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UG Pro-VC calls for stronger research funding to curb brain drain

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Ghana (UG), Prof. Gordon Akanzuwine Awandare, has called for stronger and sustained investment...

Martin Kpebu questions EOCO’s decision to seek warrant for Manhyia South MP’s arrest

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has questioned the decision by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to seek a court warrant to arrest...

GTEC directs Colleges of Education to begin 2026/2027 admissions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed Colleges of Education across the country to commence admissions for the 2026/2027 academic year with immediate...

Germany commits $132m to support youth skills training and establish skills development university in Ghana – Rashid Pelpuo

The German government has committed $132 million to support skills development and workplace training for young people in Ghana, the Minister of State at...

Ghana Jollof case: Salomey Baffoe’s family appeals to Mahama to secure her release

The family of detained senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama and his wife to intervene in her...

Mahama to open national housing finance conference on October 7

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to open a national conference on housing finance in Accra on October 7, 2026, as stakeholders explore ways...

Don’t stay home idle, embrace entrepreneurship while awaiting posting – Unemployed nurses urged

Unemployed nurses and midwives have been urged to venture into entrepreneurship instead of relying solely on government employment. The call comes at a time when...

Dr Pelpuo backs Bagbin’s rejection of Minority motion for parliamentary probe into narcotics seizures

Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Special Presidential Initiatives, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has backed Speaker Alban Bagbin’s decision to reject a...

Okada rider rushing sick woman to hospital dies after accident at Kasoa

Two people have died and another is in critical condition after a motorbike collision at Kasoa Jei River NDC Junction in the Awutu Senya...

Ghanaian, 9 other foreign nationals indicted for allegedly voting in US election as non-citizens

A Ghanaian resident in the United States is among 10 foreign nationals who have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Minnesota over...

EOCO declares John Bitar Gyamfi wanted over alleged fraud, money laundering

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared John Bitar Gyamfi wanted over alleged offences of defrauding by false pretences and money laundering. In...

Court issues warrant for EOCO to arrest Manhyia South MP

An Accra High Court has issued a warrant authorising the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to arrest the Member of Parliament for Manhyia...

Adom Trotro: Drivers react to postponement of TraffiTech GH implementation

Some commercial drivers at the Dansoman lorry station are calling for intensified public education on TraffiTech GH, saying many road users still do not...

AMA to host national World Cleanup Day exercise on October 3

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will host the national flagship clean-up exercise on Saturday, October 3, 2026, as part of activities to mark the...

Flydubai flight diverted after pilot stabs colleague, attempts to crash plane

The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv in Israel tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers then...

High Court grants OSP four more weeks to serve Ken Ofori-Atta with summons in US

The High Court in Accra has given the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) four more weeks to complete efforts to serve former Finance...

Contractor resumes work on Accra-Kumasi bypass (Photos)

Work on the Accra–Kumasi bypass projects has picked up again after contractors returned to the various sections, signalling renewed momentum on one of the...

UK named as leading destination for illicit cannabis exports from Ghana

The United Kingdom has been identified as the main destination for illicit cannabis exports from Ghana, according to the Global Organised Crime Index. The report...

Tipper driver trapped after truck overturns at Bolgatanga East

A 35-year-old tipper truck driver was trapped inside his vehicle after the loaded truck overturned near the Customs Barrier in the Bolgatanga East District...

Agbodza tells Suame Interchange contractors to speed up as Phase One hits 5%

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has asked contractors working on the Suame Interchange Project to find ways to finish work...

High Commission sends warning to Ghanaians in South Africa ahead of planned protests

The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has advised Ghanaian nationals in South Africa to exercise caution ahead of planned protests scheduled for Wednesday, September...

Africa’s education systems to harness, assess indigenous knowledge for internal wealth creation

A Ghanaian curriculum development expert, Thomas Osei-Kumah has called for a fundamental transformation of African education systems to enable the continent to harness its...

“I am not the person” – CMC MD Wisdom Dogbey disassociates himself from EOCO’s wanted notice

Managing Director of the Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited (CMC), Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, has clarified that he is not the individual identified as “Wisdom...

Woman in critical condition after shooting at funeral grounds in Yeji

A woman is in critical condition after she was allegedly shot at a funeral ground at Tonka, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru...

Government reassigns abandoned STEM centre at Ahafoman SHS to new contractor

Government has reassigned the abandoned Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) centre at Ahafoman Senior High Technical School in Goaso, Ahafo Region, to a...

GPRTU taskforce clamps down on unapproved fares at Kasoa

A Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) taskforce has intensified monitoring of commercial drivers at Kasoa following complaints that some are charging passengers more...

Kpandai MP supports 166 tertiary students with GH¢166,000 from Common Fund

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai in the Northern Region Mathew Nyindam has supported 166 tertiary students in the constituency with a total amount...

Dissolve Black Stars and GFA – Sam George after shocking loss to The Gambia

Ghana's Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has called for the Black Stars to be disbanded and the Ghana Football Association...

Road safety education will fail without enforcement – NRSA boss

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has called for a coordinated approach to road safety in Ghana, saying that...

MMDAs to go live on local FM stations under new Ayariga directive

The Minister of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, has announced plans to introduce regulations compelling Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to...

NSA outlines steps for posting, validation of national service personnel

The National Service Authority (NSA) has outlined the procedures national service personnel are required to follow to complete their posting, validation and registration ahead...

NAS CEO inspects progress of “operation restore fleet”

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), Dr. (Med) George Kojo Owusu, has inspected ongoing works under the Service’s flagship “Operation...

Reform local gov’t system before electing MMDCEs – Former Mayor of Accra

Former Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Chief Executive Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah has called for comprehensive reforms to Ghana’s local government system before the country...

Prof. Prempeh urges gov’t to publish draft bills of constitutional reforms

The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof. H. Kwasi Prempeh, has urged the government to publish draft bills on...

NCPTA backs striking teacher unions, urges parents to keep children at home

The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) Ghana has declared its full solidarity with striking pre-tertiary teacher unions, describing their demands as legitimate and...

ICU-Ghana urges GHABA members to turn skills into sustainable businesses

The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana) has urged members of the Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association (GHABA) to transform their skills and creativity...

Prostate Health Foundation Ghana begins nationwide screening for prison inmates and officers

The Prostate Health Foundation Ghana has commenced a nationwide prostate and general health screening exercise for inmates and officers of the Ghana Prisons Service. The...

Building construction inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026

The cost of constructing buildings in Ghana increased in August 2026, with the Combined Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) rising by 4.6 percent year-on-year,...

GHABA takes hair and beauty festival national, calls for skills, creativity, and enterprise development

The Ghana Hairdressers and Beauticians Association (GHABA) has taken its long-running regional Hair and Beauty Festival to the national level, creating a platform to...

Manhyia South MP’s case with EOCO reopens Equity Savings & Loans file as SIC recovery battle emerges

A dispute over the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) attempt to arrest Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP) and private legal practitioner Nana...