The Acting Director of the Ghana National Service Authority, Felix Gyamfi, has assured National Service personnel across the country that all outstanding allowances will be fully paid starting tomorrow, following a directive from President John Mahama. Speaking on Joy FM’s PM Express on Wednesday, February 12, Gyamfi praised the President for swiftly addressing the backlog, […]
The National Security has said it has made a huge bust, seizing a large, unspecified amount of US dollars and Ghana cedis, including counterfeits, hidden in twelve 20ft shipping containers. The containers, according to National Security were tracked to a warehouse around Sapeiman in the Ga South Municipality in Greater Accra, where a special late-night […]
The former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Dr Edwin Alfred Nii Obodai Provencal has robustly defended Ghana’s ‘Gold for Oil’ (G4O) initiative against recent criticisms. This comes in response to remarks by Dr Riverson Oppong, CEO of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC), who questioned the programme’s […]
A fresh attack on students of Salaga Senior High School in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region has left one student unconscious and hospitalised. Several other students, mostly boys from the Salaga township, have fled the school, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Sources in the community indicate that on Thursday, 6th February, students […]
The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was going to put on leave all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas. “On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally,” said […]
A group of concerned Muslims has asked the government to announce fees for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage without further delay, describing the prevailing silence as ‘unacceptable’. In a statement, the group calling itself Concerned Muslims said other West African countries are well advanced in their preparations, adding that with the new Hajj Task Force announced […]
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated a five-member committee to investigate the cause of over 2,500 uncleared containers procured by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and left at the port. The committee, which has been given a one-month deadline, will also investigate ECG’s general procurement practices, the cost […]
At least six out of ten Ghanaians have expressed a desire to travel abroad in search of better opportunities. According to the 2024 Afrobarometer report, these individuals have considered leaving the country, primarily to improve their economic circumstances. The report highlights that the proportion of citizens who have given “a lot” of thought to emigrating […]
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku has announced the government’s intention to terminate the contract awarded for construction of the Pwalugu Dam. The Minister gave the indication during an interview with journalists after a three-day tour of various departments and agencies under the ministry. Government in 2019, initiated a $993 million contract to […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has reiterated his determination to ensure the passage of the LGBTQ+ bill, which was passed by Parliament but not assented to by former President Nana Akufo-Addo. Addressing members of the Ghanaian community in Côte d’Ivoire on January 21, 2025, Speaker Bagbin strongly criticised same-sex relationships, declaring that he would […]
THE WENCHI Methodist Hospital in the Bono Region has announced its plan to conduct mass burial for 28 unclaimed and unidentified bodies at the hospital’s morgue. The hospital said the bodies had remained in its mortuary for almost three years thereby causing congestion at the facility. In a press statement signed by the Wenchi Municipal […]
The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC-Ghana) has expressed concern over government plans to privatise the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). In a statement from PUWU, the Minister of Energy has formed a committee to advance the privatisation process. “We would like to assure our members of our resolve to […]
