According to a public notice called “Notice of Price Increment,” the National Identification Authority (NIA) has said that the prices of some of its services will go up. The Authority said that the change will affect a number of important services that are available to the public, such as registering for the first time, updating…
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum’s campaign team has dismissed recent polls that show him losing in the NPP’s January 31 flagbearer contest. They say that these polls don’t reflect the views of the party delegates who will decide the outcome. On January 20, campaign spokesperson Yaw Opoku Mensah told Channel One TV that NPP delegates are…
Abena Osei Asare, the MP for Atiwa East and a former Deputy Finance Minister, has defended Ken Ofori-Atta, the former Finance Minister. She said that before the COVID-19 pandemic, he did a good job of running Ghana’s economy. On Adom TV’s Badwam, she talked about how Ghana’s economy grew quickly between 2017 and 2020, with…
Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, says that her ministry’s ongoing technical, diplomatic, and political work has led to the recent three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The U.S. Senate’s decision comes after the program ended in September 2025, which took away Ghana’s duty-free and quota-free access to…
The Government of Ghana has started talks with the family of Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinea’s first President, to take over the house where Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah lived and worked in his last years as Co-President of Guinea. The goal is to preserve his legacy and turn the house into a heritage and tourism site….
Dr. K.K. Sarpong, who used to be the CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, said that Kennedy Agyapong, a candidate for the NPP presidency, is outspoken but manageable. He told party delegates to judge him based on his whole character, not just his fiery speech. Dr. Sarpong said on Channel One TV’s “Face to…
Several oil marketing companies have lowered fuel prices in Ghana’s second pricing window of January. This has made the downstream petroleum sector more competitive as companies respond to good market conditions. Zen Petroleum has set the same prices across the country: petrol costs GH¢9.94 per liter and diesel costs GH¢11.21. JP Oil, TotalEnergies, Shell, PETROSOL,…
Gold prices have reached an all-time high, showing how important the metal is becoming as the world economy becomes more uncertain, tensions rise between countries, and monetary expectations change. On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, spot gold rose 1.6 percent to a record $4,748.09 per ounce. This was part of a strong rally that shows that…
Yaw Sarpong, a famous Ghanaian gospel singer and the founder of the Asomafo gospel group, has died at the age of 66. After almost fifty years of active service in gospel music, he died on January 20, 2026, after being sick for a long time. MyJoyOnline.com spoke with his manager, Nana Poku Ashis, who confirmed…
After tensions rose when an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, the Trump administration said it would appeal a federal judge’s decision that limits the actions of U.S. immigration agents in Minneapolis. The Department of Justice filed a short notice on Saturday saying that it was appealing an order from Friday that…
