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Nkoranzamanhene Fulfills Pledge: Nana Fosuaa Osei-Bonsu Receives Full Scholarship for KNUST Engineering Studies. The Nkoranzamanhene, Nana Kwame Baffoe IV, on Tuesday 29th September, 2026 has officially fulfilled a bold promise made last year, awarding a full scholarship to Miss Nana Fosuaa Osei-Bonsu, a standout student who excelled in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The scholarship covers Miss Osei-Bonsu’s entire four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), with a further commitment to fund her Master’s degree. The announcement, made today at the Nkoranza Traditional Council, marks the realization of a vision Nana Kwame Baffoe IV outlined on December 9, 2025. During that pivotal council meeting, the Overlord pledged to personally fund the university education of any student from his paramountcy who secured 8A1s in WASSCE, specifically targeting critical disciplin...

Jomoro mp introduces One Million Coders programme. The Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, Dorcas Affo Toffey, has introduced the government’s One Million Coders Programme in the constituency. This is part of the efforts to equip young people with relevant digital and technology skills for the future. The initiative is designed to expose beneficiaries to coding, digital literacy and other technology-related skills, with the broader objective of preparing Ghanaian youth to take advantage of employment, entrepreneurship and other opportunities in the rapidly growing digital economy. The One Million Coders Programme is a flagship national initiative being implemented by the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations. The programme aims to train one million Ghanaians in digital and ICT-related skills over four years. As of September 2026, about 140,000 people had registered for the One Million Coders Programme, while more than 10,000 parti...

Jomoro MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey Sustains Scholarship Initiative for 2026 BECE Graduates. The pace setter for the scholarship package for candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) who are entering into various second-cycled institutions, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, who is the Member of Parliament for the Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, has done it again. Madam Affo-Toffey, who is also the Deputy Transport Minister, has once again demonstrated her commitment to supporting education in the constituency by providing scholarship assistance to more than 1,000 brilliant but needy Senior High School (SHS) students. In the year 2025, over 600 BECE candidates received similar support, but the 2026 edition was a banger. The Deputy Minister began the initiative in the year 2021 when she was not a Member of Parliament, and today, every MP has emulated this initiative. It has now become a major calendar activity for every MP, municipal, metropolitan, and district chief executi...

African Union 2026 Anti-Corruption Campaign Reaches Nkrankwanta JHS. As part of activities marking the 2026 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, the Local Accountability Network (LANet), in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has embarked on an educational campaign in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region to raise awareness among schoolchildren on the importance of fighting corruption. The campaign, sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, aimed to deepen the understanding of young people about the damaging effects of corruption on national development and to encourage them to become agents of integrity from an early age. This year's commemoration was held under the theme, "Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa." Speaking during the event, the Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Mrs. Beauty Emefa Narteh, said the theme serves as a reminder that promoting i...

Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako Makes History as Chairman of Vice Chancellors Ghana(VCG) The University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) community is celebrating a landmark achievement following the appointment of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Elvis Asare-Bediako, as Chairman of Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG), effective 1st August 2026. This historic appointment marks the first time in the history of the University of Energy and Natural Resources that its Vice-Chancellor has been elected to lead the prestigious association of vice-chancellors in Ghana. It is a proud milestone for UENR, the Bono Region, and Ghana’s higher education sector. Professor Asare-Bediako succeeds Professor Richard Kwesi Amankwah, the immediate past Chairman of Vice Chancellors Ghana and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology. His election reflects the confidence reposed in his visionary leadership, integrity, academic excellence, and unwavering commitment to advancing higher education in G...

Anti-Corruption Campaign 2026 Hits Three Basic Schools in the Bono Region. As part of the 2026 annual commemoration of Africa Anti-Corruption Day, LANet in collaboration with GACC has toured three different districts in the Bono region to educate school children on the need to be enlightened on anti-corruption. The event which the WILLIAM FLORA HEWLETT Foundation sponsored sought to broaden the knowledge of children about the effect corruption brought to the country and how together we can put a stop to it beginning from childhood. The 2026 Africa Anti-Corruption Day was under the theme: "Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa", The Executive Secretary of Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Mrs Beauty Emefa Narteh expressed that, the theme reminds us that, promoting integrity and combating corruption are shared responsibilities. Adding that, "building societies founded on honesty, transparency, and accountability requires the ...

GACC, CDD-Ghana and TI-Ghana Holds Anti-Corruption Campaign on SARIS Project in Berekum East Municipal. Ghana Anti-corruption Coalition together with CDD-Ghana and Transparency International with support from the European Union has held a sensitization forum at Kato in the Berekum East Municipal of the Bono region. The anti-corruption forum was under the theme, "strengthening accountability, rule of law and institutional responsiveness in Ghana (SARIS) with the aim of broadening the knowledge of the Ghanaian citizens especially the young ones on corruption and its effects in nation building. Speaking under the theme, the focal person of Berekum Local Accountability Network, Mr, Simon Asore emphasized on the need for citizens to participate in the fight against corruption by ensuring we all put into practice the 3R's of corruption fight that is to Resist, Reject and Report all issues of corruption to bring the canker down. He urged the youth to help develop the appetite to read...

ASUTECH DESERVES SPECIAL ATTENTION – NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN. The newly inaugurated Chairman of the Board of Governors of Asuansi Technical Institute (ASUTECH), Dr. Patrick Essien, has called for urgent and strategic investment in the institution, describing it as the foundation of technical education in Ghana and a national asset that must be preserved and strengthened for future generations. Speaking after his swearing-in as Board Chairman, Dr. Essien emphasized that the history of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana is deeply intertwined with ASUTECH, making it imperative for government, industry, alumni, development partners, and other stakeholders to support its transformation agenda. “ASUTECH represents the foundation of technical education in Ghana. We must ensure that this historic institution receives the attention, investment, and support required to continue producing the skilled workforce needed for national transformation,” Dr. Essien stated. A disti...