A total of GH?5,600,000 has so far been realised from the University of Ghana (UG) Endowment Fund established in May last year, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, Vice Chancellor of the university, has disclosed.

Asokore Mampong -A project to tackle malnutrition in the Ashanti and Northern Regions has been launched at Asokore Mampong, on Thursday.

Takoradi -Maame Kwaaba Stephens, a brand ambassador for the National Blood Service, has called on the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) to be an active participant in regular voluntary blood donation exercises.

Entrepreneurs and businesses have been urged to be innovative if they want to benefit from the large market opportunities within West Africa.

The male and female hockey teams, Black Sticks recorded wins on the opening day of the on-going African Hockey Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Bolgatanga -The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), has launched new project in the Upper East Region dubbed," The Ghana Productive Safety Net Project (GPSNP)".

The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has reiterated government's commitment to boost Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to enable the country to become technologically advanced, especially in the area of artificial intelligence.

Communicators from the five universities collaborating with Colleges of Education across the country to roll out the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) programme have undergone training to support implementation of the programme.

The Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse has welcomed the government's decision to extend the use of the technology to cover all public sector employees, at no fee to the workers.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will begin a six-day tour of the Northern and Upper Regions of Ghana beginning today, Tuesday August 13, ending Sunday August 18 2019.

The Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has appealed to the Military hierarchy to create a special female desk within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to exclusively see to female related issues.

Sunyani -The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo, has applauded the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) for its decision to establish a medical school to train more doctors to augment the health needs of the population.

Assembly members of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) have been admonished to be active participants in revenue mobilisation, generation and community action planning programmes and activities.

Samia Nkrumah, the daughter of Ghana's first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah has described as a misplaced priority the practice by the government to rename public institutions after former politicians.

THE government has initiated two initiatives to improve access to medical training and pre-tertiary education in the northern part of the county and Inner Cities and Zongo communities, nationwide.

Sunyani -The Busia Institute for Rural and Democratic Development (BIRDD) has commended the Governing Council of the University of Energy and Natural Resources for the decision to rename the University after Professor Kofi Abrefa Busia, Ghana's former Prime Minister in the Second Republic.

Tamale -Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama has donated 600 bags of rice and assorted items to Muslims in Yendi and its surrounding communities in the Yendi municipality of the Northern Region.

Muslims in the country were yesterday admonished to develop the spirit of self-sacrifice and submit to the will of Allah (God) if they are to attain nearness to him and be beneficiary of his favour.

Education is an indispensable part of life at all levels. People gain knowledge and enlarge their worldview through education. And, education provides critical knowledge needed for societal development and advancement. This explains why universal and life-long education has become one of the key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In spite of this, in many countries today, especially in the developing world, a sizable proportion of the people lack access to the most basic form of education.

It is only when rains set in with perennial floods that it dawns on all, to ask thousands and one questions why measures are not instituted to avoid recurrence of such disasters.