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SML alleges Manasseh Azure manufactured ’10-year’ contract with GRA

The Technical Assistant to the Managing Director at Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML), Richard Marfo, has accused the Fourth Estate’s Manasseh Azure of making...

Passengers escape unhurt as STC bus burns beyond recognition

A bus belonging to Intercity STC Coaches Limited caught fire on Friday, December 22 around the Asafo Interchange in Kumasi. According to available information, the...

NAPO adjudged Minister of the Year at 5th Ghana Ministers of State Excellence Honours

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has been adjudged the "Minister of the Year 2023" award at the 5th Ghana Ministers of State Excellence...

We have defied gravity – Education Minister on Ghana’s learning outcomes

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has refuted claims that standards have fallen within the Ghanaian education system, particularly in senior high schools. He explained that...

One shot as robbers block Gomoa Potsin-Awomre road

One person is receiving treatment at Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital after six armed robbers blocked Gomoa Potsin - Awomre road in the Gomoa...

Five feared dead in gory accident on Ablekuma-Awoshie Highway

Five persons are feared dead in an accident on the Ablekuma-Awoshie Highway in the Greater Accra region. Five others including the driver have also sustained...

Small African agribusinesses use tech to up their game

Agritech solutions and digital marketing can help empower agricultural startups. As literacy increases in rural areas and infrastructure improves, young farmers and agri-processors working...

Unlocking Finance for Women in Zambia

Women-led businesses in Zambia will find advice on financing in this new International Trade Centre guide. Greater collaboration between business owners and funders can improve...

In Senegal, cashew brands upgrade their packaging

ITC is supporting small cashew processors and brands in Senegal to reach new markets and grow their operations. They organized a training on packaging...

United Nations Women programming supports refugees worldwide

UN Women works around the world with local partners and other UN agencies, including UNHCR, to ensure that programming for refugees takes gender into...

Kenya: Quality of the Care Assessment to Bridge Gaps in Healthcare Delivery

The Ministry of Health has unveiled the Health Facility Census Report 2023, spotlighting disparities between resource inputs (infrastructure, equipment, funds) and desired quality outcomes...

Speaker did not order suspension of payments to SML – Patrick Boamah

The Vice Chairperson of the Finance Committee in Parliament says the 2nd Deputy, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, who presided over the House on Friday, did...

Learning to cheat in exams – Occasional Kwatriot Kwesi Yankah writes

This Christmas, I put before colleagues a question paper on which all homes should ponder and react: exam malpractice.  It begins with limited desk space...

Give true meaning to Christmas by feeding the poor – Akufo-Addo tells Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo is calling on Ghanaians to give true meaning to Christmas by feeding the poor. He has also urged the public to celebrate responsibly...

Fourth Estate is ready to cooperate with OSP – Manasseh Azure

The Founding Editor-In-Chief of the Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has assured the Office of the Special Prosecutor(OSP) of his preparedness to assist with...

From grease-stained hands to medical dreams: Osman Zulqarnain triumphs on GNPC’s lifeline

In the unfolding narrative of triumph over adversity, Osman Zulqarnain, a graduate from Mfantsipim Senior High School, stood resilient against the financial storm that...

Parliament approves 3 Court of Appeal judges to Supreme Court

Parliament has unanimously approved the nomination of three Court of Appeal judges by President Akufo-Addo to join the Supreme Court. The approved judges are Justices...

Yvonne Afriyie Opare appointed Ghana Airport Company new MD

Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare has been appointed the new Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). This follows the retirement of...

Court stops ARS Church’s 84th anniversary celebration

The Sogakope High Court, presided over by the Justice Daniel Mensah, has ordered that the 84th annual anniversary of the ARS Church should be...

No more licensure exams for diploma holders

Out of 11,480 diploma teacher trainees, both resitters and freshers, who took the last of the traditional subject Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), 6,269...

We’ll invest in geological services to increase revenue from mineral deposits – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says the NDC will invest in the Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) so...

Samira Bawumia supports 700 aged widows at Ashalaja

The Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Samira Bawumia has supported over 700 aged widows and persons with disabilities at Ashalaja in the...

Your reason doesn’t hold water – Bagbin to Akufo-Addo on reluctance to sign certain Bills into law

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is still unenthused by President Akufo-Addo's reluctance to give his assent to three Bills passed by Parliament. This comes...

UK government reduces salary threshold for visas after backlash

The UK government has made a U-turn on its much-criticised plan to imminently raise the minimum salary requirement for British nationals bringing foreign family...

Prices of cement, rice, iron rods falling – Bawumia

Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has asserted that, recent government measures have contributed to macroeconomic stability. Dr Bawumia highlighted the notable...

Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: World Health Organization (WHO)

The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide this year. Briefing journalists at the UN in...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Donates Computers and Projectors to the Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Innovation for Young People

UNICEF Sierra Leone handed over 113 laptops and 23 projectors to the Ministry of Communications, Technology, and Innovation for young people in 39 schools...

Prophet Daniel Amoateng cuts sod for construction of resettlement houses in North Tongu

The head pastor of Power of Worship International Church, Prophet Daniel Amoateng has cut the sod for the construction of resettlement houses in the...

Eritrea: Effort in human resources development

At an activity assessment meeting conducted on 18 and 19 December, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare reported that commendable effort has been...

Naked runaway prisoner gets four years  imprisonment

A prisoner, Fataw Abdella, who escaped from lawful prison custody nude, has been sentenced to four years in prison in hard labour by the...

Pay journalists well – Oppong Nkrumah to Media owners

The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed serious concern about the inadequate salary and remuneration systems for journalists in the country. He...

KATH to refill patients’ drugs at home next year

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has revealed that in 2024, chronic patients will be supplied their medicines via courier service. Chief Executive Oficer, Professor...

December in GH: GTA endorses 183 events

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has endorsed 183 events as part of the ‘Beyond the Return’, and ‘December in GH’ programmes. This means that the...

Chieftaincy conflicts have only brought us poverty, lack of development – U/W Regional Minister

Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih has assured the chiefs and people of the region especially Jirapa that he will work to...

Suspected thieves steal from man who died while behind steering wheel

A yet-to-be identified man was discovered inside his Toyota SUV car in G.R.A, Benin City, Edo State. The deceased, who was seated behind the...

Anas, Muntaka Chasant win photojournalism award in France

Ghanaian duo, comprising ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and photojournalist cum researcher, Muntaka Chasant and Bénédicte Kurzen have won the 13th edition of...

FDA burns unwholesome drugs, food products in Northern Region

The Northern Regional office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), as part of its routine market surveillance, has embarked on an exercise to...

CLOGSAG to sue govt over politicisation of Civil and Local Service

There is a looming legal tussle between the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) and government for what the workers’ union...

46.7 million children at risk of malnutrition, displacement, poor health & learning loss in West and Central Africa due to conflict and displacement

A forecast 46.7 million children face another year of humanitarian need in West and Central Africa mainly due to ongoing conflict and insecurity, including...

24-year-old lady robbed, beaten in a moving car

A 24-year-old graduate was stripped, beaten and robbed in a moving taxi at Haatso around 7:30 pm on December 20th, 2023. According to her, the...