A Senior Partner at accounting and advisory firm, PwC, Abeiku Gyan-Quansah, has re-emphasised the call for the government to simplify the country’s tax laws to reduce tax evasion and improve compliance.

The first day of mediation for the Bawku crisis at the Manhyia Palace went well yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that there are about 30,000 pending Ghanaian passport applications. The applicants have been asked to complete the process within 90 days, following Ghana’s introduction of chip-embedded passports.

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, a former Member of Parliament for Assin Central and flagbearer hopeful on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has withdrawn from the party’s "Thank You" tour with immediate effect.

Mr Agyapong announced the decision when the tour arrived in Kumasi. This, he said was because of some disagreements and disturbances during the ongoing tour.

The Ghana Gold Board has agreed with nine large-scale mining companies to retain 20 per cent of their gold output in the country.

The arrangement was announced in a Facebook post on April 30, 2025, by the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board, Mr Sammy Gyamfi. It follows negotiations with companies that are not part of the Bank of Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme.

A portal to actualise the policy of absorbing the admission and facility user fees has been launched in Accra.

Ghana’s crude oil production has continued its downward trend for a fifth consecutive year, with total output for 2024 dropping to 48.25 million barrels, down from a peak of 71.44 million barrels in 2019. 

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations has confirmed that it is actively investigating a cybersecurity breach affecting approximately 5,700 customers of MTN Ghana.

The President, John Dramani Mahama, has appealed to organisations in the public and private sectors to devote a portion of their annual social investments to support the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, otherwise known as the MahamaCares Initiative.

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Chief Executives for all 33 Metropolitan, Municipa and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Eastern Region. 

Child Rights International (CRI) has called on the government to take urgent action to address the effects of the Community Mining Scheme on children who have been adversely impacted by the policy.

The Minority Caucus on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Ghana’s Parliament has called on the government to urgently address rising insecurity and governance lapses following the United States’ issuance of a Level 2 Travel Advisory on Ghana.

MTN Ghana has posted a profit after tax of GH₵1.7 billion for the first quarter of 2025, representing a 53.7 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Major General William Agyapong hosted a gathering of all Two-Star Generals in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) at his office in Burma Camp on Monday, April 28, 2025.

There is tight security at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi with a number of armed soldiers and police in attendance for the Bawku conflict mediation.

The stage is set at Manhyia Palace as Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, resumes mediation efforts today.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for a nationwide campaign to promote public awareness, household screening and early detection in response to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana.

He described the issue as both personal and urgent.

Former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Cromwell Nanabanyin Onuawonto Bissue, has reacted to the Office of Special Prosecutor's (OSP) corruption charges against him, describing it as “baseless”. 

In a statement dated April 29, 2025, Mr Charles Bissue pledged to challenge the OSP's charges "vigorously" through due process.

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to donate six months of his salary to the newly launched Ghana Medical Trust Fund, commonly referred to MahamaCares.

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has said that the newly launched Ghana Medical Trust Fund also referred to as the MahamaCares initiative, will prioritise specialist care for Ghanaians aged 18 to 45, the age group most affected by chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Three Indian nationals have been arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal gold trading in Ghana.

They have since been arraigned before the Achimota Circuit Court and have been remanded into custody.

They are to reappear on May 12, 2025.

Access Bank has confirmed the dismissal of a former employee who was allegedly caught secretly filming female colleagues in the bank’s restrooms. 

A heated verbal exchange between former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe Abronye, disrupted proceedings during Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s national thank-you tour in the Bono Region on Monday.

A former flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Boakye Kyerematen Agyarko, has raised concerns over the party’s ongoing ‘Thank You’ Tour, describing it as a mission that has veered dangerously off course and is now threatening the unity and public image of the party.

The nation’s attention will be on Manhyia Palace for the next three days as mediation talks aimed at resolving the Bawku conflict begin in full today at the seat of the Golden Stool.

MTN Ghana has announced that about 5,700 of its customers may have been affected by a recent cybersecurity breach.