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Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Professor George K.T Oduro, has challenged Universities across the country to solve societal challenges using their researches. According to him, the current trend where scholars in the countries Universities are overly obsessed with the publications of so many researches that do not impact on societies should give way to community-driven researches that address ...

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has urged the government to allow state institutions to work independently and without undue interference  in order to reduce the perception of corruption in the country. The call comes on the back of the latest Corruption Perception Index which places Ghana 81 out of 180 countries monitored for the exercise. Ghana scored 40 as against ...

A former CHRAJ boss Justice Emile Short is calling for a holistic approach to deal with corruption in the country as the two major political parties – the NDC and the NPP – engage in a blame game over Ghana’s poor performance in the 2017 Corruption Perception Index. Ghana was ranked 81 out of 180 countries in the latest Index ...

Tullow Ghana has rolled out a programme to empower Human Resource Practitioners in the country by providing them with mentors. The yearlong programme dubbed “Tullow HR Mentoring” will see 25 practitioners selected from across the country benefit from the experience of the most accomplished in the sector who will serve as mentors. The programme is a collaboration between Tullow Ghana ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated Government’s interest in further strengthening the development of electronic payment system infrastructure in Ghana as it has the potential to lessen the burden of tax and fees payments, especially by businesses and the general public. He explained that making the process of payment of taxes and fees less cumbersome, for instance, would encourage ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn-in former Attorney General Martin Amidu as Ghana’s first Special Prosecutor. Mr Amidu took the oath of office at an event held at the Flagstaff House on Friday, 23 February 2018. He will see to the investigation and prosecution of all corruption related cases. Mr Amidu will also see to the establishment of structures and systems ...

Lawyer and Former Roads and Highways minister Inusah Fuseini has observed that everything is presently wrong at the Ghana School of Law. The comment comes on the back of the mass failure of students who sat for the bar exams last year. Only 91 students out of the 474 who sat the exams passed to be called to the bar. ...

A High Court has convicted a former top government official, Abuga Pele and a private service provider, Philip Assibit, after they were found guilty of 19 counts including dishonestly causing financial loss to the state. The Court was satisfied that the prosecution had proved 13 of the 19 counts Abuga Pele faced ranging from aiding and abetting crime to willfully ...

THE Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has set March 8, 2018, to deliver ruling on an application of stay of execution filed by Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, relating to the adoption of a child by two United States-based couple. This application became necessary after the court had dismissed a preliminary objection to the application of stay ...

Government has assured, it will continue to provide the necessary logistics to enable the military to discharge their duty of ensuring law and order and protecting the nation’s borders. According to President Akufo-Addo, the nation appreciates the sacrifices of the men and women in uniform and will do all it can to ensure their comfort. He said ongoing operations such ...