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Tamale Teaching Hospital Acting CEO resigns

The Tamale Teaching Hospital has announced the resignation of Dr Kareem Mumuni as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Hospital. It is unclear...

All you need to know as Bank of Ghana upgrades GH¢1 coin

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has upgraded the GH¢1 coin with some enhanced security features. According to a statement issued by the Central Bank on...

GWCL to cut water supply to parts of Accra; check out affected areas

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced a 48-hour interruption in the supply of water to certain parts of Accra. The development, according...

Forget it! We’ll not reduce transport fares – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union(GPRTU) has stated categorically that it has no intention of reducing transport fares following the recent reduction in fuel...

I won the award not because of my father’s position in govt – 2022 National Best Farmer

Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, the 2022 National Best Farmer, has denied winning the award because of the designation of his father, Daasebre Nana Otuo...

GIJ merges with 2 other institutions to become UniMAC

The Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Ghana Institute of Languages (GIL), and National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) will now be known as the...

Phase 2 of Tema Motorway Roundabout expansion works begin

Construction work on phase two of the three-tier interchange at the Tema end of the Accra-Tema Motorway has commenced. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on...

YEA increases monthly allowances for CPAs

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has increased the monthly allowances paid to the Community Protection Assistants (CPAs) by about thirty percent. This was revealed by...

Nurses and Midwives upset over govt’s Debt Exchange Programme

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has expressed displeasure over the government’s debt exchange programme. The Association has described the programme as unfair...

Ghana to earn £‎1,000 per nurse in trade with UK – Health Minister

The Government of Ghana has announced a bilateral agreement with the British Government to send trained nurses to the United Kingdom (UK) in exchange...

Economic crisis: Be cautious, we’re in this together – Ofori-Atta to media

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has warned the media to be cautious and disseminate accurate information regarding the current economic crisis and its debt...

Sunyani Regional Hospital to be upgraded into teaching hospital by April 2023

The Sunyani Regional Hospital will be upgraded to a teaching hospital by the end of the first quarter of 2023, the Health Minister has...

Tracker exposes motorbike thief granted bail by court

A motorbike sprayer who was arrested through a tracker installed in a motorbike which he allegedly stole, is before court. Sulemana Haruna, 37, the accused person, was...

Phone owners without Ghana card have not been blocked – Ursula

The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has dismissed reports that mobile subscribers without a Ghana Card which is the main document for the SIM...

Govt still peddling falsehoods in the middle of a crisis – Ato Forson on ‘haircut’

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee has described as a hoax government’s suggestion that there will be no haircuts on investments. According to Dr...

Ejura traditional council reaffirms intention to bar Fulani herdsmen

The Ejura Traditional Council has reaffirmed its decision to bar nomadic Fulani herders from entering communities in the traditional area with their cattle. Barima Osei Hwedie...

All Agenda 111 hospitals cannot be completed by 2024 – NPP MP

Chairman of the Health Committee in Parliament, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, has admitted that all the hospitals promised by government under the Agenda 111...

Preventing nomadic herdsmen from entering Ejura will negatively affect farmers – Fulani leaders

Any attempt to forcibly stop nomadic herders from entering the Ashanti regional town of Ejura during the upcoming dry season will have disastrous effects...

Labour unions kick against any ‘haircut’ on pension funds of workers

Labour unions in the country have vowed to kick against any attempt by the government to reduce the value of pension funds of public...

Bawumia launches MyNHIS app

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday launched a new comprehensive online self-enrollment portal, "MyNHIS app". The launch of the app held in Tamale is...

Cocoa farmer killed by fallen tree at Mankranso

A 65-year-old cocoa farmer has met her untimely death after a falling tree fell on her in a bush at Mankranso in the Ahafo...

Facial recognition metric app saved NSS GH₵112m – Executive Director

The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Osei Assibey Antwi, has said the Scheme saved government an amount of GH₵112m after its...

Good news for Ghanaian nurses

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, has revealed that engagements are underway to send trained Ghanaian nurses to the United Kingdom (UK) to work. According...

Minority kicks against debt restructuring programme

The Minority in Parliament has rejected government's proposed debt exchange programme which seeks to reduce high public debt. The Caucus has described the programme as...

Cedi strengthens in value against dollar; 1$ now ¢13.70

 The Ghana cedi strengthened in value against the dollar almost a day after the government launched the Debt Exchange Programme. The local currency also...

We’re shocked Akufo-Addo watched World Cup in Qatar despite economic crisis – Minority

The Minority group in Parliament says it is shocked by the President’s World Cup trip to Qatar despite the country’s economic difficulties. Addressing the press...

Poverty ‘drags’ watchman to early grave

"He called to tell me he had been paid his salary so he would be going to the hospital for treatment but he did...

Exempt education, health sectors from public job freeze – Govt told

Auditing firm, PwC, is appealing to government to spare the education and health sectors from the freeze on public sector employment. Though it supports government’s...

Who will monitor your appointees? Mahama quizzes govt on V8 ban

Former President John Mahama has questioned the practicality of government's decision to freeze the use of V6 and V8 in Accra by appointees. According...

Spiritualist, 2 others arrested in connection with robbery at Awutu Bereku

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command has arrested two suspected robbers and a spiritualist in connection with an attack on a 35-year-old woman at...

Debt Exchange Programme is key requirement for IMF deal – Ofori-Atta

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has admitted that the Debt Exchange Programme is part of a key requirement for the government to...

National Chief Imam pays historic visit to Axim

The National Chief Iman, Sheikh Dr Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, has paid a historic visit to his ancestral home at Axim in the Nzema-East Municipality...

Proposed debt exchange programme will bring some confidence into economy – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has expressed hope that the proposed debt exchange programme to restructure the country’s debt...

Prospective teacher trainees to write entrance exams from 2023

Applicants seeking admissions into Colleges of Education in Ghana will from 2023 be expected to write an entrance exam. The exam will be based...

Residents of Agbeve unhappy over dredging activities on Volta River by foreign vessel

Residents of Agbeve, a fishing community in the South Tongu District, have expressed their displeasure over the dredging activities of a foreign vessel on...

Dr Okoe-Boye installed chief

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe-Boy, has been installed as a Health Development Chief in...

Health Service Workers Union sends strong message to govt over ‘haircut’ on pension funds

The Health Services Workers Union (HSWU) has warned government they will resist any attempt to touch their pensions as part of the debt restructuring...

Fire Service reacts to viral video of personnel in drunk state

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says its attention has been drawn to a viral video of one of its personnel captured in a...

Woman shot as armed robbers attack Awutu Bereku residents

A 35-year-old woman is in critical condition after a robbery attack at Awutu Edahadaha, a suburb of Awutu Bereku in the Awutu Senya West...

T-bills, individual bond holders exempted from Domestic Debt Exchange – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says government has put in place measures to minimise the impact of the country’s domestic debt exchange on investors. These measures...