Food insecurity trends out of Ghana’s own Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) data paint a stark and worsening picture under the current National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration. As of the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025), an estimated 12.5 million Ghanaians, roughly 38.1% of the population are food insecure, struggling to access sufficient, safe, and nutritious…
History will remember 10 February 2025 not as a day of constructive reform, but as the day when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) turned public service appointments into a political reset button, sabotaging the lives of thousands of Ghanaians and eroding confidence in fair governance. On 10 February 2025, the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah,…
George Opare Addo, the Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, said that the government will enroll 100,000 young people in the National Apprenticeship Program (NAP) this year to give them skills that will help them get jobs and start their own businesses. The program gave out 10,000 apprenticeships last year. It teaches people how to…
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and AAK Ghana Limited have signed a strategic MoU to help Ghana’s shea industry add value, become more competitive, and grow in a way that is good for the environment. Minister Eric Opoku and AAK West Africa VP Lasse Skaksen signed the agreement, which was witnessed by Danish Ambassador…
As the 24-Hour Economy Program in Ghana moves into its operational phase, the Secretariat has asked the Bank of Ghana to share policy details, get feedback, and build strategic partnerships. Goosie Tanoh, a presidential advisor, said that the program’s goal is to improve macroeconomic stability by making targeted changes, such as the proposed Food Security…
Lawyers for Ken Ofori-Atta, the former Finance Minister, say that the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) has ordered that his name be permanently removed from the Red Notice list. This decision was made during its 135th Session on February 4, 2026, when the notice requested by Ghana’s National Central Bureau was found…
Henry Kwabena Kokofu, who used to be a Member of Parliament for Bantama in Ghana’s Fourth Republic’s Sixth Parliament as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said he wants to run for the party’s General Secretary position. His campaign is based on integrity, participatory leadership, and strengthening party structures. Dr. Kokofu was…
Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for not doing anything about what he called “massive vote-buying” during its recent flagbearer race. This comes after some NPP members raised concerns about the NDC’s Ayawaso East parliamentary primary. Mr. Kwetey said on TV3’s Hot…
Former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has told members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to come together and work hard to win the 2028 general election. He said that the party will not get victory easily; it will take discipline, sacrifice, and hard work. After winning the party’s presidential primaries, he spoke at a national…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has sent seven people—Samuel Aryeequaye, Evans Derry, Kwesi Milla, Richard Quintin Coffie, Seidu Aminu, Awuaaba Michael, and Quarcoo Ernest—to jail for open defecation after they didn’t pay a fine of 50 penalty units (GH¢600). An eighth offender, Raphael Adjetey, paid the fine for the same crime. Mr. Gilbert…
