Yearly Archives: 2021

15 MPs, 56 staff test positive for coronavirus so far

Fifteen members of Parliament have tested positive for the deadly covid-19 so far since mass testing began last week. Also, 56 parliamentary staff have contracted the virus. The revelation comes after the speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin directed all MPs and staff to mandatorily test for the virus. Following hesitation from some MPs, some of …

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Farouk Aliu Mahama renovates Yendi Presby School

Member of Parliament for Yendi, Hon. Farouk Aliu Mahama has finished the renovation of classroom blocks at Presby Primary School in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region. This is in fulfillment of his pledge to the school when he visited the school some weeks ago when school resumed after a nine-month …

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KNUST to hold virtual matriculation ceremony for 2020/2021 fresh students

Students admitted into the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology this year will be matriculated via an online ceremony. The decision to hold a virtual ceremony is a result of the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country. The ceremony has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2021. KNUST is not …

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GPL: LIVE UPDATES: Medeama vs Hearts of Oak

Accra Hearts of Oak are in action for the first time after their 2-0 defeat to Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League. The Phobians have travelled to Tarkwa to take on Medeama SC in the last game of matchday twelve of the 2020/2021 season. No injury worries means coach Papic …

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Finance Ministry releases GH¢1.2billion part payment to ECG, GWCL

The Ministry of Finance has released an amount of GH¢1.2 billion as part payment to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Water Company (GWCL) for the freebies they gave out last year as part of the government’s measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. According …

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Akufo-Addo re-elected ECOWAS Chair

President Nana Akufo-Addo has been re-elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). A statement issued following its extraordinary session held on Wednesday, 3 February 2021, said: “… The Authority calls on His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, …

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