The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP), has held strategic discussions with the Director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Professor Samuel A. Ntewusu, to advance Ghana’s role in the continental Reparations Agenda. The meeting, held on Wednesday, 8th January 2026, focused on aligning...
The Vice President, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has assured the leadership of the Complementary Education Agency of government’s continued support in strengthening its capacity to deliver inclusive education nationwide. She gave the assurance during a meeting at her office with the Agency’s leadership, led by Hon. Daniel Kwasi Ashiamah, Acting Executive Director. The discussions centered...
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has issued a strong warning to the public to disregard a fraudulent message circulating online about a supposed National Family Support Allowance. The message, which falsely claims that the Ministry is offering GHC 1,350 over three months under the directive of President John Dramani Mahama and Minister...
The Vice President, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has urged Ghanaians to uphold integrity, oppose injustice, and embrace ethical leadership as vital pillars for national strength. She made the call at this year’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Summit, held under the theme “Moral Decadence and Our Responsibilities in the Light of Islamic Teachings.” In her address, the...
The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced two men to a combined 40 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for their roles in a violent robbery at Kyekyewere near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The convicts, Francis Oppong, alias Kwame Abuu, a resident of Kyekyewere, and Francis Nyamekye, alias Amearo, were found guilty after a full trial...
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pensions by 10 per cent for 2026, with the adjustment designed to provide greater relief for pensioners on lower incomes. Under the new indexation, all pensioners on the SSNIT Pension Payroll as of December 31, 2025, will receive a fixed increase of six per...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that an agreement on a security guarantee from Washington is “essentially ready” to be finalised by US President Donald Trump, following several days of negotiations in Paris. In a post on X on Thursday, Zelenskyy described the document as a cornerstone of any settlement to end the war, noting...
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Mahama administration of recklessly expanding the Gold-for-Reserves initiative, blaming the government for what it describes as a US$214 million loss recorded within nine months. Addressing the press on Thursday, January 8, Deputy Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Patricia Appiagyei, said the development reflects a major...
The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has called on the government to step in and settle an outstanding electricity debt of GH¢13.6 million, describing it as a legacy liability that arose from shared state infrastructure. The appeal was made during President John Dramani Mahama’s visit to the state broadcaster, where the Director-General, Prof. Amin Alhassan, explained...
Lawyers for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta are preparing to contest moves that could see him deported to Ghana, following his detention by United States immigration officials for overstaying his visa. Mr Ofori-Atta was taken into custody on Tuesday by officers of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), initiating a legal process that could result...