The Auditor-General’s report for 2021 has revealed that some academic programmes offered by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have not been accredited. The report dated June 1, 2022, is addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Bagbin. According to details of the report, “out of the 360 programmes run by […]
Fifty-seven postgraduate research students of the School of Graduate Studies, University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been awarded GHS 300,000 research grant to enable them produce timely and quality research work. Out of eighty-two (82) applications received by the School, fifty-seven (57) applicants – four (4) PhD and fifty-three (53) MPhil students – were chosen. […]
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shut down a Shell fuel filling station at Atimpoku in the Eastern Region for selling petrol laced with water. The move followed the circulation of a video on social media and subsequent complaint made to the NPA on August 29, 2022 about a suspected contaminated fuel purchased at the aforementioned […]
Workers across the country have started receiving the monthly 15 per cent Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) agreed upon between the government and Organised Labour. The Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) credited workers account with the allowance today (August 29, 2022). The July 2022 arrears and that of August 2022 were paid together. The […]
The Chair and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, says her outfit is willing to assist Ghana to put the country’s economy on a better footing. The Bulgarian economist made this known in a tweet on Friday, August 26, 2022. According to her, the IMF’s decision to support Ghana stems […]
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is to ban aircraft that are above 20 years from using the country’s airspace. The measure is meant to, among other things, ensure the safety of passengers and crew, as well as their comfort while en route to and from Ghana. Consequently, the GCAA will soon issue a new […]
The Forestry Commission has confirmed that a man who reportedly jumped into the lion enclosure at the Accra Zoo Sunday afternoon and was attacked by a lion has been pronounced dead. He died from injuries sustained and the body has been conveyed to the morgue. The motive of the intruder is yet to be determined. His lifeless […]
The absence of directional signs to tourist sites and inaccessible roads have been cited among challenges affecting the promotion of 25 tourism sites identified in 10 regions. The tourism sites, located in the Greater Accra, Central, Western, Eastern, Volta, Ashanti, Northern, Upper West, Upper East and Bono East Regions, also do not have adequate souvenirs […]
Black Stars assistant coach, George Boateng has left his role as manager of Aston Villa’s U-23 side ‘to concentrate on his role’ with the Ghana national team ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Boateng was temporarily appointed as part of the Black Stars technical team ahead of the nation’s World Cup qualifying play-off with Nigeria. […]
The Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’ has explained his inability to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council on Thursday. According to him, he failed to show up because he has been banished from entering the Manhyia Palace. Mr. Akwasi Addai said this in an interview on Joy FM‘s Top Story. […]
A radio station in Kumasi, Oyerepa FM, has shut down this morning. This is in compliance with an order from the Kumasi Traditional Council that the media house shuts down until further notice. The Council’s Acting President, Baffuor Amankwatia VI, who is the Bantamahene, made the announcement when a team from Oyerepa FM and TV […]
Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association have halted their initial intention to close shops from Monday in protest against what they say were unfavorable government policies affecting private businesses. GUTA did the u-turn after a crunch meeting between its leadership and the Council of State, led by its chairman, Nana Otuo Siriboe II. […]
