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Ghana’s only integrated aluminium smelter, the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO), has unveiled an ambitious recovery and expansion roadmap designed to restore operational capacity, deepen value addition, and reposition the company as a critical pillar of Ghana’s industrial transformation. During a working tour of the facility, the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Hon. Dr. Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, reaffirmed Government’s …

A 42-year-old woman and her three children have tragically drowned in a water-filled galamsey pit at Wassa Dunkwa in the Amenfi West Municipality of the Western Region. The heartbreaking incident occurred on Saturday, February 28, when the family reportedly went in search of firewood near an abandoned illegal mining site that had become dangerously waterlogged. A local source told Citi …

Fifty-five Ghanaians have been killed in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine after allegedly being lured into the conflict by criminal recruitment networks, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed. In a Facebook post following his official visit to Kyiv, the Minister disclosed that Ukrainian authorities, citing what he described as credible intelligence, have documented 1,780 Africans from …

Drama unfolded in Parliament on Friday, February 27, when members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus staged a protest moments before President John Dramani Mahama began delivering the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA). Just as proceedings were set to commence, Minority MPs rose from their seats clad in black attire and wearing sashes bearing the inscription …

President John Dramani Mahama has praised what he describes as strong economic gains under his administration, declaring that Ghana has regained stability and renewed investor confidence. Delivering his State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Friday, February 27, the President struck an upbeat tone as he reviewed measures implemented over the past year to revive the economy. Addressing Members …

President John Dramani Mahama has described the government’s decision to reduce the producer price of cocoa as a difficult but necessary measure to safeguard Ghana’s economic stability. The government recently announced a downward review of the cocoa producer price to GH¢41,392 per tonne, equivalent to GH¢2,587 per bag, for the remainder of the 2025/2026 crop season. Delivering his 2026 State …

President John Dramani Mahama has defended his administration’s economic management, stating that deliberate policy measures have stabilised Ghana’s currency and significantly improved overall economic performance. Delivering the 2026 State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Friday, February 27, President Mahama said his government made currency stability a central priority upon assuming office, stressing that the results are already evident. …

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has revealed that 500 excavators have been seized from illegal mining sites across the country since he assumed office, as part of intensified efforts to combat galamsey operations. Addressing Members of Parliament on the floor of the House on Thursday, February 26, the Minister provided an update on the government’s …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has summoned the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) following widespread complaints from consumers about the unusually fast depletion of prepaid electricity units. PURC’s Executive Secretary, Dr Shafic Suleman, has directed ECG’s Managing Director, along with senior officials from the company’s technical, commercial, ICT, and customer service departments, to attend an emergency meeting scheduled for …

Police in the Oti Region have retrieved a large quantity of suspected cannabis valued at more than GH₵1.4 million from a truck intercepted late last year. According to a statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police John Nchor of the Public Affairs Unit, the Volvo truck with registration number GC 3522-09 was stopped on December 29, 2025, at the Bonakye …