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Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Transport, has noted that the tendency by some people to seek the assistance of politicians for “protocol” admissions into second-cycle and tertiary institutions is worrying. He said it was a bother when…

Work on the $121 million project to provide 88,917 households with electricity in 10 districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana is to start soon. This is in line to connect 500 communities in the region to the National Electricity Grid.…

Childhood Regained, a project which seeks to protect children against exploitation and labour has been launched at Zokuga in the Savelugu-Nanton District of the Northern Region. The project is being implemented by the Regional Advisory…

Mrs Cecilia Senoo, Executive Director of Hope for Future Generation, a non-governmental organisation on Tuesday observed that despite the implementation of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5, expectant mothers still lose their lives…

Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, on Tuesday paid a working visit to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to familiarise himself with the operations of the company. He said the GWCL is an important…

President John Evans Atta Mills, on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Maamobi, Nima and Mallam Atta markets, in Accra, and said that Government was committed to improving the welfare of Ghanaians. The President was at the markets to…

Sixty physically challenged people in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai District have been presented with working tools to start their own businesses. These included deep freezers, sewing and industrial machines, gas cylinders and hairdressing…

Ghana's former President John Agyekum Kufuor last week underwent a successful spinal surgery at the Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KTH) in Accra. A statement signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, Spokesperson for the former…

Citizens of the Upper West, Upper East and Northern Regions (the three northern regions), have been asked to unite and fight against poverty. They were reminded that without peace and stability, the areas would continue to lag behind in…

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has complained that individuals and some educational institutions in the Central Region owe the company huge sums of money. He explained that the debts, particularly owe by educational institutions,…