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The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has partnered with the Ghana Digital Centre to provide information and communication technology (ICT) training for 2,000 young people to improve their employability and expand opportunities in the digital economy. The collaboration, formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), will provide beneficiaries with access to various IT-related training programmes and capacity-building initiatives designed to equip …

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged authorities to allow the law to take its course in the alleged sexual misconduct case involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai. She described the allegations as a serious national concern, stressing that the case could have lasting consequences for the students involved and must be handled …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to undertake a nationwide meter audit aimed at reducing commercial losses, strengthening revenue assurance and addressing electricity theft. The exercise will cover all ECG operational areas across the country, with inspections focusing on prepaid and postpaid meters, Special Load Tariff (SLT) installations and their associated wiring. In a statement, the company …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has announced that the agency has engaged, trained and deployed 11,788 beneficiaries under its Community Police Assistant module to support the Ghana Police Service and enhance public safety. The initiative is part of the YEA’s broader mandate to create employment opportunities for young people while equipping them with …

Ghana’s former Bank of Ghana Director of Research, Dr. Philip Abradu-Otoo, has described the country’s inflation performance as favourable, cautioning against direct comparisons with other African economies without considering differences in monetary policy and exchange-rate systems. His comments come as Ghana’s inflation rate increased to 5.2% in September 2026. Despite the slight rise, Dr. Abradu-Otoo believes the country’s inflation figures …

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has filed fresh defamation suits against Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi and National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) CEO Eric Adjei, following developments in earlier cases involving the two officials. A statement issued by his lawyer, F. Paa Kwesi Abaidoo, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, said the new suit against Mr Gyamfi, …

Deputy Education Minister Dr Clement Apaak has announced plans to introduce a direct reporting mechanism that will enable students, parents and other stakeholders to report sexual abuse and other forms of misconduct in educational institutions directly to the Education Ministry. The proposed initiative is expected to allow complainants to bypass established reporting channels when they believe school authorities or education …

The Headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai, has been arrested in connection with allegations of sexual misconduct, Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has revealed. Mr Muntaka disclosed this when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, explaining that the case had been escalated from the regional level to Police Headquarters for …

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Jinapor, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to building a credible, competitive and investor-friendly energy sector as Ghana seeks to attract investment and expand its energy infrastructure.Dr Jinapor made the remarks during bilateral meetings with key industry players and prospective investors on the sidelines of African Energy Week.The engagements brought together companies …

The acting Director-General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, has acknowledged engineering defects at the Accra Sports Stadium, saying the authority is considering whether to renovate the existing facility or construct a new one.Prof. Sarpong said the NSA was assessing the stadium’s structural and infrastructure challenges, adding that the necessary repairs would have to be undertaken …