The Plant Disease Research Centre, a unit under the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (BNARI-GAEC), in collaboration with two other institutions are discussing plans to conduct a…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has issued a summons for Members of Parliament (MPs) to resume their duties on Friday, May 17, 2024.
This follows calls from the majority caucus for parliament to reconvene.
The Majority Lea…
The pontoon on River Oti has resumed work after it developed a technical fault, and left vehicles and passengers stranded for the past three days.
Ghana News Agency (GNA) visit to ascertain the condition of the pontoon saw the ferry tra…
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) to foster solutions to improve the recovery of gold from carbonaceous orebodies
The Carbonaceous orebodies are those …
Government experts from member states of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) have held a three-day meeting on the Draft Supplementary Act relating to cooperation in suppressing illicit maritime activities.
The meeting,…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon install air quality monitors at industries to enhance its supervision and data collection of industrial pollution.
Dr Kingsford John Kurugu, the Acting Executive Director of EPA, …
Air Commodore David Akrong, the Deputy Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), says "empowering women in maritime security is non-negotiable" as that will ensure inclusive and sustainable developme…
The third West Africa Pharma and Healthcare Expo opened in Accra, with the government pledging to make Ghana’s pharmaceutical hub the biggest on the African continent.
Dr Benard Okoe Boye, the minister-designate of health, who opened th…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has raised alarm about the possibility of violent extremism if government fails in delivering its responsibilities towards the citizenry.
Project Coordinator of UNDP, Melody Azinim, dispe…
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education, says 60 per cent of Senior High Schools (SHSS) in the country have been taken off the double track system and are running on single track.
He said the Ministry would ensure that all SHSS would…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has expressed concern over the declining stock of equipment to deliver efficient and timely services in the Central Region.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFOI) John Amarlai Amartey, the Regional F…
Malnutrition in childhood has been proven to reduce productivity when these children become adults.
It also reduces their chances of having better incomes and better lives and for the children, the effects of poor diets have life-long c…
Members of the national leadership of the Ghana Health Service have toured health centres within the Ga East Municipal Assembly, focusing on the COVID-19 vaccination campaign,promoting child health and immunisation services.
The campai…
The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has inaugurated the Dzodze Traditional Council in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region after it was awarded a council status.
Nineteen traditional rulers were sworn in as foun…
The Rural Initiatives for Self-Empowerment Ghana (RISE-Ghana), a non-government organisation, has underscored the urgent need to invest in midwives to improve maternal and child healthcare and adapt to climate change and achieve the Sustai…
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has donated some educational resources to support school children at Mepe in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region, following the devastating impact of Akosombo Dam spillage.
The items included ten…
Archie Hesse, CEO of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), has received the prestigious Best Leadership in Payment Regulatory Anglophone award at the Arab-Afro Digital Payments Symposium, Exhibition & Awards in Morocco.
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The University for Development Studies (UDS) in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation has organised a three-day workshop on developing a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for Made-in-Africa Evaluation Indaba.
Professor Mamudu Akudugu, Proje…
Dr. Daniel Kingsford Adams, Director of the Department of Parks and Gardens, has advised Ghanaians to prune their trees in time to prevent accidents, particularly during the rainy season.
“We are in the rainy season and this time we’ve …
A New Forward Operating Base (FOB) to enhance security operations along Ghana’s northern border, to help deal with the threats of extremism, has been established at Sandema, within the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region.
Eq…
With just about a week to the 3i Africa Summit, the organisers, Bank of Ghana (BOG), Development Bank Ghana (DBG) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), through its subsidiary Elevandi, look set to have a very successful Summit.
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Officials from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and global development partners have converged on Accra, to deliberate on how to accelerate human capital development (HCD) across the region.
HCD refers to the pr…
Mrs Netta Forson Ackon, the National President of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA), has highlighted the detrimental impact of climate change on the health of women and children.
She expressed concerns about the challenge…
A delegation from the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) have returned from a fruitful training programme in solid waste management and circular economy in the Russian capital Moscow.
Led by the Municipal Chief Executive, Nii Ad…
The United Nations University, Institute for Natural Resources in Africa, is rolling out a call for its Innovate for Clean Agricultural Technologies (INFoCAT) project. The INFoCAT innovation challenge is an initiative sponsored by IDRC und…
‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a pan-African TV program that is conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) to feature African Fashion Designe…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says it’s currently collaborating with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to set up a task force, that will deal with health facilities charging illegal fees.
The NHIA has condemned the il…
In a recent press release dated May 9, 2024, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) revealed that the frequent occurrence of heavy rainfall and strong winds has been a major cause of power outages.
The release said these weather c…
Sixty-five per cent of the population of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are under the age of 24 years.
This makes the ECOWAS region one of the youngest regions in the world. Similarly, nearly 44 per cent of…
Final-year junior high school (JHS) students in the country will be writing three new subjects in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates.The new subjects are Career Technology, Creative Art and Des…
A five-day workshop aimed at educating farmers and students on the agricultural value chain and innovative agricultural practices has taken place at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).
It was held by Revenue Diversification Pathwa…
The University of Ghana (UG) has launched the Legon Leadership Academy (LLA), a platform to offer structured leadership and management training programmes meant to prepare members of the university community and other people in the higher …
The Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly has embarked on a two-day sensitisation on social and behavioural changes in flood-prone areas in the municipality.
The initiative is under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GA…
The Ghana Health Service is delighted to announce the establishment of the Inter-agency Coordinating Committee for Health Promotion (ICC-HP) for the Savannah region. This follows the successful establishment of similar committees in the ot…
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A pharmaceutical company, Indus Life Sciences, has donated medical supplies worth GHc900,000 to the Rotary Satellite Club of Accra East, McCarthy Hill in Accra to help improve health care in the community.
The Managing Director of Indus…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has conducted simulation exercises in readiness for recusing victims of potential flooding, as the rains set in.
The exercise was done with the involvement of the GNFS’ external stakeholders, hea…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has threatened to name and shame political figures who would campaign on religious lines ahead of the 2024 general election.
According to the chairperson of the NCCE, Ms Kathleen Addy,…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has refuted claims that COVID-19 was declared over. According to the service, there have been 31 new cases of COVID-19 recorded as of last week.
The Programmes Manager at the Expanded Programme on Immuniza…
The use of mercury in mining communities causes permanent brain damage, seizures, vision and hearing impairments, still birth, deformity among babies and delayed childhood development, the Executive Director of Environmental Protection A…
A high-level dialogue on HIV commodities, security and sustainability slated for Wednesday, May 22, this year will discuss the status of the country’s HIV prevention and treatment commodities.
The dialogue, which will bring together key…
The Founder and Executive Chairman of the BKQ Foundation, Benjamin Kofi Quashie, has called on Africans to consider elections as a beacon of hope, a celebration of freedom, and a testament to the enduring power of peace and democracy.
H…
The recent heavy rainfall in the Anlo Constituency of the Volta Region has wreaked havoc on several public Senior High Schools and basic schools, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
The roofing of structures in seven Sen…
Dr Kwadwo Ohene Sarfoh, the Project Coordinator of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, has highlighted the ongoing engineering efforts at the Odaw River basin in anticipation of the rainy season.
The …
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The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, has expressed appreciation to the Vice President and NPP flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the government’s development agenda in the Bono region.
He made this known during Dr. Bawumi…
The Office of the President has declined the request from the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) to disclose the full KPMG report on the revenue assurance contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation L…