1,881 The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the nation’s education sector was receiving the right direction and support towards the transformation of the nation’s socioeconomic development. He explained that the current retooling of educational institutions, policy directions, expansion of school projects, the building of new schools, introduction of new curricula and […]
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Bloomberg trains 88 African journalists in financial reporting
2,090 Eighty-eight journalists have graduated from a six months capacity-building training organized by the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) for Financial Journalism Training Program (FJT) at a special ceremony in Accra. All the journalists who were from Ghana, Nigeria and Togo were categorized into two groups of 44 each and were trained in financial reporting […]
Anas’ Tiger Eye P.I Denied Access To Accra International Conference Center After Payment
1,999Tiger Eye P.I. is in a race against time to find a new venue to premiere its investigative documentary titled ‘Galamsey Economy’ after it was informed that the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) would not be available for use on Monday (November 14) and Tuesday(November 15, 2022). With 24 hours to the first screening at […]
Check Out The Best Way To Prevent High Blood Pressure
2,258High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is known as a “silent killer” because often there are no symptoms. Black Americans develop high blood pressure at a higher rate than any other racial group in the United States. Moreover, high blood pressure tends to occur at younger ages and is more severe in Black Americans. If […]
NDC polls: Toku retains W/R Chairmanship; Michael Aidoo elected chairman in Western North
2,419 The Western Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Nana Kojo Toku, has retained his seat in Saturday’s executives’ election. Mr. Toku polled 415 votes to defeat his only contender Gibrilu Alhassan Laminn who polled 91 votes. Former Mayor of Takoradi Charlotte Otuwa Odum polled 264 votes to be elected the Vice Chairperson of […]
Upper East NDC polls: Regional Secretary retained for 7th time
2,567 Donatus Akamugri has been elected as the Secretary for the National Democratic Congress in the Upper East Region for the 7th time. Mr. Akamugri won 300 votes against his contender Thomas Abiola who had 186 votes. This makes Mr. Akamugri the longest-serving executive of the National Democratic Congress in the Region. Alhaji Abdulai Mumumi […]
Nigeria ‘Closely Monitoring’ Twitter After Musk Takeover
2,468 Nigeria’s government is “closely monitoring” Twitter following its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk, the state-owned News Agency of Nigeria reports. It quotes Information Minister Lai Mohammed as saying the government will not allow any social media platform to plunge the country into crisis. In January, Twitter agreed to demands to register in Nigeria and […]
Private Universities Cry Over Neglect By Government
2,216Private universities have bemoaned what they describe as government neglect of their operations despite their massive contribution to the county’s human resource development. According to the chairman of the Council for Independent Universities (CIU), Professor Nicholas N.N Nsowah-Nuama, many private universities are overwhelmed by stifling capital, staff, and the administrative and overhead cost of singlehandedly […]
Lands Minister Co-Chairs First Ministerial Meeting On FCLP @ COP 27
2,386 The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has on Saturday, 12th November, 2022, co-Chaired the first ministerial meeting of the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) with the United States’ Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Secretary John Kerry, as the Minister’s final participation in the ongoing COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, […]
General Legal Council To Shut Down Some Institutions Awarding LLB Degrees – Chief Justice
2,310 Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has revealed that the General Legal Council (GLC) would in the coming days restrict some institutions from awarding Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme to students. Speaking at the 2022 call to the Bar ceremony in Accra, the Chief Justice said the GLC would take advantage of the powers given to […]