Under the previous government’s flagship ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ policy, over 2.7 million bags of fertiliser were distributed by Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
This was disclosed by former President Nana Akufo-Addo at his last address on the ‘State of the Nation’ in parliament on January 3 this...
With a myriad of challenges facing the sector, the nomination of Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu as Education Minister-designate, makes interesting reading.
Huruna Iddrisu will hold the singular honour of leading the education sector’s transformation, based on government’s 30-point policy proposition in the 2024 election manifesto...
By Dr. Theophilus ACHEAMPONG
On 7th January 2025, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party was inaugurated for the third time as President of the Republic of Ghana.
This followed the NDC’s emphatic victory in the December 2024 elections, with President Mahama securing an almost 15 percentage point gap...
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
Passage of the long-awaited Start-up and Innovation bill could mark a turning point for the country's nascent technology sector, according to Richard Nunekpeku - Vice President-Legal and Strategy at the Ghana Fintech and Payments Association - who says it will be crucial as the new...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU ([email protected] )
Amid the inflationary pressures in 2024, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) implemented a series of measures aimed at reining-in inflation, stabilising the economy and achieving sustainable disinflation.
However, recent consumer inflation data highlight a persistent challenge, raising the likelihood of further...
In the weeks leading up to Ghana’s 2024 general elections, the controversial Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly referred to as the Anti-LGBT bill, has become the focus of heated national debates.
There has been mixed reactions from Ghanaians, with many calling for a deeper understanding of...
…made by Ghana's electronic medical record system
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) an integrated electronic medical record (EHR) system designed to deliver efficient and effective healthcare in the country for both patients and health institutions, has however become exhausting to some healthcare workers and patients across the...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Takoradi
First Bank Ghana has been re-launched and officially opened the Takoradi Branch at the central business district to serve the individual and the business community, in the Western and Western North Regions.
“As a business, we recognise that Takoradi is a hub for both lower-end and...
By Elizabeth Punsu, Kumasi
The Kejetia Petty Traders Association leadership has called on the President John Dramani Mahama administration to consider their members when allocating stalls under the Kejetia Phase II project, once it's completed.
According to the Association’s Chairman, Emmanuel Kwarteng, many of their members were sidelined from stall allocations...
Unlawful practices by some unauthorised foreign traders in the market along the cashew value chain are causing concern by affecting the livelihoods of farmers, the Cashew Traders and Exporters Association of Ghana says.
The association claims foreign traders are manipulating the market by purchasing commodities at inflated prices; thereby disrupting established...