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Renal dialysis must be included in NHIS benefits package – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to expand its benefits package to cover critical illnesses, including kidney...

Ghana Kidney Association to engage stakeholders to make dialysis affordable

The Ghana Kidney Association (GKA) has pledged to engage relevant stakeholders to make dialysis accessible and affordable to all and sundry. In a statement issued...

Over 90% of Ghanaian kidney failure patients not on dialysis

Over 90% of Ghanaian kidney failure patients who desperately need dialysis are being denied access to this life-saving treatment. This is according to a yet...

Two grabbed for stealing ECG cables

The sheer vigilance of community members at Benso in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region has led to the arrest of two...

Madagascar Court jails former Lighthouse Pastor for car theft

Pastor Larry Odonkor, formerly with Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI), has been jailed for two years by a Court of Appeal in Madagascar for fraudulently...

Drama in court over murder of businesswoman

The swift intervention of police officers prevented family members of the 35-year-old businesswoman, who was allegedly killed at her residence by her house help...

I’m proud of you – Dampare tells police after #OccupyBoG demo

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare has commended personnel who were deployed for the #occupyBoG demonstration. He met the personnel...

Profile of BoG Director of Security whom Sam George described as ‘watchman’

Profile of Bank of Ghana's (BoG) Head of Security, Wing Commander (Retired) Kwame Asare-Boateng (Esq), whom Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament, Sam George described...

Free SHS should be changed – Ishmael Yamson

Economist and corporate management expert, Ishmael Yamson has called for a review of the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. According to him,...

AGI commends Dr Adutwum for promoting STEM education

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum Akwaboah, has praised the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum,...

NIB reacts to claims Managing Director runs bank remotely

The National Investment Bank (NIB) has denied claims that the Managing Director has been managing the bank for one year via Zoom. Bolgatanga Central Member...

BoG Governor’s failure to receive our petition disrespectful – Ablakwa

The North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that the failure of the Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr Ernest Addison to...

Exclusive photos from #OccupyBoG demo that had hundreds marching in Accra

The much-anticipated #OccupyBoG protest led by Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) took place on the streets of Accra on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. ...

Kufuor breaks down in tears as guests visit his home [Video]

A video of former President John Agyekum Kufuor crying passionately as guests visited his Peduase residence to commiserate with him over the death of...

Alleged Wagner recruits case adjourned

The case involving five Ghanaians believed to be leading a group linked to Wagner in Russia has been adjourned to the 14th of November...

#OccupyBoGprotest: What Rex Omar said

Veteran highlife musician, Rex Omar has added his voice to the sea of protestors at the ongoing #OccupyBoGprotest in Accra calling for the resignation...

SSNIT marks 2023 Customer Service Week in Accra

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has marked this year’s Customer Service Week in Accra. The weeklong event is on the theme...

GNAT urges full participation in World Teachers’ Day Celebration

Ghana is set to join the global community on Thursday, October 5, 2023, in commemorating World Teachers' Day—a day dedicated to acknowledging and appreciating...

SSNIT hosts seminar on harnessing digital innovation to expand Social Security in West Africa

In a significant step towards strengthening social security in West Africa, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has hosted a two-day technical...

Latest on houseboy who killed employer in Kumasi

The 35-year-old woman who was allegedly murdered by her house help died of multiple head and abdominal injuries. That is according to an autopsy report...

#OccupyBoG: Protesters vow to return with petition over absence of Governor

Minority Leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Casiel Ato Forson says protesters demanding the resignation of Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor,...

Mpiani, Bawumia, Chief of Staff and others sign book of condolence for Theresa Kufuor

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei Opare, have commiserated with former President John Kufuor following the death of...

#OccupyBoGProtest: Heavy security presence at BoG premises

There is a heavy security presence at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) headquarters on the Atta Mills Highway in Accra amidst the #OccupyBoGProtest. Scores...

Fish farmers lose ₵46m worth of fish stock due to Akosombo Dam spillage

The Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana has disclosed that fish farmers along the Volta Lake have lost live fish stock worth ₵46 million due to...

#FixOurRoads: Social media reacts to Ashaiman protest

https://youtu.be/-TJFwNnwDAA Some Ghanaians on social media are solidarising with the residents of Ashaiman in their protest today, Tuesday, October 3. Scores of residents of Ashaiman defied...

Ghana’s crisis is as a result of leadership failure, governance dysfunction – Oppong Fosu

A former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Akwasi Oppong Fosu, said, Ghana’s crisis is resulted from interrelated factors including leadership failure, democratic...

Graduate unemployment will continue until we tackle our structural problems – Prof Aryeetey

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, is blaming the spate of graduate unemployment on the weaknesses in the structure of...

‘Galamsey’ fight: 21 jailed 340 years

Twenty-one Ghanaians have been sentenced to a total of 340 years imprisonment by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for illegal mining locally known as galamsey,...

Free SHS should be selective – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George says the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme should be selective instead of free...

Wa: 35-year-old man jailed 71 years for defiling seven minors

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 71 years imprisonment on 10 counts of defilement. The 35-year-old, Ahmed Rashid had denied the...

Ashaiman residents block major highways to protest deplorable roads [Photos]

Scores of residents of Ashaiman have this morning defied early morning showers to show their displeasure over the deplorable roads in the municipality. The residents...

Tidal waves: NADMo has collapsed – Dzifa Gomashie

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie says the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) no longer functions like it used to. Speaking on Newsnight...

We don’t have resources to cover dialysis treatment – NHIA

Director of Corporate Affairs at the National Health Insurance Agency (NHIA), Oswald Mensah, says while the NHIA has received numerous requests to add several...

UPSA ‘Night with CEOs and Business Leaders’ honours Sammy Awuku

The inaugural edition of 'A Night With CEOs and Business Leaders' hosted by the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) saw Samuel Awuku, the...

Nigerians studying in Ghana plead for extension of school fees deadlines

The Ghana chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) is appealing to the management of various tertiary institutions across the country to...

Adom TV/FM’s Opokua Ahwenee declared ‘Best News Anchor’ at Time Ghana Arts and Entertainment Awards’ 23′

Abena Opokua Ahwenee, the accomplished news anchor and show host at Adom TV/FM, has clinched the prestigious ‘Best News Anchor Award’ at the recently...

Ghana Police Service introduces ‘Snatch Them Young Policing’ initiative

The leadership of the Ghana Police Service on Tuesday, 19th September 2023, paid a visit to the pupils and staff of St. John the...

NHIS should cover dialysis cost – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has raised concerns about the high cost of kidney dialysis in the country. Speaking in an interview on Adom TV's...

Sanitation Ministry gets $125m World Bank support

The World Bank has approved $125 million to support a five-year project of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) to build the...

Enforce regulations on mercury use – Researcher urges govt

It has emerged that 81 tonnes (81,000 kilogrammes) of mercury is released into the local system annually, out of which 80 percent is used...