Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has opened a two-day ECOWAS Ministerial Meeting on Regional Cooperation and Security, bringing together Heads of State and Government, Ministers, and Intelligence Chiefs from across the sub-region. In her keynote address, the Vice President underscored the inseparability of diplomacy and security, noting that contemporary threats such as violent extremism, terrorism,...
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a newly constructed mosque for the Akweteman Muslim Community in Accra. The brief ceremony, held on Thursday, was attended by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, alongside prominent Muslim leaders and political figures. The President commended the community for its commitment to faith and unity, noting that...
Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has underscored the importance of health security as a driver of industrial growth, urging Africa to embrace local pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing. Delivering a keynote address at the African Trade Summit on the theme “Health Security as Industrial Strategy: Manufacturing Medicines for Africa and the World”, the Minister said...
Global InfoAnalytics has released regional projections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race, offering a snapshot of candidate support across Ghana’s sixteen regions. The projections carry a ±4% margin of error and highlight significant regional variations in candidate strength. Key Highlights from the Projections: Region KAA DYA DBA KOA DMB Ahafo 0% 0% 10%...
Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has signed a US$12.83 million grant agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance feasibility studies for major infrastructure and development projects under the government’s Big Push programme. The funding will support detailed designs, costings, and environmental and social impact assessments to ensure the projects are ready for construction....
The Senior Advisor to the President on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, has met with the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Emelia Arthur, in Accra to advance efforts toward harmonising Ghana’s Blue Economy Strategy (BES) and the Sustainable Ocean Plan (SOP). The high-level engagement forms part of government’s ongoing actions...
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has revealed that contracts awarded to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ministry of Finance were obtained through self-serving official favoritism rather than any genuine operational requirement. This disclosure was made in the OSP’s 2025 Mid-Year Report, signed by Special Prosecutor...
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared that its National Delegates Conference will be held on December 19, 2026, to select new national executives. Addressing journalists at a press briefing on Thursday, the party’s General Secretary, Mr. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, stated that the internal polls would adopt a bottom-up process—starting at the branch level,...
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has confiscated and is overseeing several high-value assets—including fuel stations, cash, vehicles, and apartments—connected to the ongoing criminal trial involving former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine other defendants. This revelation was contained in the 2025 Mid-Year Report, signed by...
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Richard Nunekpeku, has highlighted the transformative role of GoldBod in reshaping Ghana’s gold value chain, stressing that the institution’s work goes beyond export figures to deliver lasting national value. Speaking at the Africa Trade Summit 2026, Nunekpeku disclosed that in 2025, the Ghana Gold Board exported...