I love books. My love for books led me into dealing in books, so there is no bookshop worthy of its name in Accra that I do not know. Even the Catholic bookshop that is hidden in a very tight corner of Adabraka has felt the presence of my...
…as UTAG suspends strike Academic work has resumed at the various university campuses across the nation, following the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) decision to suspend its most recent strike action. This comes in the wake of an emergency meeting between leaders of the Association, Ministry of Employment and Labour...
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has abandoned 14 projects valued at GH¢78.9million, funded from Internally Generated Fund (IGF) - with most of them left for about eight years, the 2020 Auditor General’s (AG) report has revealed. The report said seven of the projects, which were delayed and abandoned in...
2020 South Africa Visits The is second episode in my Why I Love Africa (WILOA) series. In February 2020, I did whistle stops in Durban, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town as part of a 10-day visit to South Africa. I visited scholars and administrators at the Durban University of Technology (Durban), University...
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education is urging parents across the country to prioritise Technical Vocational Education & Training (TVET) for their children, as it presents more self-employment career opportunities. According to the Committee’s leadership, recent statistics have shown that job opportunities are very limited on the African continent -...
The Maarif International School (MIS), which opened here in Accra in 2019, is an offspring of the Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF) established in 2016 by the Turkish Government via an act of Parliament. The primary function of this state foundation is to provide high level, holistic education and education services...
At the weekend, I delivered a lecture at the Masjidus-Salam to the people of Maamobi on the topic Parental Role in a Child’s Reading Journey. I gladly accepted to do that because of two very important factors. The first factor is that it feeds into our vision at Success...
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island, says Walt Disney. However, as an author, after wringing out this treasure from the engines of your brain, what next? Launching it! Launching is when you outdoor your book and create awareness on it...
Chief Executive of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has urged the youth to take keen interest in the changes that are happening in industries while choosing a career path. According to her, due to the recent changes that are happening in industries, it is imperative for the youth to properly understand...
Communication specialist and the editor of Teens Magazine, Mrs. Mercy Adjabeng, has advised that the approach to addressing adolescent upbringing should be a holistic one and not just centred around the adolescent alone as has always been the practice. Mrs. Adjabeng noted that over a period of time the focus...