Author: Baina Media (Baina Media)

 The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service, has commemorated World Hepatitis Day 2026 with a renewed national commitment to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. The event featured the inauguration of a National Viral Hepatitis Technical Working Group and the appointment of celebrated musician Okyeame Kwame as Ghana’s National Ambassador for Viral...

Parliament has passed the Excise Bill, 2026, introducing new measures to regulate and streamline excise duties across a range of products. The legislation seeks to modernise Ghana’s excise tax framework, enhance revenue mobilisation, and align domestic tax policy with international best practices. It provides for clearer definitions of excisable goods, revises duty structures, and strengthens...

 The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced that the National Interconnected Transmission System (NITS) experienced a major power system disturbance at approximately 3:11 a.m. on Wednesday, 29th July 2026, resulting in widespread interruptions in electricity supply. According to GRIDCo, the incident was caused by the simultaneous tripping of several generating plants across the national...

 The Director‑General of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), Major General Maxwell Obuba Mantey, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to deepening collaboration with the Ghana Navy in the fight against illicit drug trafficking and substance abuse. He made the remarks during a courtesy call on the Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Godwin Bessing, at...

The Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, today addressed the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) at the PMAG Day 2026, where he reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening local pharmaceutical manufacturing through innovation, strategic procurement, and investment in quality systems. “Government is encouraging pharmaceutical manufacturers to take advantage of financing available through the Ghana...

 At the invitation of Sister Cities International, Ghana’s Vice President, H.E. Professor Naana Jane Opoku‑Agyemang, led a high‑level delegation to the United States to participate in the organisation’s 70th Anniversary Homecoming Conference, held from 22–25 July 2026. Accompanying the Vice President were Hon. James Gyakye Quayson, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs; Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister...

 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,...