STEM SHS in Issa, the single greatest investment in DBI District – DCE

By Philip Tengzu, GNA   Issa (UW/R), Oct. 5, GNA – Mr James Wor, Daffiama-Bussie-Issa (DBI) District Chief Executive (DCE), has described the construction of…

Former Deputy Minister provides two boreholes to Issa community to ease water challenges 

By Mohammed Balu  Issa (UW/R), Oct 4, GNA – Mr Abu Kasangbata, a former Deputy Upper West Regional Minister, has provided two new boreholes…

Over 100 women received training in household detergent, cosmetics production  

By Philip Tengzu Vogoni (UW/R), Oct. 4, GNA – A total of 115 women at Goriyiri and Vogoni communities in the Nadowli-Kaleo District and…

AfCHuRSD builds leadership capacity of high school students in Nadowli-Kaleo, DBI districts 

By Philip Tengzu Nadowli (UW/R), Oct. 4, GNA – The African Centre for Human Rights and Sustainable Development (AfCHuRSD) has built the leadership capacities…

NCCE deepens understanding of women’s groups on rule of law, anti-corruption

By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA    Gwollu (UW/R), Oct. 02, GNA – The Sissala West District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE)…

KAIPTC, NPC strengthen security-civilian trust in preventing violent extremism

By Philip Tengzu, GNA  Wa, (UW/R), Oct. 02, GNA – The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has engaged stakeholders in the Upper…

CSIR-SARI trains about 300 women in Upper West in livelihood skills

By Philip Tengzu, GNA   Doggoh, (UW/R), Oct. 2, GNA – The Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI)…

UWR: Striking teachers not returning to classrooms until their demands are met  

By Freed Mwini   Wa (UW/R), Oct. 01, GNA – The Upper West Regional branches of three Pre-tertiary Teacher Unions have reaffirmed their resolve to…

Study proposes actions to amplify Africa’s influence on UNSC 

By Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), Sept. 30, GNA – A study has proposed a well-coordinated three-pronged strategy by African countries to push for reforms…

AfCHuRSD, DBI District hold validation workshop on child protection guidelines 

By Philip Tengzu  Issa (UW/R), Sept. 29, GNA – The African Centre for Human Rights and Sustainable Development (AfCHuRSD), in partnership with the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa…

Sissala West MP calls for calm after Buo and Tiwii land dispute leaves two dead 

By Mohammed Balu  Tiwii (UWR), Sept. 28, GNA – Mr Mohammed Adams Sukparu, Member of Parliament for Sissala West Constituency, has called for calm…

UBIDS Law School receives over 1,000 Law books for teaching, learning 

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, (UW/R), Sept. 28, GNA – The University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) School of Law has received a…

Tumu landlord gives road encroachers a 2-week ultimatum to relocate for road construction   

By Mohammed Balu, GNA   Tumu (UWR), Sept 27, GNA – The landlord and sectional heads of Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality have given…

Traditional leader proposes inclusion of climate change in school curriculum 

By Philip Tengzu   Wa, (UW/R), Sept. 26, GNA – Naa Kadri Ibrahim, the chief of Jinpenhi in the Wala Traditional Area, has proposed adding…

UBIDS R&D Conference: Prof. Dittoh urges research relevant to national development priorities 

By Philip Tengzu, GNA  Wa (UW/R), Sept. 25, GNA – Professor Saa Dittoh of the Department of Food Security and Climate Change, University for…

UBIDS holds 6th R&D Conference, reaffirms commitment to research-driven development  

By Philip Tengzu Wa (UW/R), Sept. 25, GNA – The University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) has opened its sixth Research and…

Banu Queen Mother donates 1000 educational materials to schools  

By Mohammed Balu  Banu (UW/R), Sept. 24, GNA – Madam Maria Awuyigavei Ali, Queen Mother of the Banu Paramountcy, has donated educational materials to…

Lambussie NCCE engages stakeholders on rule of law, anti-corruption fight  

By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie    Laurussia (UW/R), Sept. 24, GNA – The Lambussie District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has engaged…

Poyentanga 24-Hour Market Project: Households displaced, businesses destroyed, and… 

A GNA Feature by Philip Tengzu  Poyentanga (UW/R), Sept. 22, GNA – For the people of Poyentanga and surrounding communities in the War West…

Residents call for bigger bridges on Tumu-Banu highway to prevent flooding

By Mohammed Balu   Banu, (UW/R), Sept. 20, GNA – Residents of communities along the Tumu-Banu road have appealed to the contractor working on the…

Yellow fever confirmed in Sissala East Municipality after mysterious deaths recorded 

By Mohammed Balu  Tumu, (UW/R), Sept 19, GNA – The Sissala East Municipal Health Directorate has confirmed yellow fever in the municipality following some…

SIF seeks stakeholders’ support for GWYESCO implementation 

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, (UW/R), Sept. 19, GNA – The Social Investment Fund (SIF) has appealed to stakeholders in the Upper West Region to…

Debt servicing takes about 65% of climate-vulnerable countries’ revenues – Report 

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, (UW/R), Sept. 17, GNA – A report by ActionAid has revealed that climate-vulnerable countries are spending about 65 per cent…

African women deploy AI, smart technology to address health, farming challenges 

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, Sept. 16, GNA – African women innovators are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies to improve healthcare delivery and strengthen food systems…