An economist and development finance expert, Professor Peter Quartey, has been elected Chairman of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), at a time when effective oversight of the nation’s petroleum revenue remains critical to ensuring that oil wealth delivers sustainable benefits.
About eight in every 10 adults own a financial account in the country, with only 22 per cent of them being financially healthy, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has said.
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed condolences to the families of Javits Frimpong , a 15-year-old boy and other Ghanaian killed in the US.
The country loses an estimated $6.56 billion in potential revenue from the mining sector every year due to the government’s limited participation in mineral extraction, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has revealed.
Sponsors and participants in illegal mining activities in the Savanna Region are foreigners, a development that poses dire security challenges to the country, latest research by Conginta, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), has revealed.
The government has opened a fresh bidding for the construction of the 540-metre Volivo Bridge over the Volta River more than a decade after an earlier procurement exercise collapsed without construction commencing.
Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health, visited Ghanaian agribusinesses working with IDH Ghana to see how locally led enterprises connect smallholder farmers to markets, finance, and decent jobs.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has scheduled November 7 to 9 for aspirants seeking to contest and occupy various national executive positions to submit their nomination forms.
The exercise which forms part of preparations towards the election of the party’s national executives is scheduled for December 19, 2026.
Speaking to Channel One News, the party’s Director of Elections and IT, Mahdi Gibril, warned that aspirants who fail to submit their completed forms within the stipulated period will automatically be disqualified.
President John Dramani Mahama has commended Ghanaian nurses and other professionals recruited to Antigua and Barbuda, describing them as good ambassadors whose conduct has paved the way for more Ghanaians to secure opportunities across the Caribbean.
The Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region, Daasebre Kwaku Boateng III, has advised residents in the region, particularly those battling with chronic non-communicable conditions, not to stay home and suffer due to financial difficulties.
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a criminal syndicate believed to be behind a series of robberies targeting bank customers in Kumasi and its environs.
The Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has stressed the need to inculcate the values of justice, fairness and integrity in children from an early age to promote a just society.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tema Region, has undertaken a major network improvement exercise involving the replacement of 14 faulty transformers across six districts to enhance electricity supply reliability.
A new study at the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has revealed that alcohol use disorders are the leading cause of mental health admission at the facility, followed by schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder.
The second AAK Innovation Academy has moved from knowledge sharing to hands-on technical training, equipping 22 Ghanaian chocolate and confectionery companies with practical skills to improve product development, quality and innovation.
Golden Star Wassa Mine has won the National Inter-Mine First Aid and Safety Competition for the fourth consecutive time.
The Queen of the Netherlands, Queen Maxima, has engaged small-scale business entrepreneurs in Labadi, Accra, on their financial health, providing a platform for the entrepreneurs to share their experiences and challenges with savings, access to loans and insurance.
Pupils from seven basic schools in the Weija-Gbawe municipality have been sensitised to Project Ethics, a values-based learning initiative designed to support schools, teachers and communities.
African-led non-governmental organisations (NGOs) engaged in philanthropic work have been urged to take greater control of the resources and decisions shaping the continent’s development, with a call for reduced dependence on foreign funding and stronger locally driven solutions.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given a positive assessment of Ghana’s economic performance, saying the gains made in recent years, together with the buffers built , will allow the country to partly absorb the external shock stemming from the war in the Middle East.
