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2023/24 scholarship: GETFund Administrator reveals application details

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has announced that the scholarship programme will start accepting applications on...

Energy Minister leads VRA, NADMO to visit communities affected by Akosombo Dam spillage

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 led officials of the Volta River Authority and the National Disaster Management Organization...

La General Hospital: IMF deal caused sponsors to suspend funding for construction – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader has attributed the delay in the reconstruction of the La General Hospital to a hold-up in funds by the facility's sponsors. According...

Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security: Zambian Vice President underscores role of grey matter infrastructure development

African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN), a platform for high-level political engagement to advance nutrition in Africa, has joined two crucial forums for advancing policy dialogue on agriculture...

Yara International ASA Announces Strategic Divestment in Ivory Coast

Yara International ASA (https://www.Yara.com/), a global leader in crop nutrition, announced today the divestment of its fertilizer import and distribution subsidiary in Ivory Coast. Recognizing...

Persons responsible for recent power instability must be punished – TUC

The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to identify...

Licensure exams: National Teaching Council sends strong message

Teachers holding diplomas in Ghana have been given the last opportunity to sit for the Licensure Examination (GTLE) as it undergoes a significant...

Rev. Dr Frimpong’s latest comment on National Cathedral brouhaha

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has rallied the Christian community in the country to...

PRESEC ranked first in EN Analytics Top 100 SHS rankings for Science and Mathematics

In the latest EN Analytics Top 100 Senior High School rankings for Science and Mathematics, the Presbyterian Boy’s Secondary School (PRESEC) Legon, emerged as...

Malawi Takes Bold Steps to Combat Cholera Through Multisectoral Strategy

Malawi is the first country in Africa to utilize the recently updated Global Task Force for Cholera Control tool to identify priority areas for...

Asantes are now their own enemies – Otumfuo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has said the kingdom in recent times is coming under threat from enemies within. This according to him...

Military, Police deployed to Toflokpo to restore calm after fatal clash

Armed military and police personnel have been deployed to Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region following a clash between...

Police outline plans for forex sector during festive period

The Police Administration has assured Forex bureau operators of maximum security protection to enable them to carry out their businesses freely without fear of...

Akosombo dam spillage: World Bank to assist Ghana with $150m

The World Bank has pledged its readiness to support the government of Ghana in its response to the humanitarian crisis in the Lower Volta,...

GJA Investigative Journalist of the Year, Francisca Enchill attends seminar in Germany

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill and the Ghana Journalist Award (GJA) Investigative Journalist of the Year is currently in Germany for an investigative Journalism seminar....

Sege MP reacts to renewed feud between residents, Electrochem

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has condemned a shooting incident in a feud between Electrochem Ghana Limited and some residents...

First ever Emergency Medical Team in Malawi helped in saving lives

On 5th August 2023, Ministry of Health with support from World Health Organization deployed the first ever national 12-member Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to Chikwawa...

Adom News gets results: 30-year-old Akyem Asuom lorry station rehabilitated

The 30-year-old Akyem Asuom lorry station in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region has been rehabilitated thanks to the efforts of the New...

MultiChoice encourages innovative climate-change solutions to enter 2024 Earthshot Prize and stand a chance of winning a £1 million prize

Global environment-saving initiative, The Earthshot Prize, is calling innovators, entrepreneurs, community leaders and activists who are working to find cutting-edge solutions to climate change...

Electrochem clears air on shooting incident at Sege

Electrochem Ghana Limited has given its account of a shooting incident which led to the death of one person at Sege in the Greater...

Kenya: Principal Secretary Muthoni Advocates for Increased Preventive Health Funding in the 2023/24 Supplementary Budget

Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, has emphasized the need for greater budget allocation to preventive...

Every leader leaves Ghana bankrupt – Ishmael Yamson

Renowned Business Management Consultant, Dr Ishmael Yamson, has indicated that every leader since the era of Dr Kwame Nkrumah leaves Ghana bankrupt. The man...

Kwawu East Educational Directorate takes delivery of 204 desks from Nkwatiahene

In an effort to enhance the quality of education in Kwawu Nkwatia and support local schools, Nana Boamah Ayirepe II, the Chief of Kwawu...

Ada SHS students’ death may be linked to Akosombo spillage – Assemblyman

Close to a month after the Akosombo Dam Spillage, the country continues to record losses as two students of the Ada Senior High...

It’s time for a new world order to reclaim citizens’ loss of trust – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for a new world order that will manage conflicts better, deliver justice, reclaim the loss of...

Seychelles: First baby delivered at the St Mary’s Hospital on La Digue

President Wavel Ramkalawan has sent a message of congratulations to proud mother Queency Ah-Kong, following the arrival of her baby as the first infant...

AFREXIMBANK Sponsors African Freestyle Football Contest Organised by Feet ‘N’ Tricks

Feet 'N' Tricks (www.FeetNTricks.com) the biggest promoter of Freestyle Football in Africa, has announced AFREXIMBANK as its main sponsor for its highly anticipated Freestyle...

KSM Festival 2023: NK-Salem Foundation’s commitment to improving lives in communities

NK-Salem Medical Centre, under the auspices of NK-Salem Foundation, is gearing up to host the highly anticipated KSM Festival 2023. This community-centered event is set...

Nkanchina Midwifery and Nursing College students protest, demand principal’s removal

Students at Nkanchina Midwifery and Nursing College, located in the Kpandai district of the Northern region, have organized a demonstration to voice their concerns...

GUTA shuts down over 38 foreign retail shops

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Eastern region has executed an enforcement exercise to close more than 38 retail shops owned...

Dialysis crisis: ‘Do we have leaders in this country?’ – CDD fellow quizzes

A fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Kwame Sarpong Aseidu has added his voice to the countless calls for the renal outpatient...

MASLOC trial: Court summons psychiatrist over accused’s mental examination

Dr Apio who works at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been summoned to appear before the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court...

NPA to begin bitumen regulation in January 2024

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is set to commence the regulation of the importation, storage, processing and marketing of bitumen in the country effective...

Fourth Estate journalists in Germany to sharpen investigative journalism skills

Seven journalists of The Fourth Estate are in Germany to sharpen their investigative journalism skills. While in Germany, the team will be part of an...

Denkyembour District Assembly honours outstanding staff

The Denkyembour District Assembly in the Eastern region has held a durbar to celebrate its achievements. The District Chief Executive, Seth Birikorang Ofosu, expressed...

One dead in alleged feud between Electrochem Ghana and Sege residents

A shooting incident at Sege in the Greater Accra region has left one person dead and several others injured. The incident is reportedly rooted in...

Akosombo Dam spillage: MP warns of acute food shortage and hunger in the coming year if …

Member of Parliament for Sene East, Dominic Napaare has warned of acute food shortage and hunger next year if extraordinary measures are not taken...

Mahama Ayariga demands date for GAF to respond to CHRAJ’s enquiries over alleged military killings in Bawku

Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga has formally approached the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) seeking an update on its investigations into...

Cooperation and Investment Opportunities in Houston Charm Offensive

Fresh off another edition of the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) and its leadership is marching...