A Professor of agriculture and natural resource has advocated a policy to encourage smallholder farmers to prioritise the use of organic manure over the inorganic fertiliser. This, he said, would reduce the heavy importation of the inorganic fertiliser into the country, which has been costing Ghana millions of dollars every cropping season and help tackle … The post Let’s

The European Commission said on Thursday it had approved a 920 million euro German state aid to Infineon for the construction of a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dresden. The measure will allow Infineon (IFXGn.DE), to complete the MEGAFAB-DD project which will be able to produce a wide range of different types of chips, the Commission added. … The post EU approves 920

The govern­ment is set to meet with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) next week to discuss concerns over attacks on journalists in the country. The scheduled meeting follows a press conference by the GJA in Ac­cra on Tuesday over seven attacks the Association said journalists have suffered since inception of the current government. “It is … The post Govt, GJA to meet over journalists’ safety

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Wednesday that he was talking to China about TikTok as the United States seeks to broker a sale of the popular app.Source://www.reuters.com The post Trump says he is speaking to China about TikTok appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

TikTok is laying off global staff at its trust and safety unit which handles content moderation as part of a restructuring, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Two sources said that Adam Presser, operations head of the app who also oversees the unit, sent a memo out to staff on Thursday notifying … The post TikTok restructures trust and safety team,

The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Mr Francis Asenso-Boakye, has called for urgent measures to enhance pedestrian footbridge use to reduce road accidents, citing studies that indicate that over 40 per cent of road accidents in Ghana involve pedestrian fatalities. Speaking in Parliament in response to a statement by the MP for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed … The post Asenso-Boakye

 Plan International Ghana, a Non-Gov­ernmental Organisa­tio (NGO), in collab­oration with the Wa Municipal Education Directorate, has organised a three-day training on the new curriculum for 455 selected basic school teach­ers in North East and the Upper West Regions. The training was aimed at equipping teachers to improve in their classroom delivery for them to support … The post 455

The new executives of the Young Agripreneurs Forum at Takoradi Technical University (YAF-TTU) kicked off their tenure with a highly successful weeklong awareness campaign. This initiative was designed to raise awareness about YAF with a membership and recruit­ment drive campaign. The event began with a mini fundraising activity, supported by the university’s technical team, which … The post TTU

 The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has called for inno­vative reforms to enhance the performance of the downstream petroleum sector and stabilise the prices of fuel at the pumps. He said the structural inefficien­cies, regulatory and fiscal challeng­es, and market constraints within the downstream petroleum sector contributed to higher fuel prices at … The post Innovative

The MTN Ghana Foun­dation hosted annual ‘Save a Life’ blood dona­tion initiative in Accra. The exercise, which was held last Friday, formed part of ef­forts of the company to address the blood shortage facing the country. The exercise took place across all 16 regions, aimed to bolster national blood reserves and save countless lives. The … The post MTN Ghana Foundation

 The Palestin­ian community in Ghana on Tuesday donated ceiling fans to the Da-Awatul Islam­ic School and the Lartebiokorshie 2 Primary and Kindergarten schools at Sabon Zongo in the Ablekuma Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The initiative, led by the Pales­tinian Ambassador to Ghana, Ab­dalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsatarri, aims to improve learning con­ditions for … The post Palestinian

 A Nigerian and two Ghana­ians have been sentenced to a total of 50 years im­prisonment by the Assin-Kyerew­ere Circuit Court for attempted robbery at Wawase-Semanhyia, in the Assin North District. The convicts, Francis Baidoo, 30, driver; Wisdom Aleki, 24, tricycle rider, and Mohammed Baba, 38, a Nigerian beautician, pleaded not guilty. The fourth person, Francis … The post 3 jailed 50 years for

 Two girls, who allegedly stole cash of GH¢41,000 and a quantity of gold from a shop at Twifo Praso have been arrested by the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District Police Command. According to the police, the girls (names withheld) who were arrested last Sunday, at Anomabu, their hometown, after thorough police investigations, were cur­rently in police custody. … The post 2 girls arrested

 Gregory Afoko, the man accused of conspiring with Alangdi Asabke in 2015, to kill Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has filed another bail application before the Accra High Court. The application, filed on Febru­ary 17, is the third time the accused is praying the court to … The post Gregory Afoko files another bail application appeared

 The Battor Citizens Development As­sociation (BACI­DA) has appealed to the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (LGC) to use his good offices to prevent the North Tongu District Assembly (NTDA) Engineer, Mr Ebenezer Adega, from building a washing bay on waterway at Battor – Agboganu. According to BACIDA, Mr Adega had been asked … The post Prevent

 The International Or­ganisation for Migration (IOM) yesterday donated assorted Information Communi­cation Technology (ICT) equip­ment and logistics to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to support them in managing migra­tion effectively. The items include desktops computers, mobile phones, projectors, generators, and other office equipment. The Chief of Mission of the IOM, Ms Fatou Diallo Ndiaye, presenting the … The post IOM

 The Majority Leader in Parlia­ment, Mahama Ayariga, has called for the provi­sion of adequate financial and technical support for assembly and unit committee members, to enhance governance and accelerate development at the grassroots level. According to him, unit com­mittee leaders in particular, play a crucial role in gathering data and disseminating information within their constituencies, … The post Local

The Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VII, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for the appoint­ment of Dr Johnson Pandid Kwesi Asiamah as the new Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG). Togbega Gabusu noted that Dr Asiamah, an astute and accom­plished economist’s appointment as the Governor of the BoG, was timely … The post Gbi

The Ghana national team has managed to restart their game after a series of unsuccessful matches and return to the winning path. The “Black Stars” are showing quality football again and give fans hope for a successful future. How did the team manage to rehabilitate themselves? Who was the key figure in this process? And … The post Ghana’s Rehabilitation: They Can Do It