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Government will not tolerate shoddy road projects – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has warned contractors executing road projects across the country that the government will not tolerate poor...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers Union rescue rural schools from infrastructure crisis

For years, early childhood learners at Edwenase M/A Basic School in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region faced an uphill battle in...

Obuasi Government Hospital appeals for completion of stalled projects, more staff

The Obuasi Government Hospital has appealed to the appropriate authorities to expedite work on its stalled infrastructure projects and to post more staff to...

Mobile cinema vans to enhance public education and government communication – Oti Regional Minister

The Oti Region has taken a major step to strengthen public education and improve government communication with the commissioning and handover of two ultra-modern...

Women’s Development Bank proposal to go before Cabinet – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is expected to present a formal resolution on the proposed Women’s Development...

Obour pays nomination forms to all electoral area executives’ contestants in Asante Akyem South

Former MD for Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffour, has paid the nomination fees for all electoral area executives contesting in the upcoming elections in...

Mahama commissions solar-powered ICT centre in Damongo

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Mahama ICT Centre in Damongo in the Savannah Region as part of efforts to strengthen technology-driven education...

First batch of Ghanaians to be airlifted from South Africa on May 26 – Okudzeto Ablakwa

All is set for the evacuation of Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to begin as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed...

‘I’m sick and tired of this country’ – Ghanaians in South Africa pour out frustrations at meeting with Foreign Affairs minister

In an emotionally charged meeting at the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, with Ghana's Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, distressed...

Philippines building collapse: Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped

More than 20 people are trapped under the rubble of a building under construction in the Philippines that collapsed on Sunday, officials said, as...

GNFS contains fire outbreak at Atekyem in Koforidua

The Ghana National Fire Service has successfully contained a fire outbreak at Atekyem near Universal School in Koforidua in the Eastern Region. According to the...

Choirmaster mourns death of wife Beverly Afaglo

Ghanaian musician Choirmaster, formerly of the music group Praye, has shared an emotional tribute mourning the death of his wife, actress Beverly Afaglo. In an...

70 Jomoro artisans to receive NAP support package from MP Dorcas Affo-Toffey

Seventy artisans under the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region are to receive various support from the Member...

Government deploys armoured buses disguised as VIP, STC and OA coaches to fight highway robberies

The government has deployed armoured buses disguised as commercial vehicles to track and arrest highway robbers operating on major roads across the country, Interior...

GES director raises alarm over 300 teacher deficit in the Asutifi North District

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Director for Asutifi North District in the Ahafo Region, Naomi Asantewaa, has sounded the alarm over a severe teacher...

Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House

A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials...

Gov’t targets petroleum upstream recovery after five years of consecutive decline

The Ministry of Energy has projected a major turnaround for Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector, forecasting a decisive rebound in crude oil production after five...

Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo is dead

Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo has passed away, with confirmation coming from her husband in an emotional tribute shared on social media. The cause of...

Engineer criticises Ghana’s cyclical approach to flooding

A building and road consultant says Ghana has fallen into a dangerous cycle of treating flooding as a seasonal inconvenience rather than a structural...

Police arrest four Ada SHTS students over viral cutlass threat video

Four students of Ada Senior High Technical School have been arrested after a video showing a student brandishing a cutlass and threatening colleagues on...

Mahama cuts sod for Bole College of Education, unveils major development projects for Savannah Region

President John Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of the Bole College of Education in the Savannah Region. He described the project as...

GN Savings and Loans’ licence revocation came as a shock – Dr Kweku Ndoum

President of Groupe Ndoum, Dr Nana Kweku Ndoum, has said the company and the Ndoum family were shocked by the revocation of GN Savings...

Nearly 90,000 young people employed since NDC assumed office – Opare Addo

The Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has disclosed that close to 90,000 young people have secured jobs over the past...

BoG revoked GN Savings & Loans licence solely on insolvency grounds, not other alleged breaches — Lawyer

The recent Court of Appeal ruling in favour of GN Savings & Loans could mark the first major step toward the possible restoration of...

David Hundeyin to release documentary on Tanzania election violence coverage

Award-winning Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin is preparing to release a new documentary examining how international media organisations reported the violence that followed Tanzania’s...

Volta Regional Minister declares Adaklu Mountain a security zone

The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has declared the Adaklu Mountain a security zone. Mr Gunu made the declaration when he led a delegation to...

World Bank document shows 27 countries seeking to ensure access to crisis funds

Twenty-seven countries have ​moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could ‌quickly access funding from existing World Bank...

ECG announces major transformer upgrade at Batsonaa – see the affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a major transformer replacement and upgrade project at the Batsonaa Primary Substation, even as engineers continue...

Mahama commissions Yamoransa Model Lab 13 to advance STEM and digital skills training

President John Mahama has commissioned the Yamoransa Model Lab 13 in Damongo in the Savannah Region. The President, who served as a promoter of the...

Ghanaian released after 77 days in Burkinabe detention

A 28-year-old Ghanaian, Zakaria Abubakari from Savelugu, has recounted his ordeal after spending 77 days in detention in Burkina Faso following his arrest during...

GN Savings and Loans to reopen first branch in Elmina – Nduom

Businessman and Groupe Nduom President, Papa Kwesi Nduom, has announced that the first branch of GN Savings and Loans to reopen following the restoration...

Traders protest as Kasoa NADMO begins demolition exercise for 24-hour economy market project

Tension has erupted at parts of the Kasoa New Market in the Central Region after the Awutu Senya East office of the National Disaster...

Medical screening results for security services recruitment to be released next week – Interior Minister

The government has announced that results from the medical examinations conducted for applicants in the ongoing security services recruitment exercise will be released next...

“We won’t organise kenkey, waakye parties like others did” – Mahama on IMF exit

President John Dramani Mahama has taken a subtle swipe at the previous administration led by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, saying his government...

Mahama cuts sod for construction of 24-hour economy market in Bole

President John Dramani Mahama has cut sod for the construction of a 24-hour economy market at Bole in the Savannah Region, describing the project...

Amin Adam calls on BoG and Finance Ministry to explain implications of GN Savings and Loans ruling

Karaga MP and former Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, has called on the Bank of Ghana and the Ministry of Finance to immediately clarify...

Teachers in Western North unite to support political education and grassroots mobilisation

A group of teachers aligned with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Western North Region has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening political...

Ghana’s tech prodigies set for Geneva after triumphant ‘Robotics for Good’ national qualifiers

The future of Ghana’s agricultural innovation looks bright as B-Weh Schools and Right to Dream clinch victories in the Junior and Senior categories at...

Northern Regional police arrest 24 suspects, retrieve suspected Indian hemp and Tramadol 

The Northern Regional Special Operations Team of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 24 suspects and retrieved quantities of substances suspected to be Indian...

Amin Adam warns against politicising banking regulation after GN Savings and Loans ruling

Former Finance Minister and Karaga MP, Mohammed Amin Adam, has cautioned against what he describes as attempts by government officials to politically appropriate the...