Adunyame Foundation marks founder’s B’day

A group picture with Frema Adunyame and some students after the programme

The Adunyame Foundation has celebrated the birthday of its founder, Frema Adunyame, a broadcaster with more than 200 female students from Accra Newtown Basic 3 School in a heartfelt event.

The event served as a platform to showcase the foundation’s steadfast dedication to empowering young girls through the “Aketesia” Project.

The young girls had the opportunity to engage in a series of empowerment activities designed to inspire and educate them.

The celebration was not only a commemoration of Ms Adunyame’s birthday but also a reaffirmation of the foundation’s dedication to nurturing the potential of these adolescent girls.

The girls were invited to participate in activities that promoted education, self-confidence and personal development.

A highlight of the event was when the young students joined celebrant in cutting her birthday cake.

The celebration also included a shared meal, ensuring that there was enough food for all the students and staff.

Speaking at the event, Ms Adunyame emphasised her dedication to the growth and empowerment of young girls.

The Headmistress of Accra Newtown Basic 3 School, Mrs. Comfort Akayagre, expressed her gratitude to the Adunyame Foundation for its commitment to the cause.

She also emphasised the importance of external support in shaping the lives of these young girls and remarked that “sometimes, school alone and the efforts of parents may not be enough.”

“We are always grateful to receive such support and attention. We hope that more individuals and corporate bodies will follow the foundation’s lead in empowering our girls,” she added

By Alfred Nii Ardey

We have built enough buffers to pay all DDEP obligations – Finance Minister Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured banks that the government has built sufficient financial buffers to meet all Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) obligations this year.

Speaking at a high-level meeting with over 22 Managing Directors of banks, he reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and restoring confidence in the financial sector.

“We do not intend to default,” Dr. Forson declared.

“All outstanding holdouts have been paid, and we have put in place the necessary buffers to ensure that every single DDEP obligation for this year will be met.”

The Minister explained that these buffers were created through fiscal discipline, strategic investment cuts, and prudent resource allocation.

As part of this approach, the government has reset goods and services expenditure to 2023 levels and is working to achieve a primary surplus of 1.5% to sustain economic stability.

He also announced plans to submit a fiscal responsibility rule to Parliament, which will set a debt ceiling that the Ministry of Finance cannot exceed.

This measure aims to prevent excessive borrowing and reinforce financial discipline.

Beyond ensuring timely DDEP payments, Dr Forson revealed that the government is taking deliberate steps to reduce reliance on the Treasury bill market.

By improving coordination between fiscal and monetary policies, the government aims to stabilize interest rates and ease liquidity pressures on the banking sector.

Source: Myjoyonline.com

NSA commences President Mahama’s ‘Nkoko Nkitikiti’ vision

President Mahama’s Vision in Progress as the National Service Authority has received 10,000 “Nkoko Nkitikiti” (Day Old Chicks ) earlier this morning.

Their ongoing 100,000 Poultry infrastructure will be receiving 10,000 Day Old Chicks every few weeks until they hit their 100,000 mark for Broilers at a site in NSA Demonstration farm in Accra.

NSA is working assiduously nationwide with partners to put the infrastructure in place for hundreds of thousands of Poultry Capacity for Broilers in clusters.

Egg production is also top of their agenda in separate projects. NSA is currently putting in place the infrastructure that will receive thousands of layers in President Mahama’s quest to bring down the cost of eggs.

They expect to expand their poultry capacity base in furtherance of President Mahama’s vision to reduce the importation of poultry products and create employment