Final-year students at Chereponi Senior High School are facing significant challenges as a week-long power outage disrupts their preparations for the WASSCE exams. The blackout has affected the entire Chereponi district, impacting essential services such as health care, education, and local businesses. With the lack of electricity, students are finding it difficult to study at night, and the school’s assistant …

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has issued a stern warning to contractors failing to meet their obligations under the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Programme. He stated that the Ministry is prepared to terminate the contracts of those who continue to underperform, despite having received payments for essential infrastructural projects across 35 municipalities. During …

By: Daniel Obeng Acquah In 2008, a bold promise was made on the campaign trail in Ghana – to revolutionize the country’s education system by introducing free senior high school education. Despite the skeptics and naysayers, this visionary leader remained steadfast in his commitment, driven by an unwavering belief in the transformative power of education implemented this policy in right …

National security is pursuing directors of 44 oil marketing companies that have disappeared with nearly GH₵60 million in levies owed to the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST), now rebranded as Bulk Energy Storage and Transportation Limited (BEST). These companies collected levies and margins from the sale of petroleum products but failed to remit the funds to BOST. The Auditor …

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed a strong desire to improve prison infrastructure and the welfare of prisoners if elected as president. Speaking during his campaign tour of Akim Oda in the Eastern Region, following the launch of the 2024 NPP Manifesto, Dr. Bawumia who is noted for his acts …

Executive Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Jamaludeen A. Abdullah, has called on the Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Professor Amin Alhassan, to apologise to Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif. According to him, Professor Alhassan’s statements regarding the funding for the 13th African Games were misleading. “Apologize to the Minister because you have lied,” Abdullah said in …

Organized Labor has scaled up protest over the management of pension funds with a demand for a full takeover of the Board Chairmanship position of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). According to them, the state agency is failing to yield any positive dividend for pensioners and the working class in Ghana. This comes months after the Member …

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has disclosed that a total of $2.5 million was paid directly to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for televising the 2023 African Games. In a statement signed by the sector Minister, Mustapha Ussif, it was indicated that “$1 million and $1.5 million were paid to GBC on 13th March 2024 and 22nd May 2024, …

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has vowed to investigate the inconsistencies between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), which have sparked public debate.  Mr. Nartey George said the Director General of GBC, Professor Amin Alhassan, has many questions to answer. “We will find out where the money has gone, …

Story by Naa Anyema Collison The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has recommended to government to sped up the promised review of it flagship program to reduce expenditure, this is because the IFS says that Ghana’s economy is still weak and fragile, asserting the country still has an unstable macroeconomic environment. The IFS challenged assertions by the government that it …