Over 300 aged persons in Duong benefit from free health screening

By Phillip Tengzu, GNA  Duong (UW/R), April 12, GNA – Over 300 aged persons in Duong, a community in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West…

Cashew training programme, medium for socio-economic transformation in West Africa  

Wa, (UW/R), April 10, GNA — An impact study has identified the Cashew Master Training Programme (MTP) as a viable medium for transforming West Africa’s cashew sector through job…

MP awards scholarship to 98 tertiary students in Lambussie  

By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA   Lambussie (UW/R), April. 09, GNA-A total of 98 tertiary level students in the Lambussie District have received scholarships from…

Digital skills project transforms women-led businesses in Nadowli-Kaleo District

By Philip Tengzu  Nadowli, (UW/R), April 8, GNA – A digital skills intervention targeting women-led micro and small enterprises in the Nadowli-Kaleo District has significantly improved…

LOGMe II enhances entrepreneurial, marketing skills of farmers in UWR 

By Phillip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), April 03, GNA – The Savannah Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) has intensified…

CSIR-SARI enhances agricultural knowledge transfer in Upper West through ToT initiative  

By Philip Tengzu  Wa (UW/R), April 03, GNA – Some lead farmers and Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) in the Upper West Region have received training on…

Poor waste disposal causes perennial flooding in Wa – NADMO Director 

By Phillip Tengzu/Simon Gali, GNA  Wa, (UW/R), March 31, GNA — Mr Osman Abdul-Latif Sinsew, the Upper West Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO),…

New political party to challenge dominance of two major parties

By Philip Tengzu, GNA  Wa, (UW/R), March 30, GNA – A new political party, the Action Alliance Party (AAP), has been launched with a strong…

Big Push Road Project in Sissala East Progressing Steadily – Mawums 

By Mohammed Balu  Tumu (UWR), March 18, GNA – Mr. William Adongo, Project Manager of Mawums Limited, has indicated that construction works on the Tumu–Banu–Navrongo highway under the Big…

Ghana Month: Indigenous cuisine, pathway to sustaining cultural identity, pride 

A GNA feature by Philip Tengzu Wa, (UW/R), March 28, GNA – In Ghana and across the African continent, food remains one of the most enduring cultural…

Upper West celebrates indigenous foods, advocates decolonisation of Africa’s food systems 

By Philip Tengzu, GNA  Wa, (UW/R), March 26, GNA – Stakeholders in the Upper West Region have called for renewed efforts to promote African indigenous…

Herdsman shot dead by masked gunmen near Welembelle 

By Mohammed Balu, GNA  Wellembelle, (UWR), March 26, GNA – Police in the Sissala East Municipality have launched a manhunt for two unidentified masked gunmen who allegedly shot and killed…

Over 938 BECE candidates write MP’s mock exams in Lambussie 

By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA   Lambussie (UW/R), March. 26, GNA – A total of 938 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), candidates in the Lambussie District, are writing a ‘special mock’ examination sponsored by Professor Titus…

Upper West Region achieves 17 per cent reduction in road crashes in 2025 

By Simon Gali/Freda Mwini, GNA  Wa, (UW/R), March 25, GNA – The Upper West Region has recorded a 17.14 per cent reduction in road…

UWR Chief Imam calls for inclusive space for Muslim students

By Philip Tengzu, GNA   Wa, (UW/R), March 22, GNA – Alhaji Osman Mahama Kanihi, the Upper West Regional (UWR) Chief Imam, has called for…

Energy Commission urges registration of EV charging systems 

By Philip Tengzu  Wa, (UW/R), March 21, GNA – The Energy Commission has urged individuals and businesses to register their Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations…

Police Commander visits Tumu, engages Burkina Faso Counterpart on border security 

By Mohammed Balu, GNA  Tumu (UWR), March 19, GNA – Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Francis Yiribaare, the Upper West Regional Police Commander, has paid…

Ophthalmic nurse worried about high glaucoma, cataract cases in Jirapa Municipality

By Philip Tengzu, GNA  Jirapa, (UW/R), March 18, GNA – Mr George Viidaa Kangwonuah, the Resident Ophthalmic Nurse at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in…

Assembly appeals for completion of stalled hospital project to improve healthcare delivery

   By Joseph Agrace Wiyorbie, GNA    Gwollu (UW/R), March 17, GNA-The Sissala West District has appealed to the government and stakeholders in health, to urgently complete the Agenda 111 hospital facility to…

Meningitis: Upper West Region records 11 confirmed cases, 6 deaths 

 By Philip Tengzu, GNA   Wa, (UW/R), March 17, GNA – Dr. Josephat Nyuzaghl, the Upper West Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, has disclosed that the Region…