The government will reduce the time required to award public contracts and tighten the rules governing sole-source procurement as part of reforms aimed at speeding up government projects and improving accountability in the use of public funds.

Nana Kwame Bediako, who is also known as Cheddar or Freedom Jacob Caesar, has been explaining why his partner, Azad Cola, wants to seize that huge, aesthetically pleasing, and imposing white building located next to Danquah Circle at Osu in Accra, known as No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel. 

Nana Kwame Bediako argues that his partner, Azad Cola, wants to take over the building because he [Cola] claims he solely repaid an IFC loan they used to construct the building.

According to Cheddar, his partner made that move without his consent and has not even shown him proof that he has indeed repaid that loan, even though, as a partner, he had a "fiduciary" duty to have disclosed that he was going to repay the loan.

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has issued a public alert over a surge in restaurant and food-vendor impersonation scams, warning that unsuspecting customers are increasingly being tricked into making fraudulent payments for food that is never delivered.

Ghana has achieved its statutory debt-to-GDP target of 45 per cent years ahead of both the International Monetary Fund programme timetable and the timeline established under the Public Financial Management Act, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson announced on Thursday during the presentation of the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review to Parliament.

The government has planned to allocate funds in the 2027 Budget to implement a permanent solution to flooding issues in Accra and other flood-prone areas across Ghana, the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has said.

The Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) initiative launched in December 2022 by the Akufo-Addo government to restructure Ghana's mounting domestic debt "only postponed solving the problem", the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said.

The DDEP required local bondholders to swap their investments for longer-term, lower-yielding bonds. 

The management of No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel says it has filed an appeal against last Tuesday's Accra High Court order granting permission for a Receiver to seize businessman Cheddar's huge, aesthetically pleasing, and imposing white building located next to the Dankwa Circle at Osu in Accra.

The issue concerns the appointment of a Receiver to take possession of the property, which is at the centre of a debt issue on which the High Court of England and Wales has already ruled.

The latest development follows earlier proceedings connected to the enforcement in Ghana of the judgment in favour of Cola Holdings Limited.

President John Dramani Mahama has doubled down on his call for the African Union to address recent waves of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa, which he said was "escalating," while stressing that Ghana harbours "no ill will" toward its fellow African nation.

Thirteen subject areas aimed at improving foundational learning and equipping pupils with 21st-century skills, values and ethics are to be the focus in a revised curriculum prepared by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) aimed at introducing or strengthening basic level education.

The newly revised curriculum for kindergarten and primary education include Ghanaian Language, English Language, Chinese, Arabic, French, Religious and Moral Education, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Creative Arts, Citizenship Education, Computing and Science (Agriculture), all for primary education alone.

Smartphones have become the primary internet device for the majority of people worldwide, yet security habits have not kept pace with the growing volume of sensitive data stored on these devices, a new Kaspersky survey has revealed.

The Accra High Court has dismissed a motion seeking to strike out 16 counts of offences against former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, who is standing trial with his wife, Faiza Seidu Wuni.

Following the coming into force of the National Identity Register (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2523) on June 9, 2026, the government has given banks, telecommunications companies, hospitals, schools and other institutions a deadline of November 2, 2026, to stop requesting photocopies of Ghana Cards for identity verification and adopt biometric authentication.

On Thursday the Finance Minister will present the mid-year budget review. He is also expected to unveil what government sources call the New Economic Policy, the framework meant to carry us from stabilisation to growth, though nothing official confirms it yet. What strikes me about the tenure of this Finance Minister is that he has always had to choose between an easy, popular option and a harder but correct one, with fundamentally different policy implications. But each time, he has chosen the harder but correct option.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down 44 food manufacturing facilities, comprising sachet water producers and cold stores, as part of a nationwide enforcement exercise to ensure compliance with food safety regulations.

Beginning Friday, Ghana’s five-member Paralympic team is set to compete across para athletics, para swimming and para powerlifting at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with hopes of winning medals in alignment with the “Mount the Podium” agenda and inspiring greater inclusion for persons with disabilities.

Have you ever questioned why Customs calculates import duty for vehicles using a value different from the price at which the vehicle was purchased abroad?

And have you also asked why two seemingly identical vehicles attract different import duty rates?

The Manhyia District Police Command has arrested two men after intercepting 100 compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs concealed in fertiliser sacks during an intelligence-led operation at Asawase Market in Kumasi.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced a series of emergency and planned maintenance exercises across the Western, Ashanti and Tema regions for Thursday, July 23, as part of ongoing efforts to improve service delivery.

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast a mixed bag of weather conditions across the country today, with the northern sector bracing for moderate to heavy thunderstorms while the south remains shrouded in mist and fog well into the morning.

The widow of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who became famous as a child actor on The Cosby Show in the 1980s, is suing his mother over access to his trust.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public notice warning against 23 entities operating on social media and online platforms, promoting and offering unlicensed investment products in the country.

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the discontinuation of the prosecution of an organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Agona West, who was arrested and arraigned for allegedly publishing false news and making offensive comments about him.

In a press release issued on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, by his office, Dr. Bawumia said he had neither lodged a complaint nor authorised the arrest or prosecution of the individual, stressing that he does not support the use of state institutions to prosecute citizens over speech made in his name.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed tertiary education institutions to desist from introducing entrance examinations as a mandatory precondition for admission, describing the practice as inconsistent with Ghana's approved admissions framework.

The Commission in a circular dated July 20, 2026 explained that the directive is intended to safeguard fairness, transparency, and equal access to tertiary education while ensuring institutions comply with national admission standards.

A dispute between Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, who serves as a director of Kensington Residential Partners 1 Limited, in relation to a debt they are said to be owing UK-based Cola Holdings Limited, has led to a court order permitting Cola Holdings to take possession of Cheddar's No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel located at Osu in Accra.

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra on Tuesday [July 21, 2026] granted a warrant of police assistance to the UK-based company and its appointed Receiver in Ghana, Nii Amanor Dodoo, to take possession of the huge, aesthetic and imposing white building located next to the Dankwa Circle at Osu in Accra.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained its benchmark interest rate at 14 per cent following the conclusion of the 131st Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.