Africa requires a Pan-African Institute of Media to sharpen the narratives and create better image for the continent, Dr Victor B. Oladokun, the Director, Communications and External Relations of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said on…
The Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) has supported more than 60,000 smallholder farmers with production inputs to increase productivity, yield and incomes.
The inputs are improved seeds and fertilizers, which can c…
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has described corruption as a "frightening cancerous national canker" and rallied the collective effort of all stakeholders to drastically curtail the menace.
The Commission noted that…
Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister on has urged the Regional Ministers of the newly-created regions to galvanize their people to forge ahead in unity to accelerate holistic development of their regions.
Development of the regions m…
A new study finds that even if you’ve never worked out before, you still have the same ability as a world-class athlete to build muscle.
But experts caution that a gym novice may want to start off slowly to avoid injury.
Additionall…
Mr Martin Segtub, a Climate Change Communications Researcher has said climate change poses more threats to women than men especially in developing countries.
He explained that climate change affected women in areas such as agriculture, …
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have agreed that recycling plants should be built across all the 16 geographical regions of Ghana, and the Value Added Tax (VAT) be increased to address the nation's sanitation problems.
Despite efforts…
Ghanaians should demonstrate passion in the fight against corruption in all its forms, Ms. Margaret Konama, Ashanti Regional Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has advised.
There is the need for the citizenr…
A Food Safety Consultant and Dean of the Kumasi Technical University Graduate School, Dr. Patricia Owusu Darko on Wednesday stated that about 250,000 food poisoning cases are recorded daily globally.
She said worldwide food poisoning wa…
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has said 600 information units would be established across the country while information officers would be appointed to manage them for the implementation of the Right to Information Act…
The Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regional Police Command has cautioned the citizenry to avoid walking at isolated areas at night.
Chief Inspector Augustine Kingsley Oppong, the Public Relations Officer for the Command, gave the caution at …
Parts of the world are still unsafe for more people to live in their countries as figures on displaced people across the globe continue to increase.
This is probably due to wars, internal and external aggressions, poverty, climate chang…
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has called on all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), to devise better and more efficient strategies to increase their Internally Generated Funds (IGF).
He said property r…
Future Energy East Africa to feature Women in Power Luncheon, German Country Pavilion and 12+ utility CEOs
”The East African market is a growing and attractive market“
A Women in Power Luncheon, a German Country Pavilion with energy…
An Accra-Nsawam bound train on Thursday suffered a minor derailment at Kotoku, the technical team at the Ghana Railway Company Limited, announced.
The train was embarking on one of its test runs to pave way for the reopening of the trac…
The Military and the Police, in the early hours of Thursday, conducted a swoop at the Buduburam Refugee settlement in the Gomoa East District in the Central Region to weed out criminals residing within the settlement and its surrounding vi…
About 60 Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have received pre-training briefing to begin a three-week counter-terrorism training at Huhunya in the Eastern Region.
The training forms part of a national counter-terrorism st…
Management of Total Petroleum Ghana Limited (Total Ghana), a locally listed oil marketing company, has rewarded its best performing transporters at the annual Transporters' Award event held in Accra.
A statement issued in Accra to the G…
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) and Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) are sensitizing stakeholders of the maritime industry on new regulations to reduce sulphur emissions from ships to save lives and the environment.
The seminar seeks…
Compromising up to 60% of the human adult body, water is vital for life.
It regulates body temperature, transports nutrients, provides structure to cells and tissues, and removes waste.
With various types of water on the market, you …
The Paga Health Centre in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region has not recorded any maternal death for three years running.
Mrs. Juliana Anam-erime, the District Director of the Ghana Health Services, said notwiths…
A delegation from the World Bank on Thursday paid a courtesy on the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), Hajia Alima Mahama to brief her on the challenges confronting the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Develo…
The results of the 2019 Erasmus+ call bring the total number of exchanges between Africa and Europe to 26,247 since the beginning of the programme in 2014
The EU has invested an additional €17.6 million to support over 8,500 newly selec…
The Service intends to carry out round one of the campaign from September 25 to 28 in all districts in the Northern, North East, Savanna, Upper East and Greater Accra Regions
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched series of vaccina…
The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, has urged civil society and state institutions to take active interest in Parliament’s activities.
He said he was aware those bodies generated data, and as such urged them to find wa…
A test-run of the Accra-Nsawam train service on Thursday morning suffered a minor set-back following the derailment of one of the coaches.
