Demonstrating its commitment to advancing Africa’s development, MTN Group supported the 2025 Economic Governance School training for public officials from Ghana, South Africa and Kenya held in Accra last week.
The initiative, the result…
Nigerian firm to spotlight regional growth and petrochemical potential amid evolving industry landscape.
This October, from 8th to 15th, the global plastics and rubber industry will reconvene in Düsseldorf, Germany for K 2025, the world…
A delegation from China’s Fujian Jiangxia University has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Ministry of Education to initiate a partnership with Ghanaian universities, aiming to foster academic collaboration and cultural e…
Each year on June 21st, the world unites to celebrate International Yoga Day, a day that transcends borders, beliefs, and backgrounds to honor the ancient practice that brings balance to body, mind, and spirit. As the sun rises across cont…
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa on Wednesday, June 5, 2025, hosted a delegation from SHEQ-PA Ghana in a symbolic and practical gesture to commemorate this year’s World Environment Day.
The donation of plastic …
A group of newly posted teachers from the 2022 batch of College of Education graduates are set to picket at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters on Monday, June 23, to protest the delayed issuance of staff IDs…
Following consultation with the Council of State, President John Dramani Mahama has nominated 15 individuals for appointment as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Consul-Generals designated for various countries.
They are the first b…
Ghana will, in September 2025, begin a nationwide rollout of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help prevent cervical cancer among girls aged 9 to 14 years.
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Professor Samu…
The acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has said Ghana has sufficient fuel reserves to last beyond two months.
He said currently there was over 200 million litres of p…
The Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Ghana are poised to deepen their longstanding diplomatic ties through renewed collaboration in the energy sector, following a meeting between His Excellency Paskal A.B. Rois, the Indonesian H…
The Ghana AIDS Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to enhance HIV/AIDS sensitisation among young people.
The move is to curb the increased rate of HIV infections among young people …
Dr. John Adabie Appiah, Critical Care Physician at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), has emphasized the need for African countries, and Ghana in particular, to pay attention to managing Sepsis.
According to him, even though the…
Mr Joel Degue, Programmes Officer at the Centre for Natural Resources and Environmental Management (CNREM), has appealed to the government to reclaim ancestral lands lost to coastal erosion for the people of Salakope in the Volta region.
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Professor Kwaku Gyebi Duodu, Head of the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa, has identified the African Sub-region’s increasing rate of urbanisation as a key driver of both undernutrition and ove…
King Mswati III, the Ngwenyama (leader) of the Kingdom of Eswatini, will be in Ghana next week for a state visit.
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swazila…
A healthy heart begins on a plate. What you eat will show up on your face and matters more than you think.
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, there are certain foods that are right in front of our eyes, and t…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced a comprehensive list of updated fines and penalties for various road traffic infractions, as part of efforts to improve compliance and safety on Ghana’s roads.
The new…
A multi-stakeholder Circular Bioeconomy Innovation Hub has been launched in Accra to promote resource recovery from organic waste and transform Ghana’s waste management landscape through research, technology, and business development.
T…
Mr Kwame Afram Denyira, the Bono Regional Programme Manager of ActionAid Ghana (AAG) Thursday urged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to capture climate change mitigation and adaptation actions in their medium-term de…
Mr. Dodzi Addison Mornyuie, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Central Tongu, has called on the youth in the district to take full advantage of government employment and apprenticeship initiatives aimed at providing sustainable liveliho…
The Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG) has commended the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA) and the Minister, Madam Emelia Arthur, for the extension of Ghana’s Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ).
“CaFGOAG w…
Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, the Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid a courtesy call on Mr James Gunu, the Volta Regional Minister, in a bid to strengthen regional collaboration and enhance healthcare del…
Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, has encouraged African First Ladies to intensify efforts in building healthier and more inclusive societies for national development.
She emphasised that Africa must aspire to greatness by unitin…
The Church of Pentecost (COP) has commissioned a newly well-equipped hospital in Bolgatanga, the regional capital of the Upper East Region to complement healthcare delivery services.
