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Ghana’s quest to nib corruption in the bud is on the crescendo, following a move by Faith- Based Organizations to take anti- graft campaign to basic schools across the country. The initiative is purposed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of Children to abhor corruption and corruptible practices now and later in their adult life. The campaign further seeks to ...

The Kadjebi District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Daniel Agbesi Latsu, has challenged women to accept leadership positions and the challenges that come with them. He said they needed to take their destiny into their own hands and continue to demand for reforms that would bring about the needed gender balance. Mr.Latsu said there was ...

Societe Generale (SG) Ghana has said it will leverage modern technology based solutions to drive financial inclusion and grow the bank’s market share from the present five per cent to 7.5 per cent in the country by 2022. Already, the bank has deployed cutting-edge technology to support its product and service offerings to increase its present 200,000 clients under its ...

The United Nations described female genital mutilation( FGM) as an abhorrent human rights violation affecting women and girls around the world. According to the UN, over 200 million women and girls alive today had experienced FGM in 30 countries across three continents. It said without concerted, accelerated action, a further 68 million girls could be subjected to this harmful practice ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed 317 cartons of unregistered and unwholesome Litty Mackerel at the Nsumia landfill site, near Nsawam. Briefing the Daily Graphic, the Public Relations Officer of the FDA, Mr James Lartey, explained that a physical inspection of the product revealed that the tins were dented, bloated or leaking. He said two persons had so ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that it is not right that Africa, which is rich in minerals sought after by the world, should remain inhabited by the poorest people in the world. “Africa has made the world rich with our minerals; our gemstones adorn crowns and homes around the world. It is time to make Africa prosperous and ...

The Chinese government, through its China-Aid programme, has provieded 1,029 boreholes in some remote communities in all the 10 regions of Ghana. The boreholes were provided under an economic and technical cooperation agreement signed between Ghana and China on December 15, 2015. A regional breakdown of the boreholes is: Upper East 182, Upper West eight, Northern 155, Brong Ahafo 146, ...

The Reverend Father Peter Kabutey, the Assistant Parish Priest of the Saint Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Abeka, has urged the citizenry to condemn the wrongs in society without fear of threats or reactions from influential people. He said people were afraid to speak the truth and condemn the ills in society, especially when it concerned influential people, as they thought ...

The Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) has called out political leaders amid the negative effects of actions of political vigilante groups. Prof Stephen Adei told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Tuesday that political leaders should be held personally accountable for the actions of these groups. He explained that unless the political leaders including John Mahama, President Nana Akufo-Addo and ...

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has issued a warning to all its students, stating it will no longer tolerate crude and sexually offensive conducts, particularly from male students. Chancellor of the university, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II indicated lewd behaviours done in the name of traditions and culture is unjustifiable, hence such acts will not be entertained ...