Author: Baina Media (Baina Media)

 The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GSC Property Investment Limited for the development of a 28,000‑bed student accommodation facility estimated at US$500 million. The project, to be implemented under a 30‑year Build‑Operate‑Transfer (BOT) arrangement, will cover 25 hectares of UCC land and feature 28 dormitory blocks, commercial...

 Ghana and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cooperation in space science, technology, and innovation, with emphasis on leveraging international partnerships to support national development. The pledge was made when Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP), hosted Japanese astronaut and Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific at Axiom Space, Dr....

President John Dramani Mahama has received Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), for a high‑level bilateral engagement aimed at deepening Ghana’s economic transformation agenda. Discussions focused on boosting commercial agriculture, with emphasis on cocoa, oil palm, and poultry production. President Mahama reaffirmed government’s commitment to industrialisation, stressing a firm policy to...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has unveiled 40 new pickup vehicles to strengthen operations and improve service delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) nationwide. The vehicles were presented at a ceremony at the Authority’s Head Office in Accra by Chief Executive Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, who expressed appreciation to President John Dramani...

The Upper East Regional Police Command has announced the arrest of seven suspected armed robbers believed to be behind a series of violent attacks in Zebilla, Garu, and Binduri. The suspects, identified as Issaka Iddrisu (20), Ali Tamimu (21), Akugre Amobila (26), Banabas Apiiga (41), Abdul‑Rashid Adamu (38), Apiiga Alebena (21), and Bilal Adabodee (31),...

 The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of 36 suspects in connection with the lynching of a police officer at Gindabour in the Savannah Region. According to a statement issued by the Regional Police Headquarters in Damongo, the incident occurred when the officer was attacked by a mob following a confrontation. Reinforcement teams were...

A delegation from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), led by the French Ambassador to Ghana, Her Excellency Diarra Dimé‑Labille, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Transport, Hon. Joseph Bukari Nikpe, to discuss potential areas of partnership and financing for Ghana’s transport infrastructure, with particular emphasis on railway development. The delegation sought...

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of arrears for the 2023 Capitation Grant to basic schools across the country. In a circular dated 14th September 2026 and signed by Prof. Smile Dzisi, Deputy Director‑General (MS), the Service confirmed that funds have been transferred to the accounts of District Education Directorates for onward...

The Inspector‑General of Police (IGP), Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, together with members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), has met with the leadership of the Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG) to discuss their concerns and deepen cooperation between the riders and the Ghana Police Service. At the engagement, the IGP urged the Association to...