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412 companies operating 24-hours – Secretariat

The 24-Hour Economy Secretariat has announced that more than 412 companies across the country have commenced round-the-clock operations. About 80% of these businesses are...

CAGD debunks claim it deleted salary arrears owed to nurses and teachers

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has strongly denied claims circulating in a viral video allegedly from Sompa FM, which suggested that the Department...

Finance Minister lays Value for Money Office Bill before Parliament

The Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has laid the Value for Money Office Bill before Parliament, describing it as a decisive step to...

Ghana Link secures ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for new tier IV Data Centre supporting ICUMS

Accra, Ghana — 24 February 2026: Ghana Link Network Services Ltd has announced that its new Kumasi Tier IV Data Centre, which hosts and...

Ghanaians overpaid GH¢1.5bn for electricity — CEMSE says amidst demand for 11% tariff cut

The Centre for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE) has revealed that Ghanaian electricity consumers may have overpaid an estimated GH¢1.5 billion in the...

Mahama sets 15% manufacturing-to-GDP target by 2030, eyes 500,000 industrial jobs

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a national target to raise Ghana’s manufacturing sector contribution to at least 15 percent of Gross Domestic Product...

Mahama warns smuggling, counterfeiting are economic sabotage; vows ruthless crackdown

President John Dramani Mahama has declared that smuggling, counterfeiting, and the rebagging of substandard goods constitute economic sabotage and will be treated as serious...

Gov’t exceeds T-Bill auction target, raises GH¢11.4bn

Government has exceeded its target in the latest Treasury Bills auction, raising approximately GH¢11.4 billion against a target of GH¢9.32 billion. The Bank of Ghana’s auction results...

Tullow buys Prof. Atta Mills FPSO for $205million

UK-based oil and gas firm Tullow Oil has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire the floating production, storage and offloading vessel Prof....

Cement manufacturers warn of price hike amid clinker delays at Port

Cement prices in Ghana could soon rise if persistent congestion at the country’s ports continues to delay the offloading of clinker, the primary raw...

Mahama appoints new Acting Customs Commissioner

John Dramani Mahama has named Aaron Kanor as Acting Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), with immediate effect. The announcement...

Prudential Bank champions Tree Crop Investment at TCDA anniversary dialogue

Prudential Bank has reaffirmed its dedication to Ghana's agricultural transformation, throwing its weight behind the Tree Crop Development Authority (TCDA) vision to make six...

Ghana still not self-sufficient in tomato production – PFAG

Despite years of investment in greenhouse technology and controlled-environment agriculture, Ghana remains unable to achieve self-sufficiency in tomato production, the Peasant Farmers Association of...

Farmers have been scammed – Kwaku Afriyie on cocoa pricing [Listen]

Former Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has criticised the government over what he describes as “dishonesty” in the handling of cocoa...

We must rethink cocoa processing strategy – Former MP

Former Member of Parliament for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, has called for a broader national conversation on cocoa value addition, urging government to ensure...

African agro businesses empowered to access and thrive in EU markets under ITA’s Lab Innova initiative

Italian trade promotion body, Italian Trade Agency (ITA), has organized an interactive skill acquisition session for businesses and entrepreneurs in Africa’s agro-food value chain...

Will government reduce cocoa price again as the world market price drops? – Kwame Opoku CID questions decision

A former senior staff member of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Clement Opoku Gyamfi Esq., popularly known as Kwame Opoku CID, has raised concerns...

Tomato traders warn drivers over ‘red zones’ route after deadly attack in Burkina Faso

Leaders of Ghana’s tomato trading community have issued a warning to drivers and market operators, urging caution on cross-border routes into northern Burkina Faso...

Ghana signs landmark MoU for major cashew processing plant to boost value addition and job creation

Ghana has taken a major step towards strengthening its agro-industrial sector by signing an MoU between the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and...

