Association Football, popularly called football the world over and soccer in the United States of America is the most widely played game in the world. The Federation Internationale de Football Association – FIFA – was established in 1904, among other things, to foster unity and organize soccer tournaments including the World Cup among nations. The […]
Dec 15 2022 | Posted in
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When in 2019 the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to adopt a common currency to be named the ‘ECO’ by 2021, little did they envisage the roadblocks facing it to be as insurmountable as they are now. The Eurozone experience has shown that common currencies in regional bodies can be unwieldy. […]
Nov 30 2022 | Posted in
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Love it or loathe it, one of the hallmarks of the current NPP administration is its propensity to become a major driver of Ghana’s digital revolution. From healthcare delivery through drone technology to Global Positioning System (GPS) of house identification and street naming, among others, the NPP government stands tall among its peers in Africa […]
Nov 14 2022 | Posted in
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The Ghana cedi, since the past three months, has been struggling helplessly against the United States dollar and has received an excessive attention from the global economic media and experts in a way never before experienced. The cedi is now described as the worst performing currency in the world. Its free fall of the cedi […]
Oct 29 2022 | Posted in
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According to the United Nations, Sub-Sahara Africa is regarded as the fastest growing urbanizing region in the world. With an urbanized population of about 472 million as at 2018, it constitutes a growth rate of about 3.6 percent per annum. The effect of Africa’s urban population explosion is the unbridled expansion of towns and cities […]
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Human survival is intrinsically linked with environmental pollution and constitute the biggest challenges of the future, as pollution and contamination of natural resources are adversely affecting global livelihood. Environmental pollution is the effect of several conditions, including greenhouse gas emission emanating from industrialization and urbanization; residual chemicals applied in industries and the agricultural sector. Environmental […]
Sep 26 2022 | Posted in
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Climate change, according to the United Nations, refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. The changes could be caused naturally but since the1800s human activity has been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels as coal, oil and gas. It [climate change] has become a poignant challenge in […]
Sep 13 2022 | Posted in
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Social media is a 21st century technological phenomenon that has taken the world by a storm. It refers to a computer and internet-based technology that facilitates communication in several fields of endeavor through virtual networks and communities. It affords users fast electronic communication of content that includes personal information, documents, images like photos and videos. […]
Aug 26 2022 | Posted in
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Within five years of breaking away from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with glee and fun fare, the West African country couldn’t survive its independence. Like a spouse returning to rejoin its partner after a make-up, Ghana reneged on its own promise never to return to its “matrimonial home.” But we dare ask: 17 times […]
Jul 27 2022 | Posted in
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Against the backdrop of denunciations, admonitions and condemnations from some quarters, including the ruling party, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at a June 30, 2022 cabinet meeting instructed the minister of finance to begin an engagement process to invite the International Monetary Fund to intervene in restructuring the Ghanaian economy, the government’s statement said on […]
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