Ghana hosts National Landscape Forum to address environmental challenges
By: Sarah Baafi The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation and the World Bank, has launched the Ghana National Landscape Forum in Accra. The three-day event, held at the Marriott Hotel from April 2-4, 2025, convenes key stakeholders to discuss sustainable natural resource management […]
Jomoro: Government to pay GH¢1.2 billion compensation for acquisition of land for petroleum hub
By: Mabel Adorkor Annang Government has committed to pay 1.2 billion Cedis compensation to landowners whose lands have been acquired for the construction of Ghana’s Petroleum Hub in Jomoro, within the Western Nzema Traditional Area. In an interview with Energy News, the Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation, Dr. Toni Aubynn, assured […]
Trump’s tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance
US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of tariffs on Wednesday, arguing that they would allow the United States to economically flourish. These new import taxes, which Trump imposed via executive order, are expected to send economic shockwaves around the world. But the US president believes they are necessary to address trading imbalances […]
Trump’s tariff strategy reshapes global trade, sparks international backlash
By Rejoice Henrietta Otoo Arthur President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 10% tariff on all imports to the U.S., with even higher rates for countries he considers the worst offenders. Speaking at a White House Rose Garden event on April 2, 2025, he framed the decision as a way to restore America’s wealth, fulfilling […]
Kenneth Ashigbey goes hard on Enchi Magistrate for ordering release of impounded excavators used for galamsey
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has taken a swipe at the Magistrate in Enchi in the Western North Region of Ghana for ordering the release of impounded excavators used in illegal mining activities. Ing. Ashigbey speaking in an interview on Accra-based Citi FM’s Breakfast Show on […]
Unity Cup 2025: Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago set to clash in London
By Kwame Bediako Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago will converge in London for a thrilling Unity Cup 2025 tournament which is set to kick off on Tuesday, May 27, with the tournament celebrating the best of African and Caribbean football. The event, branded as “The Best in the West, the Afro Classico Contest,” […]
NDC will fulfill manifesto promises – Northern Regional Minister
By: Belinda Nketia Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, in an exclusive interview with Maltiti Sayida Sadiq on the GTV Breakfast Show, has indicated that the National Democratic Congress, NDC, will fulfill its manifesto promises, assuring that every commitment will be delivered within the projected four-year timeframe. “I want to assure all Ghanaians that whatever […]
Inflation eases to 22.4% in March 2025
By: Rebecca Ampah Year-on-year inflation for March 2025 declined to 22.4%, a slight improvement from 23.1% recorded in February 2025. This downward trend was primarily driven by reductions in both food and non-food inflation. Food inflation fell to 26.5% in March from 28.1% in February, while non-food inflation edged down marginally from 18.8% to 18.7%. […]
Speaker urges MPs to simplify governance as Parliament adjourns indefinitely
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has emphasized the need for Members of Parliament (MPs) to simplify governance issues for their constituents, stressing that Parliament is not a venue for jurisprudential debates. “It is a place for you to break down the mysteries of governance in ordinary language for the people you represent to […]
Spanish prosecutors seek €3.2 million fine and prison sentence for Ancelotti over tax fraud allegation
By Kwame Bediako Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti appeared in a Spanish court on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, to testify in a trial alleging he failed to pay €1 million in taxes related to his image rights revenue. Ancelotti, a highly decorated football manager and a former Italian international who played in the 1990 World […]
Ex-Shell boss tasked with cleaning up Nigeria’s oil sector
Nigeria’s president has appointed Bayo Ojulari – a former Shell executive – to lead the state-owned oil company, as part of sweeping reforms aimed at cleaning up the sector dogged by allegations of corruption, pollution and decades-long inefficiency. Mr Ojulari was picked in a “crucial” overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), the presidency […]
Unposted environmental health officers demand immediate posting amid deadly cholera outbreak
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Members of the Unposted Environmental Health Officers and Assistants Association of Ghana are demanding immediate posting after years of coming out of school. According to them, for over four and a half years, graduates from the three schools of hygiene in Ghana have been left unemployed, despite their extensive training and readiness […]
Scientists find drug that makes human blood poisonous to mosquitos
Researchers have found that a medication commonly used to treat rare diseases could make human blood lethal to mosquitoes, presenting a potential breakthrough in the fight against illnesses like malaria. The drug, known as nitisinone, is typically prescribed to individuals with rare genetic disorders that hinder the complete breakdown of specific amino acids. Nitisinone functions […]
Three of four US soldiers found dead in Lithuania identified as search ends
The bodies of three US soldiers found dead in Lithuania have been identified as Dante Taitano, 21, Edvin Franco, 25, and Jose Duenez, 25. The identity of the fourth and final body recovered is being withheld for the moment, according to US military officials, but the search is now over. The body of the last […]
