61 h. ago Arkansas Ticket Wins Record US$1.817 Billion Christmas Eve Powerball Jackpot

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/arkansas-ticket-wins-record-us1-817-billion-christmas-eve-powerball-jackpot/A lottery player in Arkansas has won the $1.817 billion Powerball jackpot, making it the second largest lottery prize ever won in the United States, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. The winning ticket was purchased at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas, northeast of Little Rock. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery confirmed Thursday, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/arkansas-ticket-wins-record-us1-817-billion-christmas-eve-powerball-jackpot/

Economics

5 d. ago Beyond Scholarships: How Ghana can transform global education partnerships into economic engine

When President John Dramani Mahama launched Ghana's revolutionary diplomatic Key Performance Indicators on 1st September 2025, one mandate stood out for its transformational potential yet received surprisingly little analysis: the requirement for envoys to "secure scholarships and facilitate exchange programmes with foreign institutions to enhance Ghana's human capital."

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2 w. ago Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation announces homecoming of scholarship beneficiaries

The Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF) has announced the inaugural edition of its Scholarship Beneficiaries Homecoming, scheduled for December 16, 2025, at the Foundation’s Secretariat in Ntotroso.

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2 w. ago Asanko Gold Ghana offers full scholarships to brilliant but needy students in host communities

Asanko Gold Ghana Limited has launched a full educational scholarship scheme to support brilliant but financially challenged students in its host communities, offering renewed hope to young people whose tertiary dreams were fading due to economic hardship. The initiative, part of the company’s five-year Social and Economic Development Plan (SEDEP), will provide up to 15 beneficiaries each year with comprehensive support covering tuition, accommodation, and other approved academic expenses. Each student will receive up to GH₵10,000 annually, amounting to GH₵30,000–GH₵40,000 over the course of their programme. One of the beneficiaries, 24-year-old Emmanuel Aboagye from Manso Nkensu, said the scholarship has revived his long-held ambition of becoming an engineer after years of personal tragedy and financial difficulty nearly derailed his aspirations.

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2 w. ago EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme Showcases Research Impact as Five Scholars Advance West Africa’s Sustainable Energy Transition

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, AMA, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-showcases-research-impact-as-five-scholars-advance-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/LAGOS, Nigeria, 10 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme for Sustainable Energy, funded and launched in September 2022 by the European Union in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and delivered by the British Council, is celebrating the achievements of its first cohort of scholars whose research is already contributing to the region’s green-energy […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, AMA, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-showcases-research-impact-as-five-scholars-advance-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/

Politics

2 w. ago Legal Green Association launches scholarship scheme for law students

The Legal Green Association (LGA) has launched a scholarship scheme aimed at supporting financially disadvantaged students at the Ghana School of Law. The launch took place on Sunday, 7th December, 2025, at Maison Français, University of Ghana.

Society

2 w. ago Scholarship debt crisis: NPP inherited $86m debt in 2017 – Kingsley Agyemang

Former Administrator of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has disclosed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration inherited an $86 million debt when it assumed office in 2017.

Economics

3 w. ago Scholarships Secretariat sets December 8–9 interviews for Commonwealth Scholarship applicants

The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (GSS) has announced dates for interviews for shortlisted applicants seeking the 2025/2026 Commonwealth Scholarship tenable in the United Kingdom. In a notice issued by the Registrar of Scholarships, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, the Secretariat said it has completed the initial review of applications and will begin interviewing applicants to assess their suitability for the prestigious international scholarship programme.

Politics

3 w. ago Ghana Scholarships Secretariat schedules Dec. 8 and 9 interviews for Commonwealth applicants

The Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (GSS) has announced dates for interviews for applicants seeking the Commonwealth Scholarship tenable in the United Kingdom for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Politics

3 w. ago Ghanaian PhD students in UK appeal directly to British PM over unpaid fees, stipends

A group of Ghanaian government-sponsored PhD students in the United Kingdom has made a direct appeal to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, urging him to intervene in a protracted funding crisis that has left them facing deportation, homelessness, and academic withdrawal. In a petition dated 3rd December 2025, the students' executives revealed that despite promises of full tuition and monthly stipends from the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (GSS), payments are in arrears by up to 48 months, plunging over 100 scholars into severe distress.

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3 w. ago Understanding Ghana’s Scholarship Debt: A Systemic Issue, Not an Individual Failure – – Prosper Agbenyega Writes

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/understanding-ghanas-scholarship-debt-a-systemic-issue-not-an-individual-failure-prosper-agbenyega-writes/Her Excellency, Ghana Envoy to the United Kingdom, Zita Benson’s recent public comments on alleged scholarship arrears reflect a worrying misunderstanding of how government scholarship financing is structured, processed, and settled. While her concerns for Ghanaian students in the UK are valid and deserve attention, the conclusions she has drawn — and the accusations she […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Prosper Kay, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/understanding-ghanas-scholarship-debt-a-systemic-issue-not-an-individual-failure-prosper-agbenyega-writes/

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