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ATU encourages female students to read science programmes
• A Section of the Odorgonno students
Though they are competent to read General Science courses and come out successful, female students do not venture into this field and rather prefer other courses.
In its efforts to attract more female students to pursue science programmes in tertiary institutions, the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Accra Technical University (ATU) has organised an outreach programme for Senior High School Students.
The schools included Christian Methodist Senior High School (SHS), Odorgonno SHS, and the Ghana Lebanon Islamic SHS, all in Accra.
Alhaji Saiid who spoke on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences,told the students that ATU offered a range of programmes in the sciences and was committed to championing skills acquisition which would be of much help to them in choosing a career. He assured them that the university was the right place for them to acquire such skills.
He said the outreach programme was to showcase the programmes the university offered and increase its visibility.
Mr Felix Nartey of the Computer Science Department displayed various applications of the computer to the students and assured them that they would not regret when they enrolled in the Department.
On his part, Mr Doudoo Quarshie also of the Computer Science Department spoke of the varied programmes the Department offered, adding that the programmes would make the students to be self-employed and through that create jobs for others.
Mr Gabriel Ahiable of the Medical Laboratory Science Department also took his turn to educate the students on the available courses in the department and the jobs that they offered.
By Raymond Kyekye
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disbursed GHS134,000 to 22 students under the latest round of his Scholarship and Bursaries Programme.
According to a statement from his office, the 22 beneficiaries are enrolled in 16 tertiary institutions across the country.
They are studying various courses, including medicine, marketing, law, public health, midwifery, business administration, education, and secretaryship.
The MP’s office commended the beneficiaries, especially the five students currently studying medicine and physician assistantship, encouraging them to remain committed to their studies.
The statement indicated that the scholarship initiative, which began in 2017, aims to support brilliant but needy students from the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency to further their education. So far, about 700 students have benefited from the program.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Four tricycle operators, popularly known as ‘Pragya’, have been prosecuted and fined GH¢600 each equivalent to 50 penalty units by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court for obstructing public roads at the Agbogbloshie Market.
The offenders, who were arrested by Public Health Officers of the AMA during a routine enforcement exercise, pleaded guilty to the offence and were subsequently convicted by the court.
The four operators were among the 21 offenders recently arrested at the Agbogbloshie Market for various sanitation and public order violations, including selling on open drains, obstructing walkways, and trading at unauthorised locations.
Speaking after the court proceedings, the Head of Public Health at the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, said the court was lenient with the offenders since it was their first appearance, hence the fine, and warned that subsequent offenders would face stiffer penalties, including imprisonment.
