The Presidential Advisor on the 24-hour economy, Mr. Augustus Goosie Obuodum Tanoh has disclosed that the 24-hour initiative would be launched on Wednesday July 2, 2025. He stated that the programme is designed to transform production with agriculture as its main anchor to develop the nations value chain “so that we are able to achieve … The post Government to launch 24-hour Economy

President John Dramani Mahama has declared Friday, July 4, a public holiday. Although Tuesday, July 1, 2025 is Republic Day, the President has declared Friday, July 4, 2025 a public holiday under Executive Instrument. This move is in line with the amended Public Holidays Act to allow midweek holidays to be observed on a Friday … The post President Mahama Declares, Friday, July 4 Public Holiday

The Ghana Police Service, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested two suspects for illegally tampering with mobile phone devices belonging to a credit sales company at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. The suspects, identified as Machiavelli Arthur and Gideon Ebenezer, both phone repairers operating in Wassa Akropong, were arrested on June 19, 2025. Preliminary … The post Police

The Western Central Regional Police Command continues its anti-galamsey operations. In two coordinated operations on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Adamaso and Wassa Mamieso, the operation teams arrested seventeen (17) persons and seized related equipment. At Adamaso, the team arrested Twelve persons including Abraham Antwi (26), Jeremiah Adusei (37), Eric Martey (41), George Amoah (45), … The post 17

?A team from TikTok led by Tokunbo Ibrahim, the Government Relations and Public Policy Lead for West Africa, today paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George to congratulate him on his appointment, discuss the Ministry’s key priorities as well as seek opportunities for collaboration. During the … The post A

The Telecel Ghana Founda­tion has organised a special DigiTech Academy projects exhibition in Kumasi for young pupils from beneficiary schools in the Ashanti Region to showcase innovative tech solutions, tackling real-life challenges. DigiTech Academy is Telecel Ghana Foundation’s 12-week intensive training programme in robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), programming and digital skills. The immersive learning … The post Young

The Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Con­gress (NDC) USA Chapter, Mr Moses Klu Mensah, has called on members of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to elect a competent leader capable of transforming the Association. Speaking ahead of the GJA national elections slated for Mon­day, June 30, 2025, Mr Mensah emphasised the need for visionary … The post Elect

 A senior industrial relations officer of the Teachers and Edu­cational Workers’ Union, TEWU of the Trades Union Congress (Ghana), Gifty Abena Turkson, has been elected as the new Deputy General Secretary of the Union. Her election follows the passing away of Mr Charles Kofi Osei, who was elected at the Union’s 13th Quadrennial Dele­gates Conference … The post Gifty

The Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged the youth to reject the empty promises of drug dealers and rise above the dangers of addiction. She encouraged them to take their place in building a better future by saying no to drugs and choosing hope, purpose and responsibility. The Vice President said this in … The post Reject empty promisesof drug dealers – Veep urges

 The Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, has advised students to acquire professional certificates in addition to their academic certificates to become relevant in the job market. She said academic credentials alone were not enough in the cur­rent competitive job market. Ms Addo, speaking at a seminar organised by … The post Acquire

 The govern­ment is targeting 10,000 hectares of farmland for rice cultivation on pilot basis in the Northern and North East Regions under the “Dubidi Initiative”, the Director in charge of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agri­business (PIAA) at the office of the President, Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, has disclosed. This forms part of the gov­ernment’s … The post Dubidi

 Parliament has approved the Public Holidays and Com­memorative Days (Amendment) Bill, 2025, introducing key changes to Ghana’s holiday calendar. The newly passed legislation restores July 1 as Republic Day, formally recognising the country’s transition to a republic in 1960 and also introduces a new public holiday for the Muslim commu­nity, known as Shaqq Day, to … The post Parliament

The Black Queens’ Head Coach, Kim Lars Björkegren, has highlighted the importance of the upcoming match against Nigeria as a benchmark for the team’s progress ahead of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Black Queens have already played two friendly matches against Malawi and Benin, which have served as an opportunity to assess … The post Nigeria match will