2022 World Cup Morocco Coach sets sight on third place
Haolid Regragui Head Coach of Morocco national team has said they will now shift their focus on winning the third-place match against Croatia on Saturday in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Morocco will take on Croatia who lost to Argentina in the other semi-final match, on Saturday, December 17, at the Khalifa Stadium. […]
‘Affirmative Action Bill; a key bill I will look at’ – Gender Minister-designate
Ms Lariba Zuweira Abudu, the Minister-Designate, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, says the Affirmative Action Bill is a key bill she will look at when approved as the substantive minister. She said currently, the citizens needed the bill and she was very sure President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would leverage the passage, especially […]
Reject GH₵1.8bn allocation to GETFund- Eduwatch tells Parliament
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Africa Education Watch has petitioned the Parliament of Ghana to reject the GH¢1.8 billion allocation made to the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), a major education infrastructure financing facility in Ghana. A petition to the leadership of Parliament stated that the group is guided by the GETFund Law, 2020 (Act 581) […]
Confusion rocks UG…as University Authorities make changes to students’ residence
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Tension is said to be mounting between the Management of the University of Ghana, Legon (UG), and the student body over a new residential policy. The University authorities have announced a review of students’ residence arrangements, beginning the 2022/23 academic year. According to a circular issued by the Registrar on Wednesday, December […]
Gomoa Akotsi mobile money robbers grabbed
SOURCE: GNA The Gomoa Ojobi District Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers who shot and robbed a mobile money vendor at Gomoa Akotsi last week Wednesday, December 7. The suspected armed robbers snatched an amount of Ghc30,000 from the mobile money vendor and shot him in the thigh when he had closed from […]
Digitization key to addressing challenges of School Feeding- Minister-Designate for Gender
By Kweku Okyere The Minister-designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu says the Gender Ministry is working to ensure that challenges with Government’s flagship program — the School Feeding Programme (SFP), are addressed. During her vetting in Parliament, Madam Lariba Zuweira Abudu said the School Feeding Programme is an important initiative and […]
1000 Police Officers deployed to maintain law and order at NDC Delegates Conference – Planning Committee
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined a series of security measures as part of its plans to ensure safety for its members who are expected to throng the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, 17, December 2022 to elect new National Executives for the next four years. The […]
CLOSAG threatens to strike over government’s Debt Exchange Programme
By: Roselyn Ganyaglo The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana, (CLOSAG) has threatened an indefinite nationwide strike if the government does not back down on using pension funds in the Debt Exchange Programme. It says per the Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766), Pension funds cannot be used for the Debt Exchange Programme because […]
Climate Change policies must address social transformation- Researcher
A Regional Researcher with International Water Management Institute, IWMI Dr. Charity Osei Amponsah has stated that current policies on climate change, gender and migration in Ghana do not adequately address social transformation. Therefore, existing strategies and plans have not been effective, particularly in building climate resilience and mitigating migration from the northern to southern part […]
Nigerian tech company introduces menstrual leave
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Nigerian tech company, Klasha, has brought in a new policy which will allow its employees to take time off when they are on their period. It is reported that they are the first tech company in Nigeria to introduce a menstrual leave policy of this kind. Klasha has said the policy will […]
