Ghana’s Cabinet has approved three visa waiver agreements with the Maldives, Zambia and Antigua and Barbuda, paving the way for Parliament to ratify the deals and allow visa-free travel among the countries.

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has released three cheques totalling GH₵199,471,691 to settle arrears of perishable supplies for free senior high schools (FSHSs) and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions.

The Ghana Stock Exchange closed the second trading session of the week firmly in the green, as the GSE Composite Index advanced by over 156 points to settle at 14,489.62. The market’s bullish tilt was powered almost entirely by the banking and insurance sectors, even as total trading volumes cooled off from Monday’s levels.

At 80, she carries her years lightly, but her legacy with unmistakable weight. In a nation shaped by moments of upheaval, reform and renewal, Joyce Rosalind Aryee stands as one of the enduring figures who did not merely witness history, but helped to steady it.

“I don’t feel 80,” she says with a soft laugh. Yet behind that remark lies a life defined by service, conviction and an unwavering sense of purpose.

Her secret? “God has blessed me with a child’s heart, and I cherish it—it has been my greatest blessing.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled planned and emergency maintenance exercises across four regions for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, even as engineers continue to battle faulty underground cables and burnt high-tension poles that plunged several communities into darkness on Tuesday.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will confer the prestigious Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Medal on President John Dramani Mahama and former Presidents, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and John Agyekum Kufuor, at the "World-Meets-in-Ghana" Executive Dinner Ball in Kumasi on Friday.

The High Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum of GH¢30,000,000 to Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, as extradition proceedings to transfer him to the United States continue.

The government has commenced the installation of 2,500 high-capacity transformers across the country to improve electricity supply and address persistent localised outages.

Proceedings in the high-profile trial of former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, have been halted after his legal team challenged the authority of the Office of the Special Prosecutor to prosecute the case.

Valley View University has called for a more expansive tuition support policy that covers students at both public and private tertiary institutions.

The Office of the Auditor-General has issued a formal apology after an error in its nationwide payroll audit wrongly linked a public servant to an alleged unearned salary exceeding GH¢427 million.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has developed a comprehensive programme to address the reliability challenges and transform its network capacity, the acting Managing Director (MD), Kwame Kpekpena, has said. 

The decision by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to destool his linguist, Kyeame Kofi Nti, has drawn widespread public attention, not only because of the prominence of the office involved but also due to the cultural and institutional implications within the Asante traditional system.

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old self-styled spiritualist, Nana Adwoa Yamoah, to three years’ imprisonment for defrauding a man of GH¢95,100.

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has rejected allegations circulating on social media that a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Defence received unearned salaries amounting to GH¢427 million over a 29-month period.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that the government has approved the payment of outstanding salary arrears owed to newly recruited teachers under the 2024 financial clearance.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's chief executive officer, and hardware engineering chief John Ternus is set to take over, Apple announced on Monday.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has outlined a comprehensive investment programme aimed at addressing persistent reliability challenges and strengthening its network capacity, the Acting Managing Director, Kwame Kpekpena, has announced.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has acknowledged that some Ghanaian content creators are facing difficulties accessing their earnings from international digital platforms, including X, and has launched a review to identify the root causes of the payment bottlenecks.

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) kicked off the trading week on a strong note, with the benchmark GSE Composite Index climbing 308.57 points to close at 14,332.79. The GSE Financial Stocks Index also gained 206.14 points to settle at 8,520.19, reflecting renewed appetite for banking and financial sector stocks.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled an extensive network of planned maintenance exercises across three regions for Tuesday, April 21, 2026, with engineers set to undertake critical infrastructure upgrades that will temporarily disrupt power supply to dozens of communities in the Central, Accra West, and Volta Regions.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has filed an application at the Court of Appeal challenging a High Court ruling that ordered him to open his defence in an ongoing criminal trial.

The government has initiated steps to repeal the laws establishing the Middle Belt Development Authority and the Coastal Development Authority, the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has announced.

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced an 18-month intervention programme, estimated to cost at least GH¢4 billion, to address persistent faults in Ghana’s electricity distribution network and reduce outages in affected communities.

The National Service Authority (NSA) is preparing to embark on a nationwide inspection to ensure that employers in both the public and private sectors have engaged only graduates with valid National Service certificates.