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Minister of State in charge of Special Initiatives at the Office of the President, Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has urged Wa Technical Institute to increase the enrolment of girls in renewable energy programmes, saying Ghana’s transition to green…
Residents of Nayilifong, a community in the Yendi Constituency, have been thrown into wild jubilation following the donation of a 100kVA electricity transformer by former Member of Parliament for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama.
A devastating fire has broken out at Sokoban-Ampayoo in the Ashanti Region, destroying several mattresses at a showroom near Kumasi Hospital.
KINSHASA – Former Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has warned President Félix Tshisekedi against assuming that the country’s agreement with the United States on critical minerals guarantees…
Classrooms at Old Edubiase Methodist Basic School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region have remained empty for days as pupils abandon their books for farms, markets and football fields following the ongoing nationwide strike…
A devastating fire has destroyed a motor and spare parts company, Zeko Genius, in the Techiman Municipality of the Bono East Region, with losses estimated to run into thousands of Ghana cedis.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), with funding from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), has handed over six renovated and expanded National Ambulance Service (NAS) facilities across northern Ghana to strengthen emergency…
Traders at the Mallam Atta Market in Accra have appealed to the government to expedite ongoing redevelopment works, saying the displacement of businesses has affected their customer base and sales. The traders said that while they support…
The Central Charismatic Baptist Church (C.C.B.C) at Atonsu-Gyinyase in Kumasi has marked its 30th anniversary with a colourful thanksgiving service at its Open Heavens Cathedral, with a passionate call for a review of the new law banning…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it is intensifying efforts to reduce planned power outages and improve electricity supply to consumers across the Ashanti Region. The company’s Operations Division is implementing new measures…
The University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) has hosted the International Alumni Meeting and Conference (AMCO) of the West African Centre for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT), bringing together scholars,…
The Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, alongside officials of the Wa West District Assembly, has commissioned and handed over several completed educational and health infrastructure projects across rural communities in…
GOMA— AFC-M23’s political leadership says its decision to halt further territorial expansion in eastern Congo is a political choice linked to the peace process, rather than a sign that its…
The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, has embarked on a tour of major road construction projects being undertaken under the government’s Big Push policy in the Nkoranza North District.
The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly Task Force has taken action following the emergence of an unauthorised market at the Tetteh Quashie Roundabout near Villagio. The development comes months after the demolition of the Tetteh Quarshie Art…
The Upper West Regional Minister, Charles Lwanga Puozuing, has issued a strong warning to newly recruited Community Facilitators under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) project, urging them to stop speculating and…
The Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) and the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) have held a media capacity-building workshop aimed at promoting effective and inclusive reporting on disability.
The Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, has moved swiftly to address delays in the construction of the government’s flagship 24-Hour Economy Market projects, convening a high-stakes review meeting at the Regional Coordinating…
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD) has trained Agriculture Extension Agents from selected districts in the Upper East Region on agro-ecological farming practices.
The Wa West District Assembly, in partnership with the Member of Parliament for the area, has handed over and commissioned a series of socio-economic infrastructure projects spanning education, primary healthcare, and local governance…
Concerns over waste disposal at the Adipa Engineered Landfill Site have taken a new turn following a stakeholder engagement involving residents, traditional authorities, local government officials and waste-management operators.
A 17-member committee has been formed to help address concerns raised by residents of Adipa and surrounding communities over waste disposal activities at the Adipa Engineered Landfill Site. The committee was constituted after a stakeholder…
Four people, including a one-and-a-half-year-old baby, have sustained serious injuries following a three-vehicle crash at the Sofoline Interchange flyover in Kumasi.
A student-led team from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Pan African AI Summit Hack-AI-Thon with an artificial intelligence-powered solution designed to help cocoa farmers…