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LIVE: Parliament grills Barker-Vormawor over bribery allegation

Brawl in Ghana's Parliament during vetting of ministerial nominees

LIVE: Appointments Committee resumes vetting after Thursday's chaos

Ghana displeased with US' exit from Paris climate deal

LIVE: Sam George, Ablakwa, others take turns for vetting today

Deadly shootout at Obuasi: 7 illegal miners killed in military confrontation

Ato Forson, Jinapor and Ayine approved by Parliament

Parliament has officially approved President John Mahama’s first three ministerial appointees following a debate on Tuesday, January 21....

Colombia 'cornered' to accept deported migrants from US after earlier opposition

Colombia has agreed to accept deported migrants from the United States, reversing its earlier opposition after intense pressure and threats of economic penalties from President Donald Trump....

Benefits citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will enjoy despite ECOWAS withdrawal

Citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will continue to enjoy key regional benefits even after their countries' withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) became effecti...

Nottinghamshire produced and stocked 510,488 fish in 2024

In 2024, the fish rearing unit produced and stocked 510,488 fish into waterways around the country – an increase of 6.5% on the previous year when 478,937 were bred and stocked....

Ghana's entire budget to be spent on servicing GHC180bn debt in 2026

Ghana faces a daunting economic challenge in 2026 as nearly all of its projected budget, estimated at over GHC200 billion, is expected to be consumed by debt servicing obligations amounting to GHC180 ...

Mahama pledges full support to Youth Ministry

President John Dramani Mahama has charged the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, to leverage his organisational skills to develop and implement impactful policies that w...

World Leprosy Day: Challenge misconceptions, spread awareness and promote inclusion - GHS charges public

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has called on the public to challenge misconceptions, spread awareness, and promote the inclusion of individuals affected by leprosy in commemoration of World Leprosy Da...

Ghana’s economy stood at GHc1.020 trillion cedis as of Nov 2024 - BoG

As of November 2024, Ghana’s economy was valued at GH¢1.020 trillion, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Ghana in its January 2025 Summary of Financial and Economic Data....

1.4 tonnes of essential medical supplies shipped by WHO to aid Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response

The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 1.4 tonnes of vital medical supplies to support Tanzania’s fight against a Marburg virus outbreak in the Kagera region. The shipment, dispatched fro...

Energy sector crisis reason behind Mahama's first 3 ministerial appointments

President John Mahama has made his first three key ministerial appointments, naming Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson as Finance Minister-designate, John Abdulai Jinapor as Energy Minister-designate, and Dominic...

Ghanaians alarmed as more markets burn to the ground

Ghanaians are expressing growing alarm as multiple markets across the country continue to be ravaged by fire outbreaks, with the latest incident at the Techiman Central Market reducing hundreds of sho...

UK AI sector attracts £200 million a day in private investment since July

An average of £200 million in private sector investment has been funnelled into the UK’s world leading AI sector a day since the new government took office last summer – an average of m...

Profile of 25 ministerial nominees appointed by Mahama so far

The President, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, has submitted the names of the following individuals to Parliament, through the Speaker, for consideration as Regional and Sector Ministers....

LIVE: Trump's swearing-in ceremony

Today marks the start of Donald Trump’s second term as President of the United States, with his swearing-in ceremony formally transferring power from the Biden administration to the Trump administra...

First Ordinary Session of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly held

The National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire convened its First Ordinary Session for the year, yesterday, bringing together prominent parliamentary leaders from across West Africa to discuss critical iss...

Ghana govt to release funds today to cover cost of feeding of SHS students for the next 31 days

General Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS), Primus Baro, has announced that the government will release funds today, January 17, to cover food expenses for se...

Kumasi drivers welcome reintroduction of toll; charge govt to utilise funds efficiently

Drivers in parts of the Ashanti Region in Ghana have expressed support for the government's decision to reintroduce road tolls, as announced by the Finance Minister-Designate following the scrapping o...

Nigeria to receive $52.88M in forfeited corruption proceeds from US

The Justice Department announced on January 10 that the United States entered into an agreement to transfer approximately $52.88 million in forfeited assets to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in recog...

Increase toll price and make collection electronic - Kofi Bentil to govt after reintroduction hint

Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil, has suggested raising toll prices following the government's plan to bring back road tolls....

Your policies laid the foundation for Ghana's future - IMF lauds Akufo-Addo

Managing Director for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has commended former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his leadership and policy decisions during his ...