Madam Dzifa Aku Attivor, former Minister for Transport, has stated her resolve to “eradicate the greedy and selfish tag” on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) when voted Chairman of the Party in Volta Region. “My team will ensure that a lot of programmes and activities are carried out in the constituencies in order to take … The post I will

President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, has launched the Youth in Afforestation Programme (YAP) in Kumasi with a call on the 20,000 youth engaged under the programme, to be diligent in the discharge of their duties. The President in an address said the programme was in line with government’s commitment to restore Ghana’s depleted forest cover … The post Akufo-Addo

The Senior Minister, Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo has urged the Universities to take up the challenge to use one per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) announced by the government to promote research  for the development in the country. He said the government believed that the African Union’s decision that one per cent of the national GDP … The post Senior Minister

The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in partnership with four other institutions is undertaking studies in Lake Bosomtwe and its enviorns in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region. Professor Harrison Kwame Dapaah, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) announced in his 2017/2018 academic year report at the University’s third congregation on Saturday in Sunyani, saying the … The post University

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is to introduce the Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) device to monitor Value Added Tax (VAT) collection on real time basis in the country. The EPOS device is a computer-like device and it comes in several forms such as fiscal electronic tax/cash register, fiscal electronic signature, and fiscal printer, which … The post Ghana

Peasant farmers in Upper West have called for adoption of genetically modified organism (GMOs) seeds and animal breeds to guarantee genetic diversity of food crops and increase production levels to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . Goal two of the SDGs seeks sustainable solutions to end hunger in all its forms by 2030 and to … The post Upper

Ghana’s under-20 female national team, Black Princesses, ended their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over New Zealand,  at the Stade Guy-Piriou in this year’s Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) U-20 Women’s World Cup in France. A solitary late strike from Ruth Anima, ensured victory for the Black Princesses in their last group … The post Black

The national U-20 male football the Black Satellites have qualified for the African Youth Championship (AYC) scheduled for Niger next year, after holding the Young Squirrels of Benin one all, in the second leg of the qualifiers at Stade Rene Pleven, Cotonou, Benin. Prosper Ahiabu’s goal for Ghana ensured that the Black Satellites finished the … The post Satellites

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mumuadu Rural Bank , Mr Seth Adom-Asomaning has assured the shareholders of the bank that the board would not do anything that would bring disgrace to the bank and its shareholders. He explained that the disgrace that had hit some of his colleagues who served on … The post We won’t do anything to disgrace your

Passengers traveling to Accra, Brazzaville and Monrovia have expressed disappointment on the cancellation of their flights by the authorities of Royal Air Maroc. The passengers were traveling from various destinations on transit via Casablanca. A number of stranded passengers told the GNA at the Mohammed V International Airport that they were not notified. Information gathered … The post Royal

Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire has agreed on the maritime boundary as defined by the ruling of the Special Chamber of the international Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) last year. Using the coordinate submitted by Cote d’Ivoire, the technical committee of the two countries at the second joint committee successfully plotted the seven … The post Ghana and Cote

A governance expert, Dr Eric Oduro Osae, has said that, the Ministerial reshuffle would energise the Akufo-Addo-led government to deliver the electoral promises made to Ghanaians, as election 2020 approaches. He believed the vacancy created at the Energy Ministry, as a result of the dismissal of Mr Boakye Agyarko, might have necessitated the early release … The post Ministerial

Government is working hard to build a strong and resilient economy to avoid returning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial bailout after the exit of the current programme by the end of the year. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who made the announcement, said his government was doing everything possible to successfully wean … The post Ghana

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State said, chiefs must be committed to the development aspirations of their people. He said development was a long and never-ending journey and that given the limited resources, chiefs needed to be in constant dialogue and collaboration with other actors in the development process in other to … The post Chiefs

Sixty-two ( 62) candidates have been vetted to contest for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Eastern Regional executive elections. A total of 68 people initially picked forms to contest for the over 15 positions however, only 62 were able to file as at the close of nominations and had been vetted to contest for positions … The post 62 vetted to contest Eastern

A resident of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene in a tango between him and the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) over a public toilet. The man; Nashiru Yusif, alias Nash, said that ASHMA is using its clout to bully him away from the landed property which he … The post Man appeals to President over seized toilet

Mr Edmund Attah Kudjoh, District Chief Executive of North Dayi  has said  the Assembly was updating its by-laws to help ensure students had more study time by minimising loitering at night. He said Vakpo Secondary School in the District scored 1st position in the Region in the 2018 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations after a decade long slumped, … The post Assembly

Deputy Upper West Regional Minister Mr Amidu Chinnia Issahaku has urged Muslim women to nurture peace in their families in a bid to help create a harmonious Ghanaian society. Families play important roles in national peace agenda which the Deputy Minister said was therefore imperative such peace loving relations translated into a tranquil society to … The post Muslim

Mobile Money vendors in Upper West have urged other telecoms to explore innovative methods of improving their mobile money services to match MTN’s whose services have been rated as dependable, prompt and superior. The vendors said due to the superior quality services MTN rendered many customers were shifting their grounds and rushing to make deposits … The post MTN

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo–Addo will on Monday launch the Youth in Afforestation Programme in Kumasi, a statement from the Forestry Commission said on Friday. The launch is in line with the Ghana Forest Plantation Development Strategy: 2016-2040 (GFPS), which seeks among others to establish 25,000 hectares of forest plantations annually. In November 2016, the … The post President