Beginning October 2025, the Bank of Ghana will commence foreign exchange (FX) intermediation under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme, with plans to sell up to US$1.15 billion for the month, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Johnson Asiama, has said. Dr Asiama said that these sales will be conducted on a spot […]

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has provided update on the weather conditions for today, Tuesday, October 7, cautioning about thunderstorms and moderate to heavy rainfall expected in some parts of the country. In a statement released on Tuesday, GMet said moderate to strong winds are expected to accompany the rainstorm. “The thunderstorms and rain mentioned […]

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Johnson Asiama, has commended the banking industry for maintaining strong performance and resilience. The Capital Adequacy Ratio has risen to 17.7 per cent, while Nonperforming Loan Ratio (NPLs) have improved to 20.8 percent, though still elevated and requiring sustained vigilance, he said. In this regard, Dr Asiama […]

I am not a numerologist but if it can be said that a person has a favourite or a lucky number, then the number 7, is one for former Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. As I’ve mentioned, I won’t pretend to be a numerologist, but the numerological analysis I’m about to make is as precise, […]

The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) is expected to petition the presidency this week, to urged president John Mahama to halt any unconditional approval of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s proposed tariff increases for the 2025–2030 period. The Association’s core message is clear: “Efficiency before Tariffs.” The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana […]

The Ghana Gold Board Taskforce has arrested an American citizen, Smart Philander, a Moroccan national, Nina Elfseky, and four Ghanaian accomplices — Nana Yaw Sarpong Boateng, Sowa Elisha, Evans Arhin, and Arnold Otutey — for engaging in illegal gold trading in Ghana without a licence. The arrests took place at the SSNIT Emporium, near Marina […]

President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Sidi Ould Tah, has lad a meeting with the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan. The AfDB wrote on its X page after the meeting that “Between 2022 and 2024, the Bank Group approved $7.23 […]

Enoch Afoakwa, one of the lawyers of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has welcomed the decision by the prosecutors to arraign Chairman Wontumi for allegedly being involved in illegal mining. He described the state’s decision to bring the case to court as a step in […]

A Ghanaian music executive, Richie Mensah has been named a voting member of the Recording Academy, which is in charge of organizing the Grammy Awards. In order to confirm his appointment, the successful music producer and CEO of the Lynx Group of Companies shared an artwork from the Recording Academy. In a Facebook post, Richie […]

NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) has arrived at the High Court in the company of his lawyers to face illegal mining related charges proffered against him, his mining firm (Akonta Mining) and 4 others. On Monday, October 5 police granted Chairman Wontumi GH¢1 million bail with two sureties. Chairman Wontumi’s trial begins […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell after her failed Supreme Court appeal and confirmed rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has asked for clemency following his conviction.

Former Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has said that the petition against the former Attorney-General Godffed Dame is politically motivated. Tuah-Yebiah said that, having worked closely with Mr Godfed Dame, he could speak to his integrity and professionalism. “It is purely political and borne out of dislike for Godfred Dame. The complainant knows that this matter […]

As a former Attorney-General, leader of the Bar and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame was given self-recognisance bail by the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) of the Police when he appeared before the CID on Monday October 6 over a petition that was filed by Richard Jakpa, the Director of Special Operations at the National Security […]

Frank Davies, Chairman, Constitutional and Legal Affairs, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and also a lawyer for Former Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, has said that they do not know when Mr Dame will reappear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Frank Davies confirmed that Mr Dame was given self-recognisance bail by the CID when he […]

Under the auspices of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt hon Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, a high-powered parliamentary delegation is participating in the ongoing 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (68th CPC) hosted by the Parliament of Barbados and the CPA Barbados Branch in Bridgetown, Barbados. The 68th CPC, which commenced on Sunday, 5th October, will deliberate on […]

Policy think tank, IMAI Africa has said that although Ghana’s headline inflation has dropped drastically in September 2025, marking one of the sharpest disinflationary shifts in recent history, the relief is not being felt evenly across the country. IMANI said that true price stability is not how low the national figure goes, but how evenly relief […]