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The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has directed all persons, businesses, institutions, and organizations engaged in the supply chain of precursor chemicals, psychotropic substances, and controlled equipment to register with the Commission by July 31, 2026, in line with the Narcotics Control Commission Act, 2020 (Act 1019). The directive, announced in official notices, underscores NACOC’s nationwide...

 The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the clearance of three years’ arrears owed to eligible staff of Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) under the Academic Intervention programme. The payment covers the 2023/2024, 2024/2025, and 2025/2026 academic years, and is aimed at strengthening staff motivation to deliver enhanced academic support...

The Ghana Police Service has dismantled an alleged drug distribution network targeting university students in the Ashanti Region, arresting 44 suspects in a major operation led by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Command. The three-day operation, conducted between July 3 and 5, focused on criminal hotspots...

 The Ghana National Household Registry (GNHR), operating under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), convened a Data Dissemination Meeting on Tuesday to share findings from its Scale-Up and Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) Reassessment exercise. The event, held at the Ministry’s Conference Room in Accra, brought together stakeholders to examine how updated...

 The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has urged immediate and coordinated measures to address Ghana’s critical shortage of physician anaesthesiologists, describing anaesthesia as “the backbone of modern medicine and safe surgery.” Speaking as Special Guest of Honour at the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Ghana Society of Anaesthesiologists (GAS)...

 The Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Prof. Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has charged the maiden batch of students admitted to Ghana’s new Bachelor of Science in Emergency Nursing Programme to prepare for lifesaving roles across the country. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony of the Nurses’ and Midwives’ Training College (NMTC), Tamale, she told the 49 pioneer...

The management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has issued an official statement addressing claims made by musician Mzbel in a widely circulated social media video. In the video, Mzbel alleged that her relative passed away due to the unavailability of a hospital bed at KBTH. The hospital’s management, in a release dated July 7,...

 The Majority Leader and Chairman of the Business Committee, Hon. Mahama Ayariga, has presented the Business Statement outlining parliamentary activities for the eighth week ending Friday, 10 July 2026. Delivering the statement on the Floor of the House, Hon. Ayariga announced that seven ministers are scheduled to appear before Parliament to respond to 23 oral...

 The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to take active roles in the upcoming National General Cleaning Days scheduled for July 10 and 11, 2026, in flood-affected regions. Delivering a statement on the floor of the House, the Speaker emphasized that Parliament fully supports the...

 The Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has visited the Presbyterian Health Centre at Fuoshegu as part of the Ministry’s ongoing maternal mortality reduction tour. Her engagement with the Chief of Fuoshegu, Naa Gurundo Lasah, and health partners highlighted the facility’s innovative approach to managing anaemia among pregnant women through strong community...