Tamale, Ghana – It has been discovered that after over a decade of introduction of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) which serves school children hot meals every day, the programme has not been able to achieve its third objective of economic empowerment among farmers as less than 10 percent …
Read More »N/R: Your Service is to God – Min. to Teachers
Tamale, Ghana – Northern Regional Minister Salifu Saeed has commended the work of teachers in some basic schools in the Tamale metropolis on the first day of school after the reopening. “We appreciate some of the challenges you go through as teachers but that notwithstanding, we believe that service to …
Read More »IFC Awards Winners of Maiden EDGE Students Competition
Accra, Ghana – A 20 year old architectural engineering student of the Central University, David Gifat Ampiaw, has emerged the topmost winner of the maiden IFC Students Architectural Design Competition organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Olufemi Abodunrin and Cheryl Omani-Baah of the same institution emerged second and third …
Read More »UW/R: Minister reaffirms commitment to converting Wa Poly into Tech University
Gwollu, Ghana – The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has reiterated his commitment to the Chiefs and people of the Gwollu Traditional Area in the Sissala West District to ensure that the Wa Polytechnic attains a Technical University status. He said converting the Wa Polytechnic, which was …
Read More »“I Have High Regards For Our Traditional Rulers” – Dr Bin Salih
Zini, Ghana – The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has said he has high regards for traditional authorities in his community transformation agenda since they are the first port of call whenever the people have any challenge. “I have decided that I am going to liaise with …
Read More »YEfL Expresses Concern Over Provision of Poor Quality Education
Tamale, Ghana – Tamale based youth centred nongovernmental organisation, Youth Empowerment for Life (YEfL), has expressed concern in the quality of education currently being churned out by Ghana’s government to citizens. Though it commends the Nana Akufu-Addo led administration on “..its progress in providing access to basic and secondary education, …
Read More »UW/R: Regional Minister Bemoans Poor Academic Performance of Students
Wa, Ghana – The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, has bemoaned the poor performance of students at both the Junior High School and Senior High School levels in the region, saying it can affect development. Speaking on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Radio Upper West’s current affairs programme …
Read More »UW/R: Regional Minister Welcomes UK Volunteers Into The Region
Wa, Ghana – Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih onThursday, welcomed a group of volunteers from the United Kingdom (UK) into the region to render educational services to the chiefs and people of Kaleo in the Nadowli/Kaleo district. The volunteers, numbering ten, paid a courtesy called on the …
Read More »Northern Savannah CSOs Urge Govt to Review US$1m Per Constituency Policy in The 2019 Mid-year Budget Review
Bolgatanga, Ghana – The Coalition of Northern Savannah Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by Northern Patriots in Research and Advocacy (NORPRA) is calling on government particularly the Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, review the $1 million per constituency policy as it prepares to present the 2019 …
Read More »IFC Launches The Edge Architecture Students Competition
Accra, Ghana – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) a member of the World Bank Group will be launching the EDGE Architecture Students Competition, on July 18, 2019 in Accra. The objective of the EDGE Students Competition is to demonstrate how simple it is to build green and reduce our impact …
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