Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, Chairperson, University of Ghana’s College and Research Board, has advocated for a regional base minimum wage instead of a national minimum wage.
He said the 16 regions of Ghana have varying inflation rates and cost …
BUSINESS
The Nyakrom Rural Bank PLC, the pioneer rural bank, has made a profit before tax of GHC2.143 million in 2023 compared with GHC1.03 0 million in 2022, representing a 108 per cent growth.
The Board of Directors and the Management of the bank are workin…
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) operating in Ghana’s agriculture, manufacturing, Information, Communications and Technology (ICT), and high-value sectors are to benefit from some US$100 million loan through a digital platform.
This is being…
WINDHOEK: The Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia, Tom Alweendo, has commended other African countries for embarking on the green hydrogen journey, just like Namibia.
In a statement delivered at the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam in The Nethe…
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) handled a record-breaking eight million tonnes of cargo during the financial year ending 31 March 2024.
This is in comparison to the 7,7 million tonnes of cargo handled in the previous financial year, representi…
The Ghana Revenue Authority has denied claims of charging duties on imported vehicles in foreign currencies.
It said duties were calculated based on Customs Act 2015 (Act 891).
In a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, the authority said the …
POLITICS
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent…
Education
The Nation 2 Nation Christian University, an American Based Institute, has accepted 17 fresh students to pursue various higher education programmes offered by the institution.
Out of the 17 students, 16 males with only one female, who would be pursu…
MEDICAL
A timely provision of car parts and other auxiliary medical equipment by Mr James Gyakye Quayson, the Assin North Member of Parliament (MP) has brought the district’s Ambulance that had been grounded for weeks, back on the road.
The items are new veh…
Anaemia in pregnancy increased by 14.5 per cent among pregnant women in the Tema Metropolis between January and March this year.
Mr Samuel Atuahene Antwi, the Tema Metropolitan Nutritionist, revealed this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (G…
Dr Charity Akosua Sarpong, Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Services, has called on parents to send their yellow babies to the hospital early to prevent neurological complications.
‘If a newborn with jaundice is not suckling well, has a weak…
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi is positioning itself to lead in the management and treatment of kidney diseases and renal failure.
To this end, the hospital has installed three brand new dialysis machines which are in full operat…
SPORTS
OPUWO: The Namibian Correctional Services (NCS) Football Club needs four points from the final two games to secure the Southern Stream First Division league title and a spot in the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) next season.
According to the …
ENTERTAINMENT
Mrs Amy Frimpong, Executive Director of the National Theatre of Ghana, has offered the theatre’s support to dancer Afronita, who recently performed admirably at the Britain’s Got Talent auditions.
She said the Theatre, which oversees dance as one of …
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