Due to certain inconve­niences Muslims in the country undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage have been going through over the years, succes­sive governments have been trying to provide a facility that can help resolve the challenges. On Friday, President John Dramani Mahama cut the sod at a ceremony for the construction of a permanent Hajj Village in … The post Pres Mahama’s directive on Hajj profit apt

The Minister of Energy and Green Tran­sition has withdrawn the Unitisation Di­rectives imposed in 2020, which mandated the compulsory merging of Springfield Explo­ration and Production Limited (Springfield) and Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Limited (ENI) in relation to the Afina-1X Discovery and the Sankofa Cenomanian Oil Field. This decision, announced on February 25, 2025, follows … The post Energy

The Executive Director of Child Rights International (CRI), Mr Bright Appiah, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his unwavering commitment to Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. He described the President’s stance as a crucial step in ensuring equal access to qual­ity education for all Ghanaian children. In a statement signed by Mr … The post Govt position on free SHS assuring

 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Madina Constituency has extended heartfelt congratulations to Mr Edward Ekow Obeng- Kenzo on his appointment as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA). The party also commended President John Dramani Mahama for his commitment to select­ing competent and experienced individuals to lead critical national … The post Madina

A youth organi­sation in Bolga­tanga Central, pri­marily composed of supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider his decision to overlook the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Isaac Adongo, in his ministerial appointments. The group has warned that Mr Adongo’s exclusion from a ministe­rial position … The post ‘Issac

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday to hold discussions with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia’s presidency said, follow­ing a thaw in icy relations. The relationship soured in January 2024 when Ethiopia announced plans to lease a stretch of coastline in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region. Ethiopia planned to build a … The post Ethiopia’s

 The award honours the legacy of Kom­la Dumor, a distin­guished Ghanaian broadcaster and former BBC World News presenter, who died suddenly aged 41 11 years ago. Dumor’s widow, Kwansema Du­mor, said she was “proud” of her husband’s impact at the BBC, and also said her family were “thankful to the BBC for remembering him” through … The post BBC Komla Dumor Award 2025

 The Local Governance Net­work (LOGNet), a network of civil society organisations (CSOs), has pledged its unwav­ering support to the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Ahmed  Ibrahim, in addressing challenges that confronted the sector. According to the Chairman of the Steering Committee of LOGNet, Mr John Nkaw, issues such as the delay … The post LOGNet

 The  government has been en­treated to ur­gently institute a dedicated funding mechanism for public health emergencies amidst recurrent disease outbreaks and dwindling donor support. Discussants at a national dia­logue on public health emergency financing in Accra yesterday, observed that while disease out­breaks were inevitable, a funding pool in place could aid effective response and management … The post Dedicate

 The Pharmaceutical So­ciety of Ghana (PSGH) is set to hold the maiden PSGH Pharma Excellence Awards on March 21, 2025 in Accra to recognise and cele­brate the exceptional achieve­ments of corporate bodies and individuals within the pharma­ceutical industry and pharma­ceutical care health sector. The award is also aimed at recognising the value of re­sponsible professional, … The post PSGH to

By 2050 nearly a quarter of the world’s population–about 2.5 billion people–will live in Africa. This young, energetic population is a tremendous engine of economic and social mobility, but this progress is threatened by an unlikely source; food loss. In Ghana alone, as much as 45 percent of fruits and vegetables are wasted, according to … The post Harvesting Hope:

 KOSMOS Innovation Centre (KIC) continues to stand as a beacon of hope for youth-driven innova­tion and entrepreneurship in Ghana, particularly in agribusi­ness. Through its unique incuba­tion programmes and unwaver­ing support, KIC has played a pivotal role in the success story of Agro Empire, a youth-led agribusiness that specialises in automated snail farming and ready-to-eat snail … The post Sailing

 THE Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the National Bank of Rwanda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to intro­duce a ground breaking licence passporting framework and cross border payment interoperability for regulated Financial Technol­ogy (Fintech) companies. The signing ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Inclusive Fintech Forum in Rwanda, with Governor of the … The post Ghana,

 The Ghana Football Associ­ation (GFA) has announced a date for the resumption of the Premier League across the country. According to the FA, the Ghana Premier League will resume with Match day 23 fixture on the week­end of Friday, March 7, to Monday, March 10, 2025. The resumption, according to a statement, would be subjected … The post Date announced for Premier League resumption appeared

The acting Direc­tor General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Au­thority (GPHA), Brigadier General Paul Siedu Tanye-Kulono, has ap­pealed to government to consider the removal of the COVID-19 and Value Added Tax (VAT) on transit cargoes to boost business and promote efficiency at the ports. According to him, the impo­sition of these taxes served as … The post Scrap COVID-19

 Liverpool opened up a 13-point lead in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United as closest pursuers Arse­nal played out a 0-0 stalemate at Nottingham Forest on Wednes­day. If the weekend’s results ap­peared to have given Liverpool one hand on the trophy, Arne Slot’s team now seem unstoppa­ble. Goals in each half … The post Liverpool open 13-point gap as

The 2025 Haji Taskforce has announced March 13, 2025, as the final deadline for payment of the Hajj package. “No extension will be made to this deadline and therefore both would-be pilgrims and agents are admonished to op­erate with this deadline in mind as this is in the supreme interest of all,” a statement issued … The post Hajj taskforce sets March 13 deadline for package

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 Former country Director of IPAS Ghana, Dr Koma Je­hu-Appiah, has congratulat­ed Ambassador Dr Eunice Brookman-Amissah on her appointment by President John Dramani Mahama to the Council of State. “We fully trust in your capabilities to deliver,” says Dr Jehu-Appiah in a statement issued in Accra yesterday copied the Gha­naian Times. Ambassador Dr Brook­man-Amissah is a … The post IPAS

 The President of the Evangel­ical Lutheran Church of Gha­na, Reverend John Shadrack Donkoh, has called on religious leaders to complement government’s efforts of creating jobs for the youth, and not to only concentrate on the spiritual welfare of their members. He said that youth unemployment in the country was becoming worrying as most of them … The post Clergy urged to complement