The Industrial and Labour Division of the High Court in Accra has placed an injunction on the nationwide strike declared by the Ghana Registeted and Midwives Association (GRNMA).

In an order for interim injunction, the court, presided over by Justice Priscilla Dikro Ofori, described the strike as illegal, ordering the GRNMA to call it off with immediate effect. 

This week, specifically on June 4, 2025, Citi FM’s Eyewitness News broadcast the most important news of the year. 

It was to the effect that “government is ramping up efforts to promote the commercial production of eco-friendly Pozzolana cement as part of a strategic move to reduce Ghana’s reliance on imported building materials”

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghana’s Muslim population that the cost of participating in the annual Hajj pilgrimage could be reduced significantly in 2026, contingent on continued strength of the local currency and ongoing diplomatic engagements with Saudi authorities.

Ukraine and Ghana have committed to advancing bilateral cooperation in cybersecurity, digitalisation, and information technology following a high-level virtual meeting between officials of both countries on Tuesday, June 4, 2025.

Ghana’s National Chief Imam, Shaikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has called for an end to atrocities in Gaza and other global conflict zones while urging Ghanaians and the international community to embrace moral renewal, sacrifice, and interfaith harmony in his 2025 Eid-Al-Adha message.

The government of Ghana has announced an immediate ban on the importation of excavators as part of intensified measures to combat illegal mining and safeguard the nation’s water bodies. The directive, issued by the Ministry of Transport, introduces a strict "No Permit, No Excavator" policy to regulate the entry of such machinery into the country.

The rift between US President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk has erupted into the open, with each trading insults after the tech billionaire criticised one of Trump's key domestic policies.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has referred an Indian construction firm, JMC Projects, to the Attorney-General and the Minister of Justice for taking $29.6 million and failing to execute construction works on the Tamale-Savelugu-Walewale road.

Former Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has appeared on Interpol's Red Notice as a wanted man for using public office for profit.

Legendary Ghanaian broadcaster, Mike Eghan, famed for his 1970s television show, The Mike Eghan Show, has passed away, aged 89.

President John Mahama has announced a series of environmental reforms, including a ban on the use of wood for school furniture and plans to phase out styrofoam as a food packaging material.

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) and the Digital Chamber of Ghana (DGI) have announced the exit of Kenneth Ashigbey as Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has posted an operating loss of GH¢9.49 billion for the 2024 financial year, a significant but narrowed deficit compared to the GH¢13.23 billion loss restated for 2023.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government will soon ban the production and importation of styrofoam food containers in Ghana.

In a gruesome act, residents of Assin Akropong in the Assin Fosu area of the Central Region woke up on Wednesday to discover that grave looters had exhumed the remains of a 15-year-old boy, Kenneth Ampofo five days after he had been buried.

After serving 23 years behind bars, a mechanic, Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was wrongly convicted alongside Ataa Ayi, a notorious armed robber in 2002 is now a free man after the Court of Appeal set aside his conviction. 

A 30-year-old woman who allegedly poured some substance suspected to be acid on her taxi driver ex-boyfriend has been arrested by the Tesano Divisional Police Command.

At a time when fiscal prudence, macroeconomic recovery, and energy security are all in delicate balance, the Government of Ghana’s decision to increase the Energy Sector Recovery Levy (ESLA) by GH¢1 per litre deserves more than a cursory political response, it requires sober, data-driven analysis.

Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said.

US President Donald Trump has signed a ban on travel to the US from 12 countries citing national security risks, according to the White House.

There are also seven additional countries whose nationals will face a partial travel restrictions.

The US president said the list could be revised if "material improvements" were made and additional countries could be added as "threats emerge around the world".

The Volta Regional Police Command has intercepted a large sum of money, which was in fertilizer bags, in a commercial vehicle en route to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.

The police intercepted the money made up of GH¢1 notes and coins, totaling GH¢1,021,700, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, around 4:45 pm during a routine snap check near Juapong in the Volta Region.

An ongoing strike by public sector nurses is taking a toll on healthcare delivery in the country, with some major hospitals struggling to provide basic services as some of the wards have been deserted.

Parliament has passed the Energy Sector Levies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to impose a GH¢1 on every litre of petroleum products to raise additional funds to defray the $3.7 billion energy sector debts.

Livestock prices in Tamale have dropped significantly ahead of the Eid-ul-Adha celebration on Friday, bringing relief to buyers.

The Bank of Ghana is set to implement a policy to block leakages in remittance inflows as part of efforts to further stabilise the local currency.