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NCA introduces stricter rules to improve call, data quality

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced sweeping new measures aimed at improving the quality of mobile telecommunications services across Ghana, introducing stricter performance...

From ballot lines to academic laurels: Multimedia Group’s Akwasi Agyeman earns PhD at University of Ghana

Accra stood still in admiration on Tuesday, February 10, as the historic Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon, hosted a remarkable academic...

Analysis: How the proposed sliding-scale royalties could impact mining revenue

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the final sitting day before Parliament rose for the Christmas recess, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources laid...

The character of Madugu Avornyotse; consistent, disciplined and unshakeable

Some people enter politics to be seen. Others enter it because the ground is calling their name. Madugu Avornyotse belongs to the second group. He...

Renaming KIA: You can’t hate coup d’état and love Kotoka

History isn’t a dusty archive. It lives in the names we place on roads, schools, airports and monuments. These markers aren’t just labels; they broadcast...

The next big test: Can Kennedy Agyapong reshape NPP?

In the corridors of Ghana’s political theatre, few figures are as provocative, entrepreneurial and resilient as Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. A stalwart of the New...

Bawumia factor: The experience, setbacks and a fresh NPP fight

NPP race: Bawumia's political journey of resilience and vision Tamale-born economist and banker Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has become one of Ghana’s most prominent political figures...

NPP race: Carrying history, chasing hope; Inside Kwabena Agyepong’s comeback story

More than a comeback: Why Kwabena Agyepong still believes in the NPP dream As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) draws closer to its January 31,...

Choosing to move and adapt: How climate migration is reshaping culture

In northern Ghana, climate change has altered rainfall patterns and disrupted traditional farming systems. Faced with prolonged dry seasons, declining crop yields, and growing uncertainty,...

Newmont-backed AI smart lab powers Kona D/A students to victory at Ghana robotics competition

When students from Kona District Assembly (D/A) Primary and Junior High School mounted the podium at the 2025 Ghana Robotics Competition (GRC), their victory...

A new dawn for Ghana’s cocoa sector: How Dr. Ransford Abbey is repositioning COCOBOD for growth

Ghana’s cocoa sector is showing early signs of a meaningful turnaround, driven by renewed leadership focus, clearer policy direction, and decisive reforms at the...

Adom FM’s Strictly Highlife: A night to experience curated pure music

On January 1, 2026, Adom FM invites Ghana and the world to begin the year the right way: dressed in white, rooted in culture,...

Importers, Exporters raise concerns over proposed AI system at Ghana’s ports

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has raised concerns over plans to introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI)–driven system at Ghana’s ports, urging...

Ghana needs better critical thinking – Collins Amankwah on Daddy Lumba funeral debates

A member of the planning committee for Daddy Lumba’s funeral, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has expressed deep concern over the public controversies surrounding the late...

Residents pay price as Ofankor-Nsawam Highway project delays; health workers warn of rise in air-pollution related illnesses

The Ofankor-Pokuasi-Nsawam Highway was once a vital transportation artery for the local economy, but legal battles and government debt owed contractors have delayed the...

Beyond the headlines: A love letter to journalism

There is a refrain you often hear on JoyNews: “Imagine a family without a home. Imagine a song without a voice. Imagine a church...

When orange outshone white: The colourful twist of Kolor Paaty 2025

They say history repeats itself, but at this year’s Kolor Paaty, it came with a hilarious twist, a little irony, and a whole lot...

Migration as an adaptive tool to climate change in Ghana: How remittances sustain northern farmers

As climate change intensifies across Ghana, more families in the northern regions are being forced to make difficult choices. With rising temperatures, prolonged droughts,...

Climate crisis in Ghana: How rising temperatures are driving migration and environmental degradation

Ghana is facing the harsh realities of the climate crisis. Across the northern regions, rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, and erratic rainfall are forcing farmers...

How my diabetes diagnosis inspired a national advocacy for employee wellbeing

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at just 24 years old, and it changed my life. I have always been a workaholic - and...

I want to prove Ghana and Africa can stand on its own – Mahama to Time Magazine

"It will get me into trouble again!” laughs Ghana President John Mahama upon the conclusion of our interview. A few weeks earlier, Mahama’s Foreign Minister...

Floods and heatwaves batter Odawna residents as calls grow for inclusive climate action in Accra

As Ghana steps up its fight against climate change, the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project (GARID) is transforming parts of the capital,...

Trapped by heat: Agbogbloshie and the dangers of urban neglect

As Ghana steps up its fight against climate change, much of the focus has been on flood control and drainage systems. However, in Agbogbloshie, one...

Adom FM Family Kolor Paaty: The colour verdict is out!

The much-anticipated Adom FM Family Kolor Paaty, a timeless celebration of family, fun, and colour, is taking an exciting new twist this year! What began...

Revitalising Ghanaian heritage: Towards a preservation and promotion of our indigenous Ghanaian languages

It is refreshing and, indeed, exciting to pay recognition to the momentum by some parliamentarians to render submissions in indigenous Ghanaian languages on the...

NPP flagbearer race: All aspirants are honourable, but.. – Wontumi [Listen]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, has expressed confidence that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...

Health Crisis In Ghana’s fishing Industry: James Town fishmongers expose residents to air pollution

The Acting Head of the Department of Physics at the University of Ghana and Head of the Afri-SET Project, Dr. Allison Hughes, has raised...

Health Crisis In Ghana’s fishing Industry: Chronic respiratory diseases on the rise in Accra – Health Director

Cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Accra are fast increasing, with cardiovascular ailments being a major killer of the aged and middle-aged. The Metropolitan Director...

Health Crisis In Ghana’s fishing Industry: Clean cookstoves offer benefits but many fishmongers cannot afford them

https://youtu.be/oqwhdUkrML4 Smoking fish has long been a dangerous job for the women and children who labor over toxic smoke. Many develop blindness, asthma and other...

Health crisis in Ghana’s fishing industry: Women and children face dangers from smoking fish

Ghana's fishing industry serves as the lifeblood of its economy, offering livelihoods to two million people, equivalent to one in every 16 Ghanaians. Artisanal fishers,...