Day: August 25, 2025

Ghana Gas Board Reviews Atuabo Gas Processing Plant Maintenance Progress

Accra: The Board Chair of Ghana Gas, Mr. Kofi Totobi Quakyi, has assured consumers that the planned maintenance works at the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant will conclude on schedule. The plant has been temporarily shut down since Saturday, August 16, 2025, to undergo major maintenance expected to last two weeks. According to Ghana News Agency, the maintenance involves some tasks being addressed for the first time since the plant’s inception 11 years ago. On Sunday, August 24, Mr. Quakyi, along with the governing board of Directors of the Company, visited the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant to evaluate the maintenance progress.

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Shai Chiefs Unveil 2025 Ngmayem Festival, Urge Environmental Protection

Dodowa: The Shai Traditional Council has launched the 2025 edition of the Ngmayem (Millet) Festival at Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region, calling for environmental protection, unity, and respect for tradition. This year’s celebration, on the theme: ‘Protecting Our Environment Through Culture and Tradition,’ will begin at Manya Jorpanya and continue through Dodowa, Ayikuma, Kordiabe, and other towns in the Shai State. Thousands of participants from Ghana and the diaspora are expected to attend. According to Ghana News Agency, speaking at the launch, Nene Okukrubour Teye Kwesi Agyeman V, Chairman of the Festival Planning Committee,

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Manya Krobo Chiefs Launch Festival, Calls for Youth Empowerment

Kpong: The Manya Krobo Traditional Council, led by Nene Sakite II, has launched the 132nd Ngmayem Festival, with renewed calls for youth empowerment, peace, unity, and patriotism as foundations for national progress. The Chief (Konor) emphasized these values as essential to driving social cohesion and sustainable development across Krobo communities. According to Ghana News Agency, the launch ceremony was held at Ensign Global University in Kpong and featured vibrant cultural displays such as drumming, dancing, exhibitions, and traditional performances that celebrated the Krobo people’s rich heritage. The event drew chiefs, queen mothers, political leaders, clergy, and residents, all adorned in

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Engineering Council of Ghana Inaugurates Six Technical Committees

Accra: The Governing Board of the Engineering Council of Ghana has inaugurated six Technical Committees to assist the Council in its operations. The committees are Disciplinary, Legal and Ethics Committee, the Education and Training Committee, the Finance and Administration Committee, the Licensing and Registration Committee, Public and International Affairs Committee, and the Standards and Professional Practice Committee. According to Ghana News Agency, the establishment of the committees is enshrined in the Engineering Council Act, 2011 (Act 819), through which the Council’s regulatory mandate becomes operational and effective. Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, the Minister of Works, Housing and Water Resources, in

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