The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, is calling for an urgent and comprehensive review of Ghana’s education system, warning that the sector is on the verge of collapse. According to Mr. Carbonu, the performance of candidates in this year’s WASSCE clearly signals deep-rooted challenges that demand immediate attention. “The […]

A US-based Biomedical Engineer, Dr. Mercy Nyamewaa Asiedu has called for awareness and preparedness as the world races toward increasingly powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. Delivering the 13th R.P. Baffour Memorial Lecture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), she explored the theme “Super-Intelligent AI Agents: An Existential Threat to the Human […]

In a story that redefines resilience, a young man from Achiase Nwansanmmire has risen above immense personal challenges to be named the overall best graduating student at the College of Health Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). While many graduates celebrate surrounded by comfort, Nereus Mensah Gyasi’s achievement carries a […]

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has urged stakeholders to ensure that compassion and fellow feeling are employed in all measures evolved in the fight against the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). This is contained in a press release dated December 1, 2025. “On the occasion of this year’s World AIDS Day, we reiterate the […]

WAEC PR Head John Kapi lists seven specific skill gaps, including interpreting data and solving word problems, that led to over 50% of candidates failing Core Mathematics in the 2025 WASSCE.

On Friday November 28, 2025. a Kumasi High Court judge, Dr Dorinda Smith Arthur, ruled that the two surviving wives of the late music icon, Daddy Lumba, could perform widowhood rites at his funeral. This is the outcome of a suit filed by the deceased’s first wife, Akosua Serwah. Among others, Serwah prayed the court […]

The accused person in the murder of former NPP Upper East Regional Chairman has been discharged by the Accra High Court. Gregory Afoko had been accused of conspiracy to commit murder, while Asabke Alangdi had been convicted of murder in April 2024. Presiding judge Marie Louise Simmons discharged Gregory Afoko after noting that the case […]

Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has said the 2018 contract with Zipline requires payment of $ 88,000 a month per centre (6 Centres), amounting to about $ 520,000 a month. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, December 1, he said that the audit reveals that only 12% of areas served qualify as “hard-to-reach” […]

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that Juaben Municipality leads in HIV infections in Ashanti Region, with 2.82% of individuals in the area having contracted the virus. According to the Commission, Juaben is followed by the Kwadaso Municipality with 2.56% with Tafo Municipal coming third with 2.53% and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly leads in new infections […]

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has said that the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Levy has revitalised Ghana’s social health financing architecture. He gave the breakdown as: NHIF allocation for 2026 GHS11.416 billion with GHS9.037 billion dedicated strictly to NHIS operations and claims. Claims payment timelines have improved dramatically, reducing to less […]

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has said that the 2026 Budget provides the largest capital investment in health infrastructure in recent years. Key projects include: New regional hospitals for Savannah, Oti and Western North (GHS600 million allocated). Completion of longstanding projects: La General Hospital (GHS60 million), Komfo Anokye Maternity Block, Sewua Regional Hospital, 10 Agenda 111 […]

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said that President John Dramani Mahama has followed the process in forwarding the petitions for the removal of the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa and the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to the Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for action to be taken. Kwakye Ofosu […]

Finance Minister and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated the bank’s first regional representative office in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The new office is expected to expand the bank’s visibility, improve project tracking, support investment delivery, and strengthen development cooperation among […]

Every year, when WASSCE results are released, Ghana erupts into the same familiar debates: Did the national pass rate go up or down? Is Free SHS working or failing? Almost always, the conversation revolves around one number: THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. But our obsession with this single figure hides more than it reveals. The truth is […]

More than 1,000 people have died in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, as military teams join rescue and relief operations amid ongoing rainfall warnings.

Parliament’s Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources of Ghana, led by the Salaga South Member, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimiah, is set to undertake a week-long benchmarking visit to the Republic of Rwanda. The study tour, scheduled from 30th November to 6th December 2025, forms part of the Committee’s ongoing efforts to deepen its understanding of best […]

A child’s birthday party was usually a joyous event, turned into the site of a mass shooting Saturday night that left three children and one other person dead and 11 wounded, with the suspected shooter still on the run. The tragedy in Stockton, California, adds to a growing list of American communities whose every day […]

The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre has expressed concern about the country’s rapidly declining crude oil production and the significant fiscal pressures this decline has created. With petroleum revenue falling sharply and mature fields approaching steep natural decline, decisive action is required to protect national income, safeguard energy security, and restore investor confidence. In the first […]

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The Northern Sector Quarry Operators Association, has expressed concern about the encroachment of its members’ concessions. It has meanwhile alerted the public to the risks associated with living close to quarrying sites. Apart from the cracks caused to residential buildings from the blasting and explosions during quarrying, dust from the quarries caused respiratory problems for […]