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Let’s not politicise National Education Forum – Dr. Awuku

An Education and Development Consultant, Dr. Samuel Awuku, has called on Ghanaians to set aside political affiliations and rally behind the National Education Forum,...

Ghana first, let’s leave politics out of education – Dr. Awuku

An Education and Development Consultant, Dr. Samuel Awuku, has urged Ghanaians to set aside political differences and rally behind the National Education Forum, describing...

TUC appeals to Mahama to halt mass dismissal of workers

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to immediately halt the mass dismissal of public servants. In a statement, the...

Galamsey: Fair cocoa prices will stop farmers from selling lands – Dumelo

Deputy Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has bemoaned the growing trend of cocoa farmers giving up their farms to galamsey operators. Appearing before...

NIA commences free Ghana card issuance across 276 district offices

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the commencement of an initial issuance of the Ghana Card at its 276 operational district offices nationwide. This...

Burkina Faso imposes export ban on grains and cereals

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially announced that the government of Burkina Faso has upheld its ban on exporting key agricultural commodities, including...

GUTA calls for tax reforms, stable cedi ahead of 2025 budget

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has expressed cautious optimism ahead of the government’s 2025 Budget Statement, emphasizing the need for significant reforms...

Appoint constituency chairmen as MCEs – Ade Coker suggests

Former Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has proposed that constituency chairmen be appointed as Metropolitan, Municipal, and...

Hajia Safia Mohammed resigns as School Feeding Programme Coordinator

Hajia Safia Mohammed has officially resigned from her position as the National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), with effect from 24th...

5 injured in clash between Bawku SHS and Bawku Technical Institute students

Violence broke out during a peace ceremony between students of Bawku Senior High School and Bawku Technical Institute on Tuesday, February 25, leaving at...

Agonaman Executive Club congratulates Prof. George Oduro 

The Agonaman Executive Club and the entire youth of Agona in the Central Region have expressed hearty congratulations to Professor George Oduro on his...

Newage Agric Solutions launches eco-friendly initiative to protect farmers and land

At Newage Agric Solutions Ltd, the commitment goes far beyond simply producing food—it’s about safeguarding the land, supporting farmers, and securing a sustainable future. Driven...

Foreign Affairs Ministry calls for improved conditions at Embassies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has urged all Embassies and High Commissions in Ghana to implement appropriate and humane conditions for...

Energy transition will be gradual – Deputy Minister-Designate

Deputy Minister-Designate for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has emphasized that Ghana’s transition to renewable energy will be a gradual process, ensuring a...

Tragic death during chieftaincy installation at Nungua; The inside story

The Nma-Dzorn Mantse, Nii Bormnai Alarbi Petenpeh III, has recounted the tragic events that led to the death of a woman during a chieftaincy installation...

Asenso-Boakye calls for mainstreaming of PPPs to address infrastructure deficit

Former Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has urged the government to prioritize Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a key strategy to bridge Ghana’s...

‘Dumsor’ is not back – Deputy Energy Minister-Designate assures Ghanaians

Deputy Energy and Green Transition Minister-Designate, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has dismissed claims that Ghana is experiencing a return of the prolonged power outages known as...

Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists sign MoU with ITAM/UHAS

In a historic milestone, the Ghana Association of Medical Herbalists (GAMH) and the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) have signed a Memorandum...

Kwadaso wood market traders decry high stall prices after fire outbreak

Traders at the Kwadaso Wood Market in the Ashanti Region are calling on authorities to intervene in the high cost of securing stalls following...

NEIP saga: No illegality was done – Former Management

The former management of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has dismissed allegations of illegalities in its human resource (HR) decisions, insisting that...

NIB abusing people’s rights and must be condemned – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner Felix Ntoso has alleged that the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) is abusing individuals' rights following invitations extended to some members of...

Over 3 million people involved in galamsey – Samuel Osei Bekoe

The Executive Director of the Centre for Extractives and Development, Samuel Osei Bekoe, has revealed that over three million people are engaged in illegal...

Schools under trees a national disgrace – Apaak

Deputy Minister nominee for Education, Clement Apaak, has condemned the continued existence of schools operating under trees, calling it a national disgrace that hampers...

Four Accra Academy students arraigned over viral assault video

Four students of Accra Academy Senior High School were on Monday arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly assaulting their junior colleagues in...

Let’s leave Dampare’s fate to Mahama – Interior Minister nominee

The Interior Minister nominee, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has called on Ghanaians to exercise restraint regarding the fate of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr....

Health Minister raises alarm over unauthorised high-dose drugs in Ghana

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has raised concerns over the widespread availability of unauthorised high-dose drugs in Ghana, warning of their severe health and...

Roads Minister inaugurates Committee to review Axle load operations

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has inaugurated a five-member committee to review the operations of the Axle Load Control Programme to...

Lydia Akanvariba cannot reform the public sector – Franklin Cudjoe

President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, the Minister of State nominee for Public Sector Reforms, suggesting...

Barker-Vormawor defends suit to remove ‘Kotoka’ from airport name

The lead convener of Democracy Hub, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has justified the decision to file a lawsuit seeking the removal of "Kotoka" from the name...

Sam Jerome appointed Head of Corporate Communications at COCOBOD

The Western North National Democratic Congress (NDC) Regional Communications Officer, Sam Jerome, has been appointed as the new Head of Corporate Communications at the...

Motorbike thieves caught on CCTV at Adenta [Video]

Two suspected motorbike thieves have been captured on CCTV while executing a broad-daylight theft at Adenta Housing Down. The incident which occurred Monday afternoon saw...

AK47, ammunitions stolen from Sehwi Asafo police station found near cemetery

An AK47 rifle and other police equipment that were taken from the Sehwi Asafo Police Station have been recovered. The items were found abandoned in...

Free SHS is a good policy, enroll your wards – Dr. Apaak to parents

Deputy Minister of Education-designate, Dr. Clement Apaak, has urged parents to take full advantage of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, emphasizing its...

Train crashes motor rider to death at Avenor

A motor rider has tragically lost his life after being hit by a moving train at Avenor in Accra. The unfortunate incident occurred around 5:30...

Deal with NDC members involved in galamsey – Ken Ashigbey to Mahama

The Convener of the Anti-Galamsey Coalition, Ken Ashigbey, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to take immediate and explicit action against politically exposed...

Provide structures to open fire stations in districts without one – Central Regional Commander

The Central Regional Fire Service Commander, ACDO Melinda Mary Attigah Mensah, has called on chiefs and district assemblies to provide structures for the establishment...

World Bank delegation pays courtesy call on Roads Minister

A delegation from the World Bank, led by Division Director Robert Taliercio O’Brien, on Monday, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Roads...

Schools to close down over late Goasomanhene’s 40th-day observance

Basic schools in Goaso of the Ahafo region will be closed down on Thursday, February 27, 2025, for the 40th-day observation of the late...

NUGS suspends planned protest against WAEC

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has suspended its planned demonstration against the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over the cancellation and withholding...

Cashier in court for stealing employer’s GH₵306,140

A 26-year-old cashier accused of misappropriating GH₵306,140 belonging to her employer has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court. Taibatu Sulley, the cashier, allegedly used GH₵250,775.72...