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Explainer: Why treating water could cost Ghana Water Ltd. ¢17.7 billion by 2030

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has warned that the cost of treating and distributing clean water across the country could skyrocket to GH¢17.7 billion by...

2024 election was NPP’s worst; Bawumia was the problem – Pius Hadzide

Spokesperson for Bryan Acheampong’s 2026 campaign, Pius Enam Hadzide, has blamed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) poor performance in the 2024 general elections on...

NSA extends registration deadline for 2025/2026 service year

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced an extension of the online registration deadline for the 2025/2026 service year. Originally scheduled to close on Wednesday,...

NPP race: Pius Hadzide dismisses claims that Bawumia is already marketable

Spokesperson for Dr. Bryan Acheampong’s 2026 campaign, Pius Enam Hadzide, has dismissed suggestions that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is already a marketable...

Six including infant hit by stray bullets at Kwabenakwa

Six people, including a baby less than a year old, sustained gunshot wounds after a celebratory shooting incident at Kwabenakwa in the Obuasi East...

Battle lines drawn: 2025 NSMQ schools face off in preliminary stage for national glory

The anticipation, suspense, and excitement are mounting as the 2025 National Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) returns in full force. The...

Motor rider in critical condition after collision at Berekum

A motor rider is in critical condition after colliding with a private car at Berekum, near the old Urban Council area in the Bono...

2025 NSMQ launched; Ofori Panyin SHS, Kpando SHS and Awe SHTS to kickstart contest

The 2025 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has officially been launched, with the eagerly awaited balloting exercise determining the match-ups...

18 health facilities shut down in Kumasi over licensing issues

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down 18 health facilities in Kumasi, including the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Clinic, for operating without...

Akufo-Addo’s statue ready for reinstallation in Sekondi

An independent parliamentary candidate for Evalue Gwira in the 2024 elections, Prophet Elisha Joshua, has announced that the replacement statue of former President Nana...

Former HR Manager sentenced for murder of Jirapa Dubai CEO

The Wa High Court has handed a life sentence to Eliasah Mahama, the prime suspect in the murder of Eric Johnson, the late owner...

From breadwinner to beggar: Alfred Sackey’s life shattered after motorbike accident

Once the pillar of his household, 49-year-old Alfred Sackey, who resides in Kasoa, now sits helplessly, dependent on others to survive—after a tragic accident...

GIHOC ‘suspends’ 24-hour economy implementation [Video]

The Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) Distilleries Company Limited has put its participation in the government’s 24-hour economy initiative on hold, citing low market...

UNICEF and Ghana TVET Service launch landmark study to address skills gap in labour market

UNICEF Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service, has released a major study revealing significant mismatches between...

Minority demands Mahama’s intervention and full probe into AT-Telecel merger

The Minority in Parliament is calling on President John Mahama to intervene and halt the ongoing Telecel takeover of AT (formerly AirtelTigo), describing the...

NADMO officers in Oti region appeal for logistics to boost life jacket enforcement on Volta Lake

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) in the Oti Region is appealing to the government to provide vehicles, motorbikes, and other logistics to help...

Bryan Acheampong proposes 90-day suspension of all mining to restore water bodies

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has called for a 90-day nationwide suspension of all mining activities to allow Ghana’s polluted...

Arrogance of power destroys parties — Kamal-Deen warns NPP aspirants

Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kamal-Deen Abdulai, has warned members and aspirants within the party against arrogance and divisive...

Asante Akyem Odumase chiefs support 20 brilliant SHS freshers

Chiefs and elders of Asante Akyem Odumase in the Ashanti region have supported 20 senior high school (SHS) freshers, comprising 14 girls and six...

W/R Minister, Security Council visit Asemkow after violent chieftaincy clash

The Western Regional Minister, Hon. Joseph Nelson has led a high-powered delegation from the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to Asemkow, a suburb of Agona...

Officer injured as fire destroys two warehouses on Spintex road

A fierce fire on Tuesday night has gutted two warehouses along Spintex Main Road in Accra, destroying items worth thousands of Ghana cedis. According to...

Rainfall to continue into evening hours – Ghana Meteo warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has cautioned the public to expect light to moderate rainfall across parts of southern Ghana this afternoon into the...

A-G has the right to discontinue cases at any time – Lawyer on Daniel Koranteng’s discharge

Private legal practitioner, Kwaku Paintsil, has clarified that the Attorney General (A-G) has full discretionary powers under Ghana’s laws to discontinue a criminal case...

GNFS orders recruits and officers to settle outstanding feeding fees

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has instructed its recruits, cadets, and some serving officers to settle outstanding feeding fees accumulated during their training. The...

Ahmed Suale: AG justified in dropping case, but probe must continue – Adawudu

Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Legal and Communication Team, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, has urged authorities to reopen and thoroughly investigate the murder...

Ghana records rise in seasonal influenza cases

The Ministry of Health, through the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has confirmed an increase in seasonal influenza cases across parts of the country. According to...

Transport Ministry to deploy personnel to enforce life jacket compliance on Volta Lake

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has disclosed that the Ministry of Transport will soon deploy personnel to all boarding points along the...

US-Ghana deportee deal: Int’l conventions must guide Ghana –  Prof. Appiagyei-Atua

The legal outcome of the Ghana–US deportee agreement currently being challenged at the Supreme Court by the pressure group Democracy Hub will depend on...

Gov’t to launch free primary healthcare in 2026

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that the government’s free primary healthcare programme is set to commence in January 2026. He was addressing...

Galamsey pushing up utility expenses — ECG, GWL defend 200% tariff hike proposal

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have linked their proposed utility tariff increases of over 200 percent for...

Planting the birth tree: GfTiNC and Mawuli Estate to plant 10,000 trees in Ho

The Global Alliance for Technologies in Nature Conservation (GfTiNC), in partnership with Mawuli Estate, has announced an ambitious plan to plant 10,000 trees in...

World Food Forum: Ghana chair urges youth to lead Africa’s food security transformation

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations held its annual flagship event, the World Food Forum, in Rome, Italy. Speaking at the African...

Asutifi North MP organises free breast screening for Ntotroso residents

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi North in the Ahafo Region, Dr Ebenezer Kwaku Addo, has partnered with the National Health Students Association of...

African Finance Ministers laud GoldBod at high-level AfDB meeting in Washington

Ghana’s approach to natural resource governance took centre stage at a high-level meeting in Washington on Tuesday, as Finance Ministers from five African countries...

Leukaemia Project Foundation partners with JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation to build Ghana’s first Centre for Hematology and Clinical Genetics

The Leukaemia Project Foundation and the JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation have partnered to change the course of blood cancer treatment in Ghana. This partnership is...

Midwife raises concern over late breast cancer reports in Tano South

A midwifery officer at the Bechem Government Hospital in the Ahafo Region, Elizabeth Sarpong, has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of women...

Gov’t to cover burial costs for Kete Krachi boat accident victims

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that government will cover the full cost of burial for the sixteen victims who perished in...

AMA arrests 21 traders for selling on open drains at Agbogbloshie [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested 21 traders for selling and displaying their goods on open drains at the Agbogbloshie Market in violation...

GIS repatriates 32 West Africans for alleged roles in cybercrime

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has deported 32 West African nationals suspected of involvement in cybercrime, particularly romance scams. The group, comprising 24 Nigerians and...

Ghana to host first AETF AI Conference in November

The Africa Education Trust Fund (AETF) has announced that Ghana will host the inaugural Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference between November 5 and 6,...