President John Dramani Mahama has outlined a comprehensive plan to address youth unemployment, education, and national development in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered in Parliament on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Ghana is set to amend its traffic and transport laws to legalise commercial motorcycle operations, popularly known as Okada, as part of efforts to create jobs and improve urban mobility.

The Vice-President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called on Parliament to support the comprehensive approach being rolled out by the government to clamp down on illegal mining, known locally as galamsey.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to disclose the budget for the Black Stars, insisting that all government expenditures on national teams must be made public.

The government will introduce a 20 per cent allowance for teachers serving in rural areas to encourage them to accept and remain at their posts in underserved communities.

President John Dramani Mahama made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (#SONA2025) in Parliament on Thursday, February 27, 2025.

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy will not be scrapped under his administration but improved to address existing challenges.

Stakeholders in education have proposed a significant change in the country's Free Senior High School (SHS) education policy, suggesting that boarding students should be allowed to pay for their boarding and feeding fees.

A 14-year-old boy has lost a court case he brought against his own parents after they moved him from London to Ghana to go to boarding school.

The boy, described in court as shy, articulate, a keen cook and footballer, said his parents had tricked him into going to Africa, saying it was to visit a sick relative.

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the introduction of the No-Fee Stress policy, which will remove tertiary admission fees for all students, while persons with disabilities (PWDs) will receive full tuition-free education throughout their studies.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed security agencies to declare wanted all suspects implicated in the alleged National Service ghost names probe, following allegations that over 80,000 fictitious names were fraudulently added to the scheme’s payroll.

President John Dramani Mahama has painted a grim picture of Ghana’s economic situation, describing it as being in "dire straits" and significantly worse than previously known. 

President John Dramani Mahama has justified his decision to reduce the number of ministers and deputy ministers to 60, citing cost reduction, improved efficiency, and the need to set an example for future administrations.

Watch Live: Ghanaians and the international community will today, February 27, 2025, turn their attention to Parliament in Accra as President John Dramani Mahama delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his historic second term.

Ghana has recorded a significant trade surplus of GH₵44.7 billion in 2024, as total exports soared to GH₵294.9 billion, surpassing imports, which stood at GH₵250.2 billion, according to the latest Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Trade Report.

Ghanaians and the international community will today, February 27, 2025, turn their attention to Parliament in Accra as President John Dramani Mahama delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his historic second term.

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has raised concerns over a growing trend where some chiefs use their chieftaincy crests on vehicles instead of official registration plates, describing it as a serious security risk.

Firefighters from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have successfully extinguished a fire that broke out at the Estate Block of the University of Ghana in Accra on Wednesday evening, February 26, 2025.

A study conducted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has detected the presence of banned substances, including erythrosine and starch, in some brands of tomato paste sold on the Ghanaian market.

A District Court in Accra has remanded Samuel Adjei into police custody in connection with a fatal shooting incident that occurred during an enstoolment ceremony at Nungua in the Greater Accra Region on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

The Deputy Minister designate for Justice and Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai, has said he will “wholeheartedly” back the enactment of legislation to prohibit politically-exposed persons and serving public officials from the illegal purchase of state property.

Since January 7, 2025 when a new President was inaugurated, I have been having nightmares about what it means to declare a Constitution Day, only to realize it was the outdooring of a new brand of democracy, with a revolution forehead. 

The vetting of Deputy Attorney General and Justice Minister-designate, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, took an unexpected turn on Tuesday, February 26, after a heated confrontation between the Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, and Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.

The Supreme Court, by a 4-1 majority decision, has placed a stay of proceedings on the Koforidua High Court’s sentencing of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia, Ernest Yaw Kumi, following his conviction for contempt.

Lawyers for the Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency, Ernest Yaw Kumi, who was convicted of contempt by a Koforidua High Court, were today (February 26) prevented from moving a motion seeking to set aside an injunction restraining him from holding himself as an MP.

President John Dramani Mahama has, in consultation with the Council of State, appointed 12 individuals as members of the governing board of the Bank of Ghana (BoG).