Illegal small-scale gold mining, commonly referred to as galamsey in Ghana, has emerged as a pressing issue that undermines the country's environment, economy and social fabric. 

The Headmaster of Kpassa Senior High Technical School (KPASTECH), Rockson Kwame Tawiah, has been removed from office for unauthorised collection of money from students.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched the Modified Taxation Scheme, a simplified tax system designed for individuals working in the informal sector.

The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has said that his country will deepen the existing collaborations with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

A London-based arbitration tribunal has ruled in favour of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), by rejecting the claim by Power Distribution Services Ghana Ltd. (PDS) for compensation following the termination of its management contract with ECG.

GOIL PLC has explained that it was not undertaking any gold-related venture or customer reward scheme and has urged the public to ignore a video in circulation falsely depicting that the Group CEO, Edward Abambire Bawa had announced a government-backed project of that nature.

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for Amenfi West, Akwasi Adrifa, has declared support for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the party’s upcoming presidential primaries, describing the Vice President’s proposed policies as a game changer for neglected constituencies.

A former Deputy Minister of Finance and member of Kennedy Agyapong’s campaign team, Dr Alex Ampaabeng, has urged Ghanaians to rally behind the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, describing him as the only candidate with the courage and practical vision to end the country’s youth unemployment crisis.

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has urged pastors and other religious leaders to use their sermons to encourage tax payment with the same enthusiasm they show when preaching about tithing. 

He said paying taxes was both a moral and patriotic duty to Ghana.

A Modified Taxation Scheme has been launched by the government as part of efforts to widen the tax net and promote fairness in revenue collection.

The issue of the payment of GH¢28 million in 2022, as honorarium at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), but described by the Auditor-General as inappropriate, was up for discussion at the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 5, 2025).

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered a recall of Choice Irish Cream Flavoured Drink from the market after laboratory tests confirmed that it contained Sildenafil Citrate, a prescription drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.

The Western Central Regional branch of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has rescued a 15-year-old Nigerian girl who was trafficked from Enugu State in Nigeria to Tarkwa for sexual exploitation.

A former Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has been found culpable by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for procurement breaches that led to a financial loss of about GH¢9 million to the state.

The Alumni of the Swiss Management Centre (SMC) University in Ghana, has petitioned the Governing Board of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), asking that the board should intervene in the decision not to recognise SMC University degrees by the Commission.

A horrifying fire incident, suspected to have been orchestrated by a husband, has claimed the lives of his wife and six children at Akyempim in the Upper Denkyira East municipality of the Central Region.

The foreign-based Swiss Management Centre (SMC) University from Switzerland only received a Certificate of Recognition in 2012 by the then National Accreditation Board (NAB), which was later revoked due to quality assurance and accreditation breaches. SMC never received a Certificate of Accreditation, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has clarified.

The Daily Graphic, the flagship newspaper brand published by the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL), has fully paid its dues to the socio-economic development of the country in the last 75 years.

The Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly know as APlus has written to the Speaker of Parliament asking that the Member of Parliament for Atiwa East, Abena Osei Asare should be removed as chairperson of the Public Accounts Select Committee of Parliament (PAC).

The German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.

The Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abass Apaak, has urged participants at the just-ended African continental education event to translate the discussions into tangible actions at national, regional and continental levels. 

A 14-year-old British boy who took his parents to court after they sent him to a boarding school in Ghana must remain in the school until at least the end of his GCSEs, a High Court judge has ruled.

Police investigations have found 21 individuals culpable for elections-related violence in 2020 and 2024, which together claimed 15 lives and injured 40 others.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has said it has made significant progress in its efforts to recover suspected illicit assets with the seizure and freezing of properties valued at more than GH¢100 million and over US$100,000 in the ongoing investigations at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).

The awards committee of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) has released the list of award nominees for the 29th GJA Media Awards. The awards ceremony is being hosted by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi this weekend.