Backbase, the global leader in AI-powered Banking technology, in partnership with African Banker magazine, has released the second edition of the Africa Digital Banking Experience Series 2025. This latest report, Small Business Banking: Af…
So much of world poverty today can be accounted for by the gap between vision, intention, and the codification of policies to support people’s own driven change and growth juxtaposed against unsatisfactory implementation, the lack of appli…
Thirteen farming communities in the Central Gonja District in the Savannah Region have been connected to the national grid as part of efforts to open up the area.
The beneficiary communities include Nekpegu, Zomlampe, Torope, Dokope, …
Professor Wang Xiaoyun from Tsinghua University was honored as one of the five laureates at the 2025 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards in May for her significant contributions to cryptography and cryptographic math…
Three students from the University of Ghana (UG) have won top honours at the 2025 International Student Packaging Design Competition held in Milan, Italy.
Rudolph Zikpi and Mary Eyram Chukwu from the Department of Food Process Enginee…
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says Ghana would need at least GHS6 billion to recruit all 74,000 unemployed health professionals currently waiting to be absorbed into the public sector.
Speaking on the financial demands faci…
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public alert confirming a significant increase in seasonal influenza cases across several regions of the country.
In a press release dated October 15, 2025, the service identified the circu…
President John Dramani Mahama will on Friday host the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Amiss Thomas Mitchell, for bilateral talks at the Presidency in Accra.
Dickon Mitchell will arrive in Accra on Thursday, October 16, 2025 (at 4:00…
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down 18 health facilities in the Ashanti Region for operating below acceptable standards.
The two-day exercise undertaken by officials of HeFRA was part of the agency’s mandate…
Madam Dorothy Amuah, Entrepreneur and Founder of Dorothy Hope Foundation (DHF) and a breast cancer survivour, says the disease is treatable if detected early.
She said the breast cancer had five stages of extent, hence through regular scr…
By the end of this century, more than eight out of 10 people in the world – many of them youth – will live in Africa and Asia. Yet, most research on youth and wellbeing continues to be shaped by perspectives from the Global North.
This …
Ghana’s commitment to safeguarding its dwindling forest resources was brought to the fore at the Second Threatened Trees Conservation Workshop, held under the auspices of the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana of the Council for Scient…
Former Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr. Dickson Adomako Kissi, has expressed deep concern over Ghana’s weak healthcare financing system, describing it as far below global standards.
Speaking on Breakfast Daily on Cha…
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that the government is working on a plan to upgrade some Category B senior high schools to Category A status as part of efforts to resolve the country’s school placement challen…
Nations have been urged to dedicate budgets to artificial intelligence (AI) just as they do for defence and other sectors of development.
The Minister of Economy and Tourism of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marr…
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has commended the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) for its significant contributions to the country's agricultural sector.
It said the PCG has been a formidable force in Ghana's socio-economic d…
The Deputy General Secretary of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Gifty Abena Turkson, has highlighted mental health challenges faced by educators and urged school management to implemen…
The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, has called on African leaders to end the long-standing perception that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is a pathway reserved for students with weak academic …
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has urged African countries to prioritise investment in human capacity to strengthen cybersecurity and digital finance systems.
He explained that technology alone cou…
Stringent measures are necessary to address Ghana’s annual post-harvest losses valued at $1.9 billion, an agribusiness expert, Daniel Fahene Acquaye, has stated.
“Interestingly, despite losing huge sums of money to post-harvest losses…
When the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) was founded on May 10, 1930 at Howard University in Washington, D.C., few could have imagined that its mission of unity, scholarship, and service would one day return to the land of its ancesto…
Digital 2026: Internet users pass 6 billion, social media users become a 'supermajority', and AI use tops 1 billion
Report finds social media added over a quarter of a billion new user identities in the last year, but user behaviours a…
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce our 2026 Scholarship Programme, offering 15 scholarships to individuals between the ages of 19-30 from Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America.
This programme was…
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has paid a courtesy visit to the victims and families affected by the recent tragic accident on the Volta Lake, to express her condolences and solidarity.
