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Yaw Nsarkoh: Understanding why the Free SHS scheme seems not to have made a...
An open letter to the Minister of Education and all presidential candidates
In May 2023, I studied trends on literacy levels in Ghana since the...
PPAG expresses concern about the increase in teenage pregnancy and HIV
The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), a subsidiary of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), has expressed concern about the rise in teenage...
Inflation hits 23.5% as it resumes upward trajectory
Inflation returned to an upward trajectory to hit 23.5% in January 2024, data from the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed.
This follows four consecutive months...
Woman admits to delibrately spreading HIV
A woman living with HIV/AIDS has admitted to having unprotected sex with several men despite being aware of her status.
According to her, it was...
My younger brother’s manhood is bigger than mine – Man cries on live radio...
How would you feel if your manhood became smaller and curved after circumcision? It's quite worrying, isn't it?
That is the reality faced by a...
Govt must withdraw ‘unnecessary’ Emissions Levy immediately – Nana B
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, commonly known as Nana B, is urging the government to immediately...
Volta Regional NPP Secretary accuses NDC of trying to impose an ‘alien’ on Hohoe...
The Volta Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) claims the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is attempting to impose an alien on Hohoe...
19% of Ghanaian women support husbands disciplining their wives for burning food while cooking
More Ghanaian women than men believe there is nothing wrong with domestic violence in relation to men beating their wives.
This is according to the...
Agenda 111: Use funds to maintain already existing hospitals – Cecilia Senoo
The Chief Executive of Hope for Future Generation, Cecilia Senoo has called on the government to prioritise the robustness of already existing health facilities...
All you need to know about sexual behaviour in Ghana
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Sex is a generally controversial topic. The situation becomes even more sensitive when discussing it in Ghana, where families traditionally avoid public conversations on...
Same-sex marriage, sex workers contribute to HIV fast-track infections – Ghana Aids Commission
The latest demographic survey on health by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) reveals that the country is classified as one of the HIV fast-track infections...
Meet the visually impaired PhD graduate who teaches at the University of Manchester [watch]
Gerald Arhin, who is visually impaired has defied odds and is now a PhD hold and also lecturer at the University of Manchester.
His story...
GHS, Interpol chase study leave defaulters
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is working with Interpol to identify and trace health workers who were granted study leave with pay to pursue...
Mahama sets records straight on LGBTQ+
National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama has expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ activities.
The former president made this known during an address to Zongo...
Gov’t given 14-day ultimatum to negotiate Medical laboratory workers’ conditions of service
There seems to be another industrial action in the offing.
Members of the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers’ Union, an essential healthcare service provider are threatening...
Clean cooking advocate, Samira assesses prevalent cooking methods in Jamestown
The Second Lady of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the United Nations’ Clean Cooking Alliance, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, and the Administrator of the...
I’ll cancel SML contract if NDC comes to power – Mahama
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, has pledged to cancel the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation...
Adom FM #KyereWodo: How Kofi Akpaloo met his wife will shock you [Video]
Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo has shared an interesting love story of how he met his wife.
While...
Many women opting for C-section worrying — GHS
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has described as quite high the number of women opting for caesarean sections (CS) in the country as against...
Half Ghanaian women overweight
Half of females in Ghana, aged between 20 and 49, are either obese or overweight, the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report...
Ghana Statistical Service wins 2023 UN Datathon
The Ghana Statistical Service Data Science Team has won the 2023 United Nations Datathon.
The team was made up of Simon Tichutab Onilimor, Laurent Smeets,...
Launch of 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey report reveals key health insights and...
The main report of the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) was launched in Accra on Thursday, 18th January 2024.
The report was...
Two boys, aged 12 and 9 save woman from crocodile attack
In a remarkable display of courage, two children aged 12 and 9 from Domboshava, Magaya Village saved a woman from a crocodile attack.
The two...
140 law students inducted into Ghana School of Law – Kumasi campus
A justice at the Court of Appeal, Justice Samuel Obeng Diawuo is imploring lawyers not to get caught up in the craze of social...
Over half a million Ghanaians are divorced, 400k separated – 2021 PHC
An analysis of data derived from Ghana's 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) indicates that a significant 553,065 individuals have undergone divorce, while another...
Controller and Accountant General in breach of constitution; he must resign – Martin Kpebu
Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has added his voice to the calls by the Minority in Parliament for the Controller and Accountant General to...
Economy expands by 2.0% in third quarter of 2023
Provisional estimates from the Ghana Statistical Service show that the economy expanded by 2.0% in the third quarter of 2023 and grew at a...
TECNO Announced as Official Smartphone Partner of the Ghana Football Association
In a ceremony on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) proudly declared TECNO Ghana as its official smartphone partner at the...
Ofori-Atta praises BoG for aiding in reset of financial architecture
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has commended the Bank of Ghana(BoG) for supporting his outfit for striving to reset the country’s financial architecture.
According to...
We’ve created 2.1 million jobs since 2017 – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has insisted that despite the current economic challenges, the government has created over 2 million jobs in the last...
State agencies save $30m from Ghana Card merger
Nearly $30 million is being saved each year by the various state institutions that have successfully integrated their systems with the National Identification Authority...
Producer Price Inflation falls to 9.6%
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for October 2023 fell to 9.6%, data from the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed.
This represents a 15.5 percentage point...
Ghana’s poorest district revealed
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released scorecards on multidimensional poverty for all 261 districts in Ghana.
The scorecards reveal that the Nabdam District in...
Afreximbank awarded “Sustainable Deal of the Year” for pioneering the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) has been recognised with a much-coveted “Sustainable Deal of the Year” award for its pioneering work in the...
Ghana to record average inflation of 18% by end of 2024 – EIU
Ghana will record an average inflation of about 18.0% by the end of 2024, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has projected.
This will be a...
2024 budget: Economist schools Ken Ofori-Atta
An economist, Dr Theo Acheampong has said a GH¢1 trillion economy means nothing when inflation is still in excess of 30 percent.
This comes after the Finance...
Government targets 2.8% GDP growth in 2024
The government is now targeting an overall real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 2.8% in 2023.
This is higher than the earlier 1.8% and...
Earth tremor hits parts of Accra again
Some parts of Accra experienced moderate form of Earth Tremor Sunday morning, November 12, 2023, at about 7:18am.
Residents of areas such as Gbawe, Nsakina,...
UCC’s team ‘Badwenba’ crowned winners of 2023 StatsBank Hackathon
Team Badwenba from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been crowned winners of the 2023 National StatsBank Hackathon.
It was a three-day event which...
Executives of Jospong Group recognised at 2023 Ghana CEO Vision Awards
Four executives of the Jospong Group of Companies were among about 70 Chief Executive Officers who were awarded over the weekend.
This is for...