An initiative aimed at tackling youth unemployment and equipping young people across Ghana with employable skills has been launched by President John Dramani Mahama.
The deadline for all small-scale mining companies and gold dealers to reapply for licences with the new Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) to enable them to trade gold in Ghana has been extended to May 21, 2025.
The immediate past Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), formerly Bureau of National Communications (BNC), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including allegedly causing a financial loss of GH₵49 million to the state in a deal to purchase a cyber-defense software.
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated seven Justices of the Court of Appeal for consideration for appointment to the Supreme Court bench.
President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday launched the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP), which is aimed at training 10,000 young people in 2025 across all 261 districts.
The programme includes the payment of a monthly stipend to support participants.
It is backed by a GH¢300 million allocation in the 2025 national budget.
Kwabena Adu-Boahene, a former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau has been charged with stealing.
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated the newly constituted Governing Board of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), urging the members to step up efforts to tackle tax evasion, smuggling, and corruption within the GRA.
The acting Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has given metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies in the Greater Accra region a 21-day ultimatum to remove unauthorised billboards that pose risk to motorists and pedestrians.
The acting Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba says it has been proposed that there should be a legislation to make it compulsory for all vehicle owners in Ghana to subscribe to towing services.
This is to help ensure a seamless towing services across the country so that broken down vehicles will not be abandoned on roads.
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.
The Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo, has called on employers to invest in safety technologies and involve workers in their implementation.
Early exposure of children to electronic and digital screens distorts their development in speech and other behavioural actions.
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the Ghana National Association of Farmers and Fishermen (GNAFF), Vincent Mensah, has called on farmers to embrace sustainable farming practices amid increasingly unpredictable weather patterns.
The government last year received the second highest yearly petroleum revenue since oil production in the country began in 2010.
The Methodist Church of Ghana has urged Ghanaians to preserve the environment by planting trees and putting a stop to illegal mining activities, otherwise known as galamsey, in the country.
The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has assured members of the public and businesses that steps are being taken to address challenges facing the country’s energy sector to ensure a reliable and affordable power supply.
