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,…
Ato Cassiel Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Forson, has said that the Cabinet has approved the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP). This is a strategic plan to make the country more resilient to economic shocks from outside by increasing international reserves to cover 15 months of imports by the end of 2028. Dr. Forson…
The National Union of Ghana Students – United Kingdom (NUGS UK) is worried about the fact that Ghanaian students in the UK still have to take the IELTS and that government scholarships are taking too long to be paid out. On February 25, 2026, the Union called for diplomatic talks between the Ministries of Foreign…
Samuel Nartey Georg, the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, has said that he wants to turn the Ghana Meteorological Agency into an Authority to give it more legal power and make it work better. He said that the upgrade is meant to make weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and disaster preparedness better because extreme…
On 12 June 2019, the Supreme Court of Ghana delivered a clear and final warning in Benjamin Komla Kpodo & Richard Quashigah v. Attorney-General: not less than 5% of Ghana’s total revenue must go to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). Not a suggestion. Not a target. A binding constitutional command. Yet the record shows…
