ExxonMobil took home the ESG Leader of the Year award at the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2025 conference, in recognition of its contributions to education, workforce development and inclusive growth through the …
Despite the continued need for more women representation in male-dominated sectors, women are increasingly taking up leadership roles in Africa’s mining and construction sectors, with a growing number of female CEOs signaling a shi…
Last week, Google announced a new smart speaker for its AI-infused Gemini smart home platform, but there was no sign of a new smart display. The good news for fans of Google’s Nest Hubs is that Google Home’s Anish Kattukaran tells The Verg…
South Africa’s dominant role in the platinum group metals (PGMs) sector, producing 80% of the world’s platinum, gives the country significant strategic influence over the global market, a panel discussion featuring PGM industry p…
The Awadada of Anlo, Togbe Agbeshie Awusu III, has led a delegation to extend a formal invitation to President John Dramani Mahama for the 2025 Hogbetsotso Festival.
The annual festival, a vibrant celebration of Anlo heritage and cul…
Instagram announced on Monday that it’s launching an awards program, with 25 creators set to receive a gold ring next week. The company says the new awards program will recognize creators around the world who shift culture and break barrie…
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina has asked for one year to fix the country's challenges, promising that if they persist, he will resign.
He said this during a town-hall style meeting at his palace with various groups of governme…
The ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, announced after intense negotiations in Egypt, is a long-awaited breakthrough that brings them closer to ending the two-year-old war in Gaza.
But, despite the momentum, there is…
Engineer and political analyst with the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Michael Kosi Dedey, has challenged the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to demonstrate a stronger commitment to tackling illegal mining (galams…
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has said that about GH¢13 billion of claims passed on by the previous administration to the current government have been disallowed following a nationwide audit.
According to him, t…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) have announced scheduled maintenance works in parts of five regions on Thursday, October 9, 2025, as part of efforts to enhance electricity supply reliability and…
Forest conservation experts have expressed growing concern over the increasing threats facing several tree species across the country as a result of human activities.
According to the experts, illegal mining, rampant illegal logging…
Government has signed a Bilateral Debt Restructuring Agreement with the Kingdom of Spain, marking the fifth such agreement concluded under the country’s official creditor framework.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Republic…
Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of solar capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, the latest in a string of renewable energy deals designed to power the tech company’s growing compute needs.
The agreement, which the companie…
Ghana’s Government Statistician, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, has called for greater investment in irrigation and food storage systems to sustain the country’s gains in inflation control.
For the first time in four years, consumer pric…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic will officially commence on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
A statement issu…
Local health officials say the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination will not cause infertility or any other health complications in girls in the future.
The Central Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Alberta Biritwum-Nyarko, s…
OpenAI held its annual dev day on Monday, where the company rolled out its plan to build apps into ChatGPT. The demo was impressive, showing how programs like Spotify and Figma can be called or discovered without leaving the ChatGPT window…
It's week six in the NFL season and, after talking last week about the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles being a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both lost their unbeaten records.
Notable in those games was the a…
Born in Amsterdam with a hole in her heart and a leg that grew to be six centimetres longer than the other, Katja Snoeijs did not live an ordinary childhood.
Snoeijs, now a striker with Women's Super League side Everton, underwent m…
Boca Juniors have expressed "profound sadness" after Argentine manager Miguel Angel Russo died on Wednesday at the age of 69.
Russo, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, was forced to step down from his day-to-day m…
Williams' Carlos Sainz says Formula 1's TV coverage is going "overboard a little" by showing driver's girlfriends while missing overtakes during races.
During Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, fans watching at home missed some on-…
Thomas Tuchel believes England will go into the 2026 World Cup as "underdogs" and says they have "no chance" of succeeding unless they unite as a team.
England have reached successive European Championship finals but have not gone b…
There was a moment of showboating followed by several of chaos.
Memphis Depay stood with both feet on the ball as Corinthians ticked towards glory in the Paulista A1 final against Palmeiras, sparking a mass brawl that eventually l…
Former Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu says Ghana should show that it is a bigger football nation than Comoros when the nations face off this weekend.
