The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has made it clear that members can’t name a boyfriend or girlfriend as a pension beneficiary; only blood relatives can do that. Frank Molbila, the SSNIT Benefits Manager, spoke at a pension literacy forum in Sunyani and told workers to join the scheme and plan for retirement….
The Bank of Ghana says that Ghana’s foreign reserves have grown to about $14.5 billion, which is enough to cover imports for 5.8 months. This is up from just over $13 billion in January 2026. According to Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, this shows that the overall economy is getting better. For example, inflation fell…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, has told young people in Ghana to take charge of making and managing their own opportunities after they graduate. He also warned that some people misuse programs that are meant to empower them. He spoke at the Beyond the Degree Conference 2026 and said that leaders…
Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana’s former finance minister, is trying to get permanent residency in the United States while fighting immigration proceedings and extradition requests from Ghana over several corruption charges. After being arrested in January for staying too long on his visa, which had been revoked because he didn’t leave the US by a previous deadline,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has ordered 2,200 members of the South African National Defence Force to help fight crime in five provinces: the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, North West, and Western Cape. The troops will help the South African Police Service stop and fight crime, especially illegal mining and gang violence. The…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has ordered 2,200 members of the South African National Defence Force to help fight crime in five provinces: the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, North West, and Western Cape. The troops will help the South African Police Service stop and fight crime, especially illegal mining and gang violence. The…
Paschal Donohoe, the World Bank Group’s Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer, will go to Ghana and Liberia from March 15 to 20, 2026. This will be his first trip to West Africa since he was appointed in November 2025. He will meet with senior officials and John Mahama in Accra and Joseph Boakai in…
Investors in mining, especially shareholders of Atlantic Lithium, are worried about delays in approving the mining lease for the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana’s Central Region, which was obtained through its subsidiary Barari DV Ghana Ltd. The initial lease signed on October 20, 2023, failed to gain parliamentary approval due to political gridlock, while a…
The Growth and Sustainability Levy, 2026, was passed by Parliament on March 13. It lowers the tax on mining companies’ gross production from three percent to one percent to help the industry after the Minerals and Mining Royalties Regulation was put in place. This regulation raises royalty payments when commodity prices rise on the international…
Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Bill, 2026. This bill makes big changes to Ghana’s tertiary education system by requiring all affiliated tertiary institutions to get a Charter within six years instead of the previous ten-year mentorship period. On February 4, 2026, Deputy Minister of Education Clement Abas Apaak brought the Bill to…
