Aside the difficulty in getting guarantors, students are running away from the Students Loan Scheme due to rising graduate unemployment, as they are not sure they can land jobs immediately after school and start paying off the loan.

The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, is expected to present to parliament on Thursday an advanced budget covering government spending from January to March 2017.

The overwhelming success of government’s debut local dollar bond could serve as a precedent for bigger and longer term issuances, Kofi Awuku, a member of the book building team has said.

The First Time Voters Project, an educative initiative which aims to raise meaningful participation of the youth in Ghana’s political processes, is an initiative of Sandra Ankobiah who is a Lawyer and has recently co-founded a Media Training Facility in Accra, SN Media Learning Tree.

The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) programme, implemented by TechnoServe Ghana, is facilitating growth in the rice sector, training over 25,000 rice farmers increase yield.

About three critical legislations enacted by Parliament to guide the financial services sector and the management of public funds are set for amendment less than seven months into their passage.

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Police in Effiduase in the Ashanti Region say they found no incriminating evidence against the girlfriend of deceased journalist of Kumasi-based Kessben Radio and TV.

Fadi Dabboussi, journalist, an NPP sympathizer, a fierce critique of the Mahama government and an author of “59 Years to Nowhere’ who was arrested by the BNI a month ago over his latest book has revealed on Rainbow Radio 87.

West Ham United record signing Andre Ayew is the only Ghanaian to be named in CAF's preliminary 30-man list for the 2016 African Player of the Year.

A report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has said the country is on course to eliminating hunger by 2030 having made exceptional progress in the past 15 years alone.

The hierarchy of the Money Lenders Association of Ghana (MLAG) has encouraged members of the Association to adopt credit reference bureaus as a strategic response to the high rate of loan defaults, which have caused significant losses among the lenders.

Leader of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Nana Addo Danquah, as part of the party’s manifesto, has pledged to develop a “Youth in Sports” module to support young sportsmen and women and to create job opportunities for them.

A former chairman of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe has launched a scathing attack on coach of the Black Stars, Avram Grant describing him as a “very lazy person”.

Bolga All Stars, who have just gained promotion to the Ghana Premier League last Thursday beat GPL champions, Wa All Stars, 4-2 in a special match in Bolga to celebrate their respective feats.

The recent feud between the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports is down to insecurity on the part of Kwesi Nyantakyi, the President of the GFA, regarding his position, Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, has stated.

Ghana Premier League side Berekum Chelsea have emerged as the latest Club to be put on sale due to the financial crisis facing the team.

The Government of Ghana has performed creditably in the promotion and development of sports in the country, and, therefore, deserves commendation, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Kwabena Mensah Woyome, has said.

Accra Hearts of Oak could sanction Youth team Coach Sergio Traguil for a recent comment made in the media.

Leader of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Nana Addo Danquah, as part of the party’s manifesto, has pledged to develop a “Youth in Sports” module to support young sportsmen and women and to create job opportunities for them.