Graphic Online's reporter, Nana Konadu Agyeman who was part of the media team on board the train …
As part of President Nana Akufo-Addo's decision to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa by 2020, the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has commissioned a set of brand new mini waste vehicles and a drain cleansing team at the Freed…
The Head of the Ghana Police Forensic Laboratory, Supt Dr Kofi Adjapong Afrifah, has said the DNA tests to determine whether there is a relationship between the missing Takoradi girls and the skeletal humans found in a septic tank and a …
The people of Adamrobe in the Eastern Region, for a long time, believed that the mystery behind 50 members of their community, some from the same family, being hearing impaired was a curse.
Scientific research has, however, proved oth…
The National Executive of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has indicated that it cannot immediately call off its strike, as directed by the National Labour Commission (NLC), until it meets the NAGRAT National Counci…
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) on Wednesday denied allegations that it presented a birthday gift the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
A Statement signed from the Public Relations Unit of the NLA an…
Operators of Hotels, Guest Houses and Hostels in and around Effutu Municipality have been urged to periodically forward returns on foreigners who lodge in their facilities to the Ghana Immigration Service.
The directive must be strictly…
The Total Life Enhancement Centre Ghana, (TOLEC Gh), a Non- Governmental Organisation, has organized a mental health sensitization workshop for first year students of the Tamale Nursing Training College (NTC).
The workshop, which sought…
The National Executive Council of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has expressed its intention to embark on a nationwide strike action if their demands are not met.
The Council made this known at a News …
Mr Simon Osei Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Minister, has asked the Management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited to expedite action on the construction of its Integrated Recycling and Compost Plant (IRECOP) in the Ashanti Region.
This, he said, …
Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Wednesday said government has achieved 85% success rate in the fight against illegal small-scale mining, otherwise known as galamsey.
He said there were some reca…
The Mental Health Authority (MHA) has called on government to resource the Authority to be able to conduct baseline researches on suicides and how it affects the development of the nation.
It said the move would inform the Authority on …
Mr Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, the Deputy Minister of Transport, official has been installed as the Mampong Asomkahene (Information Chief), a sub-chief in the Eastern Region.
With the stool name, Nana Otu Ansah I, the Deputy Minist…
The Institute of Public Relations, Ghana (IPR) has fixed Friday, October 25, 2019 for the election of new Executive Committee members for 2020/2021 tenure.
Nominations for the various positions: President, Vice President, Honorary Secre…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched series of vaccination campaigns against polio outbreak to prevent the spread of the virus in high risk areas among children under five.
The first phase which is termed 'round zero' would ensur…
Dr Gotz Schmidt-Bremme, the German Ambassador to Morocco, has called for free movements of Africa people to facilitate rapid socio-economic growth and development of the continent.
He said free country to country movements in Africa wou…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is stepping up its support to help Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to rebuild lives and fast track early recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction after Cyclones Idai and Kenneth. Within si…
Time seems to be in sprint mode. A few decades ago when we used to indulge in gutter to gutter and trekked on foot several miles to take part in major counters-ball tournaments (you know if you know) it appeared the days and nights were ex…
The Government of Ghana is committed to ensuring that the industrialization agenda set by the President Nana Akufo-Addo is achieved in order to move the economy from a raw material exporter to a value addition one. These remarks were mad…
The Quality Bus System (QBS), commonly referred to as Aayalolo, has deployed 50 buses on the streets of Accra as the bus service returns to the road since October 2018.
The QBS is also increasing its routes and operation as part of a …
Two persons have been arrested in Accra for changing the expiry dates of canned Lucozade energy drinks.
They were arrested last Saturday, September 7, 2019, by officers of the Food and Drugs Authority at Andiana Royal Ventures, a wareho…
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has reiterated the advice to Ghanaians to ensure that they always travel abroad with the requisite documents to avoid being deported when caught, a situation which could ruin their plans of travelling …
More than 55,000 people owe the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) GH¢75 million, representing default in the repayment of the loans students took to cushion them while in school.
Out of the number, about 35,000 have made some form of pa…
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Amidu, in his capacity as a private citizen, has dragged the Attorney General and construction firm, Waterville, to the Supreme Court over the non-enforcement of a judgement debt retrieval order direc…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has entreated parents and guardians to make their under five-year-old children available for the vaccination against polio virus Type Two special immunisation exercise currently underway in the Greater Accr…
