The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Malik Basintale, has announced the establishment of its first-ever EV Delivery Brigade, a groundbreaking initiative expected to create more than 10,000 jobs for young Ghanaians. The programme will deploy over 10,000 electric bikes across all 16 regions, forming a structured, regulated, and uniformed...
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman Paul Afoko has formally filed his nomination to contest the party’s National Chairmanship election, pledging to reunite the party, strengthen its grassroots structures and lead efforts to return it to power in 2028. Mr Afoko submitted his completed nomination forms at the NPP headquarters in Accra on Tuesday,...
Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) of attempting to divert conversations around losses incurred by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The International Monetary Fund, in its recent report, stated that the significant scaling up of Domestic Gold Purchase Programme operations in...
The Ministry of Health has announced a final extension of the deadline for newly recruited nurses and allied health professionals to report to their assigned duty posts, moving the date to August 31, 2026. In a statement, the Ministry explained that the extension is intended to give affected professionals additional time to complete their postings...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that its passport application website, passport.mfa.gov.gh, is back online following the resolution of recent technical challenges. In a public statement addressed to all media houses, the Ministry confirmed that its technical team, working in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau, successfully restored the site. Applicants can now log...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a temporary shutdown of its passport application website, passport.mfa.gov.gh, due to technical issues. In a public notice addressed to all media houses, the Ministry explained that its technical team, working closely with the National Signals Bureau, is “feverishly” working to restore the site. The disruption has affected applicants...
The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team has arrested seven individuals in an intelligence-led narcotics operation across Ejisu, Abrepo Junction, and Atimatim in the Ashanti Region. According to a statement from the Regional Police Headquarters, the arrests were carried out on August 20, 2026, following coordinated surveillance and intelligence gathering. The suspects, whose ages range...
The Secretary-General of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Dr. Hyunik Hong, has led a delegation to present the Korea-Ghana Heritage Project to Ghana’s Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, and the Ghana Commission for UNESCO. The initiative, themed “Empowering Climate Action, Strengthening Ghana’s Integrated Capacity for Climate Change Response in Heritage Conservation”, will run...
The Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, has formally inducted the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Christian Agyare, as Chair of the University’s Technology and Consultancy Centre. Congratulating Prof. Agyare, the Minister wished him success in his new role and assured KNUST of government’s continued...
Parliament has reaffirmed its commitment to national unity and institutional collaboration with the presentation of the Democracy Cup trophy to the Ghana Armed Forces. The Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, handed over the trophy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong, on behalf of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon....