The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama has renovated the Female Infirmary Ward of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital. With close to GH¢20,000 from the Minister’s personal savings, she fixed broken and hanging ceilings at the ward, corrected some plumbing works and renovated the washrooms, replaced old...
The African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE), through its flagship network, WomanRising has announced its 2017 WomanRising 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs (100 MOWE) List. The list, which features Ghanaian women entrepreneurs was compiled by TANOE Research and follows TANOE and WomanRising’s work in promoting achievements and exceptional milestones by women...
Former Deputy Director of Prudential Bank, Mary Brown, has urged women leading organisations to take seriously, the issue of personal branding in order to excel in the various sectors where they find themselves. Speaking at a seminar themed: ‘Positioning yourself at the top, the challenges and rising above to succeed’,...
Government has assured local manufacturers in the apparel sector of providing the enabling environment to help them attain their vision of becoming the preferred apparel manufacturing hub in Africa for major global brands. Speaking at the launch of the Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM) in Accra, the Minister for...
Today, all over the world, women have been empowered to attain their full potential and explore areas that bring them comfort, reveal their strength and contribute to the economy of the nation they find themselves in. Meet Bernie-Asher Makafui Grey, Ghana’s first female Uber driver, or Uber businesswoman, if you...
The  African Innovation Foundation (AIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with  The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) in Nairobi, to create more value and enhance cooperation, interaction, and knowledge sharing in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa. The agreement was signed by Ambassador Walter Fust, Chairman of the...
Access Bank Ghana has hosted over 60 market women from Makola Market in Accra, to commemorate the global Women Entrepreneurship Day (WED). The workshop organized under the Bank’s flagship programme, the ‘W’ Initiative, was in partnership with the Makola Institute to build the capacity of women business owners. Key topics...
Betway, Ghana’s largest sports betting company, has held a forum to address some of the issues faced by patrons of it services, in Kumasi. The forum dubbed, "Betway Player Meetings" will be replicated across three other locations across Ghana. This is another innovative step by the company to connect with...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interconnected computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with a unique identifier network connectivity that enables some physical components to collect and exchange data over the internet without human intervention. Corporate organizations, individuals, government agencies...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said the new jobs programme – Nation Builders Corps –  announced in the recent budget is, perhaps, the most ambitious programme designed to address what has become the most critical economic challenge of the country. According to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Nation...