The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has intensified efforts to recover unpaid property rates, with a special revenue mobilisation and enforcement task force visiting several corporate institutions in the capital to ensure compliance with the city’s tax obligations. The exercise, led by the Mayor of Accra, Mr Michael Kpakpo Allotey, on Monday targeted a number of...
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has intensified enforcement activities to evict traders and other commercial operators from Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) shelters across the city as part of efforts to restore the facilities to their intended use and improve pedestrian and vehicular movement. The latest exercise, led by the Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the opening of applications for the 2027 Mo Ibrahim Foundation Leadership Fellowship Programme at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In a public announcement issued on October 5, 2026, the ministry said the programme is being offered by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation...
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on Monday undertook an early morning inspection tour of more than 20 embassies and visa application centres in Accra to assess the conditions under which Ghanaians seeking visas are served. The working visit, conducted on October 5, 2026, formed part of the minister’s efforts to evaluate the...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Ghanaians seeking employment opportunities in Zambia to exercise extreme caution and verify the authenticity of job offers amid growing concerns over fraudulent recruitment schemes linked to cybercrime activities. The advisory follows the arrest of six Ghanaian nationals in Lusaka during a joint security operation conducted by the Zambia...
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly elected national executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and called on members to unite behind the party’s quest to return to power in the 2028 general elections. In a statement issued following the NPP’s 2026 National Annual Delegates Conference in Kumasi, the former President...
Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to officially launch three major legal instruments aimed at strengthening Ghana’s social protection framework and advancing gender equity. The event, scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in Accra, will see the unveiling of the Social Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1148), the Social Protection Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2521)...
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has moved to fully cover the cost of surgery for one of its sanitation workers, Madam Cynthia Yeboah, who sustained injuries in an accident last month in the line of duty. The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, who led a delegation from the Assembly to the Korle Bu...
President John Dramani Mahama has granted presidential pardons to 863 convicted persons as part of activities marking Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary. The decision, announced in a statement issued by the Presidency Communications Office on October 5, 2026, was exercised under Article 72(1) of the 1992 Constitution following consultations with the Council of State. According to...
The Ministry of Education has commended teachers across Ghana for their dedication, professionalism and sacrifices in shaping the nation’s future, as the country joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2026. In a statement issued on October 5, the ministry described teachers as the backbone of Ghana’s education system, acknowledging their...