VIDEO: GSS releases provisional 2021 Census results
The Ghana Statistical Service, (GSS) will today, Wednesday, September 22, 2021, release a provisional report on the 2021 Population and Housing Census. The GSS began the Census on June 27, 2021.
YPYC Partners Mtn Pulse For 2021 Transform Africa Conference and Role Model Awards
For the third year running, Telecommunications giant, MTN, is partnering Youth development-oriented NGO, Young Professionals & Youth Coalition (YPYC), for the 2021 version of the celebrated MTN PULSE Transform Africa Conference and Africa Role Model Awards for value addition, sustained traction, visibility, initiative, and drive. YPYC President and Founder, Andy Osei Okrah says in Africa, […]
Accra named UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has named Accra (Ghana) as UNESCO World Book Capital for 2023, following the evaluation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. After Guadalajara (Mexico) in 2022, the City of Accra was selected for its strong focus on young people and their potential to contribute to the culture and wealth […]
National Youth Authority equips youth in Bongo with employable skills
By Prosper Adankai. Some selected youth groups in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region have received employable skills training organised by the National Youth Authority to be economically independent and self-reliant. Participants draw from the communities including Bongo -Soe, Feo and Namoo were trained in the preparation of detergents and handicrafts in addition […]
Akenten Appiah Menka University focuses on employment ready graduates
By Thomas Nsowah Adjei. The Dean of the Faculty of Business Education at the Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Professor Isaac Boateng says the University is poised to produce well-trained personnel with skills to reduce graduate unemployment in Ghana. He has, therefore, urged parents and prospective undergraduate applicants to make […]
Two Tunisian MPs been jailed amid rights concerns
Two Tunisian MPs have been jailed by a military court amid concerns over human rights in the country. The two MPs are from the Islamist Karama party. Five lawmakers have now been imprisoned since July when President Kais Saied took over governing powers. Nidal Saudi was accused of insulting airport security staff months ago. The […]
Ashanti Region needs more Fire Stations- DCFO Boakye
By Razark Baba. The Director of Logistics at the Ghana National Fire Service, DCFO Heroine Boakye has appealed for the construction of Fire Stations in all districts in the Ashanti region. She said 23 Fire Stations and 5 Fire Posts in the region are woefully inadequate and this affects response time especially in cases where […]
Ghana to build an Ultra-Modern Museum in honour of Renowned Pan-Africanist Dr. W.E.B Du Bois
By Bright Ntramah. President Akufo-Addo has announced plans to construct a State-of-the-Art Museum Complex to honour the legacy of World-renowned Black intellectual and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dr W.E.B Du Bois. The museum, the President said, would provide Ghana another important monument to the collective struggle of the African people. President Akufo-Addo made this known when […]
Police interdict 4 Personnel for alleged assault on residents in Tamale
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted four personnel of the Service with the Tamale Regional Police Command for allegedly assaulting some residents of Tamale in the Northern Region. According to a statement by the Police Service, the 4 Officers allegedly assaulted residents during an assignment by NEDCO/VRA officials to apprehend persons allegedly involved in illegal […]
