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Sokode Senior High Technical School closed indefinitely after clashes between students and residents

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has indefinitely shut down Sokode Senior High Technical School in the Volta Region following violent...

Government restores oxygen supply at 37 Military Hospital after plant failure

The government has installed new equipment at the 37 Military Hospital, restoring stable and sufficient oxygen production following the breakdown...

Chief Executive Officer for National Entrepreneurship and innovation Programme ( NEIP ) Kofi Ofosu Nkansah

All staff of NEIP told to cease reporting to work

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has announced a temporary suspension of its staff due to unresolved employment-related issues....

Two found dead after motorbike accident at Tono riverbank

Two people have been found dead at the Tono riverbank in the Kasena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region after...

Energy Minister John Jinapor urges patience as Ghana struggles with $75 million gas debt, denies ECG sale

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has urged Ghanaians to brace for possible disruptions in power...

Ghanaians are not humble people – Dr. Ofosu Dorte challenges national perception

Senior Partner at AB & David Africa, Dr David Ofosu Dorte, has refuted the widespread belief that Ghanaians are inherently...

Government approves 10% salary increase for public sector workers

The government has approved a 10% salary increase for public sector workers, set to take effect on March 1, 2025....

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah

Illegal miners seize nine forest reserves — Lands Minister Armah Kofi Buah warns of crisis

Accra – Ghana’s fight against illegal mining has reached a critical point, with nine forest reserves now completely taken over...

Afari Military Hospital to begin operations in September — Health Minister Omane Boamah

The Minister of Health, Dr. Omane Boamah, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to completing the long-delayed Afari Military Hospital project...

Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations Hon. Samuel Nartey George

Government orders shutdown of Six radio stations operating without valid licenses

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations has directed the National Communications Authority (NCA) to take immediate enforcement action...