The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that he has formally invited the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, for clarifications following President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Ghanaian exports.

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) witnessed remarkable growth in the first quarter of 2025, with several companies delivering exceptional returns to investors.

The government is open to deploying any option that will prove most effective for clamping down on illegal mining activities, including declaration of state of emergency and a temporary ban on small-scale mining, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has stated.

The technical committee tasked to advise on modalities for private sector participation in the distribution of electricity has recommended three models to inform the government’s decision on the effective implementation of the strategy. 

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Constable John Kwabena Dogbey, which occurred on April 2, 2025, at Assin Domeabra in the Central Region.

Leaders in the country's financial services sector converged on the Jubilee House yesterday for a crucial planning session with the Chief of Staff, Mr Julius Debrah, ahead of the second Kwahu Business Forum, slated for Saturday, April 19, this year.

The Office of the Auditor-General has initiated a sweeping nationwide payroll audit targeting Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and all subvented organisations under the Government of Ghana’s payroll system. 

Dr Naomi Wolali Kwetey has expressed appreciation to President John Dramani Mahama for her appointment as acting Managing Director of the Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd (CBG).

President Donald Trump says he is "very close" to brokering a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if its Chinese owner does not sell the app by the weekend.

A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sell the app.

Tamale, the Northern Regional capital, is known for its rich culture, motorbikes and rapid urbanisation. 

The end of the era of the Electronic Transaction Levy, commonly called E-Levy, kicked in fully on Thursday as the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) sanctioned its reversal upon the President’s assent of the Bill that abolished the levy.

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has sharply criticised the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, accusing him of spreading falsehoods about an alleged “suspicious aircraft” that landed at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport.

A painter, accused of stealing electrical cables at the Bank of Ghana building at Ridge, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. 

Naomi Wolali Kwetey has been nominated as the acting Managing Director of the Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd (CBG).

Following the March 14, 2025, incident at Attakrom near Bibiani in the Western North Region, where some individuals in possession of firearms, including a pistol and shotguns, openly discharged them at a funeral, the police have arrested two suspects.

The suspects were arrested on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a police statement has said.

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has reaffirmed the strength of the partnership between Ghana and US despite an ongoing review of U.S. foreign aid programmes.

Professor Godfred Bokpin, a finance and economics expert at the University of Ghana, has called for an extension of the country’s current IMF programme by 18 months to avert potential financial shocks.

A former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has rejected claims that 1,346 ECG-bound containers have gone missing, insisting that they remain under the custody of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) and Ghana Customs.

MTN Ghana has officially ceased deductions of the one percent Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) on all mobile money (MoMo) transactions following the enactment of new tax reforms by the government.

The government has commenced processes to track the importation and use of excavators in the country.

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the government to address all unresolved issues adversely affecting teachers in the country. 

The number of business establishments in Ghana has tripled over the past decade, reaching 1.87 million in 2024, up from 638,235 in 2014, according to the latest findings from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). 

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is strengthening its relationship with other state agencies to help with the collection of royalties from mining companies operating in the country.

Herds of pigs have died in Damongo, the capital of the Savannah Region, following a suspected outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF).

The Supreme Court is expected to soon fix a date to hear an injunction application seeking to halt the process that could result in the impeachment of the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.