TVET gets a funding push, Haruna Iddrisu proposes oil revenue and GETFund share to fix outdated labs and workshops.

The Ghana TVET Report, third edition launched in Accra says the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector in Ghana has made progress on access and implementation of reforms but still suffers serious infrastructure and financing constraints that affect the quality and relevance of training. The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu said the report…

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GH¢40bn road debt, GH¢12bn paid, Agbodza tells contractors: ‘We’re not cancelling inherited projects, we’re fixing them.

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has assured road contractors that the government will not suspend or cancel inherited road projects despite financial and contractual challenges facing the sector. He said the administration is committed to completing all the ongoing projects and settling all outstanding debts owed to contractors during a nationwide…

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ORAL cases hit court this week, Skytrain, Akonta Mining, and cybersecurity scandal all on the docket.

Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai, in a Facebook update, said the court will continue hearing several high profile cases under the government’s anti-corruption and anti-illegal mining initiative Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL). “During the period, several hearings involving corruption, illegal mining and cybersecurity-related offences will be held across various courts,” he said. Criminal Court 4,…

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GH¢34.9 billion net equity drop, Oppong Nkrumah fires back at Sammy Gyamfi: ‘Stop spinning the loss, taxpayers are paying for it.

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has debunked Sammy Gyamfi’s claim on alleged losses at the Bank of Ghana, saying he was trying to down play a major financial loss. In a Facebook statement on May 10, the MP said the difference between “operating loss” and “total comprehensive loss” does not change the impact on taxpayers, alluding to…

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8,500 laptops, 158 centres, zero fees, One Million Coders Programme puts devices in trainees’ hands, not just on paper.

To increase access to digital skills training, the Government has distributed 8,500 laptops to training centres across the country under the One Million Coders Programme. “The devices are meant for accredited centres not for individual participants and all the 158 participating centres have already been equipped,” said Fred Yeboah, Director of Research and Innovation at…

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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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