Kofi Ahovi

  Nestlé and the NBA are entering a new, multi‑year international marketing partnership making Milo , Nescau and Nesquik Official Partners of the NBA. The agreement spans 21 markets across four continents and is designed to engage fans and inspire youth basketball participation around the world. Nestlé's largest international brand collaboration to date, the partnership reflects the company's strategy to focus on fewer, larger global marketing platforms that can be activated consistently across markets, ensuring local relevance. It will come into effect on 1 January 2027. As part of the collaboration, Nestlé and the NBA will build on a shared commitment to youth participation in sport by creating more opportunities for young people and families to engage with basketball. This will include activations across select NBA youth basketball development programs and platforms, including Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA, NBA Basketball School, Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Coaches Academies, Her Time To Play and N...

 Nestlé Ghana has officially launched the 2026 edition of the Milo U-13 Champions League, reaffirming its commitment to developing young football talents and strengthening grassroots football across the country. The launch event, held at the company’s head office in Accra, brought together key stakeholders in sports and youth development, alongside Ghanaian football legends Stephen Appiah and Asamoah Gyan. Both icons engaged with the young players, sharing inspiring messages centered on discipline, dedication, and the value of perseverance. This year’s competition will feature sixteen basic schools selected from all regions of Ghana, highlighting the tournament’s national appeal and inclusivity. The teams will compete for a newly unveiled trophy, representing excellence and the future of Ghanaian football. Over the years, the Milo U-13 Champions League has produced notable winners and helped shape the foundation of grassroots football in Ghana. Bepong Kwahu Methodist Primary School...

Fifty-two brilliant students from across all 16 regions of Ghana were honored at this year’s President’s Independence Awards ceremony in Accra, in recognition of their outstanding academic performance in the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination. The awards ceremony, themed “Building Prosperity, Restoring Hope,” was held at the Accra International Conference Centre and attended by dignitaries including Her Excellency Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Ministers of State including the Deputy Minister for Education Hon. Clement Apaak, Heads of security agencies, members of the diplomatic community, parents, teachers, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis among others. The 52 awardees – comprising 32 students from public schools, 16 from private schools, and two students each with visual or hearing impairments. These brilliant students represent the nation’s brightest young minds. In her keynote address, Vice Pr...

  Nestlé Ghana will soon launch a new variant of CERELAC with “no refined sugar” as part of its existing product lineup. This initiative is designed to provide options for mothers and caregivers of young children, allowing them to select the CERELAC that best aligns with their nutritional preferences. The new CERELAC variant provides the same trusted nutrition, quality, and great taste that parents and caregivers know and love. It will be available alongside the current CERELAC products manufactured in Ghana and will be exported gradually to other Central and West African countries. The current CERELAC and the CERELAC with “no refined sugar” options will be positioned in the same price range. The rollout will adhere to local regulations, featuring clear information labeling to assist parents in making informed decisions regarding their children’s nutrition.

 Nestlé Ghana Ltd has donated 10 tricycles and other important supplies to the Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association to support their crucial role in the collection of plastic waste for recycling. The donation is a significant move in the partnership between Nestlé Ghana Ltd and the Association’s   journey towards better post-consumer waste management and environmental sustainability. Since the initiation of its plastic waste collection program in 2019, Nestlé Ghana Ltd has consistently supported waste pickers in Accra. The company has provided  78 tricycles  along with various essential tools to improve their recycling capabilities. This contribution raises the total number of tricycles donated for waste management purposes to  88. With this donation, the Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association joins a growing list of partners working with Nestlé Ghana, including the Alliance for Waste Pickers Associations and Vigour DW Enterprise, an industrial recycl...

  Nestlé has announced that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience. The Africa Food Prize awards USD 100,000 to individuals and institutions that are pioneering agricultural and food systems transformation in Africa. The Prize puts a spotlight on uniquely impactful agri-food initiatives and technological innovations that can be replicated across the continent to increase food security, spur economic growth and development, and eliminate hunger and poverty in Africa. The Africa Food Prize is hosted by AGRA, an African-led and Africa-based institution that puts smallholder farmers at the center of the continent’s growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming as a business that thrives. AGRA is headquartered in Kenya and works in 15 African countries. This year, Dr. E...