Caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have announced plans to petition the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in a bid to seek his intervention following the termination of their contracts by the Mahama administration. The contracts of all caterers under the programme were terminated on May 2, 2025, withContinue Reading
Data released by the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) points to increased gold exports and receipts in recent months. Weighted against trade volumes and revenues of the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, volumes and values for the first Quarter of 2025 recorded manifold increases, with the trend pointing to anContinue Reading
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cybersecurity in the financial sector through enhanced collaboration and regulatory reform. At the Financial Industry Command Security Operations Center (FICSOC) Stakeholders Forum held in Accra, First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni underscored the central bank’s strategic alliance with theContinue Reading
President John Mahama has declared an aggressive reform agenda targeting struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs). He signalled a possible wave of mergers, listings, and shutdowns to end what he calls “economic dead weight.” In his address to the nation marking his first 120 days in office on Wednesday, May 7, PresidentContinue Reading
President John Mahama has explained why the controversial COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy remains, despite his sweeping tax reform agenda. He pointed directly to conditions under Ghana’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Delivering a national address on Wednesday, May 7, to mark 120 days since returning to office, President MahamaContinue Reading
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced an ambitious plan to resolve most localised faults in Accra by the end of 2025. This initiative is aimed at eliminating unplanned power flickering and temporary outages in the capital. Speaking at the commissioning of a mobile substation at Tse-Addo on Monday,Continue Reading
The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe has charged a 10-member task force mandated to oversee the establishment of a new national airline to develop an operational framework aimed at ensuring its sustainability. The Task Force, which is chaired by a former Managing Director of the Ghana Airport Company Limited,Continue Reading
The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, is set to construct a second gas processing plant, popularly termed GPP2. This was announced by the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, at the Africa Energy Forum as part of the 2025 Offshore Technology ConferenceContinue Reading
The State Housing Company Limited (SHCL) on Monday, May 5, 2025, received a monitoring team from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing, which toured key ongoing housing projects in Pokuase, Amrahia, and Adenta. The team, led by Vincent Oppong Asamoah, MP for Dormaa West and Chair of theContinue Reading
Inflation for the month of April 2025 slowed marginally to 21.2 percent from 22.4 percent in March. The drop was influenced by decline in food and non-food inflation compared to the same period for last year. Speaking at News Conference in Accra today, new Government statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu notedContinue Reading