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2027 AFCONQ: We are hoping Accra Sports Stadium will be ready for Gambia game – GFA

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) says it is confident the rehabilitation of the Accra Sports Stadium will be completed in time for Ghana's Africa...

Ghana wastes between 40% and 50% of fruits and vegetables annually – Charles Yabe

Ghana wastes between 40% and 50% of its fruits and vegetables annually, social entrepreneur, innovator and changemaker Mathias Charles Yabe has said. He said the...

Accra Mayor’s relative, 5 others fined for trading during National Sanitation Day

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has fined six food vendors, including a relative of the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, a total...

Jatikay Centre calls for prosecution over forged certificates in security recruitment

The Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building has called for the prosecution of applicants found to have used forged academic certificates to...

NCA clears three firms for next stage of Ghana’s 5G spectrum licensing

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has advanced three companies to the next stage of Ghana’s 5G spectrum licensing process, while one applicant has been...

Mahama fully backs Haruna Iddrisu to tackle education sector challenges – Spokesperson

The spokesperson for Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, Hashmin Mohammed, has rejected claims that President John Mahama has left the Minister to deal with challenges...

21 Years of CSSPS: The complaints that never went away

Every year, thousands of Ghanaian households wait anxiously for one message: their child's Senior High School placement. While some families rejoice after the placement,...

More students supported under Mahama than in Fund’s previous 20 years – SLTF

The Chief Executive Officer of the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Dr Saajida Shiraz, says more students have benefited from government’s student support interventions...

Double-track was introduced to manage high demand for popular SHSs, not infrastructure shortage – Adutwum

Former Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has clarified that the introduction of the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs) was primarily intended...

Sissala West MP donates GH¢20,000 to support Gwollu Fire Station

The Member of Parliament for Sissala West, Mohammed A. Sukparu, has donated GH¢20,000 to support the servicing and maintenance of the fire tender at...

Atwima-Techiman residents decry poultry farm nuisance as assembly sues farmer over siting of farm

The Kwadaso Municipal Assembly has taken legal action against a resident of Atwima-Techiman for causing public nuisance by improperly rearing chickens in a residential...

Health workers raise alarm over unpaid ‘13th month salary’ and staff shortages

The Health Services Workers’ Union has raised concerns over the non-payment of their ‘13th-month salary’ agreed under its collective agreement, while warning of severe...

Navrongo Paramount Chief calls for upgrade of War Memorial Hospital

The Paramount Chief of the Navrongo Traditional Area, Navro Pio, Pe Denis Aneakwoa Balinia Adda Asagpaare II, has called for the urgent upgrade of...

No bribery at Kumasi placement centre – Free SHS Secretariat

The Free Senior High School Secretariat has denied allegations of bribery at the Placement Resolution Centre at the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI). The allegations followed...

GUNMA rejects voluntary service for unemployed nurses, midwives

The Graduate Unemployed Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GUNMA) has urged its members not to participate in the proposed voluntary service under the Free Primary...

Lands Minister invites Shandong Gold to make Ghana its African expansion hub

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has held discussions with the leadership of Shandong Gold Group in China on strengthening cooperation...

UTAG-UG accuses GTEC of threatening academic freedom with faculty recruitment drive

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) has accused the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) of overstepping its...

FAHASS demands payment of outstanding transfer grants, allowances for assistant heads

The Forum of Assistant Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (FAHASS) has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to pay outstanding transfer grants and...

TUC proposes limit on presidential appointments to Council of State

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is advocating reforms to the composition of Ghana’s Council of State, including a restriction on the number of members...

No new transport fares yet – GPRTU and GRTCC assure the public

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) say no decision has been taken to increase public...

Jato Kparekpare residents appeal for potable water, classroom blocks

Residents of Jato Kparekpare, a farming community in the Nkwanta North District of the Oti Region, have appealed to the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs),...

Bosomtwe Assembly commissions nurses’ quarters to address rural health worker shortage (Photos)

The Bosomtwe District Assembly has commissioned a four-bedroom self-contained nurses’ quarters at Bonkoko in the Ashanti Region as part of efforts to address accommodation...

Angel Carbonu makes strong case for boarding facilities at WASS, St. Thomas Aquinas

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has questioned why West Africa Senior High School (WASS) and St Thomas...

Triple Murder: Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer calls on Trump to grant her a pardon

The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother whose ​murder trial ended in a mistrial last week, asked President Donald Trump on ‌Tuesday to pardon her, despite the...

TUC raises concerns over government’s rejection of 54% of constitutional review proposals

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed concern over the government’s decision to reject 54% of the recommendations contained in the final report of...

Dapaa-Amanta residents live in fear after gun attack on Nkonyasuofohene

Residents of Dapaa-Amanta, a farming community in the Oti Region, say they are living in fear following a gun attack on the Nkonyasuoafohene. According to...

Angel Carbonu calls for national standards to guide school infrastructure

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for clear and enforceable national standards for schools in Ghana...

“Who should go to A and who should go to C?” Angel Carbonu questions categorisation of SHSs

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for a deliberate national effort to upgrade all Senior High...

Adom Trotro: Public reactions to police escort for Aayalolo buses

Ghanaians have given mixed reactions to a proposal by the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, to have Motor Traffic...

Government to introduce free-flow electronic tolling on upgraded roads

The government is preparing to introduce a technology-driven tolling system that will allow motorists to pay road tolls electronically without stopping at toll booths. Minister...

Bono East Minister impressed with progress on Techiman 24-hour economy market project

Bono East Regional Minister Francis Owusu Antwi has expressed strong satisfaction with the progress of work on the Techiman 24-hour economy model market project,...

Mayor of Accra engages Kaneshie traders as road closes for GARID works

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey has engaged traders at the Kaneshie Market on planned road closure arrangements ahead of the commencement...

National Cardiothoracic Centre warns men against stopping hypertension drugs over erectile dysfunction fears

The National Cardiothoracic Centre has cautioned men with hypertension against discontinuing their medication due to fears that the drugs could affect their sexual performance. Head...

ICT growth surges to 30.9% in Q2 2026, leading economic expansion

Ghana’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector recorded a 30.9% growth in the second quarter of 2026, emerging as the strongest driver of the...

NADMO donates engine-powered boat to Kpasenkpe Traditional Area to improve river transport

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has donated an engine-powered boat and life jackets to the Kpasenkpe Traditional Area in the West Mamprusi Municipality...

‘BECE graduates without SHS placements risk ending up on the streets’ – Angel Carbonu

Former President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has raised serious concerns that more than 54,000 candidates who were not...

Gender Ministry takes social protection dialogue to Chorkor, Mamprobi

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), in collaboration with the Office of the Head of the Local Government Service (OHLGS), has...

Asutifi South Assembly supports 46 PWDs with items, forms task force to monitor beneficiaries

The Asutifi South District Assembly in the Ahafo Region has provided livelihood-support items to 46 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as part of efforts to...

GNACOPS calls for review of boarding policy to address recurring school placement crisis

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has called for a review of the country’s approach to boarding education, arguing that the policy...

CSSPS chaos: Parents allege payments to bypass queues at Kumasi resolution centre

Frustration over this year’s Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) is deepening in the Ashanti Region, with parents alleging that money is being...