According to the church, the establishment of the P…
Africa experiences one of the highest youth unemployment rates globally, averaging over 20% across the continent, which is double the world average. In most African countries, young women face even higher unemployment rates than young men.…
Onafriq, in collaboration with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), announced the launch of a new cross-border payment service that will initially pilot outbound transactions in Ghana. This launch operationalises the part…
The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey (GCAG) has urged the government of Ghana to take a serious stance in the fight against illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey in Ghana. The Coalition has raised concerns that some key government off…
The government is reviewing a proposal to establish a sanitary pad manufacturing facility within the country’s prison system, as part of efforts to support the Free Sanitary Pad policy.
In a Facebook post, the Minister of State for Go…
Dr. Godfred Bonnah Nkansah, a Population Policy Analyst at the Development Advocacy Initiative Africa, has underscored the need for Ghana to make deliberate investment in family planning and reproductive health education.
He noted that wh…
The Western North Regional Police Command has launched a special operation targeting reckless motorcycle and tricycle riders to reduce road accidents.
Led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Dr Francis Kwame Tsidi, the operation focused on…
A high-level delegation from the Quantity Surveyors (QS) Division of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors (GhIS) has paid a visit to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) as part of preparations towards the 2025 Professional Conference.
The de…
Mr Patrick Yaw Boamah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikwei Central, says, reduction of passport fees, will not be feasible without Parliamentary approval.
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Fore…
Mr Iddrisu said the implementation of the decentralized SHS food supply programme was a pledge in the ruling National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) manifesto to get the programme back to headmasters, bursars and others to do it in order to ke…
The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region has emerged as the top-performing assembly to comply with the country’s public financial management laws last year.
With a score of 57.5 per cent, La Dade-Kotopon Mun…
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has announced a temporary lane reduction on the north-south bound carriageway of the Madina-Accra road and vice versa at the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange from Sunday, June 22, 2025.
The exercise which …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has met with the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad and expressed the government’s displeasure over recent public comments made by the envoy question…
Adehye 75 Alumni group of Okuapeman School have donated 50 desktop computers to their alma mater’s ICT laboratory to enhance digital learning at the school.
The donation is also part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the s…
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations in Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service with support from Gavi Vaccine Alliance, has organised a day’s workshop for 50 Queen Mothers drawn from across the country on immuni…
Womenstrust, a non-governmental organisation, yesterday held the 6th edition of its adult literacy graduation ceremony for 20 women beneficiaries of the adult literacy programme aimed at empowering women through literacy.
The graduands,…
The Africa Development Council (ADC) has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for what it describes as a “high-level show of statesmanship” following his decision to restore radio stations that were previously suspended for regulatory de…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has sponsored the training of 364 youth from his constituency in dreadlocks, wrap locks, Rasta-twist, braids in cap, wig making, styling and locks management.
The t…
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor, has urged academic institutions to author their own textbooks, not only to promote national culture, but also intellectual …
The government has successfully evacuated a group of Ghanaian nationals from Iran to Turkey, with plans underway to evacuate others currently residing in Israel.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, confirmed the …
The government's flagship No Academic Fee Policy for first-year tertiary students has recorded significant progress, with 129,054 applications received through the dedicated No-Fees-Stress portal as of June 17, the Minister of Education,…
A total of 2,000 underprivileged children were on Saturday fed by Onua Foundation in honour of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.
The gesture, which is in line with the Foundation’s holistic approach to supportin…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, Abebe Haile-Gabriel, has called on the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, to discuss matters of mutual benefit.
…
Construction has officially commenced on a $10 million Korea-funded ICT Centre at the University of Ghana.
The Ghana-Korea Centre of Excellence for ICT-Based Startups and Research is being constructed on land allocated by the un…
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has assured Ghanaians that the government has not received any formal communication from the United States regarding reports that Ghana may be added to a new U.S. t…
Smart farming is underpinned by minimised input costs and maximised yields, which can be achieved through adopting simple practices, such as regular cleaning of agricultural equipment. In South Africa, crop farmers are effectively using At…
In a significant advancement for crop science, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has introduced a speed breeding protocol for finger millet. This globally first-of-its-kind innovation drasticall…
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