The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that approximately 30.8% of Ghana’s urban population, or about 4.8 million people, live in slum conditions. The “Slums and Informal Settlements Thematic Report,” based on the 2021 Population and Housing Census, highlights significant disparities in housing, basic services, and tenure security across the [...]
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs for all consumer categories in Ghana, effective July 1, 2025. This decision comes as part of the Commission’s quarterly review process, taking into account various economic indicators such as exchange rate fluctuations, inflationary pressures, and rising [...]
The country has followed various statements by Government Officials about the establishment of a Gold Board. H.E. the President of the Republic says this new ‘creature’ will “ensure effective governance of the gold industry,” and the Finance Minister has gone as far as constituting a technical committee to fashion out [...]
Fire has destroyed electrical materials worth millions of Ghana cedis at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) sub-station warehouse in Tamale in the Northern Region. The disaster which occurred Sunday afternoon at about 1423 hours (March 2, 2025) affected equipment such as transformers, high [...]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a 20 percent allowance for teachers who accept to teach in rural schools. He noted that it is important to continue to retain and motivate teachers in all schools, especially in rural and underserved areas. As a result, the President announced during the State [...]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced the intention of his government to establish Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as well as Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools in underserved communities. The intervention aims to promote inclusive and equitable access to modern educational facilities to improve learning outcomes [...]
The government is expected to launch a flagship National Apprenticeship Programme to equip about ten thousand (10,000) young people in the informal sector with employable skills including proving apprenticeship fees and start-up kits. The youth development and the Interior Ministries will facilitate the training for young people in the okada [...]
The 2025 Hajj Taskforce of Ghana has announced March 13, 2025, as the final deadline day for payment of the Hajj package. Chairman of the 2025 Hajj Taskforce of Ghana, Alhaji Collins Dauda, in a statement said, “No extension will be made to this deadline and therefore both would be [...]
Former Member of Parliament for Sagnarigu constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Alhassan Bashir Fuseini popularly known as Alhaji A. B. A. Fuseini, has been appointed as head of Corporate Affairs for Ghana Hajj Taskforce. Alhaji Fuseini will oversee all communications related activities to this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to the [...]
The Management of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has directed all staff members not to report to work effective Monday, February 24, 2025, until further notice. A memo dated 21th February, 2025, said Management has been instructed to adhere strictly to due process in regularizing staff employment matters [...]