{
  "id": 1458321,
  "title": "Egyapa Mercer donates hairdryers to graduating hairdressers in Sekondi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/egyapa-mercer-donates-hairdryers-to-graduating-hairdressers-in-sekondi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:38:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/egyapa-mercer-donates-hairdryers-to-graduating-hairdressers-in-sekondi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Sekondi Member of Parliament Andrew Egyapa Mercer has donated 10 hairdryers to the 2026 graduating hairdressing class in the Sekondi Constituency. The donation, presented on behalf of Mercer by the Yensuado Electoral Executives, aims to equip the young graduates with practical tools as they begin their entrepreneurial journeys. Mercer emphasized that graduation should mark the beginning of efforts to establish businesses, serve clients, and build sustainable livelihoods. He highlighted the importance of the informal sector in Ghana's socio-economic development and expressed his hope that the donated equipment would help the graduates build successful businesses and create sustainable livelihoods.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}