Episodi

  • The Lowdown: Common misconceptions about Islam in Ghana

    The Lowdown: Common misconceptions about Islam in Ghana
    Apr 25 2022

    Addressing the common misconceptions about Islam in Ghana with Sheikh Kishk Bashir Yandu of the Al-Islaah Centre in Ghana.
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    1 ora e 2 min
  • The Lowdown: Missing link in Ghana's dying movie industry

    The Lowdown: Missing link in Ghana's dying movie industry
    Apr 19 2022

    Ekow Blankson, a veteran Ghanaian actor is our guest for this episode of The Lowdown with host Ismail Akwei. The actor takes us through some instances and happenings that led to the seeming crippling of the movie industry and how the industry can get back to redeeming its global image and recognition.
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    48 min
  • The Lowdown: Living with sickle cell disease in Ghana

    The Lowdown: Living with sickle cell disease in Ghana
    Apr 11 2022

    Sickle cell disease is among the least talked about health conditions in Ghana but it is a condition that affects a section of Ghanaians. In a bid to create awareness of its overall impact, two advocates of the disease, Dr. Enam Sefakor Bankas and Mrs. Nana Esi Duker-McMartey join Ismail Akwei, host of The Lowdown, for this episode of the show. These advocates, who live with the disease, give insights into the life of persons living with the disease and interventions that can be implemented to improve the lives of affected persons.
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    1 ora e 1 min
  • The Lowdown: How Ghanaians are coping with economic hardships

    The Lowdown: How Ghanaians are coping with economic hardships
    Mar 21 2022
    The global economic hardships have hit Africa hard and Ghana has not been spared. Countries have come up with solutions to alleviate the pressure from citizens. What is Ghana's situation? This episode hosts a cross-section of Ghanaian professionals to express themselves and share their experiences.
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    54 min
  • The Lowdown: NPA on what goes into fuel price increase in Ghana

    The Lowdown: NPA on what goes into fuel price increase in Ghana
    Mar 15 2022
    Ismail Akwei hosts Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, the Communications Manager of the National Petroleum Authority in this episode of The Lowdown. Mr Abdul-Kudus details some of the contributing factors to the inconsistent fuel price hikes and increase in prices on the international market.
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    52 min
  • The Lowdown: The journey of Ghanaian students who escaped Russia-Ukraine conflict

    The Lowdown: The journey of Ghanaian students who escaped Russia-Ukraine conflict
    Mar 8 2022
    Ghanaian students in Ukraine who saw and felt the rigours of the Russian invasion share their experiences on this episode of The Lowdown with Ismail Akwei.
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    46 min
  • The Lowdown: Woes of unemployment in Ghana; the NABCO experience

    The Lowdown: Woes of unemployment in Ghana; the NABCO experience
    Feb 15 2022
    To augment the working class, the government instituted NABCO to respond to the high rate of mass unemployment in the country by providing a three-year working contract for unemployed graduates. This was done with the hope of sustaining permanent jobs or working skills and experiences for them. In spite of this intervention, the youth of Ghana continue to struggle for money-making jobs due to the termination of the government contract as many are plunged into uncertainty and distress. However, others were fortunate to secure jobs through the initiative. Ishmael Batoma is one of the fortunate ones and he shares the difficulties of NABCO recruits on The Lowdown with Ismail Akwei.
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    41 min
  • The Lowdown: The real state of Ghana's prisons

    The Lowdown: The real state of Ghana's prisons
    Feb 8 2022
    PRO for Ghana Prisons Service Chief Superintendent Courage Atsem sits with Ismail Akwei to discuss the real state of Ghana's prisons on the first episode of The Lowdown in 2022.
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    43 min