The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that Ghana’s economic recovery programme under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) has produced “substantial stabilisation gains”, citing sharp declines in inflation, improved confidence in the cedi, stronger reserves and significant progress in debt sustainability.

Ghana has successfully concluded its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund, achieving macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability ahead of schedule, the government has announced.

The Ministry of Health has moved to clarify the ongoing recruitment of health professionals across the country, acknowledging the anxiety and intense interest the exercise has generated, particularly given the inherited backlog of more than 105,000 unemployed health professionals.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confiscated 140 boxes of alcoholic beverages mixed with stimulants in the Upper East Region as part of intensified efforts to safeguard public health.

The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has announced that 61,506 candidates from public and private technical and vocational institutions across the country will sit for this year’s May/June Certificate II examination from Monday, May 18.

The President, John Dramani Mahama, has said the government will end the double track system in senior high schools (SHSs) by 2027. 

The first defence witness in the Samreboi concession trial has told the court that verbal permission cannot amount to the assignment of mineral rights under Ghana’s mining laws.

Two Ghanaian brothers and a United States-based woman have been indicted in Ohio over their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud and money laundering scheme that prosecutors say targeted elderly Americans through dating websites and social media platforms.

Policy think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has called on the government to reject the proposed 20-year lease extension application by Gold Fields Limited for the Tarkwa Mine.

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has mounted a defence for Gold Fields’ application to extend its Tarkwa mining lease, warning that any abrupt shift away from the country’s private investment-led mining model could undermine investor confidence, government revenues, and long-term sector stability.

A 32-year-old enrolled nurse stationed at the Kusali CHPS Compound, Nafisa Adama, lost her life last Tuesday in a motor cycle accident while transporting medical supplies from Gwollu to Kusali in the Sissala West District.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public that shisha and vaping are not safe alternatives to smoking, emphasising that fruit, mint, or candy flavours do not cancel out the harm tobacco does to the lungs.

Ghana international Antoine Semenyo has earned a place among the Premier League’s elite after being nominated for the 2025/26 EA SPORTS Player of the Season award following a sensational campaign for Bournemouth and Manchester City.

Saleh Mamman, a former Nigerian power minister, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for laundering 33.8bn naira ($24.7m; £18.5m), a rare conviction against corrupt officials in the West ​African nation.

The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced priority visa interview access for FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket holders travelling to the United States, urging football fans to begin their visa application process early ahead of the global tournament.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged the public to take advantage of its hotlines and report cases of examination malpractice in their communities to help deal with the canker.

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress administration of undermining democracy and free speech through what he described as the intimidation and harassment of members of the party.

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has placed three pharmacies under immediate temporary suspension from the National Health Insurance Scheme, effective Thursday, May 14, 2026, following the discovery of material irregularities in claims and service transactions.

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has awarded GH¢150,000 in damages against the Ghana Police Service in favour of three protestors over acts of police brutality during the #OccupyJulorbi demonstration in 2023.

Legal representation has been secured for the independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, who remains in detention in the Netherlands, although Parliament says it is yet to receive an authenticated copy of the arrest warrant from Dutch prosecutors.

Business magnate Ibrahim Mahama has stepped in with GH¢200,000 in financial support for xenophobia victim Emmanuel Asamoah, in a gesture that underscores his growing reputation for philanthropy and social intervention beyond the corporate world.

President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned a new nuclear medicine facility at the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre (SGMC) in Accra. 

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr Rasheed Draman, has described the detention of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene Frimpong, in the Netherlands as a matter of national concern, urging Parliament to release any available information to curb public speculation.

The 1992 Constitution of Ghana is certain without ambiguity.

There is an uncomfortable truth about banking in Ghana that few people discuss openly, perhaps because it appears too ordinary to deserve national attention.