A total of 51 female beneficiaries of the Youth Employment programme have received training in driving heavy-duty trucks under its Zoom Captains programme of Zoomlion Ghana Limited. They undertook a 15-week training which was crowned in a closing ceremony on Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Armed Forces Supplies and Transport Training School (FATS), Burma […]

Ghana remains a favourite destination for investment in Africa, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has assured Mr Irchad Razaaly, Ambassador-Designate of the European Union (EU) to Ghana. In this regard, the Minister highlighted the political stability, open democratic values, free media and vibrant civil society which Ghana enjoys. Madam […]

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, has pledged non-interference and cooperation towards the Special Prosecutor (SP), Mr Kissi Agyebeng.“I pledge to you my intention not to interfere with your work and I will not do that at all. I recognise your independence and I will make sure all the help you […]

The Ghana Police Service has no room for lazy detectives, Commissioner of Police Isaac Ken Yeboah, Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department has said. Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr Yeboah has therefore asked detectives to go and change the negative perceptions and narratives of their various units. COP Yeboah was speaking at the closing […]

Authorities in Nigeria’s central Plateau state have imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state capital Jos after gunmen killed at least 18 people during a raid on Tuesday night on a mainly Christian community. Some reports suggest the death toll is well over 30. Officials say 10 suspects have been arrested in connection with the […]

Private jets filled up the runway of the airport in the northern Nigerian city of Kano as members of Nigeria’s elite and West African dignitaries flew in for the wedding of the president’s son and the daughter of a prominent religious and traditional leader. The marriage of Yusuf Buhari to Zahra Nasir Bayero is one […]

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has agreed to suspend their strike action following a consultative meeting with the government and the National Labour Commission today. The three parties have over the weeks had a rough relationship as the Labour Commission filed legal suit by securing an interlocutory injunction from the High Court to […]

The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has been involved in a road accident on the Fiapre-Dumasua road, Saturday. According to reports, the Minister’s car collided with a tipper truck after the driver tried to overtake a vehicle. The Minister who doubles as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunyani West in the Bono […]