Financing barriers slowing microgrid expansion in Ghana – Energy Minister

Financing challenges remain the biggest setback to Ghana’s efforts to expand microgrids and minigrids to underserved communities, the Minister of Energy and Green Transition,...

Corporate support rolls in for Pan African Heritage World Museum with Suzuki car donation

A brand-new Suzuki saloon car has been donated to Pan African Heritage World Museum (PAHWM) in a significant show of support for Ghana’s growing...

Ablakwa outlines key bilateral agreements with Burkina Faso to boost trade, security and border cooperation

Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced the signing of a suite of bilateral agreements between Ghana and Burkina Faso aimed at...

Government bans land transit of cooking oil; orders crackdown on customs complicity

Government has announced a sweeping ban on the land transit of cooking oil through Ghana’s borders, directing that all such consignments must henceforth be...

No LPG shortage in Ghana – NPA assures

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has acted quickly to calm growing concerns over a possible energy crunch, firmly dismissing reports of an impending Liquefied...

Cocoa Farmers picket at COCOBOD headquarters over farmgate price reduction

Cocoa farmers have besieged the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in Accra, demanding a reversal of the recent reduction in the farmgate price of cocoa. The...

Minority raises alarm over commodity dependence and cocoa sector crisis

The Minority Caucus has expressed concern that Ghana is returning to what it describes as dangerous over-reliance on commodity prices to sustain economic stability. In...

Minority alleges revenue collapse and fiscal contraction under gov’t

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the administration of President John Dramani Mahama of presiding over what it describes as a significant decline...

Lands Minister commissions B5 Plus Steel Manufacturing Plant, highlights Ghana’s industrial transformation agenda

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has commissioned the B5 Plus Steel Ball Mill and Section Mill Manufacturing Plant at...

Ghana maintains top spot in GSMA’s 2025 mobile money regulatory index

Ghana has maintained its position as the world’s leading country in mobile money regulation, according to the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA)...

An injury to one is an injury to all — TUC Chairman slams COCOBOD pay cuts [Listen]

Chairman of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana and National Chairman of the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union, Bernard Owusu, has strongly...

Catholic Bishops urge urgent action to rescue Ghana’s cocoa sector

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has issued an urgent appeal to government and stakeholders to address the growing crisis in Ghana’s cocoa sector. In a...

Ecobank rewards over 4,000 customers in ‘5-Star Enjoyment’ Promo grand finale in Kumasi

Ecobank Ghana has rewarded more than 4,000 customers in the grand finale of its ‘5-Star Enjoyment’ promotion held at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi. In...

Cedi gains not enough to reduce prices; manufacturers still recovering losses – Dr Nsiah-Poku

President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Kofi Nsiah-Poku, says the recent appreciation of the cedi is not enough to trigger immediate...

GRA to enforce Physical and Electronic Devices Act this year – Commissioner-General

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is set to implement the Physical and Electronic Devices Act this year, Mr Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, Commissioner-General of the...

CDD reports tangible fall in cost of living during first year of Mahama administration

The Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has highlighted a notable improvement in living conditions for many Ghanaians during the first year of the President...

NPP should be the last to comment on cocoa issues – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has criticised the New Patriotic...

COCOBOD debt exceeded assets under NPP – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has alleged that the debt...

Agri-Impact Group founder Daniel Acquaye appointed Chairman of CSIR–Crops Research Institute Board

Founder and CEO of leading agribusiness firm, Agri-Impact Group, Dr. (h.c) Daniel Fahene Acquaye, has been appointed Chairman of the CSIR–Crops Research Institute (CRI)...

COMAC and CBOD hint at strike over illegal diversion of LPG Fund to GCMC

The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) and the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (CBOD), have threatened to embark on a strike over...

Gov’t has turned around Agriculture in one year – Otokunor

The Director of the Presidential Initiative in Agriculture and Agri-Business at the Office of the President, Peter Boamah Otokunor, has said the government has...