Residents of Zabzugu in the Zabzugu district of the Northern Region were thrown into a state of shock when a teacher resident in the town allegedly died by suicide. The deceased is said to be a newly posted teacher, teaching in the Tatale Sanguli district but stays in Zabzugu. According to her friends, they realized […] The post Zabzugu: Teacher allegedly dies by suicide appeared

The Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Dr. John Ofori Tenkorang says the issues surrounding loans the scheme granted as cited in the latest audit report are being resolved. In the 2019 Auditor-General report, it emerged that SSNIT has due to ineffective diligence been unable to recover a GHS 2,379,233,073.10 loan […] The post We’re

An Associate Professor of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Prof. Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai says citizenship in Ghana is weak because of the “toxic and divisive nature of the country’s political environment”. Prof. Abdul-Gafaru made the remark on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, when he contributed to a panel discussion […] The post Divisive

For the many who are scared of going to court over the sheer outrageous length of time litigation travels, Justice Afia Serwaa Botwe’s court may just be giving renewed hope in the justice system for them. At every turn in her court, Lady Serwaa insists and ensures that time is judiciously spent on the case. […] The post No adjournment;

Deputy Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Isaac Adongo has broken ranks with the Minority Caucus in the House over the approval of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister. He maintains that he has so many doubts about the President’s nominee for the Finance Ministry. Speaking during a media engagement, the Bolgatanga Central Member […] The post Adongo

The Management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says it has taken various steps aimed at retrieving its cash locked up in various capital investments. This comes after the Auditor General revealed in its audit report that the state agency has its $185 million locked up in two housing projects in Accra. […] The post We’ve

Marketing Manager for Tropical Cable & Conductor Limited (TCCL), Mr Michael S.N.A. Abbey, has asked the government to enforce the Local Content Regulations on procurement that mandate contractors to procure locally manufactured electrical cables for projects. He said when implemented to the letter, the policy would help boost the operations of local cable manufacturers to […] The post Locally

The government through the Interior Ministry has officially declared Friday, April 2, and Monday, April 5, 2021, as statutory public holidays. This is to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. Many Christians around the world observe Good Friday on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s passion, crucifixion, and death, which is […] The post Government

The Savannah Regional Security Council has given loggers and commercial producers of charcoal a 30-day ultimatum to vacate the region. The Savannah Regional Minister, Saeed Muhazu Jibril who chairs the Regional and District Security Councils (REGSEC) made the announcement at a press conference today, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Trees in the region that are part […] The post Savannah

The Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT, has called on government and politicians generally to stop deceiving teachers with promises of paying them allowances; “when they know very well that they don’t intend to”. President of GNAT, Mrs. Philippa Larsen at the launch of the 90th Anniversary of the Association expressed worry that teachers continue […] The post GNAT

Ghanaian reggae/dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla, known in showbiz as Stonebwoy won two awards at the Entertainment Achievement Awards which was held on Saturday, March 27, 2021. He won Male Artiste of the Year and also took home the Album of the Year award with his ‘Anloga Junction’ album. This album was released on 24th […] The post #EAAwards:

The Auditor General’s department has indicted the management of the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) for disbursing close to GHS3 million without approval from the Ministry of Finance. The amount, GHS 2,653,887.76  was sourced from the council’s trust fund which comprises feeding grants and others between 2016 and 2017. These Trust Funds were instituted […] The post NCTE

The Member of Parliament for Sissala West District, Mohammed Adams Sukparu is appealing to the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to help renovate school buildings in his district. According to him, half of the total number of basic schools in his district have dilapidated structures and no decent infrastructure. “There […] The post Renovate

A member of the National Communication Team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Wonder Madilo is not convinced with the reason the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) gave for recent power outages in the country. He believes the explanation is a cock-and-bull story. “It is reality that is catching up with this government. Since […] The post Wonder

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Rev. Fr. Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni, has reiterated management’s belief in the relationship of mutual respect and co-participation by which it has grown its affiliate institutions over the years to shape the human capital of the country. He said that the duality that undergirds the engagements, activities […] The post We’ll

It has come to light that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has an astounding amount of about USD 185 million locked up in a housing project in the Greater Accra Region. The revelation was made by the Auditor General’s office in its Report of Public Accounts of Ghana – Public Boards, Corporations […] The post SSNIT’s $185

As part of activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the Volta River Authority (VRA) its management has donated some educational materials and COVID-19 preventive items by drone services to about 16,000 school children in 30 selected schools in five VRA impacted regions in the country. Speaking on the theme “Celebrating 60 years in Power […] The post VRA

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has set up a seven-member committee to ascertain risk areas on campus. The move follows the tragic death of three students of the school last Saturday. While two out of three occupants died in a car crash, the third student lost his life after […] The post KNUST tasks

Independent fact-checking project, GhanaFact is part of the new World Health Organization (WHO) hosted network, Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), working to counter health misinformation and information gaps. Unproven remedies, myths, fake news about COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy are real issues that could hamper the world’s quest to get COVID-19 under control. Digital platforms have […] The post GhanaFact

ProNet North Ghana, a nongovernmental organization(NGO) has organized a two-day training program for some teachers and other selected staff of the Ghana Education Service in the Jirapa municipality of the Upper West region. The training is to equip the 153 participants, comprising headteachers, circuit supervisors, and some selected teachers on the requisite methodologies on how […] The post Jirapa: