arabia

Six Ghanaian nationals have tragically lost their lives in Mecca due to a severe heat wave that swept through Saudi Arabia. This recent development adds...

Ghanaians share frustration in rising cost of medicines and access to healthcare

The cost of essential medications has seen a notable spike, which is attributed to the rise in dollar rate against the cedi. This escalation...

Renal patients hard hit by lab workers strike

Hayford’s mother is a renal patient who visits the hospital twice in a week for dialysis. But he fears for the worst in her condition...

Tamale Technical University Unions demand internal appointment for new VC

The Unionised Associations of Tamale Technical University (TaTU), which include the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), Technical University Senior Administrators Association of...

Ghana Digital Centres Limited and Canadian Innovative Hub sign MOU to promote digital entrepreneurship

Ghana Digital Centres Limited (GDCL) has announced a partnership with Intrinsic Innovations, Canada, at an MoU signing ceremony held at the Collision Conference in...

NLC directs Medical Laboratory workers to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) to end their strike and return to the negotiation table...

UCC ranked first in Ghana for good health and well-being (SDG 3) in 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked first in Ghana for her contribution to advancing good health and well-being-Sustainable Development Goal (SDG...

Professor Akosua Dickson re-appointed Vice Chancellor of KNUST

The governing board of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has announced the renewal of Professor Rita Akosua Dickson's appointment as...

East African Community (EAC) tests activation of regional rapid response mechanism to infectious disease outbreaks

The EAC table-top simulation exercise (TTX) organized by the EAC Secretariat together with Partner States and other technical partners has successful tested the activation of...

NSMQ2024: Tears flow as Archbishop Potter Girls qualify for Western Zonal finals

From the beginning, they have always said it was the God factor - and indeed according to them, worked to push them past Amenfiman...

Medical lab officers strike: Respond to their grievances to save lives – Minority to gov’t

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee in Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged the government to, as a matter of urgency, respond to...

I declared war on A-G – Jakpa

Richard Jakpa, the businessman in the trial of the Minority Leader, has told the Accra High Court that he drew the battle line and...