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Parliament ratifies Ghana–Barari DV lithium deal amid Minority’s resistance

Parliament has approved a lithium mining agreement between the Government of Ghana and Barari DV Limited, clearing the way for large-scale commercial extraction of...

Mahama cuts sod for 24-hour economy market at Dormaa Ahenkro

President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of a 24-hour economy model market at Dormaa Ahenkro in the Bono Region,...

Parliament passes University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill 2025

Parliament has passed the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences Bill, 2025, paving the way for the establishment of the University of Engineering and...

Mahama announces transition from Fair Wages and Salary Commission to Independent Emoluments Commission

President John Mahama has announced a major overhaul of Ghana’s public sector pay system, declaring 2026 as the transition year from the Fair Wages...

Perform or be dissolved – Gov’t bans bonuses for loss-making SOEs

The government has issued a directive prohibiting all loss-making State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) from paying bonuses to management, boards, and staff. The directive was reinforced at...

GTEC orders Royal Nursing College to refund students’ fees

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (Ghana Tertiary Education Commission) has directed the management of Royal Nursing College to refund all fees collected from Level...

GUTA President blames politicians for influx of foreign businesses in Ghana

The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has accused both the Minority and Majority in Parliament of contributing to the growing...

US-Based Ghanaian, Opokua Ahwenee Foundation support Awoshie Orphanage

A US-based Ghanaian, Vera Couch, has celebrated her birthday by extending support to children at the Enough Grace Orphanage Home in Awoshie. The gesture, undertaken...

AMA rolls out 3,000 bins to tackle littering in Accra

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to install 3,000 public litter bins across the metropolis as part of efforts to improve sanitation. Speaking...

Ghana completes evacuation of citizens from Israel – Foreign Affairs Minister announces

Ghana has successfully evacuated all its citizens in Israel who requested government assistance, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced. In a...

Minority rejects ‘fictitious’ 1D1F audit, demands retraction and fair review

The Minority Caucus of the New Patriotic Party in Parliament has pushed back against aspects of the Auditor-General’s Special Audit Report on the One...

Agric Ministry pushes for local production to offset Burkina Faso tomato supply disruptions

The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has urged Ghanaian farmers to intensify dry-season farming to help stabilise food supplies and boost...

Ho MP organises free eye screening for drivers and mates to boost road safety

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ho Constituency, Edem Kofi Kpotosu, has organised a free eye screening and medical outreach for commercial drivers...

NALAG Women’s Caucus urges gov’t to fulfil Women’s Bank promise

The Women’s Caucus of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) is calling on government to honour its commitment to establish a...

Ghana advancing AI, digital reforms in education – Haruna Iddrisu

The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has highlighted Ghana’s growing investment in educational technology, including the deployment of artificial intelligence tools in senior high...

Haruna Iddrisu calls for unified roadmap on education technology at Africa Education Summit

Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has called for a coordinated continental approach to integrating technology into Africa’s education systems, stressing the need to adapt...

Don’t boast about scrapping E-Levy — NPP’s Jennifer Queen to NDC

The Deputy Director of communication for the New Patriotic Party, Jennifer Queen, has criticised the NDC government for taking credit for scrapping the electronic...

11 face court for possession and use of illicit drugs in Tamale

Eleven individuals arrested in a recent police raid on narcotics trafficking in Tamale have been arraigned in court on Monday, March 18, facing charges...

Police exhume body parts of woman allegedly killed by fetish priest at Awutu Bentum

The Ghana Police Service has recovered additional body parts of a 41-year-old woman allegedly murdered by a fetish priest, Cudjoe Hlolary, at Awutu Bentum...

GH₵1 fuel levy not meant to cheat Ghanaians — NDC communicator

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communications team, Awo Kekeli, has defended the government’s introduction of the GH₵1 fuel levy, insisting it...

