Marcus Rashford repeated his late heroics against Paris St-Germain with a superb winner as Manchester United marked their return to the Champions League with a fine win at the home of last season’s beaten finalists. Rashford’s stoppage-time penalty sealed a famous victory at the Parc des Princes 18 months ago and the …

The coalition of savings and loans customers is challenging government’s assertions that some 98% of all depositors of microfinance, savings and loans and financial houses whose licenses were revoked, have been paid their claims. The aggrieved customers contend government has only validated five hundred and three thousand out of the …

Bruno Martini is a French team handball goalkeeper. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th, and also at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the team placed 6th. Report currently gathered from BBC and the world of football indicates that Bruno Martini, legendary France goalkeeper passed …

Former Real Madrid and Manchester City star Robinho is set to be jailed in his native Brazil, the Minister of Women, Family and Human Rights in the nation has said. The Brazilian international was convicted of rape in 2017, as outlined by The Guardian, with a nine-year jail sentence handed …

Report Provides Rich Perspectives from Scaling Innovations and Entrepreneurship,to Transforming Education Towards a Skills-based Model of Collaborative Learning and Powerful Calls for Policy Enhancements to Help Women and Youth in the Informal Sector. 12th OCTOBER 2020: Djembe Consultants, the award-winning Africa-focused communications consultancy, today launched its latest Insights Report in partnership with …

The World Bank is supporting the extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) for Ghana and other countries by six months. By 2021 WBG and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, the World Bank will also determine if the economic and financial situation of developing and emerging economies requires to …

The full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on January 1, 2021, is expected to see a reduction in customs duties within Africa, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has said. According to him, the implementation of the agreement will also witness a reduction of …

The 2nd deputy chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COA Research and Manufacturing Company Ltd and the daughter of Prof Samuel Ato Duncan, Princess Duncan has emerged as the Outstanding Women Young Entrepreneur in Ghana at the third edition of Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA).   The 2020 edition of Ghana …

Members of the Senior Staff Association, of Universities of Ghana (SSAUoG) will today, Monday, 19 October 2020 lay down their tools over the government’s failure to pay their market premium and second-tier pension arrears dating back between 2010 and 2016. Numbering about 4,500 in all public universities, the senior staff’s …

Tertiary schools will resume academic activities in January 2021. President Nana Akufo-Addo in a national address on Sunday, October 18, 2020, said the academic year will begin for new and continuing students. “SHS 2 and JHS 2 students are back in school, as are some students in tertiary institutions and …

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has engaged journalist in a two-day training program on data interpretation and communication. At the two-days training, Prof. Samuel K Annim, Government Statistician said, GSS and its partners often produce research reports on various aspects of …

The Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) John Dramani Mahama has promised to give the people of Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency a University. According to him, Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency deserves a University that will improve the educational standard of the people in the area. “I will transform …

The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, says Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is the surest path to equipping the Ghanaian youth with employable skills for the world of work. Launching the first-ever TVET Expo in Accra, Mrs Akufo-Addo said having worked with young women as the Executive Director of …

The government has launched a GH¢2 billion guarantee scheme to support universal banks in the country to offer financial support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for them to recover from the COVID-19 shocks. The Ghana Care Guarantee Scheme (GCGS), to be administered by the Ghana Incentive-based Risk-sharing System for …

The Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua is facing an acute shortage of blood. The distressing situation has compelled the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr Arko Akoto Ampaw and some staff to donate pints of blood to save lives. As at Friday, October 16, 2020, the Hospital had only Seven …

The Engagement Manager at the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), George Boateng, has called on government to fashion out a deliberate policy aimed at assisting smallholder farmers to access markets or export channels in the agricultural value chain. According to him, the policy could be the creation of a …

After several years of calling on the government to come to their aid by rescuing them from the financial hardship they encounter while going about their daily duties in the market, head potters, popularly known as Kayayei have finally had a solution to their problem as President Nana Addo Dankwa …

Mr. Selasi Koffi Ackom, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFiC), says all is set for the 2020 GITFiC Conference on Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He said the two day conference slated 27th and 28th of October in Accra, would be on the …

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Quality and Access has relayed that students would advance to the next level of their academics without assessment or examination come January. Speaking on JoyPrime channel, Dr Kwabena Bempah Tandoh said all students would be promoted to the next academic year …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has revealed that the NPP administration under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has invested over $700m in the Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector since taking office in January 2017. Dr. Prempeh made this revelation when he delivered the keynote address …

The United States Embassy and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have launched the US State Department Bureau of African Affairs’ University Partnerships Initiative (UPI) to promote faculty and student exchanges and joint research. It also aims at strengthening ties between the two countries, build their education …

The University of Ghana has announced vacancies for senior-level administrative positions for Administrative/Professional cadre. The positions include Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, University Librarian and Dean for its School of Graduate Studies. Others are: Director – Public Affairs Directorate Director – Academic Affairs Director – University of Ghana Computing Systems Director – Internal …

Members of the Universities of Ghana Senior Staff Association, will from Monday, October 19, lay down their tools. This has been occasioned by the government’s failure to address what they describe as pertinent labour issues. Addressing the media in Accra on Friday morning, the National Chairman of the Association, Abdul-Majeed …

A survey by the British technology research firm, Cable, has revealed that mobile data cost in Ghana ranks as the sixth-lowest in Africa and 34th in the world. The survey, according to Cable, was conducted in 228 countries in the world. The report was published last month and reveals further …

The Vice-President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that the government has kept to its promise of ensuring that depositors who had their monies locked up in over 82 collapsed micro-finance institutions do not lose their funds, MyNewsGh.com reports. The Vice President in an exclusive interview with Kwame Adinkrah on Kumasi-based …

Oil prices fell on Thursday as new restrictions to stem a surge in COVID-19 infections increased uncertainty over the outlook for economic growth and a recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude LCOc1 futures had dropped $1.39, or 3.2% to $41.93 a barrel by 1247 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude …

Ghanaian uprising rapper; affiliated to To Clique Inc, Kwame Kawasem is finally here with the new banging rap song for the year 2020. The rapper has already proofed his gifted style to the public already and all his songs can testify including this recent one he calls ”Ma Ni77as.” On …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says no student in the public universities will pay utility bills from the next academic year. This is intended to lessen the financial burden on students and increase access to tertiary education in the country. Dr. Opoku Prempeh, who announced this at the third …

Academic City College, Ghana’s premium Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) institution has presented a full scholarship to Master Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor, a student of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon, winner of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Academic City Presidential Scholarship Award …

The World Bank has warned African countries, Ghana inclusive to spend wisely and implement innovative strategies which will broaden the tax net to capture every income-generating activity in order to close the vast fiscal gap induced by the pandemic – adding that the situation has further heightened the country’s risk …