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Energy Minister Assures 24-Hour Restoration Work at Damaged GRIDCo Substation in Akosombo

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has assured that engineers working to restore the damaged Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) substation at Akosombo will operate on a 24-hour shift system to speed up recovery efforts following a fire outbreak triggered by...

Free Zones CEO Faces Sack Calls Over ‘Distasteful’ Comments — Nana B Speaks

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has called on President John Mahama to revoke the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board (GFZB), Madam Mary Ewusi, following remarks she allegedly made about the...

Mahama Reaffirms Commitment to Inclusive Development After Meeting Eastern Regional Chiefs

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to inclusive and balanced national development following a high-level engagement with the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs. During a courtesy call led by Nene Sakite II, the President outlined steady economic progress, highlighting improved macroeconomic stability,...

Tamale High Court to deliver judgment in NDA corruption trial today

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that the Tamale High Court (Criminal Division) is set to deliver judgment today in the long-running trial involving former officials of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and others. The OSP disclosed this in a Facebook post...

Low Pay Pushing Tanker Drivers Into Galamsey – NPA Raises Alarm

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has raised concern over an emerging trend where tanker drivers and their assistants are abandoning the petroleum haulage sector for illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey. According to the Authority, the development is largely driven by low remuneration within...

African ambassadors to be briefed as Ghana intensifies action over xenophobia concerns in South Africa

Ghana is set to engage African ambassadors in a high-level briefing as part of intensified diplomatic efforts aimed at addressing growing concerns over xenophobic tensions in South Africa, following a viral video involving a Ghanaian national. The development comes after Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs,...