31 h. ago ‘Christmas babies’ in Volta and Oti regions receive MTN hampers as network expansion project begins

Sixty babies born on Christmas Day have received baby hampers from MTN Ghana as part of the company’s annual Christmas Baby Hamper initiative in the Volta and Oti Regions, bringing joy and support to mothers delivering during the festive season.

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31 h. ago ‘Christmas babies’ and their mothers in Volta and Oti regions receive MTN hampers

Sixty babies born on Christmas Day have received baby hampers from MTN Ghana as part of the company’s annual Christmas Baby Hamper initiative in the Volta and Oti Regions, bringing joy and support to mothers delivering during the festive season.

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6 d. ago Volta, Oti pharmacists sound alarm over staff shortages, call for action

Pharmacists in the Volta and Oti Regions are raising concerns over what they describe as an increasingly unbearable workload in public health facilities, calling on the government to urgently recruit more professionals and provide incentives to retain staff in underserved areas.

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1 week ago GIPC underscores need to deepen investment cooperation between Ghana and Suriname

The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has underscored the need to deepen investment cooperation between Ghana and Suriname, while highlighting emerging opportunities in trade, tourism, and cultural exchange. Speaking during a panel session at the celebration of Suriname’s 50th Independence Anniversary in Ho, the Regional Manager of GIPC for the Volta and Oti Regions, Selase […]

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1 week ago Audit Service staff raise alarm over unpaid allowances and budget shortfalls

The Ghana Audit Service is raising red flags over what it says are serious funding shortfalls arising from the execution of the 2025 Budget, warning that the gaps have left many staff unpaid and could undermine the Service’s constitutional independence. In a statement issued , staff of the Service said only 59 per cent of the funds approved by Parliament for the institution in 2025 were released by the third quarter, despite Parliament allocating GH¢838.37 million for the year. Compensation alone accounted for GH¢710.74 million of the approved amount. According to the statement, the reduced releases meant “not all staff-related obligations could have been fully paid,” with the Committee on the 2026 Budget Estimates offering no indication that the outstanding obligations were later cleared.

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2 w. ago Stakeholders hold Regional Agribusiness Dialogue to boost inclusive industrial growth

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Ghana and other partners, has held a Regional Agribusiness Dialogue for stakeholders in the Volta and Oti Regions.

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2 w. ago Simon Madjie writes: Oti Region: Ghana’s emerging growth frontier

Introduction Nestled along Ghana’s eastern borders is a region brimming with untapped opportunities. The Oti Region, one of the country’s youngest, is fast emerging as a promising frontier for growth in Ghana’s investment landscape. Carved out of the Volta Region in 2019, Oti spans 11,070 square kilometres, has an estimated population of 786,142 and is […]

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