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Residents rush to siphon fuel after tanker accident at Teacher Mante

A fuel tanker overturned at Teacher Mante in the Eastern Region on Thursday, November 6, 2025, spilling petroleum products and attracting large crowds of...

Political impunity fueling election violence — Dr. Asah Asante

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Dr. Kwame Asah Asante, has attributed Ghana’s recurring incidents of election-related violence to a culture of...

OMCs commence reduction in fuel prices; Petrol sells at GH¢11.59, diesel goes for GH¢12.47 

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun reducing fuel prices at the pumps in line with industry projections of a significant drop per litre...

PAC urges EPA, Environment Ministry to clamp down on illegal fuel stations in residential...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has urged the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

CAS broker, JAPTU, launch nationwide fuel discount program for over 9,700 truck drivers across...

CAS Broker Ltd, Africa’s leading logistics technology company, in partnership with the Joint Association of Port Transport Unions (JAPTU Ghana), has officially launched the...

Mahama warns AI could fuel global misinformation

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that the rapid and unregulated growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses a significant threat to global information integrity,...

Fuel prices: Reduction may be short-lived – Kwadwo Poku

Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research (INSTEPR), Kwadwo Poku, has accused the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of artificially maintaining the...

Fuel prices set to be reduced by a significant margin from Nov. 1

The price of petroleum products is expected to drop significantly at the pumps from November 1, 2025. This projection is contained in the latest outlook...

Dozens killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

At least 42 people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria's central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road...
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OMCs commence reduction in fuel prices; petrol selling at GH¢12.77, diesel at GH¢12.97

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun reducing fuel prices at the pumps in line with industry data projecting a drop of more than 4%...

Fuel prices set to be reduced by some significant margin from October 16

The price of petroleum products is expected to be reduced by a significant margin at the pumps from Thursday, October 16, 2025. This projection is...

Galamsey fuelling defiance and truancy among students – CHASS

The National President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Reverend Father Stephen Owusu Sekyere, has stated that illegal mining, also...

Residents of Agogo Russia, Apetenyinase kick against construction of fuel station

Residents of Agogo Russia, Apetenyinase, in the Asante Akyem North Municipality, have raised strong objections to the ongoing construction of a fuel filling station...

Galamsey menace fueled by selfish, incompetent leaders – UTAG-KNUST President

The President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Abavare, has...

Anger in Buipe as faulty fire tender fails to contain fuel station blaze

Residents of Buipe Yepala in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region have expressed anger and frustration after a fire outbreak destroyed thousands...
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Total petroleum consumption for half year hits 3.6bn litres, despite rising fuel prices

Total consumption of petroleum products for the first half of 2025 has surged to 3.6 billion litres, marking a 17.65% increase compared to 3.07...
Fuel Tanker catches fire after tyre bursts on Accra–Buipe road

Fuel tanker catches fire on Buipe road

A fuel tanker traveling from Accra to Buipe for distribution caught fire after one of its tyres burst, according to the Sawla District Fire...
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Some OMCs increase fuel prices with diesel selling at GH¢14.18 per litre

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing fuel prices at the pumps in line with projections for the first pricing window of October...
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OMCs increase fuel prices; petrol now selling at GH¢13.17

More Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased fuel prices at the pumps this morning, September 30, 2025. This comes almost two weeks after prices were...

Fuel prices rise with petrol now at GH¢13.38, diesel GH¢14.20

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun adjusting prices at the pumps, with GOIL leading the way. A litre of petrol is now selling at...

Sports Ministry removes $5,000 fuel allocation from Black Stars budget

The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has scrapped a $5,000 (GHC58,000) allocation initially set aside for fuelling the Black Stars’ team bus. Sports Minister Kofi...

Forex scarcity fuelling mafia-style auctions at our ports – IEAG warns of mass action

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has expressed serious concern over what it describes as a “mafia” system of illegal auctions at...

Some OMCs keep fuel prices unchanged despite projected increases

Some major Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have maintained petroleum product prices at the pumps despite industry projections of marginal changes from August 16. Data released...

GNFS saves the day as car bursts into flames near fuel station

Swift intervention by personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Mankessim on Saturday night averted what could have been a major disaster...

Four dead, 14 injured after fuel tanker rams into crowd at Asukawkaw

Four people have been killed, with 14 others injured, after a fuel tanker ran into a crowd at a market in Asukawkaw in the...

NPA threatens closure and decommissioning of illegal fuel stations

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has issued a strong warning to operators of fuel stations without the required licenses, stating that such facilities face...
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Soldier, 7 others remanded over fuel tanker robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded seven individuals, including a military officer, for allegedly robbing a fuel tanker driver of his vehicle and its...

7 suspects arrested for alleged fuel tanker hijack

Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the armed hijacking of a 5,400-litre fuel tanker in the early hours of August 7, 2025. According...

Choking on the fumes: How spoilt car exhaust pipes are fueling climate change in...

In the bustling streets of Accra, Kumasi, and other urban centres across Ghana, the hum of traffic is constant. But beneath that familiar sound lies...

Two girls and one employee killed after explosion at Nebraska biofuels plant

Two girls and an adult missing since a huge explosion ripped through a biofuels plant in Nebraska have been confirmed dead, officials said Wednesday,...

Low invigilation fees should not fuel exam malpractices – WAEC

Research by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) indicates that some teachers are involved in examination malpractice due to the perceived low invigilation fees...
General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua

Justin Kodua accuses NDC of fueling surge in illegal mining

The General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of presiding over...

Energy Ministry dismisses reports of Aviation fuel shortage

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has dismissed reports suggesting a shortage of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) fuel in Ghana. Some media outlets had...

One dead after fire outbreak at uncompleted fuel station in Ejura [Photos]

A fire outbreak at an uncompleted fuel station near the Ejura Babasso cemetery in the Ashanti Region has claimed the life of one person. According...
Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Fuel price hike vindicate warnings over controversial levy – Minority

The Minority in Parliament says it has been vindicated following a nearly 10 per cent increase in fuel prices after the National Democratic Congress...
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Odike describes scrapping of fuel allowances as ‘drop in the ocean’

Founder and leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has described President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for...

Fuel allowance ban: It’s a good move, but… – Franklin Cudjoe [Listen]

President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described President John Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for political appointees as a good initiative, but...

Implementation of GH₵1 fuel levy pushes prices of petroleum products up

The implementation of the one cedi fuel levy which commenced today July 16, 2025 has pushed prices of petroleum products up at some pump...
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GH₵1 fuel levy takes effect today

Barring any last-minute changes, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expected to begin implementing the recently approved GH¢1 Energy Sector levy on petroleum products...

Mahama’s fuel ban could deliver 81 maternity clinics, 121 schools and 303 CHPS compounds...

President John Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances for political appointees could save Ghana over GH¢121 million in four years. According to Economic Policy Advisor...