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EPA enforces shutdown of Empire Cement over alleged air pollution breaches

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has moved to shut down Empire Cement Ghana Ltd. at Weija in the Greater Accra Region following investigations into...

‘Are we even serious as a country?’ – Alan Kyerematen laments SHS placement challenges

Founder and leader of the United Party (UP), Alan Kyerematen, has expressed concern over the challenges confronting the Computerised School Selection and Placement System...

‘Ghana has moved from advocacy to enforcement’ – Gender Minister on equity law

Ghana has moved into a new phase of implementing its gender equity legislation, with government establishing structures to monitor compliance by public institutions. Minister for...

Gender Ministry targets 16 regional shelters for survivors of abuse

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection is working towards establishing a network of shelters across all 16 regions to provide protection and...

NPP demands apology or dismissal of Education Minister over Arabic, Chinese language policy

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to either apologise to Ghanaians or dismiss Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu over...

1,432 human trafficking victims receive rehabilitation support – Gender Minister

A total of 1,432 victims of human trafficking have received rehabilitation and reintegration support as the government expands interventions to protect survivors of exploitation...

LEAP coverage expands to 450,000 households as grant rates increase – Gender Minister

The government is expanding the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to cover up to 450,000 households, alongside increases in the grants paid to...

Gov’t commits new GH¢2bn to School Feeding Programme, reaches 4.5m children

The government has allocated GH¢1.982 billion to the Ghana School Feeding Programme for 2026, with more than 4.5 million schoolchildren now receiving a hot...

Over 1.1m Ghanaians reached through nationwide child rights campaign – Gender Minister

More than 1.1 million people have been reached through nationwide child rights and protection campaigns as the government intensifies efforts to prevent abuse and...

Government strengthens support for older persons under new social protection framework

The government is strengthening social protection interventions for older persons, with the Social Protection Act providing a legal basis for access to healthcare and...

Flowerpot Interchange: I apologised, gave banana seller GH¢5K after breaking her table – Titus-Glover

Aspiring National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, says he later apologised to...

Education Minister visits National Resolution Centre, assures parents of swift action

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has visited the National Resolution Centre to assess challenges confronting students and parents ahead of the reopening of schools. The visit...

Dafeamekpor questions items required in fresh SHS students’ prospectus

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has questioned whether newly admitted Senior High School (SHS) students should be required to provide...

Gov’t to introduce new VAT incentives for local vehicle assembly

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to introduce new VAT incentives for vehicle assembly companies, with firms required to meet specified local production...

GHS records more than 53,000 adolescent pregnancies in seven months 

Ghana recorded 53,415 adolescent pregnancies between January and July 2026, with 1,501 involving girls aged 10 to 14 years, data from the Ghana Health...

This could be the greatest public finance scandal of 4th Republic if confirmed – Dafeamekpor on COVID-19 audit

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has called for immediate arrests if allegations of concealed findings in the Auditor-General’s COVID-19 expenditure...

GNPC identifies over 1bn barrels of oil, 2.5trn cubic feet of gas in Tano Basin

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) says spatial data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) could unlock over one billion barrels of oil and...

Mahama orders review of Airport enclave road network amid rising development

President John Dramani Mahama says the government has commenced a review of the road network within the Airport enclave and the central business district...

37 Nsawam inmates sit for Teacher Licensure Examination

Thirty-seven inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison have sat for the Teacher Licensure Examination as part of efforts to equip them with skills...

Gastech 2026: Ghana Gas CEO leads team to Bangkok for strategic energy talks

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana National Gas Company Limited (Ghana Gas), Ms. Judith Adjobah Blay, is leading a delegation of senior officials to...

Dorcas Affo-Toffey supports over 1,000 SHS freshers in Jomoro

The pace setter for the scholarship package for candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) who are entering into various second-cycled institutions, Dorcas...

Deputy GMA boss denies alleged links with land guards

The Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Mubarick Masawudu, has denied any links to the alleged use of land guards in a...

TikTok used to recruit Ghanaian Girls into sex trade in mining communities – Challenging Heights

Child protection organisation Challenging Heights has raised concerns over an active network allegedly recruiting Ghanaian children into the commercial sex trade through social media...

Six out of 10 businesses not complying with tax obligations – GRA

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says about six out of every ten businesses in Ghana are not complying with their tax obligations, a situation...

Two arrested as Police intercept 192 parcels of suspected cocaine in Wa

The Upper West Regional Police Command has intercepted 192 compressed parcels of a substance suspected to be cocaine and arrested two men believed to...

Atafram community gets first basic school after years without access to education

Residents of Atafram, a rural community in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region, can now access basic education after years of trekking several...

Mamponghene urges Dr Mike Amofa Dankwah to sustain humanitarian support

The Paramount Chief of Asante Mampong, Daasebre Osei Bonsu III, has urged Dr Mike Amofa Dankwah to sustain his humanitarian and social interventions in...

Galamsey: Forestry Commission arrests 12, impounds three excavators in South Formangso Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the...

Policeman charged with murder over death of law student in hit-and-run on Tema Motorway

General Corporal Robert Katey Koranteng of the Ghana Police Service has been arraigned at the Adabraka District Court in Accra and charged with murder...

Minority boycotts Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on South Africa evacuation

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has declined to attend a scheduled closed-door briefing on the evacuation of Ghanaians from South Africa,...

Covid-19: Auditor-General’s own audit objective raises questions over omission of Local Gov’t spending – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Auditor-General’s own stated objective for its COVID-19 expenditure audit raises questions over why the Ministry of Local...

Enchi-Elubo road: ‘Show up with your board by Friday or risk termination’ – Agbodza tells contractor

Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has issued a final ultimatum to Top International Construction, demanding that the company’s full Board of Directors...

‘We do not need to arrest people at this point’ – PAC Vice Chair on COVID-19 fumigation audit report

Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, Davis Ansah Opoku, says there is no basis for arrests over the alleged omission of COVID-19 fumigation...

People should be arrested – Dafeamekpor demands action over audit claims

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, is demanding immediate arrests if allegations emerging from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni’s latest investigation into COVID-19 expenditure...

GH¢299m COVID fumigation spending was audited but left out of report – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Audit Service has confirmed it audited GH¢299 million spent by the Ministry of Local Government on COVID-19...

Minority demands breakdown of nearly GH¢50m spent on Ghanaian evacuation from South Africa

The Minority in Parliament has demanded a detailed breakdown of the nearly GH¢50 million spent by the government on the evacuation and reintegration of...

DCE sets record straight on Mankranso classroom block demolition for 24-hour market

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South West, Hon. Abubakar Sedik, has dismissed claims that a classroom block at Mankranso is being...

Novartis backs Ghana Medical Trust Fund to expand access to specialised healthcare

Global healthcare giant Novartis has thrown its weight behind the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), describing the initiative as a critical and timely intervention...

Mahama eyes national honour for Sentuo chairman

President praises Xu Ningquan’s long-term commitment to Ghana at Airport Garden City sod-cutting, linking investment to jobs, skills and national development. President John Dramani Mahama...

Mahama urges investors to comply with Ghana’s laws, prioritise local participation

President John Dramani Mahama has called on investors operating in Ghana to strictly adhere to the country’s laws and ensure their projects provide meaningful...