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17,340 out-of-school children reintegrated into mainstream schools in 2023

President Akufo-Addo says 17,340 out-of-school children have been reintegrated into mainstream formal schools through the Ghana Education Outcomes Project (GEOP). “The goal of GEOP...

2024 SONA: Akufo-Addo announces juicy package for film industry

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to introduce 20% tax incentives for the film industry. According to him, the tax rebate which will be...

Mason convicted for defiling primary four pupil

The Tarkwa Circuit Court has convicted a mason to 15 years Imprisonment for defiling a primary four pupil in an uncompleted building at Himan-Prestea in...

BoG revises balance, transaction limits of MoMo wallets upwards

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revised the balance and transaction limits of customers' mobile money wallets upward, effective March 1, 2024. A statement...

Corruption fight: Akufo-Addo’s inaction creates bad impression – Former UN Governance Advisor

Chief Executive Officer of Kufuor Foundation and former United Nations (UN) Senior Governance Advisor, Baffour Agyemang-Duah has voiced concern about the public's perception of...

Balance economic growth against sustainable environment – Nana Barima Kodie Oppong advocates

Director of Ghana School of Law Chairs a Session of Borneo Rainforest Law Conference 2024, Advocating for Environmental Good Governance. In a groundbreaking initiative towards...

Jospong breaks into Africa… signs deal to build waste treatment plants in Lagos

The Jospong Group of Companies (JCG) has entered into agreement with the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to...

JoyNews Gets Results: 19-year-old with defective hips undergoes surgery

Godfred Aidoo, a 19-year-old, battled a bone condition that impeded his ability to stand and walk straight. The second-year student at Mando Senior High School...

Do not assent to anti-LGBTQI+ Bill – CDD urges Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development is urging President Akufo-Addo not assent to the anti- LGBTQI+ Bill. The Bill which when passed into law will...

Mason arrested for stealing three goats

A 42-year-old mason, Bodai Kipo has been apprehended by the police at Horiyiri, a farming community in the Sawla district of the Savannah...

Orange Middle East and Africa strengthens its collaboration with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank for the coverage of its footprint

Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) (https://www.Orange.com) joins forces with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank (MIGA) to ensure the guarantees of...

Vaccinating 3.1 million Children to control polio outbreak in South Sudan

Today, South Sudan launched a nationwide polio campaign aiming at vaccinating 3.1 million children using the novel oral polio vaccine type 2. The novel oral...

2024 SONA: Govt to rename Kumasi and Tamale airports

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced that, government will rename the Kumasi and Tamale International airports. The Kumasi International Airport will be renamed the...

Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2024: Celebrating Black Excellence in Sports and Fashion

The power of Black excellence in sports and fashion came to the fore during two panel discussions at the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS)...

8 shops burn to ashes at Obuasi Black Park

A devastating fire outbreak has resulted in the destruction of containers at Obuasi Black Park in the Ashanti Region. The blaze, which started from a...

Parents advised to stop choosing career paths for their children

Parents have been advised to stop choosing career paths for their children, as this makes the children abandon their innate potential. The Manager of Kete-Krachi...

7 siblings drop out of school as father suffers strange illness

The Abban family of Breman Eduosia is grappling with a heartbreaking ordeal, as seven siblings dropped out of school due to circumstances beyond their...

Clampdown on crime: Buduburam ghettos, Liberia camp demolished

Traditional leaders at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central region have led an exercise to demolish ghetto in Liberia Camp in Buduburam. The exercise is to...

Bawku conflict: Peace Council urges media houses to be decorous

Chairman of the National Peace Council, Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi has expressed contentment with the recent closure of some radio stations in Bawku. The affected media...

Hitman mixes communion wine with bleach to kill priest

Police are investigating after a priest almost sipped bleach instead of wine during Mass in what is the latest in a h@te campaign of...

SONA 2024: Success of Free SHS has silenced critics – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy has silenced critics. According to him, not only has the implementation...

World Health Organization (WHO) updates its guidance for Ebola and Marburg disease

Ten years on from the West African Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its infection prevention and control guidelines for Ebola and...

No more free pepper soon — Ga kenkey sellers

Patrons of Ga kenkey in Accra must brace themselves for extra expenditure if they want to continue enjoying their delicacy. This is because some sellers...

Mentally challenged man beheaded at Odumasi

An unidentified man believed to be mentally challenged was reportedly found beheaded by unknown assailants. A tragic incident happened in Odumasi, Asante Akyem Central. Adom News’...

Orange Middle East and Africa and Tencent Cloud join forces to enrich the super-app Max it with innovative mini-apps

Orange Middle East&Africa (https://www.Orange.com/), a major telecom player in the Middle East and Africa, announces a strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud, the cloud business...

SONA 2024: Akufo-Addo reacts to Bawku conflict [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed concerns regarding the expenditure incurred in resolving the Bawku conflict. He lamented that, the funds could have been...

SONA 2024: Gov’t secures alternative funding for La General Hospital

President Akufo-Addo has announced that the government has secured an alternative funding source for the reconstruction of the La General Hospital project. He made this...

Afreximbank to Drive Investment Dialogue at Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) as Platinum Sponsor

Pan-African supranational multilateral financial institution African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) will participate at the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS), taking place on February 27th in...

Dismissed HR manager prime suspect in Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder

The sacked Human Resource (HR) Officer of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, Elyasah Mahama is in the grips of the police in connection with...

Uganda: Among dispatches Tayebwa to Lubowa hospital site after Members of Parliament (MPs) denied access

Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has condemned the blocking of the MPs led by Leader of the Opposition Hon Joel Ssenyonyi from visiting the...

Kaspersky presents industrial cybersecurity review and predictions for 2024

At the 9th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META conference held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) presented an industrial cybersecurity review for...

United States donates Tuberculosis Testing Machines worth $3 Million

On February 23, the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) donated 156 cutting-edge tuberculosis (TB) testing machines – worth...

United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) strengthens the capacity of Somali Security Forces (SSF) personnel on emerging digital technologies

"We aim to ensure that, as we support the transition from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to the Somali Security Forces...

Chiefs stage demo against mining near Kwanyarko water works

Chiefs and residents of Agona Kwanyarko in the Agona East District of the Central region have taken to the streets in protest against President...

Gov’t urged to enforce teaching and learning of local languages in schools

The Education Project Officer at Kete-Krachi Cluster of World Vision Ghana in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region has urged the Ghana...

Black Leaders Share Journeys of Perseverance and Mentorship at Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) Summit

A panel session during the Global Black Impact Summit 2024 – which is organized by Energy Capital&Power (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com/) – explored perseverance; challenges faced by black leaders;...

Global Black Impact Summit turns focus to Black Wealth and Encouraging Entrepreneurship

A flagship panel discussion at the Global Black Impact Summit 2024 (https://apo-opa.co/4bS2YzB) in Dubai unpacked the dynamics of black wealth and business building. Diana Matroos, journalist...

Watch CCTV footage of how passengers escaped robbery attack on Accra-Kumasi highway

CCTV footage shared on social media shows a harrowing incident on the Accra-Kumasi highway, where passengers onboard 2M Express bus fell victim to armed...

Awutu Bereku accident: Ban tipper truck drivers from working at night – Gov’t told

Some commuters and drivers who ply the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region are calling on the government to ban tipper truck drivers...

NAGRAT calls for review of Free SHS policy

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for a review of the policy to allow parents who can afford it to pay...