The National Identification Authority (NIA) has arrested six of its staff members and terminated the appointments of seven others following allegations of extortion during the recently concluded Free Ghana Card registration exercise for children aged six to 14 at the Galaka registration centre in the Upper East Region.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said that the House will integrate outcomes of the Inclusive Legislatures for Gender Responsive Policies (ILGRP) project into its legislative, oversight and budgeting processes to sustain gains in gender equality and inclusive governance.
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are to test their capacity in coordinating responses to large-scale oil spills across their shared maritime boundary during the 2026 edition of Exercise Grand African NEMO (GANO), a multinational maritime security exercise in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Project Lead for Digital Innovation for Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) for Ethiopia and East Africa, Dr Abdulkarim Seid, has stated that digital innovation is bridging the gap between water management and agricultural productivity across Africa.
Stakeholders in Ghana’s forestry and farming sectors have met at a national dialogue to discuss how to produce and sell farm and forest products without destroying forests and have also discussed ways to help young people prepare for new international trade rules.
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has proposed that emergency departments in major hospitals should have bed capacities equivalent to at least 10 per cent of their overall bed capacity to help address the recurring “no-bed syndrome” in the country.
The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and two others seeking to expunge portions of the prosecution’s written submissions opposing their submission of no case to answer.
President John Dramani Mahama has called for an end to global conflicts, and commended his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for his willingness to resume trilateral talks on the conflict with Ukraine.
Panellists at an anti-fraud forum have urged the public to exercise greater vigilance when conducting digital transactions, as fraudsters increasingly adopt sophisticated technologies and psychological manipulation to deceive their victims.
Ghana has initiated discussions with Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Rosatom, for the establishment of the country’s first nuclear power station, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed.
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has cautioned that no Ghanaian should be denied a job, school admission or healthcare due to their HIV status.
The Minerals Commission has stressed that the termination of the mineral rights of Northern Ashanti Mines Limited (NAML), formerly Owere Mines, is within the confines of the law.
The police have confirmed a crash involving some police vehicles while driving and facing oncoming traffic in the opposite lane in the Ridge area of Accra on Wednesday and knocking down a motor cyclist but have denied a suggestion that the crash victim was abandoned and was not taken to hospital.
A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy was fatally shot while on his way to school Thursday morning near Crotona Park in the Bronx, New York and investigators are searching for three teenage boys in connection with the killing.
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has urged contractors working on the La General Hospital project to accelerate the pace of work.
The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and two others seeking to expunge portions of the prosecution’s written submissions opposing their submission of no case to answer.
The Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology at the University of Ghana, Professor Samuel Kojo Kwofie, has described cybersecurity as one of the greatest threats to the digital space, calling for a new generation of African experts to develop home-grown initiatives to address emerging cyber threats.
Residents of Kumasi and its surrounding communities are set to experience planned power interruptions from Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 29, 2026, as the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) undertake critical works to complete a major transmission line upgrade.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun the construction of permanent block housing units at Kofikrom in Avenor, with 10 rooms reaching lintel level and more than 100 others progressing to the second course of blockwork.
The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) says mandatory medical screening for prospective Hajj 2027 pilgrims is a requirement of the Saudi Arabian government, urging applicants to disregard what it describes as false claims circulating on social media.
In a statement issued by its Communications Directorate on October 28, 2026, the PAOG said the screening was introduced by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in 2026 as a prerequisite for visa acquisition.
The Office dismissed allegations on social media that the Ghana Hajj Board was extorting money from prospective pilgrims through mandatory medical screening without authorisation from Saudi Arabia.
