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About 8 million persons in Ghana are illiterate -Ghana Statistical Service

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]