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Mahama Defends Security Recruitment, Cites Digital System as Fairness Measure Vice President Calls for Value Addition to Ghana's Natural Resources Mobile Network Operators to Sponsor Free SIM Re-registration in Ghana Kasoa Petty Traders Protest Planned Demolition Exercise Suame Interchange Project to Resume as Payments are Settled This Week Gov’t is set to issue a 7-year cedi bond on March 30, fir...

President Mahama hails UN's Long Overdue Recognition of slave trade Atrocity Ministry Of Education launches E-learning platform for colleges of Education   Majority in parliament welcomes the passage of the legal education bill as a step to increase access and fairness in the law firm Gov'nt to build 250 Boreholes in the Northern Region to boost irrigation   Gov'nt Staffer downplays sole...

Assemblies of God rallies behind Mahama after LGBTQ-linked degree withdrawal NAIMOS vows decisive action against armed illegal miners Minority accuses Majority of sabotaging PAC’s GH¢68bn audit probe ECOWAS Court grants AG extension to file defence in Torkonoo suit Parliament’s Women’s Caucus to ‘name and shame’ men contesting female MPs GEXIM@10: Ghana ready to weather global commodity shocks – B...

Ghana Pushes for UN Recognition of Slavery as Crime Against Humanity Expert Warns Against Abusing Emergency Procurement Rules Ghana Works to Clear £32m Debt to UK Universities Amidst Student Crisis Minority Seeks Investigation into GHS11m GoldBod Contract Amidst Allegations of Conflict of Interest PAC Probes GH₵68bn Arrears Audit Report, Warns Against Politicization SIM Card Registration Aims to C...

Ghana and EU Sign Landmark Security and Defence Partnership Ghana to Regulate Electric Vehicles to Safeguard National Grid Minority Caucus Slams Government Over Delayed Road Toll Policy Implementation Health Facilities Regulatory Agency Investigates Northern Regional Hospital and Tamale Central Hospital Over Unsanitary Conditions Haruna Iddrisu Questions Supreme Court's Asset Declaration Ruling To...

Early Childhood Teachers in Ghana Demand Recognition with 50% Allowance Okaikwei Central Calls for Tax Audit Review to Support Ghanaian Businesses Minority Pushes for Revamp of Parliamentary Capacity-Building Programs 1st Deputy Speaker Urges Parliamentary Trainees to Strengthen Institutions Northern Regional Hospital Hit by Strike Over 5 Month Unpaid Salaries

Lincoln University cancels Prez Mahama’s honorary doctorate conferment over his anti-LGBTQ stance Ghana’s hospital bed ratio stands at 0.9 per 1,000, below WHO standard OSP drops charges against 2 accused in NPA extortion case; turns them into state witnesses Institute of Community Sustainability suspends nationwide animal cruelty tour after attack on Director Police arrest 77 suspects in anti-dru...

GNAT Calls for Urgent Classroom Expansion to Alleviate Overcrowding Ghana Plants Over 30 Million Trees in 2025 to Combat Deforestation Ghana Police Service Surprises with Strong Public Funds Management Compliance Akyem Akropong Residents Cry Out Over Water Crisis Linked to Illegal Mining Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to Establish Coordinated Emergency Referral System

Lincoln University to honor President Mahama with doctorate for reparations advocacy President Mahama to table slavery motion at UN assembly on March 25 Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre Warns of Galamsey's Dire National Impact Shea Network Ghana questions effectiveness of proposed tree dev’t board Youth Federation demands urgent review of DACF formula over exclusion of NYA, YE...

Roads Minister Vows to Improve Ghana's Road Network Before Mahama's Term Ends Majority In Parliament Calls for Change in Security Bill Provision To Vet MP's COCOBOD Assures Farmers of No Further Cocoa Price Cuts Minority Caucus Vows to Fight for Cocoa Farmers' Rights Minority Caucus Accuses Ibrahim Mahama of Controlling Mining Sector New Doctors Urged to Accept Rural Postings for Valuable Experien...

Kade MP Demands Transparency in $240m GoldBod and BoG Dealings Former Health Minister Boosts NPP Greater Accra with Pre-Eid Donation GJA Urges Protection for Journalists Safe Water Network Pushes for Smarter Water Management Jinapor Blasts Ghana's Procurement 'Mess', Doubts Reforms Eid-ul-Fitr Crescent Sighting Set for Thursday, March 19, 2026 MPC cuts policy rate to 14% to further keep inflationa...

