Premier League referee Anthony Taylor has criticised the "expectation of perfection" culture that officials are subject to, and says his family no longer go to his matches because of the abuse he receives.
In an interv…
Seven places at the 2026 Fifa World Cup are up for grabs as the group stage of African qualifying reaches its climax.
With fixtures being played between Wednesday 8 and Tuesday, 14 October, only the nine group winners are assured of…
For not being able to meet one of the major criteria for the January 31, 2025, presidential primary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong's bid has been placed "on ice" by the National Council of the party, …
The Member of Parliament for Assin South and Ranking Member on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Security, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has rejected a proposal by the Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel N…
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a scheduled nationwide maintenance exercise on Friday, October 10, 2025, which will affect parts of the Greater Accra, Central and Western regions.
The utility company says the exer…
The government has disbursed GH¢195.5 million to fund the feeding of senior high school students for June 2025 and clear outstanding arrears owed to Primetime Limited, organisers of the National Science and Mathematics Quiz (NSMQ), from …
Cataract remains the leading cause of blindness in Ghana, with 165,000 Ghanaians currently blind due to the condition.
This represents more than half of the 250,000 total blind population in the country.
Each year, new cases of bli…
The Black Stars of Ghana took a major step toward 2026 World Cup qualification with a commanding 5-0 victory over the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur de Meknès in Morocco.
The Stars dominated proceedings, taking a 1-0 …
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has appointed Ghanaian coach Laryea Kingston as the new head coach of all Uganda national men’s junior football teams on a two-year contract.
The announcement was made on Wednesday…
Ghana Health Services, in partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF, today launched the country's first nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign. The five-day camp…
After the success of its previous plan ("Grow & Impact"), Saint-Gobain, the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, launches its new strategic plan, "Lead & Grow". With #1 positions in every region and its country-based ope…
The Road Freight Association (RFA) has reviewed the recently released White Paper from Port of Gauteng and it notes that the developers have targeted a very ambitious project to address the huge shortfalls in the current logistics network,…
Empowering customers to fly with confidence, Emirates has unveiled a suite of new services and products for people with disabilities at the 7th edition of AccessAbilities Expo in Dubai World Trade Centre. Emirates’ latest services and enha…
KFC Africa’s (http://KFC.co.za) big secret is out, and no, it’s not the blend of 11 herbs and spices, it’s a recipe of hope to end child hunger - open-sourced globally for sharing and scaling in honour of World Food Day.
Unveile…
As global financial headwinds continue to squeeze emerging markets, Africa’s trade finance gap, estimated at up to $100 billion annually, will once again come under the spotlight.
To help close this gap, Afreximbank will host th…
Burkina Faso's military government says it has arrested eight members of a Dutch-based humanitarian organisation, accusing them of "spying and treason".
They are three Europeans, a Malian, and four Burkinabé - among them the NGO's cou…
Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali underscore the rise of 'slow burn' attacks
West Africa is facing a new dimension of cyberthreats. While the number of attacks often dominates headlines, a quieter but equally dangerous trend is emerg…
Continent's organisations face an average of 2, 902 attacks per week, with telcos, government and consumer goods and services among the most targeted industry sectors.
Check Point Research, the threat intelligence arm of Check Point® …
Nigeria's Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Uche Nnaji has resigned just days after allegations emerged that he had forged his academic credentials.
The resignation follows a newspaper investigation that claimed Nnaji sub…
Sir Keir Starmer has praised the UK-India trade deal as a "launchpad" for closer ties after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai.
The two leaders met to discuss ways to expand business and trade links after they signed a lan…
Elon Musk has agreed to settle a $128m (£100m) lawsuit brought by four former top executives at Twitter, now X, over unpaid severance when he took over the company.
The executives, who include former CEO Parag Agrawal, argued that Mus…
Founder and Chairperson of Africa Women and Children Conference (AFRIWOCC), Samira Bawumia, has called on all stakeholders — governments, civil society and the private sector—to invest in Africa-led, youth-powered climate solutions that …
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, at the head of a high-powered parliamentary delegation, is participating in the ongoing 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (68th CPC) hosted by the Parliament of Barba…
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced plans to introduce a new category on Maritime Reporting in its annual awards scheme next year.
The initiative is aimed at encouraging greater media focus on Ghana’s blue economy, m…
The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has urged the Ghanaian delegation attending the maiden International Forum “Invest in Burkina Faso” (FIIBF) to represent the country with distinction and use the …
GCB Bank Plc has officially launched Sheagles Soar, a groundbreaking women’s leadership development initiative designed to dismantle barriers, repair the “broken rung,” and create pathways for more women to rise into leadership within Gh…
Engineer and analyst, Michael Kosi Dedey, has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government for failing to repeal L.I. 2462, a law regulating small-scale mining, stressing that the party has no excuse given its majority in…
In their efforts to reduce the impact of climate change on food security in Ghana, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) has provided hundreds of farmers in three districts of the Upper Ea…
Ghana’s cocoa industry is once again under the spotlight as the 2025 Cocoa Barometer raises red flags over persistent farmer poverty, inequitable value distribution, and weak sustainability enforcement despite improved macroeconomic co…
President John Dramani Mahama will on Thursday, October 9, meet with the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and other key stakeholders to find lasting solutions to the repeated mismanagement of public funds highlighted in Auditor-Gen…
Dr Ebenezer Aidoo, an Assistant Professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, is redefining the boundaries of communication research through a rare combination of academic rigour and real-world impact.
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Government Statistician, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, says Ghana’s ability to sustain the recent drop in inflation depends heavily on continued public spending discipline, strong support for local food production, and effective policy coordin…
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has closed down 17 health facilities across the country for operating with expired licences or under unsafe conditions deemed unfit for healthcare delivery.
According to the agency, th…
The Chief Executive of the Kadjebi District (DCE), Dr. Issaka Sam Suraj, has issued a warning that the Assembly will not hesitate to take legal action against offenders of environmental health regulations to ensure that communities remai…
Government Statistician, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, has said the country’s recent decline in inflation reflects improved price stability and growing control over rising costs.
For the first time in four years, consumer price inflation ha…
The Ghana Standards Authority has cut the sod for the construction of a calibration laboratory to gauge high-precision equipment and standards in the country.
Known as the E2 mass laboratory, the dedicated facility uses E2 class weigh…
This year’s World Food Day was launched yesterday in Accra by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and it is slated to take place on October 16 at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA).
It will be held on the theme: “Han…
A Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiative has been launched in the Bongo District to improve access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene practices in the Upper East Region.
The project, est…