Jack Dorsey has said that his tech company Block Inc. will lay off almost half of its workers, going from about 10,000 to fewer than 6,000. He says that AI is changing the way companies are built and run. In a letter to shareholders, he said that many other companies are likely to make similar…
The High Court in Accra has confirmed that there is no record of a will that was filed for the late highlife musician Daddy Lumba (Charles Kwadwo Fosu) at the Probate and Administration Division’s registry. This was found after an official search was done as part of the legal process to manage his estate. The…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticized John Dramani Mahama, saying that the government is relying on slogans without doing anything a year into his presidency. In response to the 2026 State of the Nation Address, he talked about how electricity rates were going up, how thousands of young people were being fired through letters from the Chief…
As of December 2025, John Dramani Mahama said that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) had recovered more than GH₵600 million in stolen public funds. They had looked into 462 cases, and 15 of them are still being prosecuted. In his 2026 State of the Nation Address on February 27, he said that more…
While giving the 2026 State of the Nation Address to Parliament on February 27, 2026, John Dramani Mahama said that the government would give the film industry GH₵20 million. He said that this money would help local film hubs like Kumawood and Gallywood and support the creative arts as a way to boost the economy….
Dr. Ignatius A.N. Awinibuno, the Ministry of Health’s Director for Allied Health, said in Accra on February 26 that Ghana needs to invest in biomedical engineering education in order to improve health systems and make sure that diseases are diagnosed correctly. He said this at the opening of upgraded bioinstrumentation labs as part of the…
Traders at Makola No. 2 Market in central Accra have closed their shops to protest sharp rent increases and an extra 20% fee imposed by the market’s managers, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The protest, which started early on Thursday, February 26, stopped businesses from running because many stalls were closed. Traders…
Ernest Brogya Genfi, the Deputy Minister for Defense, told Parliament’s Joint Committee on Defense, Interior, Foreign Affairs, and National Security about steps being taken to improve national security after the recent terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that killed eight Ghanaian tomato traders and hurt three others. He led a delegation from the Ministry of Defence…
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has called an emergency meeting with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) after many news reports and complaints from the public about how quickly prepaid electricity units are running out after the recent tariff change under the Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO). The Commission wrote a letter on February 25,…
