Gender Ministry launches campaign to end child marriage
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo and the African Union Commission is set to hold a conference on ending child marriage and other negative cultural practices. The conference on the theme, “Enough of the Silence” will be organised from Thursday November […]
Ghana Joins the Rest of the World to Mark World Toilet Day
Ghana on Monday, November 19, joins the rest of the world to mark “World Toilet Day”. The celebration is aimed at raising awareness about people in the world who do not have access to a toilet, though it considered as part of people’s right to have clean water and sanitation. The Ministry of Sanitation, Water […]
Ghana, French Antilles colloquium slated for November 8
The Institute Français Ghana and Alliance Français Accra is set to hold a colloquium; “Ghana In the Diasporas: Historic Linkages Between French Antilles and Ghana”, on Thursday, November 8 at the Alliance Français. Speaking on GBC’s Uniiq FM Breakfast Show, the Event Coordinator for the “Ghana in The Diaspora Colloquium”, Mrs. Jamilla Hamidu said the […]
New HIV infection rate shoot up
The Acting Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Mr. Kyeremeh Atuahene has corrected some of the data put out that, “the New Human Immune Virus (HIV) infection has shot up to 19,101 as at the end 2017, Slightly higher than that of 2016, which was about 16,000.” Mr. Kyeremeh Atuahene on GBC’s ‘Uniiq FM […]
National Skills Development Competition slated for November 6
The Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) is set to organize the first ever National Skills Development Competition at the Trade Fair Center from November 6th to 9th. The competition is expected to inspire world class excellence in skills development and introduce the youth to a variety of skilled careers. The theme […]
Ghana to host Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward for Head of State Award Scheme
Ghana will host the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation’s 13th Forum (Known in Ghana as Head of State Award Scheme) for the time in Sub-Saharan Africa, from October 31 to November 3. The triennial will bring International leaders to plan the future growth of the award worldwide. The theme for this year’s forum is […]
Stroke awareness campaign launched in Accra
The Stroke Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has launched a campaign to raise awareness on stroke. Speaking on the Uniiq FM Breakfast Show, Dr. Donald Nartey and Dr. Freda Amoateng of the Stroke Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital revealed that stroke-related deaths in Ghana is increasing. The campaign therefore, is a move aimed […]
Free Breast Cancer Screening for “Kayayos" in Accra
“Babykaafo” is set to hold a free Breast Cancer screening for “Kayayos” at the Art Center in Accra, Sunday October, 28. This was made known by the Project Coordinator of Mother and Baby Project (Babykaafo), Dr. Angela Quashie and Concept Developer, Joseph Ebusua on Uniiq FM Breakfast show. According to Joseph Ebusua, the Babykaafo Project […]
60 Years of Rotary in Ghana
Rotary Club Ghana, has turned 60 since October 1958 when the first Rotary Club in Ghana was launched with one Club, “Rotary Club of Accra”. Sixty years hence, there are now 49 Rotary clubs in Ghana. Ghana is part of district 9102, headed by District Governor, Jeffery Afful. Rotary is the world’s largest Service Organization […]
Breast Cancer Survival rate increases by 40% worldwide
Doctor Nicholas Apekor who is with the Department of Surgery at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has disclosed there has been 40% increase in Survival rate of Breast Cancer across the world over the past 20 or 40 years. Mr. Apekor made this known on Uniiq FM’s Woman- to- Woman show. According to him, there […]
Ghanaians urged to be cybersecurity conscious
The National Security Advisor, Albert Antwi Boasiako has stressed the need for individuals and corporate entities to be cyber security conscious as Government strives to put in place measures to deal with cyber-attacks. Speaking to business news at the climax of the cybersecurity awareness month in Accra, Mr. Albert Antwi Boasiako is of the view […]
Japanese Embassy set to hold 2018 Japan Week Festival in Ghana
The Japanese Embassy is set to hold 2018 Japan week Festival, which is scheduled for Saturday November 3 to Sunday, November 18 to showcase various Japanese Cultural and Traditional activities. Japan Week Festival is an annual cultural event organized by the Embassy of Japan to promote cultural exchanges between the Ghanaian and Japanese communities. Speaking […]
Debate for NDC national executive aspirants begins Today
The Pre-election candidate debate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) aspirants in the upcoming NDC National Executive Elections organised by the Center for Social Democracy (CSD-Ghana), in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung begins Wednesday, October 17 at the University of Ghana in Accra. Research fellow for the Center for social Democracy (CSD- Ghana), Kafui Tsekpo in […]
Audit Service, CAGD begins nationwide payroll and personal validation exercise
The Ghana Audit Service and the Controller and Accountant Generals Department (CAGD) have started the nationwide payroll and personal validation exercise in the Upper East Region. This is aimed at cleaning the bloated payroll. The exercise, which is expected to end on Tuesday, October 16, will take place in fifteen Districts in the Region. About twenty-six […]
