The Upper West Region will get a new airport in Wa. The project will be funded by the recently passed airport infrastructure levy. This levy imposes fees on international air tickets, tickets within Africa, tickets within the ECOWAS region, and domestic tickets, will go into a fund dedicated to developing […]

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission to issue a small-scale mining licence to the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT). This, according to him, aims to turn the university into a model operation for training and licensing purposes. In his address at the […]

President John Dramani Mahama, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, has commissioned 263 officer cadets into the Ghana Armed Forces at the graduation parade of the Ghana Military Academy. The ceremony, held at Ranger Baba Square, Whistler Barracks, marked the completion of the Regular Career Course […]

The Deputy Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Mr. Mohammed Adam Sukparu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthening the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet). Welcoming a high-level delegation from the Denmark Meteorological Institute (DMI) on Tuesday in Accra, he described meteorological services as critical to national planning, climate resilience, […]

The Minister for Works and Housing, Mr. Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has officially commissioned the State Housing Company Limited’s new 24-Hour Premium and Express Service Centre. This facility, located at the head office in Accra, represents a significant advancement in service delivery, aligning with President Mahama’s 24-Hour Economy Policy, a flagship […]

The Pakistani High Commissioner to Ghana, Najeeb Durrani, together with Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary responsible for the African continent, Ambassador Hamid Asghar Khan, paid a working visit to Ghana’s Ministry of Defence aimed at deepening defence cooperation between the two countries. The visit, which took place on Thursday, in Accra, focused […]

The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called for more effective preventive, intelligence, and collaborative strategies to address the mounting security concerns in the West African Sub Region. Speaking on Thursday at the High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security in Accra, she emphasised that the gathering demonstrates […]

The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has drawn attention to the growing and increasingly complex security threats confronting Ghana and the West African sub-region, warning that terrorism and violent extremism continue to cause serious risks. Speaking on the opening of the High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation on […]

Ghana’s Hajj quota of 5,960 for 2026 has been filled. Latecomers would have to wait until next year as government will not reopen registration. President John Dramani Mahama announced this on Thursday during the commissioning of the Akweteman Central Mosque. He stated that his last meeting with the Hajj Board […]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called for united action to address escalating security threats in West Africa. He said this at the High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security on Thursday in Accra. The Minister pointed out alarming statistics on the average, where the […]