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$1.5bn Lekki Port Begins Cargo Transhipments To Togo, Ghana, Others
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has started international transhipment of cargoes to neighbouring West African countries such as Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan and Ghana. The Port, on Thursday, disclosed that it initiated efforts to ramp up...
Education Minister touts Ghana’s stride in TVET transformation at Botswana Forum
Ghana Business News
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July 11, 2025
Haruna Iddrisu Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, has highlighted the significant strides Ghana has made in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) transformation at the 2025 TVET Pitso forum in Gaborone, Botswana. The...
SME Ghana Awards relaunched with MTN as headline sponsor to boost sector growth
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 11, 2025
As part of efforts to boost the growth and visibility of Ghana’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the prestigious SME Ghana Awards has officially been relaunched, with MTN Ghana as headline sponsor for the 2024 edition. The awards, which...
Tackling inequality must be Ghana’s topmost development priority – Dr Emmanuel Akwetey
Joy FM
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July 11, 2025
Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) The Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, has called on policymakers and the wider Ghanaian society to...
Ghana unveils comprehensive plan to avert Shea extinction, boost exports
Ghana News Agency
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July 10, 2025
By Jibril Abdul Mumuni Accra, July 10, GNA – The Government is taking policy steps to avert an extinction of the Shea crop, which include a phased ban on its export, acknowledging the crop’s 20-year maturation period. Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, the...
Ghana set to build first manganese refinery in Nsuta-Tarkwa
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
Ghana is on the cusp of a major industrial breakthrough as plans progress for the construction of the country’s first manganese refinery in Nsuta-Tarkwa, a project expected to reshape the future of its mining industry. The bold initiative follows...
Greater Accra records over 77,800 persons living with HIV
Ghana Business News
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July 11, 2025
The 2024 National HIV and sub national HIV Estimates and Projections show that the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern regions have the highest numbers of persons living with the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. According to the data,...
Ghana to add 16k digital govt services as part of $200M World Bank project
Biometric Update
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July 10, 2025
The drive to expand digital government services in Ghana is continuing with the government aiming to add about 16,000 new services to a dedicated portal dubbed Ghana.gov before this year runs out. The upgraded system is expected to go live in the...
Ghana appoints Meredith Naa Odarkai Lamptey-Addy permanent delegate to UNESCO
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 10, 2025
By: Hannah Dadzie Ghana has officially appointed Madam Meredith Naa Odarkai Lamptey-Addy, the daughter of the late David Lamptey, a prominent businesman, as the country’s new Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
How KIKE Technologies Green Energy Network Is Empowering Women With Clean Biofuel Solutions
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
1 Lilian Aremu, Vice President of Operation Green Energy Biofuels and Co-Founder of Kike Technologies, is a social entrepreneur and transformational leader. In this interview with SEYI TAIWO-OGUNTUASE, she speaks on the organisation’s pioneering...
Ghana using sniffer dogs for narcotics detection at airport due to dysfunctional scanners — Interior Minister
Modern Ghana
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Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, the Minister of the Interior, says Ghana, in the interim, is using sniffer dogs to detect suspected narcotic substances at the airport and other key entry points due to broken down body and baggage scanners. The...
Ghana’s abstention from HRC59 vote conflicts its espoused position on LGBTQ — Sam George
Modern Ghana
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The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, says Ghana’s decision to abstain from a vote at the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC59) contradicts the country’s publicly declared position on...
Ghana records approximately 24,000cancer cases annually -Gunu
The Chronicle News Online
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July 10, 2025
Ghana is witnessing a sharp increase in Oncology or Cancer incidences with approximately 27,385 new cases reported in 2022 alone, with 17,944 associated deaths. Roughly 24,000 new cases are being recorded annually, with the Volta Region alone,...
Ghana’s Oil Palm Industry Faces 50,000-Metric Ton Annual Deficit
News Ghana
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July 10, 2025
Ghana’s oil palm sector confronts a critical shortfall, producing 350,000 metric tons annually against domestic demand of 400,000 metric tons. The 50,000-metric-ton deficit forces processors to rely on costly imports, undermining industry...
UNDP Report: AI can accelerate Ghana’s human development but risks must be managed
Graphic
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July 10, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds vast potential to accelerate Ghana’s progress on the Human Development Index (HDI) by improving access, service delivery and innovation, according to the 2024/2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released by the...
Scientology Network Features Ghana Educator in New Episode
News Ghana
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July 10, 2025
A documentary profiling Richmond Atta-Williams’ educational reform efforts in Ghana premieres July 9 on the Scientology Network’s Voices for Humanity series. The episode highlights his nationwide initiative applying “Study Technology” a learning...
Ghana using sniffer dogs for narcotics detection at airport due to dysfunctional scanners — Minister
Ghana News Agency
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July 10, 2025
By Godwill Arthur-Mensah Accra, July 10, GNA – Alhaji Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, the Minister of the Interior, says Ghana, in the interim, is using sniffer dogs to detect suspected narcotic substances at the airport and other key entry points due...
Research Underfunding Undermines Ghana Policies – Prof. Quartey
News Ghana
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July 10, 2025
Chronic underinvestment in research is crippling Ghana’s policymaking, leading to costly reversals and eroded public trust, according to Professor Peter Quartey, Director of the University of Ghana’s Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic...
Ghana's economy running on 'borrowed breath', not fundamental strength - APL
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
In spite of the seeming economic gains, especially with the stability of the local currency in the past few weeks, the Africa Policy Lens has issued a strong warning against how the economy is being managed by the Mahama administration. According...
Ghana issues first ITMOs under Paris agreement
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
Ghana has officially issued and transferred its first 11,733 tonnes of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) to Switzerland under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. This development positions the country as the first African...