President Mahama Encourages Tenants to Report Landlords Demanding Unlawful Payments Central Region battles severe shortage of specialist health workers New recruits given one week to prepare for military training GES issues directive on Eid-Ul-Fitr and Easter holidays Freddie Blay granted GH¢800k bail in Kitase demolition case Scrap GH₵1 levy on fuel now – Minority tells govt Cedi depreciates by 3...

Ministry of finance records 17bn Loan to Cover Salary Payments Gov't to Recruit 10,000 New Staff in Public Sector Fair Wages  And Salaries Commission Backs Mahama's Call for Independent Emoluments Commission NPP Condemns SIM Re-registration as Wasteful MP For Efiduase  Demands Arrest of NDC Youth for Locking Up Ejisu NHIS Office Govt Unfit to Rule if it Can't Fix Fuel Crisis" - Halidu Ha...

Gov't to block sims with incorrect registrations National Communication Authority audit reveals zero fingerprint matches with national ID database Health minister inaugurates board of health training institutions Ghana-togo vow to deepen cross-border cooperation Fisheries Ministry to equip canoes with transponders for safety Minority urges gov't to release funds for ghanaian students in uk

Mahama to meet organised labour over wages, cost of living Vice President Calls For Fact-Based Reporting in State Media First batch of GAF recruits to begin training SIM registration audit reveals zero biometric match with NIA database Kumasi food vendor jailed 20 days for defying market fire ban   Ghana’s economy remains services-led in 2025 – GSS Ghana records 6% GDP growth in 2025 as non-o...

Education Ministry engages MoF to clear outstanding Teacher salaries NRSA Records 54% of road deaths in Greater Accra linked to motorbikes EPA  announced plans to introduce a regulatory framework to manage the importation of used clothing Nawuni Plant upgrade to raise Water output for Tamale The Minority Leader  calls on national executives of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) o...

GMA urges government to fast-track rural incentive policy for health workers Gov’t declares March 20, 21 Eid-ul-Fitr holidays; Monday March 23 additional holiday Parliament Approves Optional Presidential Charter for Private Universities in Landmark Vote Youth leaders rally behind proposal to lower presidential age to 30 WAEC Warns Candidates Against Exam Malpractices, Urges Integrity PURC cuts ele...

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Minority Accuses Govt of Running 'Ponzi Scheme' with Security Services Jobs Principal of Nkanchina Nursing College Suspended Over Irregularities Deputy Transport Minister urges greater investment in gender equality NPP Insists Online Registration Secure for Internal Elections Gov’t orders crackdown on unlicensed Courier Services starting April 1 Scholarship beneficiaries are Ghanaians, not foreign...

Ghana signs deal with Turkish firms for Accra Water Plant GES Urges Teachers to Use Official Channels for Grievances NSA Scandal Highlights Need for CEO Accountability   Ghana Highway Authority Reopens Lane on Accra-Madina Road Bagbin swears in Baba Jamal as MP for Ayawaso East  Absa Bank finances aircraft for E&P to boost mining operations across Africa Congo FA President sentenced...

President Mahama commissions Olam Agri pasta facility, driving local production and job creation Gov’t announces Thai-Funded scholarships for public sector workers Minority demands briefing on attacks on fishing vessels Dome Kwabenya MP cuts sod for 5.2km Road Project in Narmah Community Independence Day should mark shift from stability to transformation – United Party China, US pressure Ghana to...

Mahama directs Buffer Stock to procure local rice for all schools Emelia Arthur Vows Sanctions for Premix Fund Abuse CLOGSAG declares nationwide strike effective March 9 50 major road projects underway across Ghana – South Tongu MP Solomon Owusu criticises Afenyo-Markin’s apology over security recruitment claims Ghana signs debt restructuring agreement with Belgium I need guys like Kamaldeen Sulem...

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Ashanti Region records 208 fire outbreaks in two months MMDCEs call for higher waste management funds Kasoa traders protest plan to replace free stalls with paid shops Cape Coast Teaching Hospital commissions $4m eye care, surgical training centre NCA to scrap NGIC’s 5G exclusivity to boost competition Ghana’s inflation drops to 3.3% in February, lowest since 2021 rebasing CAF to announce 2026 WAF...

Majority Leader Threatens Action Against the minority leader Over Security Recruitment Claims Managing Editor of The Herald Newspaper criticized the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for lacking transparency   NPP Flagbearer Faces Backlash Over Absence in Ayawaso East By Election Elective Politics Siphoning National Focus from Development, Says Anal...