Development Agenda

Mr Mustapha Seidu, Director of the Nature and Development Foundation (NDF) has said the country needs to tighten its enforcement regulations to prevent illegal loggers from depleting the forest cover, and appealed for severe punishment for those caught in the act of vandalizing the forest. Mr Seidu emphasised the need for government to prioritize the passage of the policy on ...

Ghana appears to be inching closer towards energy sufficiency after the coming on stream of the Sankofa Gye Nyame oilfields which is predominantly meant to produce Gas. The coming on board of this additional gas supplies, coupled with the  existence of  the Jubilee and  TEN oil fields  mean that, the  country is some few years away from  bidding farewell to ...

Even as Ghanaians have unanimously  risen against illegal mining which is  deemed  to be  causing  harm to our  water bodies, the country still risk missing out on the  fight  against climate change and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if the current scale of forest destruction continues. Human actions such as forest clearance for mining activities, harvesting of  fuel wood, ...

The Ministry of Water Resource and Sanitation has secured funds to roll out the construction of household, institutional and market toilets to improve Ghana’s rating internationally to improve sanitation.    Ending open defecation and providing access to safe drinking water are among the priorities of my outfit according to Honourable Kofi Adda, Minister of Sanitation and Water resources. We want to ...

The Timber Market Association has expressed its readiness to complement government’s efforts by assisting in replenishing the country’s depleting forests cover. The Association laments the alarming rate at which Ghana is losing its forest cover, admitting that the impact of the degradation is negatively affecting the businesses of its members. “We are ready to help in replanting and we will ...

Mothers of children with cerebral palsy have been given a treat intended to make them relax and feel pampered. The mothers were taken through body massage, pedicure and manicure while they enjoyed a cocktail of dishes and soothing music free of charge. Ms. Sylvia Kusi –Appouh, mother of a child with cerebral palsy who opened her home  for the mothers ...

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Madam Afisa Otiko Djaba, has expressed worry about the high level of child marriage in the country, especially in the Northern Region where girls are forced into marriage long before they reach the age of 18. She therefore appealed to the chiefs and queen mothers of the northern region to assist government ...

For 10 year old Abdul Rahman Shena, from Moglifong community which lies about two and a half kilometres from Karaga School the support from her teacher has given her a firm foundation to pursue her ambition to become a teacher one day. “I am happy to be in this school, nothing disturbs me and the teachers support me”. Shena was ...

The United Nations children agency has expressed extreme concern at the appalling increase in the cruel and calculated use of children, especially girls, as “human bombs” in north-east Nigeria. “Since the beginning of January 2017, 83 children had been used as so-called human bombs, 55 being girls, most of them often under 15 years old,” UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson ...

  The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has asked Government to channel adequate resources to the country’s nutrition- related programmes to combat chronic malnutrition and potential food insecurity. The Association said the slow progress in childhood under nutrition and setbacks in the prevalence of anaemia suggest the need for renewed commitment to improve the nutrition status and the health ...