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Ghana health financing compact signals shift toward sustainable healthcare investment

The Ghana health financing compact represents a significant policy transition in how healthcare is funded and managed. Government, in collaboration with the World Bank,...

Over 900 newborn deaths spark concern as midwives call for urgent reforms in Ghana’s healthcare system

Netty Forson Ackon, President of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association, has revealed that more than 900 newborns died in 2025, raising serious concerns about...

Rice glut deepens as Buffer Stock says GH¢770m needed while only GH¢100m is in use

National Food Buffer Stock Company has disclosed that it requires at least GH¢770 million to clear a growing glut of locally produced rice, even...

NIB arrests former Ghana Scholarship Secretariat boss over alleged fraud case

National Intelligence Bureau has arrested former Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang, in connection with an alleged fraud investigation, marking a significant...

Ghana school infrastructure funding: JOBerg invests GHS 2.25m

The rise of Ghana school infrastructure funding through private sector participation is reshaping how basic school facilities are delivered across underserved communities, with JOBerg...

Finance Minister tax filing signals accountability push in Ghana’s revenue system

Finance Minister tax filing is emerging as a deliberate policy signal rather than a symbolic gesture, as Ghana’s top fiscal authorities publicly declared their...

Bagbin calls for urgent national shift to elevate Ghana’s local languages in education

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called for a decisive national shift that places Ghana’s local languages at the centre of...

BoG gold deal losses expose weak safeguards in Ghana’s resource trading framework — Bright Simons

Concerns over Ghana’s gold-backed financial operations have intensified after governance analyst Bright Simons warned that weak safeguards in the Bank of Ghana’s gold trading...

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,...