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ATU training students to gain employable skills
Confronted with the issue of the country’s increasing population and its related problem of unemployment, the Accra Technical University (ATU) has introduced entrepreneurship programme to prepare students to become self employed.
Under the current trend of business model, the university would eventually develop a curriculum that would train students with the requisite skills to enable them to solve the problem of unemployment and at the same time tackle the issue of environmental degradation.
Prof Samuel Nii Odai, the Vice Chancellor of ATU, who was addressing the Social Enterprises and Youth Employability; Stakeholders Consultative Meeting in Accra, said the introduction of Social Enterprises Model was the panacea to solving the problem of unemployed youth in the country.
The programme was organised by ATU in collaboration with Boston University, Huddersfield University, Achievers Ghana, Social Enterprise Programme, and the British Council, as the main sponsor.
He said ATU would imbibe in the students the skills to enable them to come out with their own enterprises, an enterprise that would have a positive effect on the people in the community not the business that would have effect on the society and a business that would be sustainable, but not the type which the entrepreneur would be interested in its profit margin.
The Vice-Chancellor said ATU would work hard to become an Institute of Social Enterprise to enable it to play a meaningful role in training the country’s needed manpower.
Mr Andrew Mensah, an official of the British Council, who chaired the programme, said higher institutions that produce graduates with modern skills, required further training to meet the workplace employable skills.
He said while graduates needed to be more employable, the universities needed to produce graduates who would be self employed, but not those who would look for jobs, which unfortunately, were not available.
Mr Mensah said universities were gravitating towards innovation and entrepreneurship, a trend which he described as very encouraging and pragmatic.
He said the universities were required to act as catalysts for change, learning, innovation and commercialisation, adding that they must also play an important role and research in the ecosystem.
Mr Mensah said in response to the needs of the universities, the British Council has designed the innovation for African universities to strengthen them to develop their capacities as the key players in the ecosystem.
He said the project would foster the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the universities and facilitate the development of skills required to feed industry, company products and services, adding that the objective of the project was to strengthen the universities with their capabilities as key players in the entrepreneurship.
Ms Sarah Teiko of Amartefio Chambers who spoke on the State of the Regulatory Framework of Social Enterprises in Ghana, urged the students not to shy away from forming their own enterprises while they were still at school.
She said young entrepreneurs who employed young graduates and young entrepreneurs who were physically challenged but established their enterprises were entitled to tax exemptions for a period of five years.
Ms Teiko encouraged them to take advantage of the numerous opportunities to establish their businesses, adding that they must take a bold step in doing something which would be of immense benefit to the community.
By Raymond Kyekye
Music producer M.O.G Beatz has confirmed that the copyright infringement issue between him and musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah has been fully resolved.
In a statement released on Thursday, 11 December 2025, he described the resolution as an important step toward protecting creative work and promoting fairness in the music industry.
He noted that the matter had been settled peacefully and expressed optimism about stronger respect for artistic rights going forward.
M.O.G Beatz thanked his legal team for their support during the process.
He expressed gratitude to Mr. Seidu and Mr. Kojo Spio for their guidance and encouragement, adding that many others stood by him and helped underline the importance of safeguarding the rights of creators.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Global Africa Summit: Jane Reindorf urges policy makers to remove barriers discouraging investment
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Investment Network, Jane Reindorf, has urged policy makers to remove barriers that discourage investment in Ghana.
She made the appeal during the two-day Global Africa Summit held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra from December 11-12.
The Global Africa Summit is an initiative of the Africa Investment Network designed to unite Africa and its global diaspora under a shared vision of economic collaboration and sustainable development.
The summit provides a platform for governments, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss opportunities that can accelerate growth across the continent.
Held in major cities across the world, the summit focuses on promoting trade, investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
It also highlights the critical role of diaspora capital and partnerships in unlocking Africa’s potential in sectors such as technology, renewable energy, agriculture, finance, tourism, and the creative economy.
Reindorf speaking to journalists at the summit, explained that the forum was created to explore opportunities for trade and investment in Ghana across different sectors.
She noted that although the country was showing visible development, a more supportive environment would help attract and retain investors, especially those from the diaspora.
She observed that people in the diaspora come to Ghana through different experiences and journeys, and a friendly business climate would help sustain their interest.
She stressed that investors mainly look for places where their capital can grow and make meaningful impact.
In her view, cultural attitudes, politics, and personal biases sometimes block opportunities in Ghana even though investors focus more on the strength of business prospects than on political issues.
She pointed out that a diaspora investor with about 200 million dollars could easily choose Kenya or South Africa if Ghana failed to create a favourable environment.
For her, government must work to keep investment coming into Ghana instead of losing it to other countries.
Reindorf shared that the next day of the summit would include reflections on the event and discussions on investment opportunities in Africa’s “sixth region,” the diaspora.
She explained that these conversations would look at how remittances can be turned into productive investments rather than being used only for family support.
She added that entrepreneurs would present bankable projects to both in-person and virtual investors as part of efforts to link ideas with funding.
She described this as the moment “the magic happens,” and expressed appreciation for the support of the network’s investment partner, John Morris.
Reindorf highlighted that African Americans, Brazilians, and Caribbean communities form a strong base of potential investors.
She said the Africa Investment Network hopes to engage these groups and direct their interest toward Ghana by building the right platform.
She noted that during her first visit to Ghana, she assessed the market and saw clear potential to attract investment through stocks, bonds, projects, and direct ventures.
She explained that this was the type of platform the organisation aims to strengthen to support Ghana’s investment drive.
By: Jacob Aggrey
