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The Founder of Groupe Ndoum has appealed to customers of his bank, GN Bank to cease panic withdrawals that have hit the bank in recent times. Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum noted that his bank is financially sound and the panic withdrawals would rather affect the bank. He told traders at the car parts retail market at Abosey Okai in Accra ...

Contrary to earlier speculations that the country’s oldest oil producing field at Saltpond will be revived, the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has said it has initiated the process to decommission it. According to the GNPC, the actual process will start after the decommissioning plan has been finalised by a consultant and approved by the Minister of Energy. The General ...

The number of subjects studied at the basic educational level in the country are to be reduced from the 2019-2020 academic year, the Ghana Education Service (GES), has said. Once the number of subjects is reduced, final-year junior high school (JHS) students who write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) would be examined only in those subjects. The Chairman of ...

Former President John Mahama has revealed how he will improve the ‘Free SHS’ as currently being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government if wins power in the 2020 elections. According to him, though free education is a public good, “it must be implemented in a manner that is sustainable an does not compromise quality”. In this vein, he added, “a new ...

Deputy Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says former President John Mahama’s proposal to review the free Senior High School policy lacks merit. According to the deputy minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, the pronouncements by Mr Mahama, who is seeking another opportunity to run for President, demonstrate a dearth of knowledge in the education sector. “In other ...

The MTN Foundation on Monday partnered the Ark Foundation to provide free health screening for older persons as part of its contribution towards the commemoration of International Aged Day. The health screening was part of the activities planned for the aged at the University of Ghana (UG) Centre for Ageing Studies as part of the day’s celebrated worldwide on the ...

A new Judicial Secretary, Ms Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo has been sworn into office by the Chief Justice. She is taking over from Justice Alex Berchie Poku-Acheampong who is assuming a new duty on the Court of Appeal Bench on October 8, 2018. The Chief Justice, Justice Sophia A.B. Akuffo on Tuesday afternoon swore-in Ms Cynthia Pamela Akotoaa Addo as ...

South Korea’s number one condom brand, UNIDUS Long Love, also known as ‘Viagra condom’ will launch in Ghana in the coming weeks. AG Young Trade Ltd, local agents of Biogenetics Co. Ltd who are manufacturers of the product, say their foray into the Ghanaian market comes at a time when there is so much talk about sexual health and safe ...

Adisadel Old Boys Association in North America (the United States and Canada) has remodelled and expanded the Adisadel College Library. The new library was commissioned on Friday, September 28, 2018. The library had been in serious need of repairs and space to accommodate the growing size of the student population. Erratic Truth Foundation (ETF), a non-profit organization started by a ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential hopeful, Dr Ekow Spio- Gabrah, has said the party needs rebranding to wipe-off the smear campaign against it by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2016 elections. He said the NPP was able to convince Ghanaians in the 2016 campaign that the NDC was the most corrupt and bribery party and it needed ...