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Free SHS increases enrolment from 800,000 to 1.6million – Prez Akufo-Addo

Bolgatanga, Oct 02, GNA – The implementation of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy has increased enrolment from 800,000 in 2016 to 1.6 million in 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed. Speaking to stakeholders during a...

Businesses are suffering; reduce policy rate to support them (GNCCI to BoG).

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) is calling for a reduction in the policy rate to support business growth. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank of Ghana is presently meeting to review developments in the Ghanaian...

IMF expects revenue to underperform target and expenditure to overshoot target

The International Monetary Fund expects revenue to underperform the Ghana Government target by 0.1% of Gross Domestic Product in 2024, while expenditure overshoots the target by a similar margin. The Fund is forecasting a budget deficit of 5.0% for Ghana...

Excessive heat causes outages (ECG).

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has explained that the excessive heat waves being experienced in some parts of the country were impacting their efficient service of power supply. It said due to the high ambient temperature at this time...

Bono Regional Minister urges discipline ahead of NPP primaries

The Bono Regional Minister, Hon. Justina Owusu Banahene, has emphasized the critical need for unity and discipline within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as the region prepares for parliamentary primaries, stressing the importance of internal cohesion for party success. Justina...

A missile attack on Ukraine Pushes Death toll to 18

The death toll from the Russian missile strike on Ukraine on Tuesday rose to 18, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. About 130 more were injured in the attack, Zelensky said in an address published on the presidential website. According to...

Ukraine Shot Down Aircraft Carrying Prisoners

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed Wednesday that Ukraine launched two missiles at the Il-76 military transport aircraft, killing all 74 people on board. “Today at 11:15 am, the Kiev regime committed a terrorist act, as a result of which a...

Nigeria Bans the Use of Sytrofoam and Single-Use Plastics

Nigeria’s southwestern state of Lagos and the country’s economic hub has banned the use of styrofoam and single-use plastics to address environmental concerns and promote sustainability. The move comes as part of a comprehensive effort to mitigate the adverse effects...

Over 70 miners feared dead in Mali mine collapse

More than 70 people were killed in a collapse of a tunnel at a gold mining site in southwest Mali, local media reported Wednesday. The collapse of the tunnel at the gold mining site in the Kangaba region occurred on...

Egyptian and Russian Leaders jointly approve of nuclear plant

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday virtually participated in the foundation-laying ceremony of a new unit of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. “Today, they are writing a new bright chapter in history by fulfilling...
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Next NPP gov’t to establish Hall of Fame in all regions, Tourism Minister reveals.

If given another mandate at this year’s general election, the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will establish Creative...
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