The Prime Minister of Libya, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, said that Libya has signed a 25-year, $20 billion oil development deal with France’s TotalEnergies and U.S.-based ConocoPhillips through Waha Oil Company. The deal aims to increase production capacity by up to 850,000 barrels per day (bpd) and bring in more than $376 billion in net revenues. Waha’s…
Every 10 seconds, somewhere in the world, alcohol kills. Not by accident. Not by fate. But by policy failure and political delay. In Ghana today, alcohol is not just a beverage; it has become a weapon in homes, on our roads, and against our children. The continued refusal of the NDC government to pass the…
Julius Neequaye Kotey, the CEO of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), has said that about five percent of vehicle number plates in Ghana are fake. He talked about the need to centralize plate embossing under one authorized company on TV3 on January 25. He said this would make things safer because number plates…
With 16 Oscar nominations, the vampire horror movie Sinners has broken the record of 14 held by All About Eve, Titanic, and La La Land. Michael B. Jordan, British co-stars Wunmi Mosaku and Delroy Lindo, and director Ryan Coogler are all up for awards. The film is also up for Best Picture. The movie has…
President John Dramani Mahama has said that the Finance Minister has given GH¢2.1 billion to the Mahama Care initiative, which is the government’s main health policy for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). He spoke at the 23rd anniversary of First Sky Construction Company in Accra and said that the money would help people with expensive illnesses like…
The Adenta Circuit Court has sent 30-year-old Ahmed Hassan Abdul Razzaq, who worked as a laundry attendant, back to the police for allegedly spreading false news to scare people. According to reports, Razzaq posted a video on TikTok saying that two military officers, Sergeant Amoh and Sergeant Joseph, were planning to kill President John Dramani…
A risk-sharing agreement between Access Bank Ghana PLC and the International Finance Corporation on January 23, 2026, gave Ghana’s cocoa sector an extra $134 million. This was done to help Licensed Buying Companies deal with cash flow problems caused by delays in COCOBOD’s syndicated loans. Mrs. Matilda Asante-Asiedu, the Bank of Ghana’s Second Deputy Governor,…
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, a former vice president and candidate for the New Patriotic Party flagbearer, has promised to address long-standing concerns about neglect and exclusion among grassroots party members if he is elected flagbearer. Before the NPP’s presidential primaries on January 31, he wrote on Facebook asking delegates to support his bid. He said that…
The Ghana Revenue Authority says that big changes to the Value Added Tax system should lower prices, make it easier for people to pay their taxes, and help the government reach its goal of raising GH¢225 billion in revenue by 2026. The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority held a media event where Mr. Thomas T….
President John Dramani Mahama has said that Ghana’s economy is recovering much faster than anyone expected, both in Ghana and around the world. At the First Sky Group’s Thanksgiving Service in the Northern Region on Sunday, January 25, he said that his government took office during a time of great economic trouble and that it…
