GhStandard

17/09/2025

Ghana’s scholarship gap: Why local talent like Juliana Somuah must look abroad for opportunity

When a congratulatory email lands in a young Ghanaian’s inbox, it often comes from an institution thousands of kilometres away. These messages usually come with stipends, mentorship, and conference access—benefits that few local awards provide. For top students, they read less like invitations and more like ready-made career plans, underscoring the widening gap between global institutions and Ghana‘s own support systems for talent.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/ghanas-scholarship-gap-why-local-talent-like-juliana-somuah-must-look-abroad-for-opportunity/

17/09/2025

Feed Ghana Programme launched to boost food security, cut imports, and create jobs

Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – The Government has rolled out the Feed Ghana Programme, a flagship agricultural initiative aimed at modernising farming, cutting food imports, and creating jobs across the country.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/feed-ghana-programme-launched-to-boost-food-security-cut-imports-and-create-jobs/

17/09/2025

National Service Person granted GHC400,000 bail over alleged GHC303,950 fraud

Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – A 25-year-old National Service Person accused of misappropriating GHC303,950 from a Stanbic Bank customer has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/national-service-person-granted-ghc400000-bail-over-alleged-ghc303950-fraud/

17/09/2025

Chief of Staff reaffirms government’s commitment to fund anti-corruption strategy

Accra, Sept. 17 – Mr. Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff at the Presidency, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to adequately fund and support anti-graft agencies and initiatives.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/chief-of-staff-reaffirms-governments-commitment-to-fund-anti-corruption-strategy/

17/09/2025

Gomoa Assin celebrates Ahorbaa Kese festival with call for unity and development

Gomoa Assin (C/R), Sept. 17 – Obirifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobia II, Paramount Chief of the Gomoa Assin Traditional Area, and his people have been commended for the peaceful celebration of the 2025 Ahorbaa Kese festival.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/gomoa-assin-celebrates-ahorbaa-kese-festival-with-call-for-unity-and-development/

17/09/2025

UG Governing Council promotes Dzidzienyo to Associate Professor in Plant Biotechnology

Accra, Sept. 17 – The Governing Council of the University of Ghana (UG) has elevated Dr. Daniel K. Dzidzienyo, Acting Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), to the rank of Associate Professor in Plant Biotechnology.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/ug-governing-council-promotes-dzidzienyo-to-associate-professor-in-plant-biotechnology/

17/09/2025

Dormaa SHS headmaster appeals for drainage, sanitation and security support

Dormaa-Ahenkro, Sept. 17 – Mr. Thomas Amstrong Asante, Headmaster of Dormaa Senior High School (DORMASS) in the Bono Region, has appealed for urgent support to improve the school’s drainage and security infrastructure.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/dormaa-shs-headmaster-appeals-for-drainage-sanitation-and-security-support/

17/09/2025

Oti Regional Disability Desk Coordinator appointed Senior M&E Officer at NHIS

Accra, Sept. 17 – Mr. Francis Gesaloge Boyesa Okoro, Oti Regional Disability Desk Coordinator, has been appointed Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

see more: https://ghstandard.com/oti-regional-disability-desk-coordinator-appointed-senior-me-officer-at-nhis/

17/09/2025

Five killed, 12 injured in Wakrom accident on Cape Coast–Accra Highway

Cape Coast, Sept. 17 (GNA) – Five people have died and 12 others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash at Wakrom, near Yamoransa, on the Cape Coast–Accra Highway on Monday afternoon.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/five-killed-12-injured-in-wakrom-accident-on-cape-coast-accra-highway/

17/09/2025

AGI urges smooth transition of 1D1F firms into 24-hour economy policy

Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has urged the government to ensure a seamless transition for beneficiary companies under the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative into the 24-hour economy policy.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/agi-urges-smooth-transition-of-1d1f-firms-into-24-hour-economy-policy/

16/09/2025

Three GNA journalists selected for senior management media seminar in China

Three Ghanaian journalists from the Ghana News Agency (GNA) have been selected to participate in a 14-day Seminar for Senior Management of Mainstream Media across Africa in China. The journalists are Mr Yussif Ibrahim and Mr Anthony Apubeo, Chief Reporters at the Kumasi and Bolgatanga offices, respectively, and Mrs Mildred Siabi-Mensah, Editor of the Takoradi office.

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Three Ghanaian journalists from the Ghana News Agency (GNA) have been selected to participate in a 14-day Seminar for Senior Management of Mainstream Media

16/09/2025

Ghana prints over 161,000 chip-embedded passports under new system

Ghana has printed 161,824 chip-embedded passports since the launch of its upgraded passport system in April 2025, with 122,895 already delivered to applicants, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed.

see more: https://ghstandard.com/ghana-prints-over-161000-chip-embedded-passports-under-new-system/