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UE/R: Elevate Our MP, DCE- Binduri NPP Beg Nana Addo By Haruna Sumaila Abugri Listen to article Local executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Binduri constituency of the Upper East Region are calling on President Akuffo Addo to consider elevating the incumbent district chief executive for Binduri in his current government. In a prevailing letter to the president, the executives equally asked the president for a favour relative to the only Member of Parliament of the region, Abdulai Abanga...

Include private tertiary institutions to absorption of fees – AUCC President LISTEN JAN 26, 2021 President of the Africa University College for Communication (AUCC), Dr. Christopher Akwaa-Mensah has called on stakeholders in the education sector to expand debates on the absorption of fees to the private universities. He laments that private institutions have been as affected as the public tertiary institutions hence the need for government to support them with payment of staff through Soc...

Prof. Yankah reacts to Ayariga’s motion for absorption of 2021 tertiary fees LISTEN JAN 26, 2021 A former Minister of Education, in charge of tertiary education, Prof. Kwesi Yankah has reacted to the request by the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga asking Parliament to approve a motion for the absorption of 2021 fees in public tertiary institutions. Prof. Ayariga in the motion argued that this move is necessary to cushion parents against the impact of COVID-19. But ac...

Consensus in Parliament could be for the ‘right’ or ‘wrong thing’; public must be vigilant – Mahama Ayariga Listen to article Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has asked the general public to be vigilant and interested in the activities of the 8th Parliament. Speaking to Eugene Bawelle on Class91.3FM’s weekend current affairs show, ‘The Watchdog’ on Saturday, 23 January 2021, Mr Ayariga explained that even though the 8th parliament “presents a unique oppo...

10 people have died from an accident that occurred in the North East Region Reports available to MyNewsGh indicates that a Bawku bound passenger bus has crashed into the Nasia bridge near Walewale in the North East Region in the early hours of Tuesday, January 26, 2021. According to local media reports available to this portal, ten persons including some Senior High School (SHS) students returning to school have lost their lives as a result of the ghastly accident with over 30 individuals said ...

+ Privates schools in Bawku West District of the Upper East Region are to meet parents to solicit for support for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as government is yet to provide same. The proprietors said their schools are on the verge of collapsing due to the coronavirus pandemic. A proprietor of St. Maximillian Kolbe International School and former president of GNAT, Mr Paul Apanga said his idea was to transform his school into boarding status but all plans have been halted due to covid...

Privates schools in Bawku West District of the Upper East Region are to meet parents to solicit for support for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as government is yet to provide same.

Suspension of public tertiary fees will be minimal cost to the state – Ayariga LISTEN JAN 25, 2021 The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, believes halting 2021 tuition payments by students in public tertiary institutions will not have a significant strain on the state. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mr. Ayariga said the state intervention would only need to cover essentials like electricity bills, water, cleaning and IT infrastructure. He put forth a motion in Parliament in this rega...

Parliament to debate Ayariga’s motion for suspension of tertiary fees for 2021 today LISTEN JAN 25, 2021 Parliament will debate a motion pushing for government to absorb 2021 academic fees of students in public tertiary institutions. The private members Bill was advanced by Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga who argues that this move is necessary to cushion parents against the impact of COVID-19. The last time it came up, on January 21, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin called on the...

Consider Binduri MP, DCE for appointment — NPP Executives to Akufo-Addo By Abdul-Hanan JAN 25, 2021 Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Binduri in the Upper East Region are asking President Nana Akufo-Addo to consider Member of Parliament for the area Abanga Abdulai for appointment on his government. The party executives also made an appeal for the President to retain Mr Ayinga Abagre Yakubu, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Binduri. A statement signed by Constitue...