Workers of the National Identification Authority (NIA) under the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) have begun an indefinite nationwide strike over unresolved concerns relating to their working conditions. The industrial action was declared in a directive issued by the NIA Division of the union following what it described as a unanimous decision by its Divisional […]
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has ordered the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Highways Authority, Mallam Issah Ishak, to begin the process of terminating the contract of Black Oak, the contractor working on the Bogoso–Prestea Road. The contract was awarded in 2025, but the contractor only mobilised to the site […]
Final-year Senior High School (SHS) students across Ghana have joined their counterparts in other West African countries to begin the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), starting with Oral English today. In all, 509,862 candidates are expected to sit for this year’s examination nationwide, according to statistics from the West African Examinations Council […]
A new “low-cost housing scheme” for public sector workers is being implemented in partnership with Organised Labour and financial institutions, President John Dramani Mahama has said. This will enable nurses, teachers, doctors, and civil servants, for instance, to be able to acquire “diginified” government-built low-cost houses and pay over a period of up to 20 […]
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has denied any involvement in or endorsement of the recently held Karnival Kingdom Festival in Accra, even as the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference calls for an urgent investigation into the event, which featured what the bishops describe as “public nudity” and “an eyesore that denigrated the nation’s […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has not authorised any school to charge fees under any name or form from students or parents. In a statement posted via Facebook and copied to the Ghana News Agency, GES urged the public to disregard claims being circulated by individuals seeking to misinform. “Nonetheless, any school found to be […]
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly assaulting his 16-year-old son in a disturbing incident at North Legon in Accra. According to a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service on May 6, 2026, preliminary investigations indicate that the incident occurred on May 3 after the teenager went out to […]
The Ghana Police Service has declared a military officer, Prince Krah, wanted in connection with the brutal murder of two persons at Saki, near Tema Golf City, on May 1, 2026, and has offered a GH¢100,000 reward for credible information leading to his arrest. According to a press release issued by the Criminal Investigation Department, […]
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the approved 2026/27 academic calendar for basic schools across the country. The calendar covers Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High Schools and outlines reopening dates, vacations, mid-term breaks and the schedule for the 2027 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to GES, the first term will begin on September […]
A routine monitoring tour by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, turned tense on Monday after he discovered minimal progress on the Techiman–Wenchi road project, despite the release of GH¢66 million in mobilisation funds. The minister, accompanied by his deputy and the Bono East Regional Minister, expressed strong dissatisfaction after observing that, […]
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has issued a strong warning to underperforming contractors under the government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure programme, threatening contract termination, court action, and the reallocation of projects. The warning follows a working tour of the Bono, Savannah, and Upper West regions, where the Minister observed what he described […]
Seven teachers have been arrested for various examination infractions in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed. The arrests were made through WAEC’s monitoring systems and tips from whistleblowers. In a telephone interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) Monday evening, Mr John K. Kapi, the Head […]
