Wa, Ghana – The Wa Naa, Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, has oudoored a first-ever queen mother for Wa at an elaborate traditional ceremony in Wa, capital of Upper West Region. Pognaa Hajia Fati Imoro Gberikubo, a 73-year-old mother of seven, was enskinned in the presence of royals and subjects at the palace …
Read More »Access to Potable Water Boosts School Attendance, Economic Activities in Salaa
Salaa, Ghana – Arahamatu, an 11 year old pupil of the Salaa D/A Primary School at Salaa, a farming community in the Gushegu Municipality of the Northern Region, has lauded the efforts of World Vision International Ghana towards poverty eradication in her community. According to her, but for the intervention …
Read More »Sagnarigu MCE Responds To Furniture Deficit
Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Sagnarigu Municipality, one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Northern Region has recorded furniture deficit of about 2,000 for basic schools. As part of efforts to tackle and rectify the challenge posed by the deficit, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Miriam Iddrisu, has presented 40 …
Read More »U-turn: Nurse Assistant Programmes Back
Accra, Ghana – The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana has withdrawn its earlier suspension of training of Nurse Assistant Clinical (NAC) and Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) programmes, which it communicated in a letter that said the suspension was to take effect in the 2019/2020 academic year.According to the earlier …
Read More »Savelugu: Snakes Invade Primary School
Diare, Ghana – Teachers and school children of the Diare Alhuseinia E/A primary school in the Savelugu Municipality live in constant fear due to rampant killing of snakes in the premises. Mr Deishini Abdallah, Headmaster of the school disclosed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) during …
Read More »App Developers Need Govt Support to Create Jobs – MTN
Accra, Ghana – MTN Ghana is urging government to support youth in technology, innovation and application (Apps) development as it has the potential to generate massive employment for the teeming youth. Acting Chief Marketing Officer of MTN Ghana, Noel Kojo-Ganson indicated that technology and innovation have been recognised as imperatives …
Read More »Sagnarigu Municipality Gets Girls’ Model School
Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Sagnarigu Naa, Naa Abdulai Yakubu, has cut sod for the building of a three-unit classroom block model school in the Sagnarigu Municipality. The project forms part of ActionAid girls’ model school to provide quality education and life skills training to girls to bridge the educational gap …
Read More »Zylofon CEO sets up GHS1m Chief Imam Educational Fund
Accra, Ghana – The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold and Zylofon Group of Companies, Nana Appiah Mensah, under the aegis of his charity wing, NAM Mission – has set up ‘The Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu Educational Fund’. The announcement was made when the Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu …
Read More »50 Agric Graduates Off to Israel for 11-month Education Projects
Accra, Ghana – The Israeli government has sponsored some 50 Ghanaian graduates in agriculture to Israel for education projects. This follows collaboration between the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and its partners in Israel to provide state-of-the-art training, as well as opportunities for young graduates in agripreneurship and agribusiness. …
Read More »UDS to Introduce Bachelor Programmes in French
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 …
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