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DAILY ANALYST Wednesday, 22nd September, 2021
Story: George Obeng
Knutsford University
College has won the
2021 Global University
of the Year Award.
It also received an
International Award of Global
Business Excellence. This was
stated in a release signed by Mr
Affail Monney.
The event, which was the
International Sustainability and
Growth Summit in Dubai, was
attended by Her Royal Highness,
Princess Dr Maradeun Oguanlana,
some of the most influential
leaders in the world, educationists
and “pioneer thinkers who
are at the frontiers of advancement.”
According to the statement,
Knutsford University College
clinched the feat for its equitable
but affordable university education
in Ghana, Africa and across
the world” as well as its impressive
academic facilities, innova-
Knutsford University wins Best
Global University Award
tive life changing programmes,
dedicated staff, good governance
management structure, and
highly enriched, conducive
learning environment.”
Pro-Vice Chancellor and
Founder of Knutsford University
College, Bishop John Kwamena
Essel, said the global recognition
was a testament of the crucial
role of private universities in
Ghana in meeting the educational
needs of the people and
advancing the cause of national
development.
“The global award challenges
Knutsford University College to
offer more services which are
qualitative in content and global
in scope so as to project Ghana
as the preferred destination for
education. We will do our best to
meet these lofty expectations,“
Bishop Essel added.
He commended management
and teaching staff of the university
who made it possible for the
award to materialise.
Knutsford University College
attracts a lot of students in West
Africa and other parts of the
world in addition to Ghanaian
nationals. In collaboration with
the Ghana Journalists Association
(GJA), Knutsford University
College every year runs free,
intensive Advanced Diploma
programme in Communication
and Governance for journalists
across the country.
ADB new Board inaugurated
The new Board of Directors
of the Agricultural
Development Bank
Limited (ADB) have
been sworn into office
with the charge to continue
with its core mandate of agricultural
financing.
At a ceremony at the Ministry
of Finance, a Deputy Minister
of Finance , Hon. Dr. John Kumah
commended the previous
Board for refocusing the Bank on
its core mandate of agricultural
financing and was optimistic
the new board will continue
with the vision making the Bank
the best Bank for agribusiness
financing in the country.
The nine member Board is
Chaired by Daasebre Akuamoah
Agyepong II , Omanhene of the
Kwahu Traditional Area with Dr.
John Kofi Mensah (Managing
Director) , Alhaji Habib Iddrisu
, Prof. Eric Yirenkyi Danquah,
Hon. Abena Osei-Asare, Prof. Peter
Quartey, Mr. George Kwabena
Abankwah-Yeboah , Mr. Evron
Rothschild Hughes and Madam
Mary Abla Kessie as members.
“With the coming in of the
National Development Bank,
ADB will get more funds for medium
and long term agricultural
financing programmes and I am
sure this will help increase the
Banks portfolio in the sector,”
he said.
According to the Deputy
Minister, the Bank was well
positioned to assist the National
Development Bank equally
fulfil its mandate of providing
long term loans for agribusiness
financing to ensure food security
and create wealth for Ghanaians.
“ADB has since 2017 remained
a key partner to government
initiatives such as
the Planting for Food & Jobs,
Rearing for Food & Jobs and
also the novel One District One
Factory initiative and I wish to
commend the Bank for such a
support” he said.
The new Board Chairman,
Daasebre Akuamoah Agyepong
II on behalf of the members
, thanked the President , His
Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa
Akuffo Addo and other shareholders
for the opportunity for
them to serve as Directors on the
ADB Board.
He pledged the determination
of the Board to work assiduously
so the Bank can start
paying dividends to government
whiles ensuring the Bank focuses
on agricultural financing.
“We are going to work hard
to ensure we continue to improve
on the financial performance
of the Bank so we can pay
dividends to shareholders, he
said.
NLA gets new Board of Directors
A
new Board of Directors CEO, Sammy Awuku who is being building among stakeholders.
was sworn in last Friday
by Deputy Finance ning disputes between NLA and that there is the need to learn
looked up to resolve the long run-
The Board Chairman asserted
Minister Dr John Kumah
for the National suring that laws governing their oped countries that had used the
private lotto operators, while en-
the best practices from devel-
Lotteries Authority,
activities are adhered to. Already lottery industry to develop their
The Board Chairman of NLA, he has commenced a re-registration
of private lotto operators –
I assure that, the Board would
countries.
Torgbui Francis Nyonyo, assured
that, the Authority would work licensing to operate having been ensure NLA achieves its full potential,”
Torgbui Nyonyo said.
assiduously to enhance revenue a major bone of contention – even
generation and also improve its as he is arranging new, potentially “We will do this through the
operations and to block all revenue
leakages in the system.
the Authority.
the 1960 Lotto and Betting (Act 94)
gainful collaborations on behalf of mandate given to the authority in
“My administration will ensure
that transparent policies are policy, the NLA is expected to in-
722) to be the integral part of the
By adherence to transparent and National Lotto Act, 2006(Act
brought to bear by the management
team on their day to day contribute its quota to the needed to the national development,”
crease the revenue generation and revenue generation to contribute
performance of the NLA.
developmental goals of the country
in line with the NLA Act, and
Sammi Awuku, Director-General of NLA
Torgbui Francis Nyonyo stressed.
The newly inaugurated board
included the recently appointed anchor its policies on consensus