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NAGRAT says NaCCA knew of LGBTQ content before public outcry
Posted on with No CommentThe President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) knew about the controversial content in a Senior High School teacher manual long before public outrage forced its withdrawal. Jacob Anaba … Read more →
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GH¢7.9m paid to ghost National Service personnel in July 2014
Posted on | CommentOfficials of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) have uncovered a GH¢7.9 million deep-rooted rot at the National Service Secretariat (NSS). The amount represents the allowance paid to 22,612 non-existent service persons in more than 100 districts across the country … Read more →
First Ebola case diagnosed in USA
Posted on | CommentThe first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation. The man is thought to have contracted … Read more →
2 contractors receive GH¢500m to complete Eastern Corridor roads
Posted on | CommentThe Government has released over GH¢500 million to two of the contractors working on the Eastern Corridor roads to enable them expedite work on the project. The contractors, Messrs G.S. International Developer GH Ltd and the China Jiangxi International Corp … Read more →
24-year-old man electrocuted at Pobiman
Posted on | CommentA 24-year-old man has been electrocuted by a high tension wire at Pobiman, near Amasaman in the Ga West District. The police identified the deceased as Ernest Oheme, an employee of Judefred Signs, an advertising company. He was mounting a … Read more →
PHOTO: I wear $10 wristwatch – Bill Gates
Posted on | CommentThe richest man in America, who leads one of the world’s biggest and most influential philanthropies, keeps time with a 10-dollar wristwatch. And this summer, for his wife’s 50th birthday, Bill Gates and family headed to Austria for a “Sound … Read more →
Captain Planet’s wife heads Tigo operations in the DRC
Posted on | CommentThe former Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone, Uche Ofodile is now heading to Tigo to head the mobile network’s operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Joy Business gathers that she will assume office on October 1 as the General … Read more →
JobWebGhana ends unemployment situation in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThousands of graduates who come out of universities and other tertiary institutions every year are unable to find job placements either in the public or private sectors. This increasing number of young and youthful graduates without jobs poses a serious … Read more →
PHOTO: Another Nigerian church building collapses
Posted on | CommentThis seems to be the era of collapsing of church buildings as barely three weeks, Nigeria has recorded three incidents. Shortly after TB Joshua’s church building collapsed, another building belonging to Christ Chosen Church of God collapsed in Edo state … Read more →
Beware: Criminals now posing as ECG officials and shoe makers
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police Service has warned the public to be wary of a fresh modus operandi of criminals, who pose as staff of ECG and shoe makers. The police says it has observed a trend where people who are in … Read more →
Social media is affecting students – Dep. Education Minister
Posted on | CommentGhana’s Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah has stated that the advent of social media is negatively affecting the writing and speaking of English language among students in the country, especially those in the Senior … Read more →
19-year-old impregnates mum to to test love charm
Posted on | CommentResidents of Asaba, Delta State are yet to recover from the shock of how a 19-year-old Godwin (not real name) allegedly impregnated his mother while testing his love charm. According to report, the boy, famously known as Ekenem, was said … Read more →
National Service Secretariat to account for over GH? 1.3m
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor General’s 2012 report has cited authorities at the Ghana National Service Secretariat of several acts of misappropriation including the payment of over Gh?1.3 million without proper documentation. The authorities have therefore been asked to produce documents to cover … Read more →
Dep. Minister of Education says teachers to be paid per attendance
Posted on | CommentA Deputy Minister of Education, Mr Alex Kyeremeh has disclosed that the Ministry has implemented a system where public school teachers will be paid according to the number of days they show up to teach. According to him, the move … Read more →
29th Sep, 2014: Foreign curriences and GHC exchange rate
Posted on | CommentGHS Exchange Rates 1 GHS in GHSs US Dollar 0.3098 3.2275 Australian Dollar 0.3553 2.8146 Canadian Dollar 0.3457 2.8925 Swiss Franc 0.2949 3.3913 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 1.9043 0.5251 Euro 0.2442 4.0943 British Pound Sterling 0.1908 5.2420 Indian Rupee 19.05 0.052492 … Read more →
Central Aid: 400 brilliant but needy students get Gh? 400,000 scholarship
Posted on | CommentThe educational future of 400 brilliant but needy students has been given a major boost through scholarships of Central Aid, a social responsibility wing of the International Central Gospel Church. Central Aid will pay Gh? 400,000 to cover the tuition … Read more →
Central Region to sleep in darkness till Thursday
Posted on | CommentResidents in the Central Region who are still without electricity have been assured that power will be restored by Thursday, according to the Central Regional Minister, Aquinas Tawiah Quansah. Residents of Agona Swedru, Apam, Swedru and other surrounding towns in the region … Read more →
I’m proud leaving Achimota School a virgin – Kwaku Sakyi-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication, Kwaku Sakyi-Addo, said he was still a virgin when he completed his 5th form education at Achimota Secondary School back in the ‘70s. Sakyi-Addo has gone down in history as … Read more →
Gloating over cedi stability is sign of “weak faith” – Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentHead Pastor of the International Central Gospel Church, Mensa Otabil says the seeming excitement of some Ghanaians over the stability of the local currency-The Cedi- against the major trading currencies, especially the Dollar is a sign of weak faith. According … Read more →
Ghana ranks 1st in Teacher absenteeism in West Africa
Posted on | CommentGhana ranks first in teacher absenteeism in West Africa, reports from the World Bank and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have revealed. According to the reports, teacher malingering is the major contributory factor to the low performance of pupils and students in public basic schools in the country. Mr … Read more →
Details: All SHS freshers to report on October 13
Posted on | CommentAll first-year senior high school/technical students are to report to school on October 13, 2014, the Ag Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Mr Charles Aheto-Tsegah, has announced. This follows the successful placement of 272,330 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) … Read more →
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