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NAIMOS vows decisive action over reported Atewa Forest illegal mining

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) says it is taking urgent steps to address reports of illegal mining and encroachment within the Atewa...

Ghana, Columbus partner to recruit nurses for US employment

The Ministry of Health has secured a new pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses to access employment opportunities in the United States following the signing...

GES declares September 25 as National CPD Day

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has declared Friday, September 25, 2026, as National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for teachers and staff across the...

Adom Trotro: Taxi drivers share opinions on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway [Video]

Some taxi drivers at Tse Addo have commended the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces for work done so far on the...

They are responsible citizens, not kidnappers – Lawyer defends suspects in alleged MoMo fraudster abduction

The lawyer representing four people in custody over the alleged abduction of a 30-year-old man has insisted that his clients are not kidnappers but...

Ghana partners Columbus to recruit nurses for US employment opportunities

The Government of Ghana has secured a new pathway for qualified Ghanaian nurses to access employment opportunities in the United States following the signing...

Ghana equipping youth to compete globally – Opare Addo

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, says Ghana is investing in skills, resilience and innovation to prepare its young people for...

Rescued Assin Fosu man admits involvement in MoMo fraud, denies role in deal that led to kidnap – Police

The 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, rescued from abductors, has admitted during interrogation that he has been involved in mobile money fraud in the past...

Opare Addo showcases Ghana’s youth empowerment programmes in Russia

Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has highlighted Ghana’s major youth empowerment initiatives at the International Festival of Youth in Yekaterinburg,...

Bleoo Legacy Fundraising Initiative targets GH¢1 million investment fund to support Accra Academy

The Bleoo Legacy Fundraising Initiative (BLFI) says it will step up efforts to build a GH¢1 million investment fund to support Accra Academy, after...

Jerry-John Yenabi Foundation supports 600 SHS freshers in Krachi Nchumuru

The Jerry-John Yenabi Foundation has launched a major intervention to expand access to secondary education in the Krachi Nchumuru District, donating essential items and...

GRIDCo completes longest in-house transmission line project

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has completed the construction and final tie-in of a 4-kilometre, 161kV Yendi Solar transmission line to the Tamale-Yendi...

His family paid GH¢19,500, but he was still held hostage – Police on abduction of 30-year-old man

The family of a 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, who was abducted over alleged mobile money fraud raised GH¢19,500 in a desperate bid to secure...

Zonda Tec expansion to create 1,000 indirect jobs – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says the expansion of the Zonda Tec Ghana assembly plant will generate about 1,000 additional indirect jobs within Ghana’s automotive...

Fidelity Bank gives GH¢200,000 lifeline to Ghana Medical Trust Fund

Fidelity Bank Ghana has stepped up its support for healthcare delivery with a GH¢200,000 cash donation to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to help...

Why exclude Transport, Interior Ministers from anti-narcotics meeting – Hon. Sammi Awuku

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has publicly questioned President John Dramani Mahama's decision to summon heads of key state institutions to...

Police on manhunt for two over alleged kidnapping of MoMo fraudster

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of four suspects in connection with the abduction of a 30-year-old man, Bismark Amoh, over alleged...

NYA consults Ahafo youth on National Action Plan for youth peace and security

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has engaged young people in the Ahafo Region as part of efforts to gather their views for the development...

Titus Glover cautions against Laboma demolitions, warns of job losses

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister Titus Glover has raised concerns over the demolition of structures within the Laboma enclave of the Kpeshie Lagoon, warning...

GBA loses credibility each time over ‘inconsistent’ interventions on national issues – Xavier Sosu

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has questioned the credibility of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), accusing the Association of inconsistency in its...

Oti Regional Minister applauds doctor for accepting posting to Dambai

Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has commended Dr Cecelia Adu Gyamfi, a medical doctor, for accepting a posting to work at the newly...

Prof Ato Duncan of COA Mixture fame launches his discovery of the millennium – ‘Real Intelligence’ (RI) today

After nearly four decades of private study, Prof Samuel Ato Duncan, the brain behind COA FX/Mixture has unveiled what he describes as his life's...

When fairness teaches better than money

New Ghanaian study in Social Justice Research finds how teachers are treated matters more than what they are paid. Our elders say when you climb...

GBA to announce position on Tribunals Law soon – GBA President

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) says it will in due course make its position known on the Tribunals Law after its Legal Committee completes...

CRIC has no control over policy content of amendment Bills – Barker-Vormawor

The Secretary of the Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC), Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has clarified the Committee’s mandate, stressing that it is a technical body and...

Gov’t cannot deny what it has already set in motion – Former NaCCA boss challenges Mahama on Arabic, Chinese policy

A former head of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Dr Prince Hamid Armah, has challenged President John Mahama’s claim that there...

Accra-Kumasi Expressway to be ready by 2028 if all goes as planned – MD

The Managing Director of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, Engineer Francis Ahlidza, says construction of the 175.6-kilometre Accra-Kumasi Expressway is expected to be completed by...

Examination malpractice is rising, not declining – EduWatch

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has disagreed with claims that examination malpractice is declining, saying available evidence instead points...

Mahama’s roads will change lives – Agbodza tells Upper West farmers

Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza says Ghana is witnessing the biggest road project in Africa; Wa-Bole road to be completed by 2027. He...

Mahama Ayariga partners NCCE, GBC to broadcast MMDAs’ General Assembly meetings

Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, says he has engaged the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and the Ghana...

Education Ministry backs call for transparent review of CSSPS

The Ministry of Education has welcomed calls by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference for greater transparency, accountability and an eventual review of the Computerised...

Sam George calls for African approach to AI development and governance

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has called for a distinctly African approach to the development and deployment of Artificial...

Catholic Bishops demand probe into alleged payments for SHS placement

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference is demanding an independent investigation into reports that some parents are being asked to pay money to secure senior...

Catholic Bishops push for 20% admission quota for Catholics in mission schools

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has directed the National Catholic Secretariat to draw up a plan to implement a 20 per cent admission reservation for...

Auditing the Auditor-General: How special audit understated a COVID-19 expenditure

Investigation by Manasseh Azure Awuni A years-long investigation has revealed that the Auditor-General’s special audit into Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditure significantly understated a major cost incurred...

Farouk Aliu Mahama supports medical student with GH¢10,000

Former Member of Parliament for Yendi, Dr Farouk Aliu Mahama, has donated GH¢10,000 to support the medical education of Alhassan Zakaria Sugri, a constituent...

Food prices remain largely stable as fuel costs rise, climate risks mount – AGRA

Food prices in Ghana remained largely stable in August 2026, but rising fuel costs and growing climate risks could put pressure on food security...

Finance Minister hints at first-week in November for presentation of 2027 budget

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has hinted that the government will present the 2027 Budget to Parliament in the first week of November...

There are 800,000 places available for all SHS freshers – GES dismisses shortage amidst placement pressure

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says there is no shortage of spaces in senior high schools, despite growing concerns and frustrations among parents and...

SHS placement: Accra, Ashanti region are creating a false national crisis – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rejected claims of a nationwide crisis over this year’s Senior High School (SHS) placement, saying the intense pressure...