2026 WCQ: Kurt Okraku Introduces Black Stars New Technical Team To Sports Minister AFRICA NEWS by panafricantv - March 4, 2025March 4, 20250 By: Maxwell Woyram Tsigbe The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kurt Edwin Simon Okraku, on Monday, March 3, 2025, led the technical team of the Black Stars to meet with the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams at his office. The visit was to officially introduce the newly constituted technical team of the male senior national team to the Minister, and also seek his blessings as they prepare for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Mr. Okraku expressed confidence in the team’s ability to qualify Ghana to yet another World Cup while underscoring the importance of the Minister’s support in ensuring success at the global football tournament. Meanwhile, the Sports Minister, who welcomed the delegation, assured the FA of
Sports Ministry To Introduce E-sports In Ghana AFRICA NEWS by George Vineh Yawson - March 4, 2025March 4, 20250 By: Maxwell Woyram Tsigbe The executives of E-sports Federation have held talks with the Minister for Sports and Recreation, Hon. Kofi Adams, to discuss the introduction, promotion and development of the sport in Ghana and abroad. The sector Minister, who hosted the delegation in his office on Friday, February 28, 2025, expressed his outfit’s readiness to work with every sporting discipline across the country noting that the Ministry has no discrimination against any sport. According to him, the world is moving towards electronic participation in sports and Ghana cannot afford to be left behind, hence, stressed his commitment to ensure the growth and sustenance of the sport. However, Mr. Adams advised the executives to guard against any form of cyber-attacks that could destroy the
GIZ Partners Land Use Planning Spatial Authority To Enhance Spatial Planning And Efficiency AFRICA NEWS LOCAL by George Vineh Yawson - February 28, 2025February 28, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE As part of measures to enhance spatial planning and sustainable land management nationwide, GIZ Ghana has partnered the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority. The initiative is to ensure data accuracy in land management system. “For us it is a very key project in the planning system, it is important to have a special data for urban development and also for developing and managing the land in Ghana, and so we see this as a very crucial element in order to improve land management and land use planning says Laetitia Erny, the component Manager of Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority, Chapman Owusu-Sekyere opined that “It is our responsibility to prepare spatial
Pan African Television Gets result: Tubong Community Now Connected To The National Grid After Sixty-Years Of Blackout AFRICA NEWS LOCAL POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - February 27, 2025February 27, 20250 Story by George Yawson Vineh Pan African Television got result as its campaign to connect Tubong community in the Upper East Region to the National Grid gained response from government having battled with darkness for sixty years. Residents of Tubong, a farming community in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region have been in darkness for the past sixty years as several calls to government to connect them to the National Grid fell on death ears until the presence of Pan African Television campaign to alert opinion leaders and government to help solve the menace. The joy of Tubong to be added to the National grid came after close to a year campaign by Pan African Television. The Moba or Bimoba people
Gov’t To Re-Introduce GITMIS, Rationalise Some Tax Components –Seth Terkper AFRICA NEWS LOCAL POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - February 27, 2025February 27, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE Presidential advisor on the economy, Seth Terkper has opined that government will revert the Ghana Integrated tax management and Information system to ensure compliance Speaking at the Ghana’s economic outlook organized by the Ghanaian German economic association in Accra, Mr. Terkper touched on the need for tax rationalization to enhance efficiency “To contain your expenditures you are going to borrow, and if you borrow and you do not have the mechanism for repayment you are going to default. This is the challenge you know, facing our country.” Says Seth Terkper
NPA Sets New Price For Petroleum Product. AFRICA NEWS LOCAL POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - February 18, 2025February 18, 20250 Story by George Yawson Vineh The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has established a new price floor for petroleum products, effective for the second pricing window of February. This directive requires Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) to comply strictly with the minimum price set for fuel sales. The measure aims to prevent price distortions and ensure market stability within the downstream petroleum sector. The regulation, which takes effect from 16th to 28th February 2025, prohibits any company from selling fuel below the designated price threshold. Petrol and diesel have been priced at a minimum of GH₵12.56 and GH₵13.45 per litre, respectively, while Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been fixed at GH₵14.26 per kilogram. Companies found breaching this directive risk facing regulatory sanctions from the NPA.
Inauguration Of Innovators For The “Young Climate Innovators” Program AFRICA NEWS LOCAL POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - February 18, 2025February 18, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE Member of the Climate Communicators Network, Dorcas Mawuena, has expressed her optimism over the inauguration of the Young Climate Innovators Program (YCLIP) a bold and transformative initiative that seeks to equip young minds with the skills, knowledge, and inspiration needed to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change. According to her, the aforesaid movement recognizes the power of young people as drivers of change, as problem-solvers, and as the architects of a sustainable issue. She also asserted that Climate change is not limited only to scientific issue but also an economic, social justice and most importantly a leadership challenge. Speaking on the aforementioned issue, the Chief Director for the Ministry of Transport, Mrs. Mabel Sagoe believes this innovative initiative, represents
Madina Zongo Chiefs Pay Courtesy Call On Vice President AFRICA NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - February 13, 2025February 13, 20250 The Council of Madina Zongo Chiefs, led by the Chief Imam, Sheikh Salmad Mohammed Alhassan, paid a courtesy call on the Vice President of the Republic, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, at the Jubilee House on Wednesday. The visit was primarily to congratulate President John Dramani Mahama, Vice President Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on their decisive victory in the 2024 general elections. The delegation also used the occasion to discuss pressing issues affecting the Madina Zongo community, including land litigation, education, and overall development. One key highlight of the discussions was the recent reduction in Hajj fares. The Muslim chiefs expressed deep appreciation to President Mahama for fulfilling his promise and making the pilgrimage more accessible to Ghanaian Muslims. In
Ghana Gold Coin Investment: Lecturer Urges Bank Of Ghana To Educate Public On The Venture AFRICA NEWS POLITICS by George Vineh Yawson - February 12, 2025February 12, 20250 BY: DANIEL ASARE Senior Finance Lecturer at the University Of Ghana Business School, Dr. Benjamin Amoah, has opined that the Bank of Ghana must undertake a lot of public awareness campaign in educating Ghanaians concerning the availability of the gold coin on the stock market so that investors can appreciate it. Hel also stressed that; the bank must collaborate with the Securities and Exchange Commission so that investors can use mutual funds market to participate in the purchasing of the gold coin to attract investors into the country. “As we speak now the Ghana gold coin is ranging between twelve thousand, twenty-one thousand and forty two thousand Ghana cedis plus, how many Ghanaians can easily participate in such an investment. But if you
Every District Needs To Develop The Human Resource Of It’s Community:Dr. David Kwasi Afresh AFRICA NEWS POLITICS by panafricantv - February 8, 2025February 8, 20250 Story by Samali Abdul Razak Dr. David Kwasi Afresh, Former President of STOP TB has called on MMDCEs in the Oti Region to help extending infrastructure development to their various communities to bring the needed development to its people.This according to him, will phisically bring the development the people have been yelling for and will strengthen the needed functionality of every District and Metropolis across the region.He continues by saying for a district to function it needs sufficient human resource into all sectors or government institutions in the District. According Mr. Afresh, a District that does not have the capacity to mobilize from the local front and can not also mobilize from the international front fails it's people. Referencing the ruling National Democratic