Tamale — The Ghana Federation of Disabilities (GFD) has urged government to employ sign language interpreters to support the hearing impaired and other members of the federation when seeking medical care at the country’s hospitals. The president of the Northern Regional women’s wing of the Blind Union, Madam Abubakari Ayishetu, said in an interview with […]
Cape Town — E-hailing drivers from Bolt, Uber, DiDi, UberEats and Indriver have gone on a national 3-day strike to demand government action in regulating the e-hailing sector. The group – Unity in Diversity – that represents the drivers, says there is ongoing communication with the departments to which they submitted their memoranda. Drivers want […]
Tarkwa — One person died with four others seriously injured during violent clashes at Bonsaso, in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality of the Western Region,on Wednesday afternoon. One Alhassan, also known as Allah, who sustained serious injuries and died on arrival at the Tarkwa Government Hospital, had been deposited at the mortuary awaiting post-mortem examination. Four others, […]
Yesterday the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, updated Ghanaians on fiscal measures to tackle the rising cost of living in the country resulting from skyrocketing prices of petroleum products and general inflation, as well as other measures to shore up revenue and ameliorate the hardship of the populace. Acknowledging the hardship facing the ordinary man, Mr […]
Machakos — Remember when you brought home your first baby, your newborn, and you felt completely overwhelmed and lost? Imagine someone handing you triplets- and you were left to raise them without a partner! That’s exactly what Minoo Muema feels after giving birth to her beautiful triplets. The 21-year-old mom had a C-section at the […]
Nairobi — Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and Association of Startups and SME Enablers in Kenya (ASSEK) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance innovation and support startups in Kenya. The two parties agreed to achieve this by utilizing existing innovation platforms, conducting joint innovation initiatives and jointly lobbying for innovation policies development […]
Cape Town — A national conference on the political way forward for Guinea, has been initiated by the ministry of territorial administration and decentralization, with the aim of building a “new institutional framework”. This comes after the military seized power from the previous president Alpha Condé in September 2021. Since then there has been pressure […]
With the role played by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in the realisation of four international terminals at the nation’s major airports and the provision of infrastructural projects in Nigeria by Chinese companies in collaboration with the federal government, the Ambassador of People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, His Excellency, Cui Jianchun, has […]
Abuja — The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said the federal government made strident effort to improve the health of Nigerians, including committing over N80 billion to equip health institutions across the country. He said this yesterday, while declaring open a two-day summit on Primary HealthCare Development in Nigeria holding in Abuja. In addition, […]
Mr. President, Eritrea is taking the floor in explanation of position after the adoption of draft resolution A/ES-11/L2 (Humanitarian consequences of the aggression against Ukraine) The draft resolution just adopted regrettably makes reference to the resolution adopted on 2nd March which my delegation voted against. Eritrea is disappointed that the humanitarian issue is politicized. Eritrea […]
The second phase of the Strengthening Border and Migration Management in Ghana (SMMIG) project, to support institutions to manage irregular migration flows has been launched in Accra. This followed the successful implementation of the first phase of the project by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), with […]
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Ghana: Addressing Economic Imbalances –
Govt outlines tough measures Cuts expenditure by 20% Reduces fuel prices To mobilise more revenue Shore up cedi to halt depreciation The government yesterday announced a cocktail of measures to help address the imbalances in the economy and also to mitigate the prevailing economic hardships in the country. The measures which are expected to have […]
There are indications that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is determined to bring to completion the projects he set out to execute in the aviation industry, which include the establishment of national carrier, the establishment of aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, aircraft leasing company, aerospace university and construction of second runway at the Nnamdi […]
The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) has called for the implementation of the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) by the Heads of Government and Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa. The Coalition will also strengthen the systems for the detection and identification of African assets in foreign jurisdictions towards recovering the assets. The Technical […]
PREMIUM TIMES’ check on Mr Taiwo’s cause list, the list of the day’s scheduled cases, showed that the judgement on the defection of Governor Ayade of Cross River State from PDP to APC has been shifted to April 6. The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed its judgement on a suit seeking to have […]
Abuja — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it has suspended taking further action on the court ruling on the defection of the Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe due to multiple court orders and conflicting actions. The Commission in a statement by its National Commissioner in charge of […]
The court held that the states Attorneys-General lack the legal right to institute the lawsuit to challenge the deduction of funds from the federation account to settle the Paris Club refund-associated judgement debts without their governors’ consent. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit instituted by the 36 states’ Attorneys-General challenging […]
Asamankese — The 1991 year group of the Asamankese Senior High School (ASASCO) has donated 120 mono desks worth GH₵12,500 to the school in the Eastern Region yesterday. The donation, the first of its kind from the group followed an appeal from the management of the school to help promote teaching and learning. The president […]