The University of Ghana Co-operative Credit Union Limited has posted a net surplus of GH¢13, 737,404.00 at the end of the financial year, ending June 30, 2022 as compared to GH¢11, 036,554.81 realised last year. This represents an increase of 24 percent in growth over the previous year. Total assets also grew from GH¢177, 923,759.00 … The post UG Co-operative Credit Union

The recent improvement in the value of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar is expected to be sustained in the next couple of weeks, Lead Researcher at GCB Capital and a Currency Analyst, Courage Boti, has said. According to him, the recent depreciation of the cedi was largely due to speculation. “I expect that … The post Cedi’s improved performance

The one week observation of the demise of former Minister of Health, Samuel Nuamah Donkor, comes off tomorrow, Saturday 5, 2022 at his residence in Aburi in the Eastern Region, the family has announced.A member of the funeral planning committee and friend to the family, Rev. Samuel Adjei Debrah, who disclosed this to the leadership of … The post One week observance for late

About 17.7 per cent of the Ghanaians still practice open defecation, the Chairman of the Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS) Yaw Atta Arhin has disclosed. In his remarks at the 33rd Mole Conference in Elimina in the Central Region, he said the inequalities were far more obvious, notable in all five regions in … The post 17.7 % of Ghanaians still

The Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) and the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) have agreed to cooperate towards the delivery of relevant infrastructure and interoperable open scholarly services to enhance the delivery of research, teaching and learning in higher education institutions in Ghana. To this end, the two organisations have … The post GARNET,

The government has been called upon to establish a fertiliser plant at Danchira in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region to process the large volumes of garbage being generated in the area into fertiliser for farmers to grow food in abundance. The Asere Sogbena of Danchira,  Nii Tettey Okoh Faitse II, who … The post Establish composite

The Deputy Minister of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD), Ms Ama Pomaa Boateng has encouraged the youth to embrace Information and Communications Technology (ICT) education to thrive in the 21st century. She said that was also to help in the realisation of the digitalisation agenda and its resultant effect on the economy as all hands were … The post Embrace ICT

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Assembly has climaxed a week-long cleaning and sensitisation exercise in the municipality with a clean up exercise in Kokomlemle-Accra New Town and its environs at the weekend. It also forms part of a series of ongoing implementation of action plans by the assembly to beautify the municipality. The municipal team members … The post Ayawaso

The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will continue to deepen its relations with Ghana and support the nation’s development in many spheres, the Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Ghana, Meshal Handam Al-Rogi said this in Tamale on Wednesday. He added that the two countries have had bolstering relations for a very long time which had mutually … The post Saudi

The Central Regional Police Command yesterday held a solemn ceremony in remembrance of police personnel who died in the line of duty. The event was also to honour and recognise three police personnel who died while performing their duty as police officers. The late police personnel were Sergeant Hifzullai Aalihu, Commissioner of Police (CoP), Kojo … The post C/R police command remembers

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), DrKwakuAfriyie, yesterday launched an Intellectual Property (IP) Policy Document for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The IP Handbook would among others provide easy reading and understanding of IP and would also be useful for research scientists and students pursuing courses in IP. A … The post Intellectual

The European Union (EU) has made available 2.5 million Euros to fund a waste management services project in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. In this connection, a 25-member technical working and territorial management committee has been inaugurated to handle the project to ensure its successful execution Working Committee Members Made up of specialists … The post Kumasi

 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo invited the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and the religious bodies to the Jubilee House in Accra yesterday to discuss solutions to the economic difficulties confronting Ghanaians. The meetings, which were held behind closed doors after initial opening remarks, formed part of the President’s series of stakeholder consultations aimed … The post We

The Registrar of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Dr Koryoe Anim-Wright has urged journalists to place a premium on the ethics guiding the profession. That, she said was to deal with the rise of fake news and bridge the gap in right sourcing. Journalistic ethics are the common values that guide reporters. They … The post Journalists urged to place

A member of the University of Ghana Galamsey Research Team, Professor Gladys Nyarko Ankrah has called for intensified efforts by the government and the citizenry to bring an end to activities of illegal miners in the country to protect lives. Speaking at a round table discussion about the negative impact of mining activities at the … The post Stop illegal miners

Former President John Mahama has urged leadership to help the youth address challenges through a united, peaceful and prosperous continent. He cautioned that without helping them to overcome their challenges, unity, peace and prosperity would continue to elude the continent which would affect the fortunes of the African youth. “Bringing the youth of the continent … The post Mahama: Help

The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) has appealed to Ghanaians to change their over dependent voting pattern for either the New Patriotic Party (NPP) or the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and look into the future with a LPG government. “It is time for the citizenry to change their vote pattern from the National Democratic Congress … The post It’s time to change NPP, NDC voting

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has expressed worry about the delay in the work of an ad hoc committee set up to probe the revocation of licences of financial institutions by the Bank of Ghana in 2017. He chided the committee for not updating Parliament on its progress. The Speaker in March 2021, referred … The post Speaker worried over delay

Michael Botuo, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has petitioned the leadership of the party to disallow government appointees from contesting sitting Members of Parliament (MP). He explained that chief executive officers and managing directors in charge of state institutions were all appointees of the President, hence they must be disallowed to avoid … The post ‘Stop

An Integrated Antenatal Care (ANC) project aimed at addressing infections in pregnant women and newborn babies by providing point of care and other diagnostic services has been launched by the Ghana Health Service and its partners at Kintampo in the Bono East Region. The Deputy Bono East Regional Director of Public Health, Dr Paulina Clara … The post Integrated