The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, and the President of the Gabonese Republic, H.E. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, on Tuesday, 28th July 2026, held bilateral discussions at Jubilee House in Accra as part of President Oligui Nguema’s three‑day official visit to Ghana. The talks, preceded by a private tête‑à‑tête, were...
The Government has handed over an additional 2,000 laptops to the University of Ghana to support the implementation of the One Million Coders Programme (OMCP), bringing the total number of laptops supplied to the institution to 2,500. The handover ceremony, held at the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), was attended...
Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has urged Corporate Ghana to partner government in building the nation’s digital workforce through the flagship One Million Coders Programme (OMCP). Addressing stakeholders, the Minister appealed to technology companies, telecom operators, financial institutions, and other private sector organisations to contribute by offering internships, mentorship, scholarships,...
The Ghana Police Service has arrested Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, a suspected romance scammer, for allegedly defrauding women through false marriage promises and the non‑consensual sharing of intimate images. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect posed as a pastor conducting online church services on Instagram, where he targeted women and claimed that God had revealed...
Zambia’s election is being closely watched by investors, who see it as a test of whether the country can maintain economic stability and move beyond its debt crisis. Zambia became the first sovereign nation to default during the COVID-19 pandemic, making it a key case study for the G20-backed debt relief process. Since then, the...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that promotion letters for teachers who successfully passed the recent promotion examinations will be dispatched to Regional Education Directorates beginning August 15, 2026. In a statement signed by Daniel Fenyi, Head of Public Relations, the Service indicated that the letters will be distributed to qualified teachers through their...
The incarcerated Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has apologised to President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama for any disparaging remarks he made about them during the campaign ahead of the 2024 general election. The apology comes as Wontumi serves a 20-year...
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has condemned the reported assault of students of Techiman Krobo Nursing Training College by police officers during a peaceful demonstration, calling for an immediate and independent investigation. According to NUGS, the incident occurred on Monday, July 27, when students staged a protest over poor feeding, unsanitary conditions, and...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has taken swift action following a viral video that exposed smoked and salted fish being processed under unhygienic conditions in parts of the country. A rapid response team, working in collaboration with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly and the Ghana Police Service, was dispatched on Monday, July 27, to confiscate...
The Ghana Sports Fund says it is committed to ending the country’s long-standing reliance on emergency fundraising and ad hoc financial interventions, introducing a sustainable financing model to support sports development across all levels. According to the Fund’s Deputy Administrator, Simon Appiah Jnr. Esq., the institution was established to replace uncertainty with a predictable funding system...