The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has given an assurance that arrears owed by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to service providers for May 2016 will be settled by the close of this week.

A seven-storey national head office building for the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has been inaugurated in Accra. Work on the office complex, with 37 office cubicles, three conference rooms, a library and a basement car park, among other facilities, took two and half years to complete.

Do not just invest in the future, do also invest for the future. A relationship needs a lot of love to stand; it also needs a lot of planning to sustain.  This planning must derive from sacrifice, discipline, accountability, realistic expectations, and a firm belief in miracles.

AN appeal has been made to the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to put in place measures to empower state institutions to work effectively. The Chairman of the Christ Apostolic Church of Ghana, Apostle Abraham Amoh, attributed most of the challenges confronting the nation to institutional weaknesses.

Hundreds of revellers on Easter Monday had their senses knocked off by uncontrolled ‘dosage’ of the popular Adonko Bitters during the annual Adonko Aseda Bash at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, gave a damning verdict on Ghana’s King of Comedy, DKB, when she said his jokes were boring. On a day that DKB was the lead act on a stage shared at different times by other budding comedians, Nana Konadu stormed out of the Accra International Conference Centre unexcited and unconvinced that DKB would shake the audience into a frenzy.

The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has charged women to rise up to their challenges by pushing for legislative and other reforms to make governments appoint women to various leadership positions in their countries.

The semi-finals of this season's UEFA Champions League took shape on Wednesday after Juventus and AS Monaco defeated respective quarter-final opponents Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund to advance in the competition. Juve travelled to the Camp Nou and finished the work they started in Turin last week, drawing 0-0 to seal a 3-0 aggregate win, while Monaco trio Kylian Mbappe, Radamel Falcao and Valere Germain completed a 3-1 triumph.

FIFA has ordered Egyptian giants Zamalek to pay their former Ghanaian striker Junior Agogo $450,000 over his long-standing unpaid wages. The Cairo-based club has not paid all the 807,000 Euros owed the former Black Stars player after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

A documentary showcasing that the  government was on track to deliver on its  promises after 100 days of being in office has been aired in Accra. The documentary dubbed, “The First 100 Days: Promises, the Budget, the Story so far”, put together by Imani Ghana, a policy think tank, focussed on the economy, education, health and energy sectors with some personalities from civil society organisations making an assessment of the government in

ABUJA — The World Bank has cautioned Nigeria and other African nations against excessive debts, urging a balance between massive spending for development on the one hand and moderation in borrowing on the other.

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) dedicated to the cause of good governance, social justice and social accountability is demanding the annual audited accounts, assets and revenues of all 24 registered political parties from the Electoral Commission (EC). The group, Citizen Ghana Movement (CGM), explained that the demand for the information on the country’s registered political parties was in line with the group’s “push for more transparency

The attention of the Board of Directors and Management of Bosomtwe Rural Bank Limited has been drawn to a publication on page 30 of the Saturday, March 11, 2017 edition of the Daily Graphic under the heading “Court reverses termination of former Bosomtwe Rural Bank GM”. The bank is hereby issuing this rejoinder to clear the erroneous impression that Felix Owusu-Achiaw, the dismissed General Manager of the bank, is painting to the public.

Australia will make it more difficult to gain citizenship in a major overhaul of its migration process. Aspiring citizens will undergo tougher tests on their English language skills and ability to demonstrate "Australian values", PM Malcolm Turnbull said. Applicants must also have completed four years as a permanent resident - three years longer than at present.

Following a three-week ultimatum to illegal miners to end their operations, 545 excavators have been moved from illegal mining sites to open grounds in mining communities. Additionally,  1,148 out of 2,300 dredging equipment have also been moved from illegal mining sites to main grounds.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East and undermining America's interests in the region.

Local engineers at the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) have finally taken over technical operations of the country’s premier natural gas processing plant at Atuabo in the Western Region.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday launched the government’s flagship agricultural programme: ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’, which is designed to increase agricultural production, ensure sustainable supply of food at cheaper cost and create jobs for the youth.

Two people were shot dead at Nkonya Ahenkro in the Volta region on Wednesday night, whilst two others were also injured in a renewed conflict in the area. The Kpando Police Commander who confirmed the incident in a radio interview on Accra based Joy FM, said it happened between 7 and 8pm.

The Fourth West Africa Digital Reading Summit that focuses on the power of the mobile phone for education opened in Accra yesterday. About 200 technology experts, educationists, publishers and teachers from Ghana and six other West African countries are participating in the two-day conference on the theme: “The power of digital in learning: How communities are harnessing mobile technology and digital reading to promote continuous learning”.