By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected]) Producer price inflation (PPI) fell sharply to 1.4 percent in October 2025 – marking the lowest rate recorded in four years, according to the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) latest release. This figure represents a further decline from the 3.2 percent registered in September and extends the disinflationary trend observed across major […] The post Producer

Government is anchoring its 2026 fiscal strategy on a sweeping overhaul of the value-added tax system as authorities rely on enforcement and digitalisation rather than new taxes to lift domestic revenue. The reforms sit at the centre of government’s plan to raise non-oil revenue to 15.7 percent of GDP in 2026 from an estimated 15.1 […] The post  VAT reforms to drive 2026 revenue appeared first

British-Ghanaian global superstar, Fuse ODG, set the 2025 CAF Awards stage on fire with an electrifying performance at the gala on Wednesday night.The singer, known in real life as Richard Nana Abiona, thrilled spectators at the Mohamed VI Polytechnic University auditorium to some of his hit records.Fuse ODG had dignitaries and legendary football stars on their feet, dancing to his Azonto songs as well as his latest record, Spirit of Sundiata.He joined the legendary Congolese

Jordeen Buckley, the girlfriend of Ghana and AFC Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo, has shared her excitement after the forward proposed to her on the fifth anniversary of their relationship. The couple have decided to spend the rest of their lives together after the striker gifted his lover an expensive ring as he asks her to be his forever.A delighted Jordeen took to social media to share photos from their engagement with the post: "Forever has a nice ring to it. Song of

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has attributed Ghanaâ??s recent sporting successes to strategic reforms and targeted investments in the sector.Addressing the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Awards last Saturday, Adams highlighted the ministryâ??s decisive actions over the past two years to restructure and strengthen sports administrationâ??efforts that are now delivering tangible results.â??We made tough decisions, invested deliberately,

Black Stars goalkeeper Benjamin Asare remains confident despite Ghana's back-to-back defeat in the November international window. The West African heavyweights lost to Japan and South Korea 2-0 and 1-0 respectively in the Kirin Cup tournament.The losses have raised questions about the team's quality ahead of the 2026 World Cup to be held in North America next summer.However, the Hearts of Oak shot-stopper, who missed the game against Japan believes the strength of the

The government is considering a state-led acquisition of Springfield Exploration and Production Limited’s interest in the West Cape Three Points Block 2 as it seeks to reverse declining oil output and prevent strategic petroleum resources from remaining idle. According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy, the move is part of a broader plan […] The post Gov’t weighs state-led

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan strongly believes Nigeria are one of the favourites to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations despite the disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigerians are yet to recover from the defeat to DR Congo in the African play-offs but have a formidable squad capable of going a step further in the continental championship. The Super Eagles were runners-up in the last edition in Ivory Coast.Also on Gyan's list of contenders

Ghana midfielder Kwasi Sibo believes there is more room for improvement after the Black Stars' back-to-back defeats in the November international window. The Real Oviedo star featured in the matches against Japan and South Korea as Ghana lost 2-0 and 1-0 respectively.Despite the losses, the 27-year-old praised the performance of the young players in the squad while also admitting there is a lot to work on as a team."Our Asia tour comes to an end. Proud of these lads.

New Black Stars defender Kojo Peprah Oppong has disclosed that he picked valuable lessons from the team's Asian tour. The Black Stars were involved in two games in the November international window, playing Japan and South Korea in the Kirin Cup tournament.Peprah Oppong made his first start for the national team in the 2-0 defeat to the Blue Sumarai before featuring in the 1-0 loss to South Korea.Despite defeats in both games, the OGC Nice centre-back believes it was a good

By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has defended its decision to set the effective value added tax (VAT) rate at 20 percent in the 2026 national budget, arguing that the figure represents a critical balancing act between providing significant fiscal relief to the private sector and meeting government’s ambitious revenue mobilisation […] The post MoF defends

Ghanaian goalkeeper Razak Brimah has completed a move to Spanish lower-tier side Club Deportivo Torreperogil ahead of the winter transfer window. The 38-year-old inked a deal to join the fifth-tier side for the 2025/26 campaign after leaving Calahora in the summer.Brimah, who has spent most of his career in Spain, arrives with enormous experience and he is expected to help the club secure promotion to the Segunda Federacion."We are pleased to announce the addition of goalkeeper

Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has strongly criticised the government over what he describes as misplaced priorities, questioning the decision to allocate GH¢13.1 billion for the purchase of four helicopters and two presidential jets, while many public sector workers remain unpaid. Debating the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, Samuel Jinapor said […] The post Mahama

Ghana is actively constructing a comprehensive investment ecosystem designed to move beyond its traditional resource base and become a modern, digitally-enabled hub for American business, the Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Akwasi Opong-Fosu, has declared at a major U.S.-Africa conference. Speaking at AfrICANDO 2025 in Miami, United States, Mr Opong-Fosu’s message […] The post GIPC

The Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Akurintinga Ayine, has said there is nothing he can do to speed up the extradition of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to Ghana, to serve her sentence. According to him, he is reliably aware that […] The post Extraditing Sedina Tamakloe Is Out Of My

Accra Circuit Court 3, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, has granted GH¢350,000 bail to 42-year-old Akwasi Boateng, who has been charged alongside two others, for allegedly defrauding a scrap dealer of GH¢250,000 under the pretext of selling five excavators. Akwasi Boateng, who pleaded not guilty, is to provide two sureties, each required to […] The post Scrap Dealer

The Circuit Court in Accra has remanded a 51-year-old aluminium fabricator, Bismark Marfo, into police custody for allegedly Stealing company property and inflicting life-threatening injuries on a private security officer. Bismark Marfo, who works with Ace Cladding Company Limited, was arraigned before Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, charged with stealing and […] The post Man,

The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has delivered a split ruling in the human rights case filed by the former Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, dismissing both her application for provisional measures and the Government of Ghana’s challenge to the court’s jurisdiction. In a decision […] The post ECOWAS

In a major step toward turning climate commitments into real action in Africa, the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The agreement, signed on Monday, November 17, 2025 […] The post Jospong Group making waves outside

A sharp rise in HIV infections in the Western Region has prompted the Regional Minister, Joseph Nelson, to inaugurate a nine-member Regional Committee of the Ghana AIDS Commission (ReCCOM) to strengthen the region’s response to the epidemic. The committee’s establishment forms part of the national directive to decentralise Ghana’s HIV and AIDS response, under the […] The post W/R records 3 new HIV cases