The third Republic Bank-JoyNews Habitat Fair at Junction Mall in Nungua concludes on its final day, with prospective homeowners and investors exploring housing-related products and services including mortgage financing, building materials, home security, electric vehicles, and renewable energy from multiple exhibitors.
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The third Republic Bank-JoyNews Habitat Fair at Junction Mall in Nungua concludes on its final day, with prospective homeowners and investors exploring housing-related products and services including mortgage financing, building materials, home security, electric vehicles, and renewable energy from multiple exhibitors.
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Ninety communities across all nine districts of the Oti Region will benefit from the Turnkey Electrification Project under the Rural Electricity Acceleration and Urban Intensification Initiative, which aims to extend electricity to underserved areas and strengthen existing networks. The government plans to extend the initiative to all 16 regions over the next four years, with 2,000 distribution transformers being installed by ECG and NEDCo to improve supply stability.
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President Mahama announced that Ghana intends to build a 1,200-megawatt state-owned gas-fired thermal power plant, with an agreement to be signed before the end of 2026. The facility would become Ghana's largest single power facility, exceeding the 1,020MW Akosombo Hydroelectric Power Station.
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The Greater Accra Regional Fire Command inspected about 30 fire hydrants in the Ministries enclave and found only five fully functional, with two recording low water pressure and 23 non-functional. The inspection, conducted with Ghana Water Limited ahead of the fire season, also found the Controller and Accountant General's Department had no hydrant on its premises.
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A two-year partnership between Advocates for Community Alternatives, Spark MicroGrants, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor, and the West Mamprusi Municipal Assembly has launched in the North East Region to strengthen community agency, improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene, enhance livelihoods, and deepen government accountability across 100 communities.
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Torrential rains caused severe flooding in North East Gonja District, Savannah Region, collapsing 93 houses and leaving more than 246 residents without shelter. The floods destroyed food stocks, livestock, and farm produce, and damaged a feeder road, cutting off several communities; NADMO said relief items could reach affected residents within 48 hours.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the country will await an official US response after President Trump rejected a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within seven days. Araghchi noted that Trump has made contradictory statements, while Trump claimed the US already has "total control" of the strait and rejected the deal as unacceptable.
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