Six years after the successful implementation of the government’s flagship programme, One District One Factory (1D1F) under the leadership of the Trade Minister, John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, about 175 factories are currently operating in the country.
Mr. Kyerematen spearheaded the ambitious industrialisation policy with a mindset of creating jobs and...
James is busy every day. As an experienced credit vendor based in Accra, he tells me that the little tote-bag slung around his shoulders used to be packed with scratchcards. Those days are now long gone.
"Right now, the Vodafone scratchcards are not in the system anymore. If you want...
… as it launches 2022 Huawei Seeds for the Future Program dedicated to females
Deputy Managing Director at Huawei Ghana, Kweku Essuman Quansah, has reiterated the need to intensify training and education in Information Communication Technology and Science Technology Mathematics and Engineering (STEM) as it is one of the key drivers...
The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), in its latest WASSCE Ghana Monitoring Report, 2022, has urged the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to thoroughly investigate all incidents of fraud, and prosecute those found culpable in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).
According to Eduwatch, not allowing these culprits to...
urges gov’t and unions to dialogue
With almost every teacher union group from basic to tertiary level declaring an industrial strike action for one reason or the other currently, civil society organisations (CSOs) within the education space have indicated that the students are the ultimate losers; hence, the...
Dairy import data from the Ghana National Association of Cattle Farmers (GNACAF) indicate that the country imports in excess of US$400million dairy products annually, as demand for fresh milk and other dairy products rise.
Despite this increasing demand, the local dairy industry is stagnating; thereby creating a deficit that can...
The Ghana Alternative Exchange (GAX) is on course to attract additional market listings as managers of the stock exchange have engaged more than 140 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in partnership with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), as well as Stanford Seed Transformation Network Ghana.
GAX, a parallel market,...
Government’s ineffective agricultural policies in the area of irrigation are impacting negatively on smallholder farmers - leading to high levels of poverty among them, Executive Director of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), Dr. Charles Nyaaba, has said.
Dr. Nyaaba noted that government’s initiatives aimed at addressing food security...
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr. Owusu Afriye Akoto, has expressed appreciation for the concerted effort of farmers within Volta Region for sharing knowledge with smallholder farmers.
He gave the commendation on Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) in the Volta Region, applauding...
Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) and its Chief Executive Archie Hesse picked up awards at this year’s Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA), held in Accra.
Mr. Hesse was named among the Top-20 Tech Leaders in Africa, while GhIPSS was awarded for excellence in promoting financial inclusion.
GITTA,...