1,167Findings from an upcoming report from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveal that 7.9 million persons aged 6 years and older in Ghana are illiterate. That is they cannot read and write with understanding. This figure is broken down into 4.6 million illiterate females and 3.3 million illiterate males, indicating a female disadvantage that has […]
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What Is The Relevance Of “National Fitness Day” Under Ghana’s Current Conditions?: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes
664 I sighted an advertising flyer this morning, 8th September 2022 around 6:00am, on social media indicating that on Saturday, 10th September 2022 there will be a maiden edition of a “National Fitness Day” being organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. I asked myself why this?, is this programme necessary […]
No riot or demonstration at the Ashanti Regional Party Office of NDC
825 The Deputy Ashanti Regional Secretary who is also a Regional Secretary hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hon Mathew Kojo Njourkone has called on members of NDC and the general public to ignore the video of angry demonstrators being circulated in the social media to create an erroneous impression that there is a […]
NLC meets Telecom Union, employers over collective agreement standoff
756 The National Labour Commission (NLC) has met with the Telecommunication and Information Technology (IT) Professionals Union (TIP) and their employers to find an amicable solution to their standoff over collective agreement negotiation. The meeting followed an invitation extended to the NLC by the parties to assist them to resolve the impasse over their second […]
Tackling Climate Change : Actions not words -President Nana Addo to world leaders
992President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said it is time for leaders to walk the talk to restore hope in leadership by taking pragmatic steps to save the world from the impact of climate change. “It is time to turn words into deeds and ambition into action. With the world in flames and under fl […]
Appiah Stadium is not a card bearing member of the NDC – Ivan Bilson.
957 A member of the regional communication team of the National Democratic Congress, NDC has stated that Appiah Stadium is not a card bearing member of the opposition NDC, hence whatever he said in connection with the bribery allegation against Nana Kwadwo Jantuah. Speaking on Boss fm morning show hosted by Wofa Kofi Appiah in […]
Appiah Stadium Blasts NPP Communicators Over $2000 Bribery Scandal
816 The Ashanti Regional Communication Directorate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by Mr.Dennis Kwakwa has come under attack by Mr.Frank Kwaku Appiah who is popularly known in the political space as Appiah Stadium. According to Appiah Stadium,the NPP communication team is only trying hard to cover up the returned of illegal […]
Ashanti NPP Boycotts Multimedia Outfit
957 The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) through its Communication Directorate Tuesday morning announced its boycott of Nhyira FM especially its political shows of Kukurantumi and Kuro Yi Mu Ns3m hosted by one Nana Kwadwo Jantuah. The Directorate says the show host is alleged to be receiving favours from the NDC […]
Sinapi Aba to train 300 youth from Koforidua, Suhum under its flagship Youth Apprenticeship Program
862 Three hundred youth from Koforidua, Suhum and its environment have been presented with training tools to enable them undergo a three-year apprenticeship training in their choice of trade. The training programme dubbed “Youth Apprenticeship Programme (YAP), an initiative of Sinapi Aba, a non-banking financial institution in the country is aimed at helping to inculcate […]
Second batch of payment to No Guarantor applicants released
942 The Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) on Tuesday released a total of eleven million, two hundred thousand cedis (Gh11.2 Million) as loans to some students in tertiary institutions in the country. A total of 10,000 students from 182 tertiary institutions across the country are to benefit from the amount which has been released to […]