Agriculture

Agric Minister tours NSS biggest commercial farm

1,636  The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, had encouraged state institutions to learn from the investment the National Service Scheme (NSS) is undertaking in large-scale commercial farming. He said there were enormous benefits to be derived from such investments. The minister made the call when he toured the 20,000-acre Sekyere Kumawu Economic Enclave […]

Politics

President charges tertiary institutions to find practical solutions to challenges

1,940  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged tertiary institutions across the country to find innovative and effective ways of linking up with industry and corporate organisations to find practical solutions to real life challenges. He said the government was committed to strengthening existing systems and structures to ensure that universities lived up to their […]

Sanitation

Sanitation Ministry refutes allegations of promoting 8 sub-professionals

1,743  The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has denied allegations that it promoted 8 sub-professionals to positions without following the prescribed procedures outlined in the administrative instructions of the Civil Service. The allegations were made in a petition submitted to the Head of Civil Service by an employee, Thomas Attoh Donkor. He claimed that […]

Politics

4 years not enough to fix Ghana’s problems – NPP’s Kwadwo Nsafoah Opoku

1,954  An aspiring presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Nsafoah Opoku, has rekindled the debate about Ghana’s presidential term limit and how that has directly contributed to the country’s slow pace of development. Kwadwo Nsafoah Opoku says the limitation of the presidential term has weakened the country’s path to development. “The […]

Health

Mampong Govt Hospital workers threaten sit-down strike over blocked pathway

1,931  Healthcare professionals at the Maternity Wing of Mampong Government Hospital have issued a stern warning regarding their intention to initiate a sit-down strike, commencing on Monday, August 14th, 2023. The catalyst for this decision stems from the recent action taken by the administration of the Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training College. This action involves […]