June 03
Ghana: SSNIT Launches Healthcare Scheme for Members
Ghanaian Times
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has launched a healthcare scheme aimed at providing free medical healthcare to pensioners under the SSNIT pension scheme. Read more »
West Africa: Ghana's Tobacco Control Gains Under Threat - Ministry of Health
Ghanaian Times
The Ministry of Health has warned that emerging nicotine products are undermining Ghana's progress in tobacco control, with flavoured shisha and electronic cigarettes increasingly… Read more »
Ghana: Outdated Drainage Systems Expose Cities to Flooding - - Ghie
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has called for an urgent overhaul of Ghana's stormwater management policies, warning that the country's existing drainage systems are no… Read more »
Ghana: Don't Derail Free Primary Health Care Programme... Dixcove Omanhene Warns
Ghanaian Times
The Omanhene of Lower Dixcove, Nana Akwasi Agyeman IX, has cautioned against actions that could derail the success of the government's flagship Free Primary Health Care (PHC)… Read more »
Ghana: Fidelity Bank Posts Record Profit
Ghanaian Times
Fidelity Bank Ghana has reported another year of strong financial performance, recording significant growth across profitability, deposits, lending, and digital transformation as… Read more »
Ghana: Turn Rice Sector Into Growth Engine - Veep Tells Regional Investors, Policymakers
Ghanaian Times
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, yesterday opened a two-day ECOWAS Rice Investment Roundtable in Accra with a call on West Africa to see the rice sector as… Read more »
Ghana: Cocobod Proposes 10-Year Jail Term for Cocoa Smugglers
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has proposed stiffer punishment, including a jail term of up to 10 years, for individuals engaged in cocoa smuggling in the country. Read more »
Ghana: World Cup Soccer Fiesta to Discuss Infamous 'Hand of God' Goal in Tonight's Show
Ghanaian Times
With only eight days to the start of the FIFA 2026 soccer Mundial in the USA, Canada and Mexico, tonight's edition of the World Cup Soccer Fiesta series will present the last in… Read more »
Ghana: Drainage Reform Cannot Wait Any Longer
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) has once again drawn national attention to a challenge that Ghanaians live with every rainy season but often address only after disaster… Read more »
Nigeria: How UBA Reinforced Legacy of Partnership and Innovation With Unilag
This Day
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has strengthened its longstanding relationship with the University of Lagos (UNILAG) with the inauguration of a new Innovation Hub and Business… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Navy Hosts 2026 Sea Power Symposium As Global, African Maritime Stakeholders Push for Technology-Driven Security
This Day
The 2026 Sea Power for Africa Symposium opened in Lagos on Tuesday with a strong call for African nations to leverage emerging technologies, strengthen collaboration, and deepen… Read more »
Nigeria: Sunmonu - New Standard for African Leadership Necessary for Robust Socio-Economic Transformation [interview]
This Day
In this interview, the Chairman of the Sage Centre for Leadership Excellence and former Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Mutiu… Read more »
Nigeria: Legend Internet Reassures Investors Amid Expansion-Driven Earnings Pressures
This Day
The investors in Legend Internet Plc have been reassured of stronger future earnings prospects as the company continues to expand its infrastructure, strengthen liquidity, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Heirs Insurance - Five Years After
This Day
Heirs Insurance Group this year clocked five in its operations in Nigerian insurance market, Ebere Nwoji captures the various transformations the company brought to bear in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Union Bank's Endless Possibilities Campaign Wins Bronze At Pitcher Awards
This Day
Union Bank of Nigeria's Endless Possibilities campaign has won Bronze in the Heritage category at the 2026 Pitcher Awards, one of Africa's foremost platforms for creative… Read more »
Nigeria: 2025fy - Mutual Benefits Records Strong Financial Performance
This Day
Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2025, reporting a strong performance marked by significant growth in… Read more »
Nigeria: AIICO Insurance Holds Malaria Prevention Outreach in Ibadan
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AIICO Insurance Plc, said it was committed to improving public health outcomes and advancing sustainable community development through its support for a large-scale malaria… Read more »
Nigeria: Stock Market Drops By N479bn On Profit-Taking in Pz, Others
This Day
The stock market closed on a negative note as losses in PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc and 36 others N479 billion declined in the market capitalisation. Read more »
Nigeria: The Invisible Gavel - Why We Must Question Ai Detectors in the Classroom
This Day
There is a quiet crisis unfolding in the halls of our universities. As generative artificial intelligence becomes a staple of the modern toolkit, a parallel industry has emerged… Read more »
Nigeria: When Bail Becomes a Wall
This Day
Across Nigeria, a difficult conversation is unfolding. It is within legal circles, among civil society groups and across ordinary homes. The conversation raises one crucial… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Politics - the Ugly Has It
This Day
The primaries were largely choreographed chaos, reckons BRUCE MALOGO Read more »
Nigeria: Wike - Three Years of Abuja's Transformation
This Day
In less than three years, Abuja has witnessed a scale of infrastructural development, governance reforms, urban renewal, and institutional expansion that many residents and… Read more »
Nigeria: Rejigging the National Telecom Policy
This Day
The telecom landscape now serves as the backbone of economic and social activities, writes Read more »
Africa: When Africa Stops Showing Up As a Guest [column]
This Day
The Nairobi Summit may have signalled the beginning of a more equal Africa-Europe relationship, argues SENATOR IROEGBU Read more »
Nigeria: AFN Reads Riot Acts to Athletes Over Commonwealth Games Trials
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*Declares attendance at National Trials mandatory, sets sprint benchmark Read more »
