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The 27.15 per cent power tariff increment for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), as approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), takes effect from today. With its implementation, however, customers, depending on the category and consumption, will be paying slightly more, with the calculations, the inclusion of the …

Lands Minister Samuel Jinapor has committed to greater transparency in the mining sector as he pursues an ambitious plan to diversify Ghana’s mineral resource base. He has been wooing investors in Peth, Australia, the famed mining capital of the world at the Africa Down Under Mining and Exploration conference. Addressing …

Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 14 civilians and kidnapped more than a dozen others in an attack in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness and a local human rights group said on Wednesday. An army spokesman confirmed the attack, which took place in Ituri province on …

The police have arrested two men, suspected to be part of a gang of armed robbers who attacked the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong on 27th June 2022. The suspects, Tahiru Issaka alias Red and Yahuza Mohammed were arrested at hideouts in two different locations in …

A locally made organic fertilizer, Organic Farming Aid (OFA) has been identified as a great potential to improve the yields of staple crops.It has been revealed that using OFA, whether on its own or combined with inorganic fertilizers such as NPK, would allow farmers to reap high yields and maximum …

The University for Development Studies (UDS), through its Institute of Interdisciplinary Research (IIR), has introduced a short course in ethics and social responsibility at the workplace in a bid to help tackle corruption through moral and ethical standards. Professor Gabriel Ayum Teye, the Vice-Chancellor of UDS, who launched the course …

Dr Sheikh Nuhu Sharubutu, the National Chief Imam, on Wednesday commended, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister for Education, and the government for the ongoing reforms in the education space. The Chief Imam said the Free Senior High initiative and the introduction of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education …

Samuel Nartey George, Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, has admonished Ghanaians to go and get their Ghana Cards and register their SIM cards. His admonition was posted on his social media handles referencing a video in which Communication and Digitalization Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is announcing an extension of the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to have a broader and open conversation on access to education in the country, especially the flagship Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy. According to him, this conversation must look at the funding of Free SHS as well as access to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given his approval for the promotion of 25 senior officers to the Prisons Directorate. This follows the advice of the Prisons Service Council in that regard. The act by the president is in tandem with Article 207(3) of the 1992 Constitution which states that …