Ashesi University and ETH Zurich in Switzerland, together with industry and supporting partners, have launched a new Master’s programme in Mechatronic Engineering that will be taught in Ghana by the faculties of both universities. The programme, which officially starts classes in January 2022, is now accepting applications. Across Africa, many organisations and industries are beginning to expand […] The post Ashesi
The Vice-Chair of the National Development Planning Committee, Professor Takyiwaa Manuh says the nation risks losing the credibility of its national exams if reviews of the exercise continue to be politicised. One of such exams is the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) organised for final year Senior High School students in Ghana and some […] The post Stop
The State says it is still awaiting advice from the office of the Attorney General on how to proceed with the murder trial of businessman Prince Charles Dedjoe. Mr. Dedjoe is standing trial for the alleged murder of his wife, 43-year-old Lilian Dedjoe at East Legon in Accra. When the case was called at the […] The post Prosecutor still awaiting
The State says it is still awaiting advice from the office of the Attorney General on how to proceed with the murder trial of businessman, Prince Charles Dedjoe. Mr. Dedjoe is standing trial for the alleged killing of his wife, 43-year-old Lilian Dedjoe at East Legon in Accra. When the case was called at the […] The post Prosecutor still awaiting
Families of persons who were killed in the Techiman South constituency during the 2020 general elections have welcomed assurances by the government of support, but insist that they want speedy prosecution of all persons responsible for the deaths. Abdallah Ayaric and Tajudeen Alhassan, lost their lives when security personnel fired shots to disperse a crowd […] The post Election
Huawei’s history with audio products is a rich one, full of successes, consumer focused products and unique innovations that revamp how audio in general is experienced. Each of the products, be it the top of the line HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro, the youth-centric HUAWEI FreeLace Pro or even speakers like the HUAWEI Sound X, are designed […] The post How the new
Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, paid a working visit to the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) to inspect the ongoing Ghana-China Project on ‘The Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Equipment in Technical Universities and Technical Institutes’. The project is being implemented to improve the employability of Ghanaian youth by […] The post Education
World Vision Ghana (WVG), in collaboration with its partners, has launched the Landscapes and Environmental Agility across the Nation project (LEAN) to help the government address land degradation and deforestation in the Upper East and Savanna regions. The four-year LEAN project, funded by the European Union, seeks to conserve biodiversity, build climate change resilience and […] The post World
A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto-Tsegah, believes divorcing the Ghana Education Service (GES) from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) governing committee, as recommended by the Africa Education Watch, will create a lot of problems. As part of twelve recommendations proffered by the education think tank, after it conducted thorough […] The post Removing
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the One District-One Factory initiative introduced by his government has come to stay. According to him, the initiative holds the key to Ghana’s industrialisation agenda. President Akufo-Addo insisted that sustaining the policy will lead to numerous jobs opportunities for the citizenry. He thus charged Ghanaians to support the […] The post 1D1F
The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, says it is time to engage on whether or not it was appropriate to end WAEC’s monopoly in Ghana’s examinations space. According to Mr. Carbornu, the introduction of new examination bodies will bring some competition in the space and help deal with the […] The post We
The Amansie District Police Command in the Ashanti Region, is on a manhunt for some gunmen who robbed and shot two gold dealers at Mosikrom, a mining community in the Amansie South District. According to the police, the robbers fled the scene after they succeeded in robbing some gold dealers in the mining community. The […] The post A/Region: Police on manhunt
Africa is in the middle of a full-blown third COVID-19 wave and there is a need for more vaccination, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The total infections have crossed the five million mark, and at least seven African countries have run out of vaccines. “Africa needs millions of more doses here and now,” […] The post Africa experiencing third wave of
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has requested for more time from Parliament to provide a response to the urgent question on the cost of President Akufo-Addo’s recent trips to France, Belgium, and South Africa, despite being notified over two weeks ago. The Finance Minister was scheduled to answer the said question on Thursday after […] The post Ofori-Atta
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has vehemently rejected the assertion that the government has lost the fight against crime. He insists the recent incidents of crime in the country does not mean that crime is on the increase. Reports of robbery attacks with the recent being the killing of a police officer escorting a bullion […] The post ‘Ghana
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has vehemently rejected the assertion that the government has lost the fight against crime. He insists the recent incidents of crime in the country does not mean that crime is on the increase. Reports of robbery attacks with the recent being the killing of a police officer escorting a bullion […] The post ‘Ghana
Members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament are in disagreement over the approval of a Deputy Minister designate for Education, Gifty Twum Ampofo. The stand-off occasioned the postponement of the approval processes for the second batch of the list of deputy ministerial nominees of President Akufo-Addo on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, June 17, […] The post Appointments
The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, says his Ministry is working on procuring more body cameras for police personnel in the country. Speaking to Citi News on recent criminal activities in the country, including the attack on a bullion van at Jamestown in Accra, the Interior Minister said government is doing all it can to maintain […] The post ‘We
The Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, Peter Nortsu Kotoe, has kicked against calls for the government to break the monopoly of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, in Ghana. Peter Nortsu Kotoe warned that there will be dire consequences if the exam body’s monopoly is broken. A report on the 2020 […] The post WAEC
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