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World Bank warns of 2026 fertiliser price surge, raising food cost risks for Ghana
The World Bank has warned that global fertiliser prices are expected to rise sharply in 2026, a development that could significantly increase food production...
Energy Minister Reaffirms Investment Drive Across Ghana’s Power and Petroleum Value Chain
Ghana’s Energy Minister Dr John Jinapor has reiterated the government’s commitment to sustained investment across the entire energy supply chain, underscoring the need for...
Ghana’s roads minister issues ultimatum to ‘Big Push’ contractors over project delays
Ghana’s Roads and Highways Minister Hon Kwame Governs Agbodza has issued a firm warning to contractors under the government’s flagship “Big Push” infrastructure programme,...
Ghana’s finance minister and deputy publicly file tax returns to encourage compliance
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, and his deputy, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, have publicly filed their annual tax returns in a deliberate move to...
Securitisation and Guarantees critical to unlocking diaspora bond investment in Ghana
Ghana’s ability to mobilise billions of dollars from its diaspora may depend less on sentiment and more on financial structure, with experts increasingly identifying...
ECG installs high-capacity transformers in Kumasi to stabilise power supply
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has installed high-capacity transformers at the Ridge Bulk Supply Point in Kumasi in a renewed effort to address...
Mahama announces new High Courts to fast-track Auditor-General cases
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed plans to establish new High Courts dedicated specifically to handling cases arising from the work of the Auditor-General...
Zanetor Rawlings elected Pan African Parliament second vice president in decisive vote
Hon.Dr. Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings has been elected as the 2nd Vice President of the Pan-African Parliament following a decisive vote of 131 to 51,...
AMA imposes month long ban on drumming and noise making ahead of Homowo festival
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced a month-long ban on drumming and noise-making across the capital from May 4 to June 4, 2026, as...
50% of Ghanaians now get news online as digital media overtakes print
A new report by Afrobarometer shows that about 50 percent of Ghanaians now access their news online, highlighting a major shift in how information...
Ghana health service launches probe into maternal death at Kasoa hospital
The Ghana Health Service has initiated a formal investigation into a reported maternal death at the Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital, as authorities move...
Ghana supreme court rejects Wesley Girls’ bid to halt religious discrimination case
The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed an application filed by Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a constitutional case centered on...
Malaria deaths in Ghana drop by 98% as major public health gains emerge
Ghana has recorded a dramatic 98 percent reduction in malaria-related deaths over the past decade, marking one of the country’s most significant public health...
GTEC withdraws controversial directive on retirement and contracts for university lecturers
Ghana Tertiary Education Commission,GTEC, has officially withdrawn its policy directive on retirement age and post-retirement contracts for senior academic staff in public universities, following...
Ghana faces deepening power crisis as ACEP demands reforms and load shedding timetable
Africa Centre for Energy Policy has warned that Ghana’s power situation is deteriorating rapidly, urging urgent structural reforms and greater transparency, including the publication...
Energy minister orders GRIDCo boss to step aside
Ghana’s energy sector is undergoing a significant leadership shake up after Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor directed the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Grid...
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