Ghana take on the island nation on Sunday, October 12 at 19:00 GMT at t…
In a deal worth a substantial seven figures, Walt Disney Studios won an auction to acquire rights to Impossible Creatures, the fantasy series by acclaimed British author Katherine Rundell. She will adapt the first two books in the series i…
California has passed a new law aimed at quieting blaring advertisements on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video, requiring commercial volumes to match the audio levels of the content being streamed. California Gov…
If you went to see “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway a few decades ago, there’s a non-zero chance that you might’ve bought your merch from Jennifer Lopez.
Before she was a pop hitmaker and Golden Globe-nominated actress, Lopez was…
Mariah Carey will have someone to carry on her belting legacy.
Her 14-year-old daughter is reportedly being groomed to be a future pop star like Mariah. It’s been Monroe Cannon’s dream to be a singer, and reports indicate we could soon …
Bad Bunny reigns as the No. 1 Latin act on Billboard’s recap of the first 25 years of the quarter-century, ruling Billboard’s Top Latin Artists of the 21st Century chart. The retrospective is based on performance on the Top Latin Albums an…
Lady Dentaa Amoateng, consultant to the Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr., has called for more Ghanaians to become members of the Grammy Recording Academy to strengthen the country’s chances at the prestigious awards.
Speakin…
Fans attending the Black Stars' crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros this Sunday have been instructed to be in their seats at the Accra Sports Stadium by 6 pm for the 7 pm kick-off.
Separate public notices issued by …
A company providing accommodation to asylum seekers has made nearly £187m in profits since being awarded lucrative government contracts, despite allegations of "terrible" conditions at the hotels it uses.
Clearsprings Ready Homes is o…
A judge in Albania has been shot dead after a man opened fire during a trial at the Court of Appeal in the capital, Tirana.
Judge Astrit Kalaja died en route to hospital, officials said, while two others involved in the hearing over a…
Mr Ian Perks, newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tullow Oil, has held talks with Mr John Dramani Mahama in Accra, highlighting key priorities and the company’s recent operations.
A release copied to Ghana News Agency said the me…
Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led protests against his rule.
He said the nation needed a premier "capable of restoring order and the peop…
Dr Toni Aubynn, Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), says the Corporation has secured significant investor interest and partnerships towards the establishment of the multi-billion-dollar Petroleum Hu…
The Fishers Welfare Scheme has been launched at Apo-Bakano in the Shama municipality of the Western Region, to chart a new social wellbeing and welfare for Fishers within the sector.
The Scheme, which enjoined canoe owners to contribute…
Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2028 elections, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged delegates not to hold him responsible for the actions of members of his campaign team who may have offended others in the party.
…
US carrier, Delta Air Lines, has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana with seasonal daily nonstop service between Accra and Atlanta, beginning December 1, 2025. The move reinforces the airline’s long-standing investment in the market as it c…
WaterAid Ghana, in collaboration with the Water Resources Commission and partners, has launched the Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Financing Mechanism (CRWFM) in the Upper East Region.
The CRWFM, established un…
Prominent Islamic scholar and community leader, Dr Muaz Suleman, has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for his “visionary and compassionate policies” that have brought tangible improvements to the lives of Muslims across Ghana, while …
Private sector contributions to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) – a key barometer of formal sector employment and pension security rose modestly by 2.1% year-on-year to 1,065,925 contributors in May 2025.
Th…
Mr. Israel Adjetey Otchwemah, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LEKMA), says the Assembly will sustain the National Sanitation Day (NSD), with voluntary work and enforcement of the municipality’s sanitation by…
The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has stated that the Mahama government has operationalised 3 out of 5 Agenda 111 hospitals, which were approximately 95 per cent complete at the end of 2024.
The Minister said that …
More than 2,300 people in Ghana die each year from breast cancer-related complications, Dr. Mrs. Beatrice Wiafe Addai, Chief Executive Officer of Breast Care International (BCI), has disclosed.
She said the high mortality rate was large…
Former Majority Leader and senior advisor to the Bawumia Campaign, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has affirmed that former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia fully meets the constitutional requirements to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) i…
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has begun activities to commemorate Customer Service Week 2025, celebrating clients across its branches with thoughtful gestures and warm engagements that reflect the Bank’s enduring commitment to excellen…
The State Transport Company (STC) plans to procure at least 500 new buses by 2028, out of which 430 will be electric. According to Mr. Alhassan Ligbi, the Managing Director of the company, this move forms part of a broader strategy to mo…
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Prof. Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has urged the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to present a new presidential candidate in the 2028 general elections as a sign of re…
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