Accra-Kumasi Expressway to Get Its Own Tolling System – Roads Minister The Accra-Kumasi Expressway won’t be following the standard tolling model government plans to roll out on other highways. Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has confirmed that this…
ECG Should Remain a Public Entity – PUWU Ghana’s Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU), part of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), is throwing its weight behind calls for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to stay firmly in public hands.…
Over 48 Aayalolo Buses Repaired and Back on Accra’s Roads – GAPTE The Greater Accra Passenger Transport Executive (GAPTE) says over 48 Aayalolo buses, previously grounded due to mechanical issues, have now been repaired and put back into service across…
Ghana to Set Up Diaspora Consular Fund to Support Distressed Citizens Abroad – Ablakwa Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says government will soon roll out a dedicated fund to help Ghanaians who find themselves in crisis situations abroad.…
Ghana Spends GH¢49.7M Evacuating Citizens From South Africa, Ablakwa Proposes Diaspora Fund Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed that government spent a total of GH¢49.72 million to evacuate 1,964 citizens caught up in a wave of xenophobic attacks…
NDPC to Monitor Implementation of Government’s $10B New Economy Programme – Ato Forson Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) will be responsible for tracking and assessing how the programme actually rolls…
Galamsey, Big Push Road Works Named Top Causes of Rising Fibre Cuts – Sam George Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George says these incidents have skyrocketed in recent years, jumping from 3,900 in 2021 to 8,578 in 2026 and he’s naming…
Deputy Finance Minister Cuts Sod for Somanya–Dodowa Road Construction Deputy Finance Minister and MP for Asuogyaman, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, joined the MP for Yilo Krobo to officially break ground on the Somanya–Dodowa Road and several inner roads within the municipality.…
Ankobra River Cleared of Changfan Machines Under Operation Watershed – Lands Minister Ghana’s fight against illegal mining is showing real results on the Ankobra River. That’s the message from Lands and Natural Resources Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, following a working…
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings Assumes Office as Environment Minister, Calls for Collaboration Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, has officially taken office as Ghana’s new Minister of Science and Environment. Her first message on the job was clear tackling…
TAGG Calls for Urgent Review of Port Charges in Ghana The Traders and General Importers Association of Ghana (TAGG) has called on government to urgently review what it describes as excessive charges levied on businesses operating through Ghana’s ports. The…
GHATSEA Petitions Mahama Over Alleged Intimidation by GCAA Management The Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GHATSEA) has appealed directly to the President to intervene, accusing GCAA Director-General Rev. Stephen Wilfred Arthur of intimidation, victimisation, and refusing to engage with…
Finance Minister Hails Perseus Mining’s GH¢391m Dividend to the State Perseus Mining (Ghana) Limited has presented a dividend of GH¢391,195,000.00 roughly US$35 million to the state. That’s a massive jump from the US$5 million the company paid the previous year.…
Cedi Buys at 11.24 to the Dollar on Tuesday – BoG Rate According to the Bank of Ghana’s official figures for Tuesday, September 1, the cedi was buying at 11.2444 to the dollar and selling at 11.2556. The pound sterling…
From 1 September, gold doré bought by licensed self-financing aggregators under approved offtake arrangements must be refined in Ghana before export, under a new GoldBod directive aimed at keeping more value from the gold trade within the country. ACCRA, Ghana…
Ghana recorded a GH¢46.1 billion merchandise trade surplus in Q1 2026. But GSS says adjusting for price changes turns the surplus into a real deficit, revealing how strongly gold prices influenced the headline figures.
Ghana will require gold doré bought by Self-Financing Aggregators under approved offtake arrangements to be refined locally before export from September 1. Nukunya explains who is affected, how the rule works and what will determine whether it succeeds.
BoG Governor Asiama Inaugurates Virtual Assets Coordinating Committee Ghana’s push into digital finance regulation has reached a new milestone. Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has officially inaugurated the Virtual Assets Coordinating Committee, marking a key step in…
