Ministry for Inner Cities & Zongo Development signs 2 MOUs to enhance capacities of over 2,000 beneficiaries today

 The Ministry for Inner Cities and Zongo Development will today, Monday December 3, 2018, sign two (2) MOUs aimed at helping boost the capacities of residents of inner cities and Zongo communities in the country. The First is the Zongo Coders Program which starts with an MOU with a non-profit organization Initiative for Youth Development. […]

GIJ Students up in arms against school authorities over no fees, no exams policy

Aggrieved students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) yesterday demonstrated against their school authorities for preventing them from writing end of semester exams because they could not pay Academic Facilities User Fees and register on time. Some other students, who have paid their fees, also joined the protest in solidarity because of the inability […]

Revealed: gov’ts drone medical supply project contract awarded to foreign entity for 12 million dollars via sole sourcing

Details emerging indicate that government’s drone emergency medical supply project which is due to commence in 2019 has been awarded to a foreign company by name Zipline International Inc. at a cost of 12 Million Dollars. Documents to that effect from the Public Procurement Authority, the Office of the President and the National Security Council […]

Election 2020: make HIV/AIDS test mandatory for all presidential and parliamentary candidates-Alban Bagbin

A National Democratic Congress [NDC] flagbearer hopeful and a 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is advocating for presidential and parliamentary candidates to be tested for HIV/AIDS as part of their qualification processes. This, he says will raise awareness on the need for persons to get tested and help take away the stigma associated […]

USA: Two more blood pressure drugs recalled for potential cancer risk

Teva Pharmaceuticals has launched a voluntary recall into two drugs used to treat high blood pressure as yet more medications face concerns over a possible cancer risk. In a statement from Teva posted by the Food and Drug Administration, the recall affects all lots of combination tablets featuring the drugs amlodipine and valsartan and another combo drug featuring amlodipine, […]