More than 1,800 Ivorians have taken advantage of an assisted return programme this year, Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has announced.
The figure, he said, represented about 96 per cent of those processed since the beginning of acce…
The Affirmative Action Bill (AAB) Coalition has called for the replacement of the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) to facilitate the passage of the AAB by the end of this year.
The coalition has also called…
The Minister for the Interior, Mr Ambrose Dery, has urged the people of Western North Region to support the government to maintain peace and security in the country to enhance development.
He said security was a priority component of de…
Preparations are ongoing to establish a Ghana National Commission on Migration (GNCM) to serve as the coordinating mechanism for migration related issues in the country.
It would also promote policy coherence at the national, regional…
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia Wednesday reiterated government's resolve to supporting indigenous companies to thrive to propel economic growth.
He noted that industrialisation had been a strategic priority of the Government and cited …
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through the Small Arms Division has organised a regional meeting in Dakar, Senegal.
The meeting was for the Member States to adopt a common position in preparation…
Novartis endorses the Kigali Declaration on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and announces a five-year financial commitment of USD 250 million to the fight against NTDs and malaria in conjunction with the Kigali Summit on Malaria and NTD…
The March to Kigali, a campaign led by a group of like-minded civil society organizations from across Africa and supported by Speak Up Africa has garnered the engagement of over 300 signatories. The campaign urges global leaders to priorit…
Vitiligo is a disease that causes the skin to lose its colour. This appears as patches which get bigger as the patient ages and this makes it a chronic condition. Melanin is what determines the colour of the human skin and hair, Vitiligo o…
A serious shortage of health workers in Africa is undermining access to and provision of health services even though countries in the region have made efforts to bolster the workforce, a new World Health Organization (WHO) study finds.
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The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has charged contractors working on the military hospital at Afari, near Kumasi, to deliver the facility by the December 15, 2022, timeline.
Mr Nitiwul said the government had played its part by …
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame has assured chiefs and people of Manya and Yilo Krobo that he will use his good office to ensure a fair treatment in the raging impasse between residents of Krobo land …
The Head Office of the Births and Deaths Registry has been relocated from its previous site in the Accra Metropolitan area near the Law Courts Complex.
The office has moved to Shiashie for official business, according to…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has allocated 14 Toyota Hilux Pickups to seven Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
The vehicles were handed over to the beneficiary MDAs in a ceremony at the Census Secretariat, GSS Head Offi…
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has provided three solar-powered water projects valued at GH¢180,000 to three communities in the Eastern and Volta regions.
The communities are Battorkope in the Upper Manya Krobo District; Dansokrom, nea…
Hours of rains in parts of the Western Region have led to flooding in parts of the Ahanta West, Ellembelle and Prestea Huni-Valley municipalities, resulting in many houses being flattened and items destroyed.
In Ahanta West, for instanc…
The Ghana Health Service has expressed worry over the rate at which children between the ages of 0 and 15 are contracting COVID-19 in Accra.
According to the service, data available indicates cases involving children in…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says there is no case of Ebola in Ghana, contrary to earlier media reports.
The Director General of GHS, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye at a meet the press session on Wednesday, said the suppose…
The use of Sargassum, an aquatic invasive weed, which is negatively impacting the activities of fishermen along the coast since 2011, can reduce the cost of building by 40 per cent.
Amidst the rising cost of cement, blocks made with aqu…
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana, (CLOGSAG) has dragged the Trade Unions Congress (TUC), the Ministry of Employment and Labour and the Attorney General to court over the reference to TUC as the umbrella union for all…
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, has observed that the low economic disposition of the media landscape in the country is the greatest impediment to press freedom.
He said although festering, the negative economies of the…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the global community to increase its efforts to help developing countries withstand the devastations caused by the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
He has emphasized that there was utmost need…
The All Nations University (ANU) in Koforidua is to offer Master of Science (MSc) degree in cybersecurity, to help the country curb the threats cybercrime is posing to the economy, especially the financial sector.
The programme would be…
The first batch of 433 Muslim pilgrims has been airlifted to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Islamic spiritual duties.
The pilgrims were airlifted by Saudi Commercial Airline, airbus A 330-900.
