Nigeria: three dead, many wounded in church collapse
At least three people, including two children, died on Tuesday night when a church collapsed on the outskirts of the southeastern Nigerian city of Asaba, while 18 others were rescued…
Eight soldiers in Burkina Faso arrested for alleged plot
Eight soldiers in Burkina Faso were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of conspiring against the government, the military prosecutor's office said. One of the alleged plotters tipped off the authorities…
45,000 teachers quit teaching in 2021 – Apaak
Builsa South lawmaker, Dr. Clement Apaak has said the government owes basic schools four tranches of capitation grants. He further revealed that forty-four thousand teachers have left the profession of…
UTAG’s meeting with NLC rescheduled for Tomorrow
The planned meeting between the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the National Labour Commission (NLC) has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 13, 2022. The meeting, which was earlier…
Who is causing the delays and long queues in SIM Registration?
The government has given a March 31, 2022 deadline for all Ghanaians to link their SIM cards to their Ghana Cards or the former will be deactivated. Everyone is currently…
Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated, experts warn
Current COVID-19 vaccines may need to be updated to ensure their continued effectiveness against Omicron and future variants, an expert group appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
Cash shortage hits Zimbabwe banks as thousands stranded for Christmas
Thousands of Zimbabweans lined up outside banks and currency exchange offices across the country on Thursday, some for days, in a desperate bid to get cash before Christmas. Most are…
Government persuades BoG to begin gold purchase programme from small scale miners
The government in conjunction with the Bank of Ghana is going to start a deliberate gold purchase programme that will target purchasing gold from the small-scale mining sector. The purchasing…
US contributes $10 million to support UN food agency efforts on COVID-19 response, future pandemics
A $10 million contribution from the United States will assist the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in its work on COVID-19 response and addressing threats to human, animal and environmental…
UNDP urges Ghanaian journalists to advocate data mainstreaming into SDG policies
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana, Angela Lusigi, has called on journalists to use their platforms to advocate for data-driven policies to position Ghana on the…
