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The Nation Builders Corps, also known as N.A.B.C.O, [1] is a Ghanaian initiative to provide jobs to unemployed post-secondary school graduates (graduates of universities, training colleges, etc.) It was introduced by the government of Ghana. The initiative aims to solve various social problems in both private and public sectors, and to build ...
private weekly owned by the Daily Guide: Christian Messenger: private monthly owned by the Presbyterian Church of Ghana: Daily Democrat: private Daily Ghana: private Daily Graphic: state-owned; along with the Mirror, the most widely read newspaper in Ghana Daily Guide: private Daily Statesman: private The Dispatch: private The Entrepreneur ...
Ghana mass media, news and information provided by television. Radio studio in Ghana. Television was introduced to Ghana in 1965 and was under State control. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation held a monopoly on television broadcasting until 1994, following the 1992 constitution of the new democratically elected government.
Ghana's industrial base is relatively advanced. Import-substitution industries include electronics manufacturing. Rlg Communications is the first indigenous African company to assemble laptops, desktops, and mobile phones, and is West Africa's biggest information and communications technology (ICT) and mobile phone manufacturing company.
Ghana is thought to originate from the title Kaya Maghan of the rulers of Wagadu, which translates as ruler of gold. As the Gold Coast colony prepared for independence, the nation's founder Kwame Nkrumah settled on Ghana, aiming to evoke a sense of unity and liberation among the Ghanaian people. The name was a powerful reminder of their shared ...
Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of 2024, making up 85% of the population. [27][30] The word "Ghana" means "warrior king". [31] An estimated diaspora population of 4 million people worldwide are of Ghanaian descent. [32]
Nation Center, headquarters of the Nation Media Group who publish the Daily Nation. The Daily Nation was started in the year 1958 as a Swahili weekly called Taifa by the Englishman Charles Hayes. It was bought in 1959 by the Aga Khan, and became a daily newspaper, Taifa Leo (Swahili for "Nation Today"), in January 1960.
National Service Secretariat (Ghana) Ghanaian students who graduate from accredited tertiary institutions are required under law to do a one-year national service to the country. The National Service Secretariat (NSS) is the Government of Ghana agency mandated to formulate policies and structures for national service.