President Mahama Commissions B5 Plus Phase 2 Expansion to Boost 24-Hour Economy and Regional Trade
By: Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Phase 2 expansion of the B5 Plus Limited Steel Ball Mill and Manufacturing facility at Lakpleku in the Ningo Prampram District. He described the project as a milestone for Ghana’s industrial transformation, strengthening domestic steel production, creating jobs, and positioning the country […]
Ghana retains global lead in mobile money regulation – Bank of Ghana
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana has maintained its position as the world’s leading country in mobile money regulation, according to the 2025 Mobile Money Regulatory Index released by the GSMA. A press release issued by the Bank of Ghana said the country achieved an overall score of 96.10 percent in the 2025 index, improving […]
Deputy Defence Minister undertakes working visit to Ministry Directorates
By: Diana Adjei The Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, accompanied by the Ministry’s Chief Director, Mr. Emmanuel Kartey, have carried out an extensive working visit to various directorates within the Ministry of Defence Accra on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 The familiarization tour, aimed to give the Deputy Minister a first-hand understanding of the operations, […]
Ghana seeks International arbitration to resolve maritime boundary with Togo
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Government of Ghana has formally notified the Government of Togo of its decision to submit the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two countries to international arbitration under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). In a press statement issued by the Spokesperson to […]
Rural schools in Suhum call for School Feeding expansion and skills training to curb absenteeism
By: Jones Anlimah Education stakeholders in Aponoapono and Jato in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region are calling for the expansion of the government’s School Feeding Programme and increased vocational skills training to address absenteeism and economic hardship in rural schools. Both communities are participating in Plan International Ghana’s Rooting for Change Project, which […]
Nana Oye Bampoe Addo rallies women in governance and media to deepen leadership and public trust
By: Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah The Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has called for stronger collaboration between women in governance and women in the media to enhance leadership, visibility and public trust in national development. Delivering the welcome address at the First Annual National Forum on Women […]
Deputy Finance Minister commends GRA for intercepting 12 articulated trucks; Over GH¢85m in taxes at stake
The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has congratulated the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for intercepting 12 articulated trucks in a major enforcement operation along the Dawhenya–Tema Road, describing the action as a decisive step in protecting state revenue. The operation, carried out between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., was […]
CLOGSAG to strike from March 9 over delayed salary structure
By: Kwame Amoako The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has announced a nationwide strike effective March 9, 2026, due to delays in the implementation of a negotiated unique salary structure and other conditions of service. Speaking to journalists at a press conference held on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Accra, the Executive […]
President Mahama urges peace, reflection, and national unity in Ramadan message
President John Dramani Mahama has extended warm Ramadan greetings to Muslims across Ghana and beyond, urging them to embrace the holy month as a time for reflection, compassion, unity, and renewed faith in Allah. READ PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA’S FULL MESSAGE BELOW Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh! As we stand at the threshold of this blessed […]
LRC sensitizes motorcyclists on revised Road Safety Act, new helmet standards
By: Rachel Kakraba and Noah Odor The Legal Resource Centre, LRC, a non-governmental organization, in road safety has organized a day’s sensitization programme for motorcycle riders, popularly known as Okada riders, in Accra, to educate them on new helmet standards and safe speed practices. The exercise was aimed at improving road safety as well as […]
Single vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus – Researchers say
SOURCE: BBC A single nasal spray vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, as well as bacterial lung infections, and may even ease allergies, say US researchers. The team at Stanford University have tested their “universal vaccine” in animals and still need to do human clinical trials. Their approach marks a “radical departure” […]
Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane dies at 53 after ALS diagnosis
SOURCE: BBC Eric Dane, the actor best known for his roles on Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, has died less than a year after revealing he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was 53. Dane starred as family patriarch Cal Jacobs on hit HBO teen drama show Euphoria. Before that, he was perhaps best known as […]
Survey on vaccine perceptions launched to strengthen public trust in Made-in-Ghana vaccines
By: Jones Anlimah Ghana has begun a nationwide effort to deepen public trust in immunisation as the country prepares to finance and produce its own vaccines beyond support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance by 2030. The initiative, led by the National Vaccine Institute Ghana, is a Vaccine Perception Survey covering 55 districts across all 16 […]
Son of Robert Mugabe arrested in South Africa on suspicion of attempted murder
SOURCE: BBC Police in South Africa have arrested the youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe, who is facing a charge of attempted murder after a reported shooting at a property in an upmarket suburb of Johannesburg. Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, was taken into custody after a 23-year-old man, believed to be a gardener, […]
