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Stakeholders from the Savannah and Upper West Regions have undergone a refresher training on the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project. The three-day workshop, held on August 22 in Wa, brought together newly appointed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), Regional Ministers, and Coordinating Directors from …

MTN Ghana has taken a proactive step in boosting small businesses in the Upper West Region by training 40 individuals in effective social media marketing. These trainees, including men and women, are skilled in various trades like barbering, tailoring, hairdressing dressmaking and fashion design. The initiative is aims to empower …

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Wa West, Hon. Richard Wullo, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, paid a working visit to Seven Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) centres within the Wa West  District to motivate candidates and assure them of the Assembly’s support as they sit for this year’s BECE. The Seven centres visited included the Lassia Tuolu, Dorimon Primary”A”, Dorimon …

Proppa paint manufacturing limited has organised a one-day workshop for painters and some students in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The workshop according to the Managing Director of the company is to engage with participants and to equipe them more painting technologies.  Mr. Moustapha Ghaziri, General Manager of the company …

The Upper West Regional Minister, Hon. Charles Lwanga Puozuing ESQ, has inaugurated a 15-member Anti-Drug Abuse Taskforce to tackle the increasing threat of illicit drug use in the region.  The taskforce, chaired by the Regional Police Commander DCOP Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, was launched on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. According …

Radio Progress Best Brains Contest Kicks Off with Thrilling Competition The 2nd edition of the Radio Progress Best Brains Contest (BBC) has officially begun, bringing together talented students from four schools in Zone A1. The participating schools are: 1. Fallahia Islamic Primary C 2. Tupaso School of Excellence Primary 3. Snchiga M/A Primary 4. …

Some residents of Wechiau-Bao, a farming community in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region have received a donation of 7 packets of zinc from Prof. Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, a Senior Lecturer based in the USA and a native of Cape Coast.  This generous act comes after a heavy …

Lively Minds Together Programme  has rolled out a planned expansion of its access on the Radio Programme to Eight new Regions. The Lively Minds Together Radio  Programme which started in Bongo District of the Upper East Region is currently  runned in Eight Regions, broadcasted in Sixteen different Ghanaian languages on …

The newly confirmed District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Wa West District, Hon. Richard Wullo, has officially assumed Office following his overwhelming endorsement by Assembly members. Hon. Richard Wullo took over his new office as the president’s representative for the Wa West District on Monday, May 5, 2025, a few …

The Education Committee of Parliament is set to commence a monitoring visit to selected Senior High Schools and private universities across the Greater Accra, Eastern, Volta, Western, and Central Regions, starting today. Phase one of the monitoring exercise will run from Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2, 2025. During …