Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Current Affairs

Community Led Climate Action Deserves Stronger Policy Support -Rt. Hon. Bagbin

ELS: MBN360 NEWS he Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has pledged Parliament’s support for expanding a climate-smart shea initiative designed to empower rural women, strengthen livelihoods and protect Ghana’s fragile savannah ecosystem. The commitment follows a courtesy call by the Ghana Climate Centre of Excellence, led by its Founder and Chief […]

We Need Solutions Beyond Clean-Up Exercises — Minority Demands Policy Action

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minority Caucus has demanded a comprehensive national sanitation policy from government following the recent flooding incidents that caused deaths, property destruction and business losses in several communities. The caucus argued that temporary clean up exercises would not address the underlying challenges contributing to recurring floods across the country. The Minority Leader […]

Entertainement

Ed Sheeran inspires new £12.5m music education in libraries scheme

ELS: MBN360 Entertainment Ed Sheeran has inspired a new £12.5m government initiative to bring music education into libraries across England. The government’s Music In Libraries initiative will be co-designed by the British singer’s charity, The Ed Sheeran Foundation, with input from teachers, youth clubs and industry experts, to help young people gain free access to mentorship and […]

Netflix Acquires Definitive Basquiat Documentary With Family Collaboration

ELS: MBN360 Entertainment Netflix has secured the rights to what is being hailed as the definitive documentary on the iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, marking a significant milestone in preserving and presenting his complex legacy to a global audience. The film, simply titled Jean-Michel Basquiat, is set to premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival before streaming […]

Education

Home, Not School, Blamed for Decline in Indigenous Languages

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The National Coordinator of the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Mrs. Bernice Ampere Gyekye, has called on Ghanaian parents to make indigenous languages the primary means of communication at home, warning that the country’s linguistic heritage is gradually disappearing because many families now prioritise English over their mother tongues. According to […]

GES temporarily closes Yendi schools for funeral rites of late Yaa-Naa Abukari II

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the temporary closure of all public and private schools within the Yendi Municipality to allow students, teachers and staff to observe the funeral rites of the late Overlord of the Dagbon Kingdom, Yaa-Naa Abukari II. In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 14, the GES […]

Decolonise Ghana’s curriculum – Former NaCCA DG to gov’t

ELS: MBN360 EDUCATION Former Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof. Edward Appiah, has called on the government and educational institutions to decolonise Ghana’s curriculum, arguing that the country’s education system must be restructured to produce a generation capable of competing globally. According to him, Africa’s education system was designed during […]