Day: August 2, 2025

Tamale: Hajia Lamnatu Adam, Executive Director of Songtaba, a development-centred NGO operating in the Northern Region, has expressed concern over the disproportionate impact of time poverty on women and girls. She highlighted how it limits opportunities for education, economic empowerment, and participation in public life. According to Ghana News Agency, Hajia Lamnatu explained that the heavy burden of unpaid care and domestic responsibilities placed on women and girls continues to perpetuate gender inequality, especially in rural and underserved communities. She made these remarks during a two-day training workshop held in Tamale for women’s rights organizations focused on unpaid care work

Agona-amenfi: Women vegetable farmers in Agona-Amenfi have expressed appreciation to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Amenfi-Central, Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe, for the support during the recent vegetable training initiative for local farmers. According to Ghana News Agency, the vegetable farmers noted that the MP’s commitment to empowering the agricultural community has made a transformative difference, equipping farmers with vital skills to enhance productivity, sustainability, and resilience. Speaking on behalf of the women vegetable farmers, Mr. Wepia Awal Adugwula, President of the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, who facilitated the training for the farmers, expressed profound gratitude for the MP’s

Tamale: Dr. Elsei Amaley Abakisi, a Psychiatrist at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, has emphasized the need for intensified campaigns to address the rising issue of drug misuse and abuse among young girls. She highlighted that approximately 32.5 percent of females are involved in drug use, with substances like Shisha, cannabis, and Tramadol being the most frequently abused. According to Ghana News Agency, Dr. Abakisi was speaking to students of Vitting Senior High School in Tamale, an initiative by Hope for Children, Power for the Youth (HOCPY Ghana), a non-governmental organization focused on youth empowerment in the Northern Region. She stressed

Bawku: The Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Most Reverend Julien Kabore, has lauded Ghanaians, especially those in the Upper East Region, for their generosity and compassion towards asylum seekers fleeing instability in the Sahel region. During a visit to the Refugee Reception and Settlement Centre at Tarikom in the Bawku West District, the Nuncio commended the local communities for warmly receiving the asylum seekers, most of whom are from neighbouring Burkina Faso. According to Ghana News Agency, the Nuncio expressed his gratitude, stating, “I want to thank the whole region for your generosity and solidarity towards the asylum seekers.” He added,

Tamale: Second cycle institutions across the country have been encouraged to demonstrate keen interest in sustainable agriculture to contribute to food security and sustainable development. Mr. Prince Chentiwuni Abdul-Fataw, Executive Director of Ghana Youth Guide, a youth-led advocacy organization promoting sustainable development through agriculture and climate resilience, made the call during a social empowerment workshop held for Green Club members of Tolon and Savelugu Senior High Schools. According to Ghana News Agency, the workshop was organized by Ghana Youth Guide under its ‘Empowering Ghanaian Youth for Sustainable Agriculture’ project, which forms part of the Resilient Roots of Change (R2C) initiative.

Bolgatanga: Traditional leaders in the Upper East Region have been urged to intensify efforts to eliminate child marriage and help secure a better future for young people, particularly girls. Mr. James Twene, the Acting Upper East Regional Director of the Department of Gender, made the call during a follow-up meeting on the implementation of a child marriage action plan held in Bolgatanga. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Twene emphasized the vital role chiefs and queen mothers play in shaping attitudes and behaviors within their communities, stressing the need for them to lead advocacy efforts to end child marriage. He

Accra: The management of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has annulled recent promotions that were found to be in breach of established human resources policy. According to Ghana News Agency, the decision followed the findings from a committee of inquiry into formal petitions received by Brigadier General Paul Seidu Tanye-Kulono concerning irregularities in recent staff promotions. This was in a press statement issued by the Marketing and Corporate Affairs Department and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA). The statement noted that ‘after months of meticulously assessing the promotions on a case-by-case basis, the findings revealed that a