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Fisheries Minister warns against premix fuel overpricing, sets GH¢180 ceiling per gallon

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Emelia Arthur, has directed Landing Beach Committees across the country not to sell premix fuel above the approved...

Sewua Hospital to be operational by end of year – Titus Beyuo

The Member of Parliament for Lambussie, Prof. Titus Beyuo, has assured that the Sewua Hospital in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region will...

‘I did not block Minority MPs from inspecting Afari Hospital’ – Atwima Nwabiagya MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Atwima Nwabiagya, Wisdom Osei Boamah, has denied claims that he instructed individuals to block Minority MPs from accessing...

Ghana Water Limited inaugurates Governing Council for Water Institute

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has inaugurated the Governing Council of the Ghana Water Institute (GWI), charging members to position the institution as the leading...

US dismantles West African birth tourism network, revokes over 100 visas

The United States Department of State has announced that a U.S. embassy in West Africa has dismantled a birth tourism network involving more than...

Deputy Transport Minister praises MPS investment at Tema Port

The Deputy Minister for Transport has praised the significant investments made by Meridian Port Services (MPS), operators of the container terminal at Tema Port. Dorcas...

Gender Ministry probes School Feeding complaints at Buaduyili Primary School

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched an investigation into complaints about the quality and quantity of meals being served to...

Ministry of Health backs court ruling on Tema polyclinic assault case

The Ministry of Health has voiced its support for the conviction of the man found guilty of assaulting a midwife at the Tema Community...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Thursday (June 11, 2026)

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages for Thursday, June 11, 2026, affecting communities in the Accra East and Western...

NLA staff give management 14 days to resolve grievances or face strike

The Labour Union of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has threatened to embark on industrial action if management fails to address a range of...

Free SHS suppliers to picket at Education Ministry over GH¢50m debt today

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has vowed to proceed with its planned picketing at the Ministry of Education, despite fresh assurances from...

NTC, GES, T-TEL and five universities sign MoU to upgrade non-professional teachers

The National Teaching Council (NTC), in partnership with the Ghana Education Service (GES), Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL), and five universities, has signed...

Stop sitting on funds for development – Local Gov’t Minister warns

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has issued a stern warning to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across...

Seized excavators to be used for nationwide desilting exercise – Interior Minister

The government has announced plans to hand over 70 excavators confiscated from illegal mining operators to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to support...

Ghanaians stranded in South Africa appeal to Mahama for help after evacuation exercise ends

A group of Ghanaians stranded in South Africa has made a passionate appeal to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene and facilitate their return...

Rainstorms from Nigeria, Benin expected to trigger thunderstorms across Ghana — GMet warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned of widespread thunderstorms and rain across parts of the country as rain-bearing systems currently affecting Nigeria and...

Police question Salaga Hospital staff over missing baby as regional team launches probe

Police have begun interrogating staff who worked two separate shifts at the Salaga Municipal Hospital following the reported disappearance of a newborn baby from...

Sand truck mate dies, driver injured in Bokankye electrocution incident

A young man has lost his life after being electrocuted while assisting to offload sand from a truck at Bokankye in the Atwima Nwabiagya...

Forestry Commission staff attacked as mob burns timber checkpoint facility in Bono East

The Forestry Commission has condemned what it describes as a violent attack on its personnel and the destruction of a newly constructed accommodation facility...

Police close probe into allegations against Niharika Handa, Son

A police investigation into allegations that international businesswoman Niharika Handa and her son, Punarvasu Handa, obtained Ghanaian travel documents through false declarations has been...

Education Ministry to hold national forum to tackle SHS indiscipline

Indiscipline in Ghana’s Senior High Schools (SHS) has reached worrying levels, and the government says it is time to act. Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu,...

Gov’t to secure $300m World Bank support to upgrade SHS infrastructure

The government is set to roll out major infrastructure projects in Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country with support from the World Bank,...

Anti-flood taskforce report be presented for Parliamentary scrutiny – Minority demands

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is demanding that the report of the government's Anti-Flood Taskforce be presented to the House for scrutiny. The call follows...

Minority accuses government of incompetence, poor coordination in state institutions

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has accused the government of incompetence and weak coordination across key state institutions, arguing that the administration has struggled...

You shouldn’t go anywhere near public office – Martin Kpebu clashes with Titus Glover

A live interview took an unexpected turn when former Greater Accra Regional Minister Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover and private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu...

Nyinahini SHS Incident: GES disciplinary procedures should have been exhausted before teacher’s arrest – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Atwima District has raised concerns over the handling of the case involving a Nyinahini Catholic...

Allow us fix the economy before demanding completion of abandoned hospitals – Health Committee Chair to NPP

Government Prioritising Economic Recovery Before Completing Abandoned Hospital Projects – Health Committee Chair Chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, has said the...

Continue weeding projects your government left in the bush – Health Committee Chair tells Minority

Chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, has defended the government's handling of abandoned health infrastructure projects and urged the Minority to...

What wrong has Ashanti Region done? – Nana Ayew Afriyie questions delay in operationalising Sewua, Trede hospitals

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has questioned the government’s decision not to operationalise completed health facilities in the Ashanti...

Roads Ministry seeks approval to recruit 1,000 staff to address workforce gaps

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has disclosed that the Ministry is seeking approval to recruit 1,000 additional personnel to address staffing...

President Mahama’s approval rating drops to 58.9% – But 73.5% of supporters still credit his handling of economy

President John Mahama continues to enjoy the support of most Ghanaians, although his approval rating has fallen by more than nine percentage points in...

Flood control projects abandoned by Govt – Former Minister

Former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Kwaku Adjei-Mensah Korsah, has expressed concern over what he describes as the abandonment of major...

Traffic light theft becoming a major national concern – Roads Minister

Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has expressed concern over the growing theft and vandalism of traffic light components across the country,...

Court throws out Nyinahin Catholic SHS assault case; parties urged to reconcile

The Toase District Court has struck out the assault case involving a teacher and a student of Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School. The incident, which...

EOCO declares Jennifer Fafali Yormesor wanted over alleged stealing and fraud

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared Jennifer Fafali Yormesor wanted in connection with alleged offences of stealing and fraudulent embezzlement of...

PBC workers go 27 months without salary as casual staff go 36 months unpaid

Worker unions at the Produce Buying Company (PBC) Limited are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama to urgently fulfil his campaign and post-election pledges...

EPA pushes for Amanzule Wetlands to become Ghana’s 7th Ramsar Site

As part of the 2026 World Oceans Day celebrations, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), in collaboration with the UN Convention on Wetlands and the...

Body of drowned 30-year-old electrician recovered at Ga South

The remains of a 30-year-old electrician, identified as Razak Gideon, have been retrieved at Nsuo Na Ano (Peace Town) in the Ga South Municipality...

107 regain vision as Korle Bu conducts subsidised cataract surgeries

The Eye Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has successfully carried out a subsidised cataract surgery outreach, restoring vision and improving the quality...

Accra Mayor, Korle Klottey MCE cover medical bill of man injured in goat incident

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, together with the Klottey Municipal Chief Executive, Alfred Ato Allotey-Gaisie, has visited a young man recovering from...