The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has now spent one full year in office out of its four-year mandate. This is not a short time. This is 25% of their tenure already used. Yet, the policy they sold most loudly to Ghanaians, the so-called “24-Hour Economy,” remains words without action. During the 2024 campaign, the NDC…
Source: Graphiconline Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that Ghana has started diplomatic talks with Ukraine to get a Ghanaian citizen who is currently being held as a prisoner of war released. The Ukrainian government officially told Ghana about the person’s arrest and gave identifying information that has been confirmed by…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has warned drivers that many of them may be driving cars that they don’t legally own because the transfer-of-ownership process isn’t finished, even if they have the keys and logbook. Stephen Attuh, the DVLA’s Director of Corporate Affairs, said that the person listed in the Authority’s central database…
Source: Joyonline Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has denied claims that the institution lost money under the Gold-for-Reserves program. He said that reports of a US$214 million loss were false and misleading. On January 3, he told JoyNews’ Newsfile that GoldBod is not a profit-making business, but it…
Source: Joyonline Mr. Bright Simons, who is the Honorary Vice President of IMANI-Africa, has said that government institutions should be held to a higher standard when it comes to their costs, efficiency, and long-term viability. He believes that being policy-driven or non-profit should not protect them from being held accountable. On January 3, he talked…
Source: Joyonline The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) has asked politicians to protect the progress made in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold sector. They warned against politicizing the issue and making decisions based only on short-term financial losses. On January 1, 2026, GNASSM released a statement signed by its General…
President John Dramani Mahama’s New Year’s message made it clear that Ghana is “rising again” after inheriting a very weak economy with high inflation, unemployment, poor infrastructure, and low public confidence. He talked about a new vision of hope, shared responsibility, and national recovery. Inflation is expected to drop to single digits by the end…
Ghanaians welcomed January 1, 2026, not with relief, not with hope, but with higher bills as a New Year gift from the NDC. Electricity tariffs jumped by 9.86%. Water tariffs shot up by a shocking 15.92%. This was not an accident. It was a decision approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) under the…
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, has said that Ghana’s laws will be strictly enforced against foreigners who try to get Ghanaian passports illegally. He also told citizens that security has been improved through better technology and stricter border checks. At the opening of a Passport Application Center in the Savannah Region on…
Source: JoyNews A wave of anger and anxiety is sweeping through the University of Ghana (UG) as students deal with a recently released provisional fee schedule that shows big increases in the cost of school. The big increases, which are more than 25% on average, have led to urgent calls for the university management to…
