Mokolo — In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are underway with many schools, mosques and churches providing temporary shelter. Heavy rains fall in Mokolo, a business and agricultural district on Cameroon’s northern border with […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from Monday begin a two-day working visit to the Volta Region. The President is scheduled to commission projects, inspect ongoing ones and confer with traditional leaders of the area. On Monday, President Akufo-Addo will attend the opening of the Ghana Bar Association Conference in Ho, followed by an interview […]
The Chiefs and people of the Oti Region have expressed gratitude to the government for the construction of the 56.4km Jasikan-Dodo Pepesu Road and other development projects. Speaking on behalf of the Chiefs at Kadjebi on Thursday, Nana Asabre Amankwatia II, Baamuhene of Kadjebi Traditional Area said the government had indeed “walked the talk and […]
By Lincoln G. Peters Chinese Ambassador accredited to Liberia REN Yisheng has described gender equality as not only a basic human right but also an important link in giving full play to human potential, promoting sustainable development and ultimately achieving a peaceful society. Ambassador Ren further stressed that gender equality is a greater link to […]
Members of the Liberian Senate seemed to have lost their right frame of mind when they endorsed and passed the Act Adopting an Integrated Pension and Benefits Scheme for Certain Categories of Officials of the Government of the Republic of Liberia, allotting themselves half of their current salary for retirement. The Act is cited as […]
The US government has sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting a specimen of the 2023 national voter registration (VR) card, which is expected to be biometric. The American government, through its international development agency (USAID), provides support to the elections management body; as such, it is concerned about American taxes […]
The Gambia tourism industry which has been one of the steady sectors contributing to the Gambia GDP but witnessed a setback like other sectors as a result of the Covid-19 emergence, is now gradually picking up as its number of air arrival increased by 15% in 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. According […]
IEC chairman and former Scout Chief Alieu Mamor Njai has on behalf of the Scout Community shared his condolences to the people of the United Kingdom following the news of Queen Elizabeth Il’s death. Until her death, the Queen was the head of World Scouts. Njai said he had an opportunity to meet with Her […]
Foreign airlines operating into the nation’s airport are yet to access their $265million trapped funds released by the federal government. LEADERSHIP recall that the federal government released $265 million out of the $464million revenue earnings trapped in the country. A breakdown of the figure indicated that the sum of $230 million was released as special […]
Mr. President, the recent demolition exercise that was conducted in August this year at Jabang and led by the Department of Physical Planning and Housing leaving many affected families homeless with no shelter is worrisome and that there is urgent need for government intervention. These families legally acquired their lands from Social Security and Housing […]
The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure on Tuesday, 6 September, 2022, organised a day-long sensitisation workshop for over 40 journalists from the print and electronic media on the theme ‘Road Safety’, at the Senegambia Beach Hotel in Kololi. The main objective of the workshop was to improve the reporting skills of the media personnel […]
On the margins of growing concerns of deaths and health complication posed by kidney problems in The Gambia, the Child Protection Alliance (CPA) has made it known that it has received with ‘grave concern’ the death of over 40 children and 60 more affected by the Acute Kidney Injuries (AKI). “The Child Protection Alliance has […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has entered into a one-year partnership with Pan-African digital finance ecosystem outfit, Mara, to become an official sponsor of the Black Stars to drive football sustainability ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, scheduled to kick off in November. A first-of-its-kind in Ghana, Mara will be creating close connections […]
It has not yet been made public how many people had been killed in the attack. Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South District, has confirmed the deaths of some of his personal and security aides during a Sunday attack on his convoy. Mr Ubah’s convoy was attacked around Nkwo Enugwu Ukwu Market axis of […]
A research into the beneficial ownership disclosure of mining companies in Ghana has recommended strict examination of applicants’ background before approval is granted. This due diligence, the research believes would ensure that persons with questionable characters would be uprooted from the Ghanaian mining space. These recommendations were contained in the 17-page research document put together […]
Wa — migration by northners to urban areas The Network of Alumni of the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) in Ghana, on Friday, commenced a two-day workshop here in the Upper West Region to deliberate on issues around rural-urban migration particularly by migrants from the northern part of country to the south. The deliberation was […]
The National Bureau of Statistics, in 2020, ranked Ebonyi State as the fourth poorest state in Nigeria and the least in the South-east, regarding economic development. Despite a debt figure of over N41 billion, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has built another governor’s lodge in Abuja which he said is valued at N1.2 billion. […]
Market activities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) continue to pick up in spite of the difficult macroeconomic conditions and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement on the summary of market activities for last month released by the GSE has indicated that the month of August witnessed a significant increase in market […]