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NYA CEO Ayariga: National Apprenticeship Programme to boost Ghana’s human capital

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has marked a significant milestone in the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) by distributing tools to the first group of...

NYA CEO Ayariga distributes equipment to National Apprenticeship Programme beneficiaries

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has officially handed over essential tools and equipment to the first batch of beneficiaries under the National Apprenticeship Programme...

NAP is the greatest social intervention programme in Ghana’s history – NYA CEO Osman Ayariga

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has hailed the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) as a transformative social initiative, with CEO Osman Abdullai Ayariga, Esq., describing...

Contractor to fund repairs of Agona Nkwanta–Tarkwa road corridor

The Agona Junction–Tarkwa road corridor in the Western Region is set to undergo major sectional rehabilitation, with the contractor covering the costs, in what...

Bagbin pushes for permanent Parliament House, cites tenant status at State House

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has renewed calls for a permanent home for Parliament, urging the Executive to release a parcel of land...

National Health Insurance Authority disburses over GH¢392m to Health Facilities for NHIS claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed over GH¢392 million to healthcare providers nationwide for services rendered under the National Health Insurance Scheme...

Ghana Journalists Association renews call for passage of Broadcasting Bill on World Radio Day

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has renewed its call for the swift passage of the Broadcasting Bill, describing it as a crucial reform needed...

Ring gone, wife gone: Husband cries out on Obra Show after spouse vanishes with baggage

What happens when a marriage suddenly turns into a suspense thriller? That’s exactly the situation Kwaku Ofori faced as he laid bare his ordeal...

High Court Set to hear contempt application against JG Resources, directors in March

JG Resources Limited and three of its directors — Papa Yaw Owusu-Ankomah, Maame Akosua Asama Kuranchie, and Kwaku Appiah Yeboah — are the subject...

Obra Show: Woman stunned as husband’s wedding flyer pops up on mother-in-law’s WhatsApp status

They say love is blind, but in this case, it came with a wedding flyer. What was supposed to be just another scroll through WhatsApp...

Mahama backs Ghana’s path to first female president [Photos]

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed confidence that Ghana will soon have its first female president. He said this at a high-level dialogue on gender...

NAIMOS dismantles galamsey base at Chavene in Ahanta West, seizes equipment

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has uncovered and dismantled an illegal mining base at Chavene in the Ahanta West District of the...

Gov’t targets over 10m chicks in nationwide Nkoko Nkitinkiti project expansion

The Government of Ghana has set a target of producing over 10 million chicks under the Nkoko Nkitinkititi project as it scales up the...

Ghana joins the world in celebrating World Radio Day 2026

Today, February 13, the world celebrates World Radio Day, an international observance proclaimed by UNESCO in 2011 and later adopted by the United Nations...

DVLA tackles 440,000 licence backlog with 24-hour processing centres

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has revealed that it inherited over 440,000 pending driver’s licence applications, a backlog that raised significant operational and...

Nkawkaw Central Market to be demolished after Easter for reconstruction

The Nkawkaw Central Market is set to be demolished after the Easter festivities to make way for the construction of a modern market facility. At...

Mahama is determined to fight galamsey – Elikem Kotoko

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has expressed confidence in President John Mahama’s commitment to tackling illegal mining, commonly...

One dead, 16 injured in accident on Peki Tsame road

One person has been confirmed dead and 16 others injured in a road crash at Peki Tsame, near Mawutor Inn, along the Peki–Asikuma highway. The...

Head porter charged over mobile phone theft

Stephen Owusu, a head porter, has appeared before the Adabraka District Court for allegedly stealing two mobile phones at Darkuman in Accra.   Owusu is alleged to have snatched the...

You’ve been exposed – Amin Adam tells gov’t over cocoa crisis

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has criticized the government over its newly announced cocoa sector reforms, accusing Finance Minister...

‘No bed syndrome,’ and how a hit-and-run victim was refused emergency care by 3 hospitals leading to his death

For close to three hours last Friday , a victim of a hit-and-run incident at Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra was refused emergency care...

Adwumamu traditional council begins probe as deity allegedly possesses JHS pupils

The Tano Adwumamu Traditional Council in the Afigya Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region has launched an investigation into recent reports of alleged...

Mahama departs Accra for AU Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa

President John Mahama has left Accra for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 39th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African...

The anger against galamsey is not enough – Ken Ashigbey

The Convenor of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, Ing. Ken Ashigbey, has called for stronger and more urgent action against illegal mining (galamsey),...

Galamsey: Ken Ashigbey calls for arrest of Tano North MCE over prospective licence issuance

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has called for the arrest of the Municipal Chief Executive...

North Korea’s leader set to appoint 13-year-old daughter as successor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. Kim Ju Ae -...

Police arrest 2 cybercrime suspects, rescue kidnapped victims in Tema

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two suspects and rescued multiple victims from what it described as organised cybercrime activities in Tema. The intelligence-led operation...

Parliament launches five-year corporate strategic plan

Parliament has launched its Corporate Strategic Plan (2026-2030), a comprehensive roadmap to enhance its efficiency, oversight, and public service delivery. “The strategic plan envisions an...

Two women arrested for attempting to smuggle ‘wee shito’ into prison

Two young women have been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected Indian hemp into the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison in the Central Region. The...

Five arrested for open defecation at Osu Cemetery

Five individuals have been arrested and arraigned before the James Town District Court for open defecation at the Osu Cemetery, as authorities intensify enforcement...

Russia blocks WhatsApp amid wider clampdown on social media

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The...

Astronomers discover weird ‘inside-out’ solar system

Scientists have discovered something that they previously thought wasn’t possible – an ‘inside out’ star system. When you line all the planets in our solar...

AMA hands over repaired bus to Greater Accra Market Association

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has handed over a refurbished bus to the Greater Accra Market Association, restoring a key vehicle that had been...

GNFS, security agencies conduct joint road checks in Western North Region

The Western North Regional Fire Command, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the National Road Safety Authority...

FDA clamps down on unregistered diaper products in Ho Market 

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has clamped down on unregistered diaper products at the Ho Market in the Volta Region.  The exercise was aimed...

Gender Ministry engages stakeholders to strengthen adoption process

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), through the Central Adoption Authority (CAA), has convened a stakeholders’ engagement meeting to strengthen coordination,...

Ghana’s gold output hits record 6 million ounces in 2025, industry group says

Ghana produced a record 6 million ounces of gold in 2025, according to provisional data, with large‑scale mines contributing 2.9 million ounces, unchanged from...

Kenya’s border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years

Kenya's border with Somalia will reopen in April, almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President...

Land guards take over Tuba irrigation farm as farmers protest

Over 300 farmers operating under the Weija Irrigation Project at Tuba in the Greater Accra Region have staged protests over what they describe as...

Dr Gideon Boako announces reconstruction of Yamfo Market

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has announced plans to reconstruct the Yamfo Market as part of efforts to improve...