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DVLA renegotiates roadworthiness SLA from $155.4m to GH¢2m

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says it has renegotiated its service-level agreement (SLA) for roadworthiness certificates, reducing the cost of the arrangement...

Gov’t introduces mental health and drug tests for security recruits amid suicide concerns – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has revealed that the government is introducing mental health assessments and drug testing into medical screening...

ECG attributes power outage in Aplaku to broken high-tension pole

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed a power outage affecting parts of Aplaku in the Greater Accra Region to a broken high-tension...

DVLA generates over GH¢27m from temporary vehicle stickers in nine months

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) generated more than GH¢27 million from temporary vehicle registration stickers between January and September 2026, exceeding the...

Traffickers transporting cannabis with ambulances and bullion vans – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has alleged that suspected cannabis traffickers are using ambulances and bullion vans to transport the substance...

DVLA introduces six Ghanaian languages for computer-based driving tests

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced six Ghanaian languages into its computer-based driving test system to make the licensing process more...

One fuel tanker burnt, another partially injured in fire outbreak at Kaase Angola yard

One fuel tanker has been completely burnt, while another sustained partial damage after a fire swept through the Kaase Angola Tanker Yard in Kumasi...

One injured, GH¢20K damage after moving trailer catches fire at Enyiresi

One person has been injured and damage estimated at GH¢20,000 recorded after a diesel trailer caught fire near the Enyiresi Government Hospital in the...

ECG announces power outages in parts of Accra West

Parts of the Accra West Region will experience temporary power outages from Monday, October 12, to Friday, October 16, as the Electricity Company of...

Over 90% of people displaced by Savannah conflict back home – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, says more than 90 per cent of people displaced by conflict in the Savannah Region returned...

BoG proposes new rules to ensure banks can always pay customers when they need their Money

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has proposed a new regulatory requirement that would compel banks to maintain sufficient high-quality liquid assets to cover their...

Ghana and BRICS: Strategic optionality or an expensive signal? (Part 1)

On 6 October 2026, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced that President Mahama's Cabinet has decided Ghana will apply to join BRICS. The...

Ghana has over 300 illegal crossing points – Interior Minister on border security

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has disclosed that Ghana has 48 legitimate entry points but more than 300 unapproved crossing points,...

Traders count losses after fire destroys shops at Morro Market in Kumasi

Traders are counting their losses after a major fire swept through Morro Market at Tafo in Kumasi on Sunday night, destroying more than 20...

Minority demands answers over payments for 442 minors in South Africa evacuation

The Minority in Parliament is demanding clarification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the handling of reintegration grants for 442 minors listed in...

‘They all point decisively to guilt’ – AG urges court to reject Adu-Boahene’s no-case submission

The Attorney General has urged the High Court to dismiss the no-case submission filed by former National Signals Bureau (NSB) boss Kwabena Adu-Boahene and...

Passengers are not walking ATMs; GPRTU must act

The rising cost of living is already placing considerable pressure on many Ghanaians. From food and rent to education and healthcare, the cost of...

Ghana is much safer now than in 2025 – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, says Ghana is safer now than it was in 2025, citing a reduction in curfews and...

Bawku has gone 150 days without gunfire – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, says the volatile Bawku area has gone 150 days without gunfire, describing the development as evidence...

GAUA’s strike is surprising because we signed an MoU – Fair Wages CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), Dr George Smith-Graham, says he is surprised the Ghana Association of University...

Kumasi Hospital removes 880-gram bladder stone in rare surgical case

A team of doctors at Kumasi Hospital, a private health facility in the Ashanti Region, has removed an 880-gram bladder stone from a 49-year-old...

Afenyo-Markin calls for ECG reforms to curb revenue losses and tariff increases

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for structural reforms at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), arguing that improved revenue collection, operational efficiency and...

At least 139 migrants, including children, dead after boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes

At least 139 migrants, including at least 15 children, have died and around 84 are missing after a boat carrying more than 300 people...

Cabinet approves diplomatic agreement between Ghana and Holy See

Cabinet has approved a long-awaited Host Country Agreement between Ghana and the Holy See, clearing the way for its submission to Parliament for ratification. Foreign...

Oil falls on hopes Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire will boost supplies

Oil prices slipped on Monday on expectations of more Russian supplies after US ‌President Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt...

Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on “in the coming days” after a nodule was found on his lung during a...

GoldBod pumps US$255m into banks as festive dollar demand rises

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sold US$255 million to commercial banks through its GoFX platform as it steps up efforts to support dollar...

Ghana risks 10% to 100% tariffs on exports to US under Trump’s threats as it moves to join BRICS

Ghana’s decision to seek BRICS partner status has raised questions about its exposure to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, including an additional 10%...

Ato Forson leads Ghana to IMF–World Bank high-level meetings in Bangkok

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is leading Ghana’s delegation to the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World...

Treasury bill auction oversubscribed by 53.5% as yields fall across maturities

Government has raised approximately GH¢4.41 billion in its latest Treasury bill auction, exceeding its GH¢2.87 billion target by about 53.5% as investor demand remained...

South Africa withdraws asylum directive after anti-migrant violence

South Africa's Department of Home Affairs said on Friday it had withdrawn a directive allowing the intake of asylum applications, ​a day after anti-migrant...

Education Ministry to meet GAUA, GTEC over ongoing strike

The Ministry of Education is set to hold an emergency meeting with the leadership of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) and the...

Teachers to resume work today after strike suspension

Public basic schools across the country are expected to resume academic activities today, Monday, October 12, following the suspension of a nationwide strike by...

US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the ​International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the...

Hotline Documentary: ‘Silent Football’ airs on JoyPrime and JoyNews today

A new Hotline/JoySports documentary, Silent Football: When Passion Speaks Without Words, will air on JoyPrime and JoyNews on Monday, October 12, 2026, which will...

‘Cockroach’ group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest

Hundreds of protesters have reportedly been detained in Delhi during the latest demonstration by the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over electoral reforms. The...

Fire destroys stalls and goods at Tafo Moro Market in Kumasi

A fire has destroyed stalls and goods at Tafo Moro Market, a major second-hand shoe trading centre in the Old Tafo Municipality of the...

GNFS contains fire at commercial facility near Tse Addo roundabout

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has contained a fire outbreak at a commercial facility near the Tse Addo roundabout in Accra, preventing the...

Eight arrested in Sunyani West for assaulting man during “initiation” into internet fraud

The Bono Regional Police Command have arrested eight suspects over the assault of a 21-year-old man at Kotokrom, a suburb in the Sunyani West...

Minority demands independent audit of GH¢49.72m South Africa evacuation expenditure

The Minority in Parliament has called for an independent audit of the government’s GH¢49.72 million evacuation exercise from South Africa, raising concerns over discrepancies...