3,000 nurses leave Ghana every year, midwife shortage is now a national emergency, association warns.

Ghana’s Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has called attention to the country’s dire shortage of midwives, with some 3,000 nurses and midwives leaving each year for better prospects overseas as the world faces a shortfall of almost one million midwives needed to ensure safe childbirth. At a symposium held in Kumasi to commemorate the International…

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GH¢36 million for specialist training, Adjoa Darko-Opoku says Ghana is building its own doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.

Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku said the Ghana Medical Trust Fund has spent more than GH¢36 million on strategic partnerships to improve specialist healthcare training in Ghana. Speaking Monday, May 11, during the government’s Accountability Series, the initiative aims to build a resilient healthcare workforce and improve access to specialist care across the country. She said the…

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Ghana School of Law’s 66-year monopoly ends, Mahama signs reform law, opens legal education to all accredited universities.

John Dramani Mahama has signed into law the Legal Education Reform Bill (2025) breaking the 66 year monopoly of the Ghana School of law over professional legal education in Ghana. The new law permits accredited universities to offer professional law programmes necessary for entry into the Ghana Bar, a reform that seeks to expand access…

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38 visas, 7-day border delays, Dangote says it’s cheaper to ship from Spain to Nigeria than Lagos to Accra

Aliko Dangote has lamented the high cost and inefficiencies of intra-African trade, revealing that it is often cheaper to ship goods from Lagos to Accra than from Spain to Nigeria. In an interview with Makhtar Diop, Dangote listed poor transport systems, border delays, visa restrictions and lack of African-owned shipping networks as major obstacles to…

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GH¢770 million needed to stop rice farmers from drowning in surplus, NAFCO says it’s still waiting on GH¢200 million promised in the budget.

The National Food Buffer Stock Company says it needs at least GH¢770 million to mop up the surplus rice produced in the 2025 – 2026 farming season. Senior Manager for Corporate Affairs, Emmanuel Arthur, disclosed this on the sidelines of a stakeholder engagement on the Ghana Rice Policy. Speaking on Citi Fm, Mr Arthur said…

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Bushbuck, beads, and 30 years of reign: Winneba explodes with culture as Neenyi Ghartey VII steps into prosperity at Aboakyer 2026.

Thousands of people thronged Winneba on May 2 for the grand climax of the 2026 Aboakyer Festival at the AME Zion School Park, where Neenyi Ghartey VII received homage amid vibrant cultural displays of drumming, dancing, and colourful regalia. The festival’s highlight was the presentation of a live bushbuck by the Tuafo No.1 Company to…

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Call a suspect ‘criminal’ before trial? Jaladeen Abdulai warns journalists: that’s how you destroy justice, and your career.

Jaladeen Abdulai has cautioned journalists that irresponsible crime and court reporting can undermine public confidence in Ghana’s justice system and threaten fair trial processes, with inaccurate, sensational and unverified reports. Speaking at a training organised by the Upper East Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association in Bolgatanga to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, under…

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