Ghana launches Gender Toolkit to shape the future for more equality

By Albert Allotey, GNA Accra, Oct 2, GNA – Ghana has officially launched the revised Gender Toolkit to reinforce the integration of gender equality into Ghana’s sector and district medium-term development plans (2026–2029). The initiative, led by...

Ghana begins preparations for free primary healthcare under Mahama Cares Ini

Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says Ghana has begun preparatory steps towards the implementation of free primary healthcare, under the Mahama Cares initiative. He said the initiative...

Ghana marks World Rivers Day  

By Rihana Adam, GNA Accra, Oct2, GNA – Ghana joined the world to celebrate World Rivers Day, highlighting the crucial role rivers play in human survival and the need for collective action to protect water bodies. The World River Day is a global...

Accra to hold National Sanitation Day clean-up on October 4

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the first official clean-up exercise under the newly launched National Sanitation Day initiative will take place this Saturday, 4th October 2025. In a press release issued on Thursday,...

HSRC-GHANA Welcomes President Mahama’s engagement With CSOs ...

Accra, Wednesday, October 1, 2025: The Human Security Research Centre, Ghana (HSRC- Ghana) warmly welcomes the decision of H.E. President John Dramani Mahama to convene a high-level dialogue with civil society organisations (CSOs) on the pressing...

Lamisi Akanvariba leads Ghana’s delegation to 2025 OGP Summit in Spain  

Accra, Oct. 2, GNA – Madam Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, the Minister of State in charge of Public Sector Reforms, would lead Ghana’s delegation to the 2025 “Open Government Partnership (OGP)” Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, from October 7 –...

Sanctions or Death: Stopping Ghana’s Gold-Driven Ecocide

Illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining, locally called galamsey, has metastasized from a rural livelihood into a national crisis devastating the country’s environment, economy, and public health. What was once dismissed as scattered...

Bright Philip Donkor earns Cambridge-affiliated certificate in Sustainable Development and Law

Bright Philip Donkor, the founder of the Briphildon Foundation, a non-profit organisation working to empower youth, assist the less privileged, promote civic participation and support sustainable development initiatives aimed at underserved...

VODEC Africa CEO unveils Seven-Pillar Economic Plan to position Ghana as West Africa’s powerhouse

The Chief Executive Officer of VODEC Africa, Daniel Asomani, has outlined an ambitious roadmap to transform Ghana into the economic powerhouse of West Africa. Speaking at the National Emerging Leaders Economic Forum (NELEF) 2025 in Accra, he...

Abossey Okai spare parts market in Accra undergoes disinfection exercise

The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, in partnership with LCB Worldwide Management Solutions, has carried out a massive disinfection exercise at the bustling spare parts market and its surrounding areas in Accra. The exercise, which...

Ghana TVET Service condemns KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster’s conduct

The Ghana TVET Service has strongly condemned the alleged misconduct of Mr. Charles Akwasi Aidoo, Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School, which was captured in a viral video involving a female student. In a statement issued in...

Operation Smile Ghana provides free surgeries for children with cleft lip, palate 

By Michael Foli Jackidy Ho (V/R), Oct. 2, GNA – Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Country Medical Director of Operation Smile Ghana, has underscored the urgent need for increased awareness and timely intervention for children...

Fisheries Minister appeals to EU to lift IUU yellow card on Ghana 

By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 02, GNA – Madam Emelia Arthur, the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, has appealed to the European Union to lift the yellow card on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Ghana. Madam Arthur made the...

MTN Ghana inspects progress at 5-acre vegetable center equipping UG students with practical farming skills

The MTN Ghana Foundation has inspected progress at its GHS3 million vegetable center of excellence, established in May 2025 in collaboration with the University of Ghana’s Crop Science Department and smart agronomic service provider Defarmercist...

Church in Ghana: creating awareness and restoring the environment

Church authorities in Ghana are at the forefront in helping communities realise their sacred role of preserving the environment, which is our common heritage. Sr. Sylvie Lum Cho, MSHR – Donkorkrom. Some of these measures, being championed, include...

The 24-Hour Economy Series: Energy Supply And Sustainability...

BACKGROUND The concept of a 24-hour economy has gained significant global attention as nations seek innovative ways to enhance productivity, maximize resource utilization, and create more employment opportunities. Traditionally, economic...

FanMilk Ghana marks 65th Anniversary with annual school caravan, targeting 1,000 schools

Fan Milk PLC, one of Ghana’s leading dairy and beverage companies, has launched the 65th anniversary edition of its FanMilk School Caravan: A Wrapper Collection Challenge in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service. This year’s School...

Ghana begins preparations for free primary healthcare under Mahama Cares Initiative – NHIA CEO

By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 2, GNA – Dr. Victor Asare Bampoe, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), says Ghana has begun preparatory steps towards the implementation of free primary healthcare, under the Mahama Cares...

Ghana expands access and strengthens excellence

From a low-to-middle-income country with access to palliative care standing at less than 7% for a population of 35 million—where nearly half of all mortality is related to chronic and serious conditions—Ghana is stepping into a new era of care....

After a Devastating Fire, Traders in Ghana’s Kantamanto Market Unite Under a New Association KOBA

When a huge part of Kantamanto, one of the largest second-hand clothing markets in the world, was razed in a fire this January, it not only set back hundreds of traders who rely on the market for their livelihood, but it also revealed the lack of...