JOSCO Vice Principal raises alarm over one-meal policy for students

The Vice Principal of St. Joseph's College of Education, Reverend Father Martin Yaw Adjei, has expressed concern over the government’s decision to provide teacher...

Health Ministry takes steps to address doctor shortage in Ahafo Region

The Ministry of Health has begun implementing measures to address the shortage of medical doctors in the Ahafo Region, aiming to improve healthcare delivery...

There are still measures in place, why the demo? — NCPD Chair urges unemployed graduates with disabilities [Audio]

The Board Chairman of the National Council on Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), Frederick Assor, has acknowledged that it is difficult for persons with disabilities...

Quarry operations in Dumansua not galamsey – NADMO clarifies

The Offinso South National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Director Mohammed Wiafe, has clarified that recent claims of galamsey activities in Dumansua are unfounded. According to...

Tema Traditional Council bans extravagant funerals, social events

The Tema Traditional Council has placed a ban on extravagant funerals, naming ceremonies and related social events that impose financial burdens on residents and...

Burkina Faso bans fresh tomato exports to protect local processing industry

Burkina Faso has suspended all fresh tomato exports across its territory with immediate effect, as the military-led government moves to protect domestic processing units...

US Congressional Black Caucus pledges 100% support for Ghana’s UN Resolution

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that the United States Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has expressed full support for Ghana’s...

Female nursing students in Goaso dating ‘Pragia’ riders for free transport – Queen mother raises concern

The Paramount Queen Mother of Goaso, Nana Afia Serwaa I, has raised concerns over what she describes as a growing trend among female nursing...

Traders warn of tomato shortage after Burkina Faso bans exports

There’s a looming shortage of tomatoes on the markets across Ghana as the Burkina Faso government has indefinitely banned the export of the commodity. In...

Government taking steps to support PWDs — Council Chair assures

The Board Chairman of the National Council on Persons with Disabilities (National Council on Persons with Disabilities), Mr. Fredrick Assor, has called for patience...

Be ready for rigorous military training — Commander tells recruits

The Ghana Armed Forces (Ghana Armed Forces) has issued a strong call to newly selected recruits to approach their upcoming training with discipline and...

Frimpong-Manso Institute donates 2 incubators to KATH, adopts Mother & Child Unit for 10 years

The President of the Frimpong-Manso Institute (FMI), Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, with the support of partners and friends of the institute, has donated two...

Kpando MCE pledges support for expansion of Margaret Marquart Nursing Training College

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Kpando, Killian Donkor, has reiterated the Assembly’s readiness to support infrastructure development at the Margaret Marquart Catholic Nursing...

Mahama salutes 48 Engineer Regiment after Hurricane Melissa recovery mission in Jamaica

President John Mahama has officially received 54 Ghanaian soldiers following their return from a humanitarian assignment in Jamaica, praising their work as a strong...

NIB reverts to BNI as Parliament approves new security legislation

Parliament has approved the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, restoring the name Bureau of National Intelligence (BNI) for the agency that had been...

Four public institutions hit with GH¢220,000 in penalties for RTI violations

Right to Information Commission (RTIC) has imposed administrative penalties totalling GH¢220,000 on four public institutions found to have violated their statutory obligations under the...

Wassa-Damang youth dismiss claims against Damang Mine

The youth of Wassa-Damang in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region have dismissed claims that Gold Fields’ Damang Mine has done little...

Court rejects budget document in Adu-Boahene trial; proceedings adjourned

An Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, has rejected an attempt by the defence to tender a 2020 Bureau of...

Minority alleges ‘state capture’ in mining sector

The Minority in Parliament has issued a warning over what it describes as a "dangerous drift towards state capture" in Ghana's mining sector. The caucus...

Bees kill final-year student at Winneba A.M.E. Zion Girls SHS

A final-year student of Effutu A.M.E Zion Girls Senior High School, Emmanuella Quainoo, has died after a swarm of bees attacked her on campus...