The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, on Friday said tourism serves as a powerful catalyst for fostering peace and unity in the society. Benson-Awoyinka made this remark during the commemoration of the 2024 World Tourism Day, with the theme: ‘Tourism and Peace’, in Lagos. ‘This year’s theme is timely […]
Day: September 28, 2024
APC’s unity, organised structure enhancing its credibility among voters – Coalition
The Coalition of Kaduna Political Groups says the unity and well-organised structure of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has enhanced its perception as a credible party among voters. The coalition stated this in a statement signed by its Co-conveners, Mr Ibrahim Kachia and Solomon Maiyaki. Other signatories included Dr Victor Bobai, Public Relation Officer, Mrs […]
MoH, GHS launch new initiative to fight Non-Communicable Diseases
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have launched the AYA-Integrated Healthcare Initiative (IHI) to tackle the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD’s), specifically cardiovascular and diabetes in the country. The Initiative, which is a continuation of work done by the Ghana Heart Initiative (GHI), will focus on the prevention, detection […]
WASCAL urges government to finalise the Power Purchase Agreement of the Waste to Energy Plant project
The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, WASCAL has called on the government to expedite finalising the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of the Waste to Energy plant project in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality Professor Emmanuel Wendsongre Ramde, Executive Director of WASCAL said the delay in finalising the PPA […]
United Nations launches food security project for asylum seekers, host communities
The United Nations (UN), in collaboration with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council, has launched a joint project to enhance food security, nutrition and resilience of asylum seekers and host communities. The 18-month intervention, which would be supporting about 2,000 most vulnerable asylum seekers and 8,200 host communities in the Upper East and Upper West […]