Former Ghana national football team midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu has weighed in on the conversation surrounding a possible return of André Ayew to the national team setup. Agyemang-Badu believes the experienced forward’s recent goal-scoring run could make him a useful option as Ghana prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In an interview with Citi Sports, […]

The Government has directed the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission to begin a nationwide enforcement exercise against unlicensed courier operators starting April 1, 2026. The move follows the launch of the Integrated Courier and Logistics Management System–Ghana (ICOLMS-Ghana), a digital platform designed to regulate courier and logistics operations while strengthening e-commerce activities in the […]

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) has announced that its ongoing strike will continue, citing a lack of progress in discussions with government over the concerns of its members. According to the Association, recent engagements with government officials have not produced any concrete outcomes. CLOGSAG says government had earlier promised to present a […]

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday commissioned a new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessel for Sahara Energy Resources in Ulsan, South Korea, describing it as a significant milestone in Ghana’s energy security and infrastructure development. The vessel, named MT Asharami Ghana, was built for Sahara Energy by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Limited. Mahama, who is […]

Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tarkwa–Nsuaem Constituency have raised concerns about disturbing developments surrounding the ongoing party membership registration and preparations toward the election of polling station executives. In a statement, the Elders said that the party nearly lost the parliamentary seat in 2020 and, for the first time in the […]

The Minority in Parliament has demanded a refund of the GHC220 application form to applicants who did not qualify for the recent security service recruitment exercise. The Caucus called on the Interior Ministry to return approximately GH¢113 million collected from over 500,000 applicants. Addressing journalists in Parliament on Thursday, March 12, 2026, Ranking Member on […]

The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has expressed strong dissatisfaction with a directive from the Ghana Education Service (GES) asking teachers who have not been paid for 14 months not to stage a picket at its office. According to the Association, the directive is unfair and insensitive to the situation of the affected teachers, […]

Introduction and Definition The Ghana Reference Rate (GRR) is the benchmark interest rate published monthly by the Ghana Association of Banks. It represents the base rate from which commercial banks price their loans and credit facilities. The GRR is calculated as a weighted average of the central bank’s Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), Treasury bill yields, […]

Ghanaian music star and dancehall giant, Shatta Wale has opened up about the ongoing saga with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over a Lamborghini linked to a US$4 million crime, claiming the investigation has caused him immense pain and tarnished his brand. Speaking in a bare-it-all interview on Asempa FM on Wednesday, March […]

The Ministry of Health has suspended the Principal of the College of Nursing, Nkanchina, Frederick Anaba, with immediate effect pending investigations into alleged admission irregularities and the introduction of unapproved academic programmes. In a press release dated March 12, 2026, the Ministry explained that the decision forms part of a broader administrative probe into claims of […]

Ghanaian dancehall superstar, Shatta Wale has revealed that his rise to musical stardom was built on years of hard work and self-learning in Ghana, not from traveling abroad. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM on Wednesday, March 11, monitored by entertainment journalist Joseph Owusu Worae, Shatta Wale dismissed claims that he traveled to Jamaica […]

Parliament has formally concluded deliberations on the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President John Dramani Mahama on February 27, 2026. The parliamentary debate ended on Wednesday, March 11, after leaders of both the Majority and Minority caucuses delivered their final remarks, according to a post by Parliament on its official Facebook […]

Ghanaian dancehall superstar, Shatta Wale has hinted at another major international collaboration, this time with American R&B icon John Legend. The award-winning artiste, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., made the announcement in a post shared on his Facebook page on Thursday, March 12, 2026. In the post, Shatta Wale revealed that a new song […]

Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama for travelling with his brother’s jet, especially when the economic justification for using this jet has not been provided. In the view of Mr Cudjoe, this action of the president breaks his own code of conduct that he set for all his […]

IMANI Africa founder Franklin Cudjoe says over 500,000 applications for fewer than 40,000 security service jobs highlight the scale of unemployment in Ghana and calls for urgent reforms in education and job creation.

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn, joined colleagues from the Women’s Caucus of Parliament to commemorate International Women’s Day 2026 by engaging with young girls and students considered the next generation of leaders and innovators. The outreach programme brought the female legislators into close interaction with students from the Street Academy Ghana […]

President John Dramani Mahama has spoken about the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) duing a meeting held at the Blue House with the President of Korea, Lee Jae-Myung. During the discussion on Wednesday, March 11, President Mahama highlighted that the headquarters of the AfCFTA is based in Accra, Ghana. He also indicated that the […]

The Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has been lauded for standing on his grounds and ensuring that only qualified persons are recruited into the security services regardless of their political affiliation. On Wednesday, March 11, the Minister disclosed, while speaking to journalists on Wednesday, March 11, after parliamentary proceedings that although more than 105,000 applicants have […]

President John Dramani Mahama held a meeting at the Blue House with the President of Korea, Lee Jae-Myung, on Wednesday, March 11. President Mahama began his five-day working visit to the Republic of Korea on Wednesday. The President touched down at the Air Force Base in Seoul, South Korea, at exactly 8:00 p.m. Korea Time […]

Leaders of both caucuses in parliament have made their final remarks to conclude the debate on the State of the Nation Adress (SONA) delivered by President John Dramani Mahama on Friday 27th February 2026. For his part, the Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin argued that the Government’s decision to buy Presidential Jet when many hospitals in […]