A Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has blamed Ghana’s underdevelopment on the poor quality of leadership structures in the country. According to him, the country has not experienced significant infrastructural and economic growth due to a lack of selfless leaders. He describes this as a “leadership crisis.” Speaking…
By: Araphat Dimah The 13th edition of the Gandawii Naabahilime Festival, celebrated by the Chiefs and People of Pulima Traditional Area, commenced with a call for harmony in diversity to ensure peaceful elections. The theme for this year’s festival, “Harmony in Diversity: Empowering Voices for Peaceful Elections,” resonated throughout the community. Kuoru Deiwia Osman Nankpa…
Associate Professor of Soil Fertility at the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Kwame Agyei Frimpong, has suggested to the government to channel its energies toward developing agricultural education and not solely focus on STEM education. He expressed concerns about the lack of infrastructure in agricultural faculties and colleges, describing the facilities in these areas as…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced plans by the government to distribute over 1.4 million tablets to students in senior high schools under the free SHS policy. The minister said the move is to help improve teaching and learning in the various public senior high schools across the country. Speaking at…
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The United States Embassy in Ghana has highly commended the Ghana Journalists Association for being assertive and standing up to politicians who attack media practitioners in the line of duty. According to the Embassy, for democracy to gain roots anywhere in the world, including the United States, where the practice is considered…
The National Service Scheme has assured all 2023/2024 service personnel that their allowances will be paid by the end of next week. The NSS Secretariat, in an earlier media engagement, stated that it will pay the arrears owed to the 2023/2024 service personnel by the first week of February. The Acting Head of Corporate Affairs…
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has disclosed that the new Standing Orders of the House include provisions enabling MPs to belong to an independent caucus. This is quite a departure from the conventional alignment with either the Majority or Minority caucuses. The former Nadowli Kaleo MP made this revelation during his opening remarks in Parliament…
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in the Greater Accra region, Madam Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has launched an ambitious skills training programme aimed at equipping students in tertiary institutions with hands-on employable skills as they pursue their academic goals. A total of 125 selected tertiary students out…
The Kanton Senior High Secondary School has harvested 30 bags of maize and three and a half bags of soybean from a two-acre farm cultivated as a pilot to help alleviate their food problems. Mr Mohammed Kanton, the headmaster of the school who spoke to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said the objective was to…
Economist Prof. Lord Mensah has warned that overspending and burdening the country with more debt in 2024 could unsettle the economy for the next 22 years. Speaking on the AM Show, he raised concerns that excessive budget overruns during election years, coupled with Ghana’s inability to raise long-term debt financing could derail economic gains under…
