Accra, Ghana – The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Ghana Chapter, has opened nominations for the second edition of its annual media awards aimed at recognizing outstanding work of journalists in agriculture and biotechnology. The OFAB 2018 awards ceremony, to be held in September this year in Burkina Faso, …

Alhaji Ali Muhammad Katu, General Manager of Ghana Agricultural Insurance Pool (GAIP), on Monday called on the government to take steps to urgently institute a Ghana Agriculture Insurance Policy to protect the investment of farmers and build confidence in the sector. He explained that such a policy would transform the …

Wa, Ghana – The Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) is to introduce a Bachelor of Arts and Education programmes in French next academic year, if it is able to secure approval from National Accreditation Board (NAB). Authorities of the University say a request to run the …

Accra, Ghana – The National Identification Authority (NIA) has confirmed it has not issued a Ghana card to any Minority Member of Parliament. “Neither the A.g Executive Secretary nor any NIA authorised Registration Official has anything to do with the creation and circulation of the said pictures which can only …

Bolgatanga, Ghana – 38 brand new tricycles belonging to the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), now the Northern Development Authority (NDA), have been left to rot away in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region. The tricycles attached with their trailers and meant for farmers under SADA have been parked in …

Katajale, Ghana – At least nine persons sustained injuries and many others fled their homes during a chieftaincy clash among Nawuris at Katajale in the Kpandai district of the Northern region, the police confirmed. The violence broke out Friday following efforts by a feuding faction to depose a queen mother …

Salaga, Ghana – Four unidentified robbers in mask have made away with two motorbikes belonging to patients relatives in the early hours of Friday June, 15 after an attack on the security man on duty. According to the security man Mohammed Seidu who was at post when the incident happened, …

Accra, Ghana – The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has revealed that he has received the report on the alleged missing or dead baby saga at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital). He said he will study the document after which the GHS will …

Accra, Ghana – Mrs Samira Bawumia has launched the Nurturing Care Framework for Early Childhood Development in Ghana programme. The wife of Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia launched the programme during the maiden National Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Conference, which started on Tuesday in Accra. The three-day programme was …

Accra, Ghana – Minister of Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has said procurement processes for the purchase of ambulances for all the health posts in the 275 constituencies in Ghana has started. According to her, it has become critical that more ambulances are procured as a way of resuscitating …