One hundred brilliant but needy students across the country have been awarded scholarships to pursue higher education. The scholarship was presented to the students by the MTN Ghana Foundation under the MTN Bright Scholarship awards programme, started two years ago. The beneficiaries, made up of 82 males and 18 females who are currently pursuing courses in the fields of Engineering, [...] The post 100

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African man was arrested and will be charged in court for posting a video on social media in which he hurled racial abuse at President Cyril Ramaphosa, police said on Thursday.

Ghana's remittance inflows will rise to about $2.

ASA Savings and Loans as part of its corporate social responsibility has instituted a scholarship scheme to cater for the educational needs of wards or children of contributors to the company’s scheme. A total of twenty pupils drawn from primary and junior high schools benefitted from the scholarship scheme. Mr. Aourongjeb, MD, ASA Savings and Loans Ghana, in his remarks [...] The post ASA

The Agorvie Youth for Sustainable Development (AY4SD), a non-governmental organisation has launched a programme “Build Back Better (BBB)” at Agorvie to inspire the youth to help provide quality education to the pupils in the community. The BBB programme has seven project components out of which the AY4SD has initiated the implementation of three, namely; support for teaching and learning materials, [...] The post NGO

Members of the Unit Committee in the Sekyere Kumawu District, in the Ashanti Region, have appealed to government to take pragmatic steps to strengthen unit committees, to enable them to play their roles effectively and efficiently in the decentralisation process. They said the unit committees were the first and direct point of contact for community members on issues relating to [...] The post Govt

Political interference has created serious rivalry and confusion in public institutions, Professor Kojo Yankah, Founder of the African University College of Communications has stated. He explained that “governance of institutions remains troubled as crises associated with various political orders has caused disturbances, harassment of staff and the widespread corruption in the institutions”. Prof Yankah expressed worry at how politics had [...] The post Kojo

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has at a joint National Council and National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held Wednesday, September 19, 2018, appointed the following persons to head the various directorates of the party as well as deputy national officers: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Yaw Boaben Asamoah DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND ELECTIONS Evans Nimako DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Collins Nuamah DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Emmanuel Attafuah-Danso DIRECTOR

Chief Executive of Infrastructure Systems, Mr Charles K.

Chief Executive of Infrastructure Systems, Mr Charles K.

The Local Government Service (LGS) has set September 24 to 27 for the fourth bi-annual professional conference at Ho, in the Volta Region. The three-day conference is expected to bring together over 400 professional staff of the LGS from Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country. The professionals include engineers, budget officers, surveyors, development and planning officers, finance [...] The post MMDAs

Procurement irregularities amounting to a whopping US$137,861,127.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Tuesday that South Sudanese parties face daunting challenges in implementing a new peace agreement.   “The deal signed yesterday by South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar is an important milestone as it provides a roadmap for peace through reform, political transformation, security, socio-economic development, and national reconciliation,” Lacroix [...] The post

Ghanaian youngster Braydon Manu is fuming over the four match ban handed him after picking up a red card in the game between Halleschen FC and Uerdingen in the Bundesliga III on Saturday. Halleschen FC midfielder Braydon Manu was slapped with a four-game ban by the DFB control committee over the red card he picked in their loss against Uerdingen .The youngster was shown a red card in the 32nd and it affected the outcome of the game with coach Torsten Zienger describing the decision

Police in Uganda have warned that any welcoming rally for musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine will be unlawful. Police said they expect Bobi Wine – whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – to abide by traffic laws when he returns on Thursday. He has been in the US for medical treatment after allegedly being tortured by the military. Security agencies had received [...] The post Showdown

MEMBERS of Parliament have been recalled from recess for a five-day emergency meeting, starting Monday, September 24, 2018, to consider some unfinished businesses of the last meeting.   In a letter inviting the 275 members back to the House, Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, said the lawmakers would be expected to consider “some urgent parliamentary businesses.”   “In [...] The post Speaker

Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko George Amoako has revealed receiving 27 applications for the vacant coaching job.

Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko George Amoako has revealed receiving 27 applications for the vacant coaching job.

International nongovernmental organisation Oxfam has criticised President Akufo-Addo over his posturing towards victims of the Bagre Dam disaster.

Islamist militants have killed hundreds of soldiers in attacks in northeastern Nigeria in recent weeks, security and military sources say. It has forced a turnaround in the course of an insurgency which the government has frequently claimed to have vanquished. The fatigued, ill-equipped government troops have reached breaking point, they said. The setback in the war against Islamic State in [...] The post Nigerian