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Goldbod key to reviving Ghana’s economy – CEO

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod), Sammy Gyamfi, says the establishment of the Board goes beyond streamlining activities in the gold...

Scholarships Authority Bill goes before Parliament

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has laid before Parliament the Ghana Scholarships Authority Bill—a legislative proposal aimed at transforming the country’s scholarship system and...

Education Ministry, E-Learning Africa sign MoU to boost digital learning

In a significant move to enhance digital education in Ghana, the Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with E-Learning Africa. This...

Nana Ansah Kwao IV, 7 others appointed to Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund Board

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has sworn in an eight-member Board of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) in Accra. In his...

Ernest Kumi’s Death: Sammy Gyamfi offers prayers in glowing tribute [Video]

Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod), Sammy Gyamfi, has offered heartfelt prayers for the late Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw...

‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ Initiative: Poultry farmers association worried over no government engagement

The Ghana National Poultry Farmers Association is gravely concerned over the government’s failure to engage leadership of the association over the implementation of its...

Government starts construction of a new transmission line to deal with low voltages in Kumasi and Dunkwa Mining enclave

Government has commenced the construction of the 161kV Anwomaso to Kumasi transmission line project to deal with low voltages in Kumasi and the Dunkwa...

Newmont Ahafo South mine allocates $34 million for road constructions between 2025 and 2028 in host communities

Newmont is investing heavily in elevating the road infrastructure in its host communities as the gold mine allocates $34 million for road construction between...

KATH wards overcrowded due to indigent patients’ detention – Archbishop Julius Owusu Ansah

Overcrowding in wards at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has partly been attributed to indigent patients who are detained due to their inability...

Ablekuma North: Rerun is an act of contempt of court – Justin Kodua [Video]

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to rerun the Ablekuma...

Ghana’s electricity demand to rise to 4.7% in 2025 — Energy Outlook report

Ghana’s electricity consumption is on a steady rise, reflecting growing national energy needs driven by population growth, industrial activity, and expanding access to power. According...

Justin Kodua mourns Ernest Yaw Kumi, describes him as outstanding MP

General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw...

Ghana’s IMF programme hit by major policy slippages and reform delays

Ghana’s $3 billion programme under the International Monetary Fund’s 36-months Extended Credit Facility (ECF) has been flagged for significant policy slippages and delays in...

Obra Show: Man demands DNA test for four children after wife’s family questioned his potency

A paternity dispute has sparked heated debate on the popular Obra Show on Nhyira Fm, as Robert Ocran, a man married for over 28...

Ghana’s Insurance Industry intensifies public education to build trust and boost coverage

Insurance institutions in Kumasi, as part of the Insurance Awareness Month, have joined forces for a public walk aimed at promoting the benefits of...

Neglecting TVET is hurting the cedi – Former Ho MCE

A former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ho, Rockson Komla Divine, has attributed the persistent depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi to the country’s longstanding...

Ashanti Region recording rising cases of domestic violence – DOVVSU

The Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Police Service has expressed concern over the increasing cases of domestic violence in the...

NHIA pays additional GH¢267m to health facilities nationwide

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has disbursed an additional GH¢267.67 million to settle claims submitted by health facilities across Ghana. The payment, sanctioned by...

Insurance Companies to Face Sanctions for Delayed Claims Payment – NIC

The Ashanti Regional Manager of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), Faruk Dramani, has hinted at possible sanctioning of insurance companies failing to pay claims...

Energy Ministry announces nationwide power disruption on Sunday as gas suppliers shut down plant for maintenance

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdullai Jinapor has announced temporary disruption of power supply across the country on Sunday as gas...

Suspended Chief Justice takes case to ECOWAS court

Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai, has revealed that suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo has filed a fresh application at the ECOWAS Community...

Mahama directs GoldBod taskforce to wear body cameras for transparency

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that all members of the newly inaugurated GoldBod Taskforce will be required to wear body cameras during operations...

Bawumia, NPP gurus commiserate with Ernest Kumi’s family [Photos+Video]

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has led a delegation of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to the residence of the late Akwatia MP,...

Movement for Change mourns Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi

The Movement for Change has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of Ernest Yaw Kumi, Member of Parliament for Akwatia and a member...

UEW Dean supports classroom project in Tampion Kukuo to improve education

The Dean of the Faculty of Ghanaian Languages Education at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Samuel Alhassan Issah, has stepped in to...

Charles Owusu, MPs mourn passing of Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi

Governance advocate Rev. Charles Owusu has joined scores of Ghanaians in mourning the sudden passing of Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi, describing his death...

Government to release GH¢4bn to resume stalled road projects

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to release up to GH¢4 billion to road contractors to facilitate the resumption of stalled infrastructure projects...

MP raises concerns over parliamentary sitting hours after Ernest Kumi’s death

Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti Region, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has raised concerns over the current sitting hours of Parliament,...

Death has been unfair to us – NPP Chairman on sudden demise of Akwatia MP, Ernest Kumi

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Yaw Addo, has recounted his final interactions with the late Member...

Mahama returns with vision and determination – Archbishop Duncan-Williams

The Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has expressed strong confidence in President John Dramani Mahama’s ability to provide...

Good news for road contractors

President John Mahama has revealed that payments for outstanding debts owed to road contractors will begin this month. The announcement was made during a meeting...

Ernest Yaw Kumi’s family breaks silence on his death [Listen]

The family of the late Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, says his sudden passing has left them devastated. In an interview on...

Unite for good to create lasting change – Ghana’s Rotary Governor calls for action to transform communities

The District Governor of Rotary International District 9104, Nana Yaa Pokua Siriboe, has issued a passionate call for Rotarians and Rotaractors across Ghana to...

Dadieso to get 24-hour market centre under Suaman Assembly initiative

The Suaman District is set to benefit from a 24-hour market centre in Dadieso, its capital, as part of ongoing efforts to improve local...

EKAJ Educational Fund partners University of Cape Coast to train local artisans to improve standards

Artisans in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region have received training to enhance the standard of work delivered to their clients. The...

VRA sets benchmark in African public procurement

The Volta River Authority (VRA) emerged as a standout institution at the 7th Africa Procurement and Supply Chain Summit & Awards 2025, held in...

National Service Authority farms over 5,000 acres of maize to support government’s ‘Feed Ghana’ Project

The Deputy Director for Operations at the National Service Authority, (NSA), Fuseini Donkor, says the Authority has farmed over 5,000 acres of maize this...

Rethink Kotoka Airport name – Cardinal Turkson urges

His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, has urged Ghanaians to reflect deeply on...

Every Ghanaian must contribute to nation-building – Cardinal Turkson

His Eminence Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, has called on Ghanaians to actively participate...

FUND24 is weakest pillar of Ghana’s 24H+ economy – APL cautions Mahama

The Africa Policy Lens (APL) has said that FUND24, the financial backbone of Mahama's 24H+ economy policy, is built on a shaky framework in...