The Director of Communications at the presidency, Eugene Arhin, has rubbished claims suggesting that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on a deliberate mission to have the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei removed from office. In the wake of the establishment of a prima facie case against Mrs. Osei following allegations of corruption…
New report says around 85 million children under five live in 32 countries that do not offer families two years of free pre-primary education; paid breastfeeding breaks for new mothers for the first six months; and adequate paid parental leave – three critical policies to support children’s early brain development NEW YORK, 21 September 2017…
Rivals have been fighting in the Central African Republic since 2013. In the chaos the school teachers have quietly disappeared so now parents are going through crash courses to replace them.Farmer Apollinaire Zaoro knows a thing or two about planting. While his maize and cassava grow in the field, he is sowing seeds of…
ABUJA—The Federal Government has raised a fresh alarm over Nigeria’s rate of population growth; saying if unchecked will impact negatively on the country’s economy and welfare. To this end, the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, called for the use of Community Health Extension Workers, CHEWS, to address the problems of shortage and misdistribution…
Accra, Dec. 11, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Monday launched, in Accra, the African Union (AU) Roadmap on Demographic Dividend and Strategic Roadmap for empowering the youth and tapping their expertise to develop Ghana’s economy. On January 30, 2017 the continental programme, dubbed; ‘‘Harness Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth’’ was unveiled…
Accra, Dec. 11, GNA – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday underscored the need for African leaders to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) to transform the fortunes of the Continent. He said it was imperative that the Continent’s leaders committed themselves to, and acted with urgency in, the pursuit of the SDG agenda,…