The Bank of Ghana on Wednesday joined the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to launch investorConnect, a new digital platform that will allow investors to open accounts, verify their identity using the Ghana Card, and view their securities and transaction history directly. According to the two institutions, the platform marks a significant step towards giving investors...
The Minister for Education, Honourable Haruna Iddrisu, has visited the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Resolution Centre at the GNAT Hall to monitor the ongoing exercise and assess progress being made in addressing placement concerns raised by candidates and their parents. During the visit, the Minister interacted with students and parents who had...
The Parliament of Ghana has announced the formal opening of its Parliamentary Museum to the public, effective Tuesday, September 22, 2026. According to a press release issued by the Parliamentary Service, the Museum stands as a landmark legacy project of the Rt. Hon. Alban S. K. Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, reflecting his abiding dedication to...
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has firmly rejected claims that stakeholders were sidelined in discussions over the proposed 24-Hour Market project at Agbogbloshie, releasing a detailed account of more than three months of engagements with traders, traditional authorities and other affected parties. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the Assembly said it had taken...
The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey has welcomed children back to school with financial support for 10 children to procure exercise books and textbooks as part of activities marking the “My First Day at School” initiative. The intervention followed the Mayor’s interaction with pupils from the Aayalolo Cluster of Schools, during which he...
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),...