It has been two years now when p…
The Western North Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), in collaboration with the Regional Security Council, has formed a special taskforce to combat illegal mining in the region.
The special joint Anti-Galamsey Taskforce comprised the…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in Bono East Region has fully vaccinated a total of 294,134 persons on COVID -19 against the 835,086 population target, Dr Fred Adomako – Boateng, the Regional Director, GHS has disclosed.
Dr Adomako – B…
The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has said the quality of Ghana’s water resources is generally not healthy.
She, however, explained that the extent of deterioration, varied according to the riv…
Ms Esther Kiragu, Country Representative for UNHCR, has lauded the government for maintaining a progressive asylum policy even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She also appreciated the proactiveness not just in providing international prot…
Mr Paul Asamoah Kukwaw, the Executive Director of Network for Community Planning and Development (NECPAD), has called for effective labour inspection to curtail child trafficking.
He called on the labour Department to go beyond inspecti…
Over 800 members of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in good standing are expected to cast their ballots on Friday to elect new national and regional executives for the association.
The election is supposed to take place at vario…
A simulation exercise on how to handle an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease has been undertaken in Tamale in the Northern Region.
The Ghana News Agency had earlier reported that the Public Health Emergency Response Team had been deplo…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Mr Senyo Hosi has urged the public not to engage in panic buying of fuel because the country has a one-month fuel cover.
Urging the public not to panic following…
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has said the government has so far released GHS278.57 this year under its flagship programme Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) and is working to avert the issue of shortage of fertilizers under the progr…
The reality of the cyber threats posed today is that many threat actors are not rogue operators acting on their own but are, instead, working as part of sophisticated and organised groups, collaborating with other groups within a wider eco…
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has acquired 20,000 acres of farmland in the Kumawu area of the Ashanti Region for a commercial farming estate.
Known as Kumawu Youth Farm, the project will start with the cultivation of maize, rice and…
The Scholarship Secretariat has debunked claims that some students on government scholarships have been logged out of their academic portals for non-payment of fees.
According to the secretariat, although there has been …
The National Identification Authority says it is working to print the backlog of Ghana Cards ahead of the July 1 registration deadline for banking transactions.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Head of Corporate …
A labour consultant, Austin Gamey says the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) should rather call for tax breaks rather than its push for the payment of Cost of Living Allowances (COLA).
According to him, …
The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, has debunked claims that the National Cathedral has been registered as a private entity.
Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah in a statement clarified th…
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has tasked the Minister of Food and Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to do everything within his power to save Ghana from threats of food crisis in the midst of COVID-19 and the Russian-Ukrainian wa…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the global community to inspire new partnerships to deal with global crisis, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the pandemic had reversed years of progress and revealed critic…
Parliament has passed into law the Ghana Standards Authority Bill, 2022 to empower the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to effectively deliver on its mandate.
The law also seeks to amend and consolidate laws relating to standards, confor…
Ghana and Malta have expressed their commitment to deepen relations in the fields of tourism and culture, as well as trade and investment.
To this end, the two countries will establish special committees to work out the modalities for t…
An online platform to create an opportunity for stakeholders in the educational sector to deliberate on challenges and developments in the sector has been launched.
With the ultimate objective to help find solutions to improve the quali…
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, says the government will continue to implement programmes that seek to enhance the skills and welfare of workers.
He said, “we are ensuring skills development that meet the demands of the Ghan…
Ecocare Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has launched a Community-led Restoration Project (CRP) to plant 300,000 indigenous seedlings in five communities in three districts in the country.
The beneficiary districts which are with…
The Jukwa-Twifo Praso road which was washed out by torrential rain in the area and the over flow of the Surowi River has been opened for the movement of vehicles and individuals.
Authorities would continue with measures to ensure that…
The National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCSALW) and the National Peace Council (NPC) have commended the Ghana Police Service for their swift action in the recent Islamic Senior High School (SHS) incident.
Their commenda…
The continuous misapplication of agro-chemical products was causing the extinction of ecological resources in the country, Nana Boakye Ameyaw Pentenprem II, the Nifahene of Techiman Traditional Council (TTC), has stated.
He noted that…
The National Disaster and Management Organisation (NADMO) has implored Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to protect open spaces for emergency cases.
According to the Director-General of NADMO, Mr Eric Nana Agyema…
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