The Free Senior High School Secretariat says it has resolved 60 to 70 per cent of placement issues for first-year students across the country. The Secretariat, through its resolution centres, received over 6,000 issues, mainly for students who were not placed in any school and those who want to change schools due to location. Nana […] The post Free SHS Secretariat: 60% of

Shukri H.Ismail Mohamoud, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Somaliland. In a world brimming with headlines of conflict and chaos, one often overlooked success story is Somaliland, which has defied the odds, transitioning from a post-conflict territory to a thriving, independent nation. It has been a remarkable journey since 1991, but it is […] The post  Somaliland’s

Lithium is one of the main minerals used in the production of lithium-ion batteries. As the world continues to battle with climate change, lithium is being promoted as a substitute for fossil fuels. Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels by internal combustion engines have been identified as one of the major contributors to the […] The post Editorial: Lithium must not end like

Just before the time of YAHSHUA’s “Jesus” religious murder, He said to His disciples, LUKE 22:36, Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take [it], and likewise [his] scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. YAHSHUA ‘Jesus’ is about to make […] The post Feature: Once Saved Always Saved? Not So Continues appeared

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been listed on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list. According to Forbes’ 20th annual ranking released on Tuesday, the distinguished Nigerian economist holds the 87th spot, surpassing South African businesswoman Mpumi Madisa, who stands at 88th. Tanzanian President Samia Hassan also makes her debut on the […] The post Okonjo-Iwela

Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says it will cost about $2bn to lay fibre optics cables across Nigeria. The minister, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, also said advanced technology, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network, exists in Nigeria. He, however, said the infrastructure that supports the advanced technology […] The post It’ll

The Nigerian government has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Kuwait for the commencement of direct flights. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on his X handle (formerly Twitter). BASA is an air transport agreement between two countries that allows designated airlines to operate commercial flights, covering […] The post Nigeria,

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has vowed that the unintentional killing of several civilians in an airstrike by the Nigerian Army in Agabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State will not stop the fight against insurgency and terrorism. The minister made the vow when he visited victims of the airstrike on Wednesday. Matawalle, […] The post Kaduna

Dr. Andy Osei Okrah, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Young Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC), has received Ghana’s Most Respected CEO in Youth Development Award at the 6th edition of the Ghana Industry CEO Awards, 2023 held in Accra. Dr. Okrah shrugged off stiff challenge in the keenly contested category to emerge top, […] The post YPYC Founder adjudged Best Youth CEO

A Catholic Priest of the Corpus Christi Parish Catholic Church at Krofrom, in Kumasi, Rev. Father Lucas Bineh has expressed worry over the state of corruption, selfishness and self centered attitude in citizenry, which is eroding the nation’s socio-economic gains. According to him, Ghanaians, especially those in authority have become corrupt, selfish and self centered […] The post Catholic

Bosnian-Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik goes on trial on Wednesday accused of refusing to recognise rulings by the international envoy overseeing peace in Bosnia. Mr Dodik, who is president of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s majority-Serb area, rejects Christian Schmidt’s authority. He has repeatedly threatened to secede. Under the US-brokered Dayton deal that ended the Bosnian war in the […] The post Bosnian

Europe’s climate monitor has declared that 2023 will be the hottest year on record, as a United Nations official used the COP28 climate summit to slam inaction. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirmed on Wednesday that the current year will be the “warmest” globally since records began in the middle of the 19th century. […] The post 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is also scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia. Mr Putin is expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as oil production, with the UAE president. The UAE is currently hosting the COP28 UN climate summit, […] The post Putin visits UAE in rare foreign trip appeared first on

Israeli forces and Hamas are fighting house-to-house battles along the length of the Gaza Strip, with devastating consequences for the civilian population amid a complete collapse in humanitarian relief. As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have been fighting their way through badly bomb-damaged urban areas in northern and southern Gaza, Hamas has increasingly relied on improvised bombs […] The post Israel

Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance, has prayed the multilateral donors and the global financial architecture to provide the required support to Climate Vulnerable countries to achieve the climate prosperity plans. The Minister, who is the Chair of the VulnerableTwenty (V20) group of Finance Ministers, said a prompt and fast-paced support was necessary, in the […] The post COP

The Forestry Commission, under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has signed Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) with Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Incorporated (Emergent), a US-based non-profit organisation that serves as the Convenor and Coordinator of the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition. The agreement will see Ghana receiving […] The post Ghana

Heads of various Security Services in the country have vowed to ensure an incident free District Level Elections this month, and replicate same in the 2024 general elections. According to the Security Services heads – Army, Police, Immigration, Fire and Prisons – the 2023 district level elections, which would be held on December 19, 2023 […] The post District

The Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission (NMC), George Sarpong, is advising the Ghanaian youth to reject a disturbing idea in the media that the next general election is a contest between two “northerners”. He has also cautioned the youth not to lock “yourselves in the empty feeling, as if the contest is all […] The post 2024 election is

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has disclosed that the banking sector remained stable, sound, liquid and profitable, even as banks continue to adjust to the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). This was disclosed by the governor of the BoG, Dr. Ernest Addison, during the 115th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting last week. […] The post Banks adjust to impact of DDEP -BoG appeared

As I witness the surreal and staggering devastation on the streets of Gaza, where my parents live, and the tragic loss of more than 10,000 Palestinian lives unfolding in real time, my heart keeps sinking. I hold on to the hope that something, or someone, can end this nightmare. But that never happens. Instead, I find myself […] The post Opinion: Do Palestinian lives matter to the