The disaster, which …
The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have attributed the over 200 percent proposed increase in utility tariffs under the 2025–2030 Multi-Year Tariff Order to the devastating impact of illegal mining,…
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has inaugurated the newly constituted Board of Directors of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), urging them to take bold steps to resolve long-standin…
St Mary’s Senior High School in Accra has launched its student-run newsletter, dubbed Merries Wi-Fi, a platform for the young student girls to write freely, question and innovate.
It also provides the opportunity for the students to …
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana and China have reached an agreement in principle to grant Ghanaian products zero-tariff access to the Chinese market, with the formal signing expected by the end of October 2025.
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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 26 new cases of Mpox as of October 10, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 713.
According to the latest update, three patients are currently on admission, while the de…
President John Dramani Mahama has invited Chinese investors to take part in Ghana’s planned green digital city project and emerging electric vehicle (EV) mineral value chains, describing them as central to his government’s new industrial…
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has said the government has paid GH¢5 billion to road contractors as part of efforts to clear longstanding arrears in the sector.
Speaking from Beijing in an interview with C…
Global Media Alliance (GMA), in partnership with Women in PR (WiPR) Ghana, has once again held its annual Read4Her Future literacy and mentorship initiative, a programme designed to empower young girls through the joy of reading and se…
Ghana’s Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Eric Opoku, has underscored the vital role of smallholder farmers in global food production, emphasising the need for greater recognition and support for producers along the agricultural value…
The Ghana Palliative Care Association (GPCA) has urged the government to fast-track the passage of its five-year national strategic plan to ensure the full implementation of palliative care services.
Palliative care is specialised m…
A 15-member Technical Committee on the Regulation and Standardisation of Signage across Ghana was inaugurated on Friday in Accra by the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim.
The Committee i…
A regional stakeholders’ engagement on the formulation of Ghana’s National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Action Plan (NEACAP) 2026–2030 was recently held in Koforidua, with calls for collective action to curb corruption and promote ethical …
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has deployed a specialised team made up of Maritime Inspectors and members of the Navy Task Force to investigate the boat disaster near Kete Krachi in the Oti Region, which claimed 15 lives, including 1…
Ghana is in dire need of qualified rheumatologists to address the increasing rate of autoimmune diseases and conditions, including arthritis.
Presently, there are only three such doctors across the country.
A rheumatologist is a do…
President John Dramani Mahama has called on governments and international partners to take transformative action towards achieving genuine gender equality and empowerment for women worldwide.
He said Ghana, for instance, was committed…
UNITAID has launched a landmark US$50 million initiative to accelerate the local and regional production of life-saving medicines, diagnostics, and vaccines across Africa.
The programme—touted by industry stakeholders as a major step …
The Eastern Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ACFO Timothy Osafo Affum, has disclosed that the region recorded a total of 529 fire incidents and 176 rescue operations within the first three quarters of 2025.…
Stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings continue to hinder access to quality health services, particularly for persons living with HIV. Such behaviours not only discourage individuals from seeking care but also undermine efforts …
The World Robot Olympiad™ (WRO), one of the world’s largest robotics competitions, has expanded significantly across Africa. From just 5 countries in 2020, WRO is now active in 14 countries with more than 40,000 young participants in the 2…
The Minister for Health, Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that Cabinet has approved the immediate payment of salaries for 6,500 nurses and midwives who have been working without pay. The disbursement is expected to begin in Novem…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ghana, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology (MEST), the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), as partners under the Climate Promise: From Pledge to I…
As the world marks World Food Day on 16 October, the Crop Trust's Power of Diversity Funding Facility highlights the results of national consultations with stakeholders to identify opportunity crops that boost nutrition, resilience and loc…
For the first time since the Henley Passport Index was created 20 years ago, the United States is no longer ranked amongst the world’s Top 10 most powerful passports. Once unrivalled at No.1 in 2014, the American passport has now slu…
Gadgets for Ghana (G4G), a youth-led non-profit organisation, has donated laptops and tablets to the Dzorwulu Special School in Accra to promote digital learning and inclusion for children with special needs.
The initiative, undertake…
Former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi and former deputy Executive Director, Gifty Oware Mensah, have been charged for allegedly authorising payments of allowances to 69,934 non-existent (gh…
The National Environment Agency (NEA), under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) in Singapore, which is responsible for ensuring a clean and sustainable environment, has emphasized that Singapore currently collects…
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