Authorities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST have suspended indefinitely the end-of-semester examination scheduled to begin on Monday, August 9, 2021. The announcement follows an indication by members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) that they will not return to the lecture halls until the …
Read More »Committee tasks Ofori-Atta to recover GH¢16M spent on botched Sputnik V vaccine deal
The nine-member ad-hoc parliamentary committee set up to probe the controversial Sputnik V vaccine procurement deal has in its report tasked the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to take steps to recover the $2,850,000 expended towards the botched procurement of several doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine. Although the Minister of Health, …
Read More »We won’t call off our strike – UTAG
Members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) across the country have resolved not to return to the lecture halls until the government addresses the Union’s concerns. The leadership of UTAG at the various public Universities have been meeting their members to communicate the outcome of its meeting with …
Read More »Govt procures 3,408 vaccine fridges, cold boxes
The government has taken delivery of 3,408 vaccine storage fridges and cold boxes it has procured to boost immunisation in the country. The items, valued at $8 million, will enhance Ghana’s capacity to deploy a variety of vaccines with different storage (temperature) requirements. The storage facilities comprise 58 ultra-low temperature …
Read More »POSTPONEMENT OF SEMINAR DUE TO ONGOING UTAG STRIKE
MEMO: Thursday 5th August, 2021 POSTPONEMENT OF INTER-FACULTY. RESEARCH SEMINAR, GHANA INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM Please you are hereby officially informed that, the most talked about Inter-Faculty Research Seminar organized by the Dean, Faculty of Integrated Communications Sciences, Ghana Institute of Journalism on Fafaa 100.3 FM in Dzodze which comes off …
Read More »Tokyo 2020: Ghana secure 4x100m relay final spot with National Record [VIDEO]
Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team booked their spot in the finals of the men’s 4x100m relays with a blistering run in their heat that secured the quartet a new national record in the event. The quartet of Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, Emmanuel Yeboah, and Joseph Paul Amoah, finished 5th in …
Read More »UTAG strike: Negotiations with government ends in stalemate
A meeting between government and the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, over its ongoing strike ended inconclusively on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. The teacher union embarked on an industrial action on Monday, August 2nd, to demand better conditions of service. The situation has had an impact on academic activities …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to swear in Kissi Agyebeng today as Special Prosecutor
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will later today, Thursday, August 5, 2021, swear into office Mr. Kissi Agyabeng as the new Special Prosecutor. The 43-year-old will become the second person to serve in the office after Mr. Martin Amidu who resigned in November 2020 amidst controversial circumstances. Mr. Agyebeng …
Read More »Thousands take part in #FixTheCountry demo [Photos]
Thousands of Ghanaians on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, participated in the much-publicised #FixTheCountry protest. The demonstrators are demanding among other things a new constitution and steps to address the many challenges facing the ordinary Ghanaian. Clad in red and black, the protestors wielded placards with varying inscriptions including ‘#FixOurEducation System …
Read More »US Court Slaps University of Ghana With $165 Million Judgement Debt
The University of Ghana has been slapped by United States Federal Court with $165 million judgement debt for wrongly terminating the Africa Integras Contract in 2018. This was after Global insurer Chubb Ltd. asked a New York federal judge to confirm a $165 million arbitration award against the University after …
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