Hajj 2024: Ghanaian pilgrims to pay GH¢75,000
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Chairman of the Hajj Board, Ben Abdallah Banda has announced that Ghanaians wishing to perform the 2024 Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will pay a fee of GH¢75,000. It’s expected that over 4,000 Ghanaians will perform this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ghc75,000 fee announced on […]
Ghana Institution of Geoscientists unveils ten strategic plans for 2024/25
By Edzorna Francis Mensah The newly elected President of the Ghana Institution of Geoscientists (GHiG), Crisler Akwei Ankrah has outlined Ten strategic plans that he said will guide him and the team forward march of the Institution for the period of two years. He said his administration will work to uphold the fundamental principles as […]
QASA: Revolutionizing Communication with Exciting Features and Privacy
Unlocking a New Era in Messaging Communication has undergone a transformative journey, especially with the infusion of technology over the decades. In Africa, and specifically in Ghana, where communication takes diverse forms encompassing dance, signs, architectural designs, and cultural practices, the adoption of new media and technology has rapidly gained momentum. Enter QASA: Beyond Expectations […]
Akufo-Addo rejects GRA, SML’s request for contract continuation, extends audit deadline
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Director of Communications at the Office of the President, Mr. Eugene Arhin says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has rejected a request made by the Ghana Revenue Authority GRA) asking the president to allow the continuation of a contract between the authority and Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Ltd (SML). According to him […]
CAF confirms teams for African Games Accra 2023
By Michael Okuley The Confederation of Africa Football, (CAF) has finalised the participating teams for the football event (men and women) of the African Games Accra 2023. For the men’s category, the CAF Executive Committee resolved that the eight Quarterfinalists at the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023 together with the host Ghana […]
Advancing teaching proficiency, education equity, and future-proofing students for the 21st century: STEMplus
By Celestine Avi On international education day, Siemens Stiftung promotes an educational approach ready for tomorrow’s world by equipping students and teachers with 21st century skills today. As Industry 4.0 gains momentum and affects every aspect of our lives, an evolution in the form of Education 4.0 is in the offing that reconceptualizes traditional curriculum […]
AFCON 2023: Côte d’Ivoire part ways with coach Jean-Louis Gasset
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Host nation Côte d’Ivoire has parted ways with their coach, Jean-Louis Gasset, as the team waits on the final hearing from other games in order to gain qualification to the round of 16 following a disappointing start to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Côte d’Ivoire could be knocked out of […]
2024 edition of National Robotic competition slated for 22-23 Feb
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The 2024 edition of the National Robotic competition for Junior High Schools (JHS) and Senior High Schools (SHS) is scheduled to take place in 22-23 February. 36 schools involving 25 SHSs and 5 JHSs will be taking part in this year’s competition which is being organized by the Coderina Education and Technology […]
ACP Agordzo, two other alleged coup plotters acquitted
By Franklin ASARE-DONKOH A three-member panel of judges of an Accra High Court has discharged and acquitted Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Mr. Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli and one other junior military officer, Corporal Seidu Abubakar. ACP Agordzo and the other military personnel were among the ten (10) alleged coup plotters on counts […]
NPP Primaries at Amasaman: Incumbent MP faces tough opposition
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Akwasi Owusu Afrifa-Mensa, the Member of Parliament for Amasaman Constituency in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region is said to be facing tough opposition from one business man called Yahya Kassim Atta alias KAS. A visit to the constituency by this reporter during early hours of Wednesday, January […]
