4 d. ago Teacher Trainees demand urgent reforms on exams, infrastructure, and welfare

Delegates of the Teacher Trainees’ Association of Ghana (TTAG) from the forty-nine public Colleges of Education have issued a comprehensive communiqué and resolution calling for urgent reforms in areas affecting academic progression, welfare, and professional readiness of teacher trainees nationwide.

Economics

1 week ago Premix Fuel management: Mahama’s accountability drive reaches the landing beach committees

For the first time in years, landing beach committees are standing before their own communities to explain how premix fuel proceeds have been managed, a development officials and fisherfolk alike are crediting to the accountability tone set under the leadership of President John Dramani Mahama. At Sekondi, New Takoradi, and Abuesi, landing beach committees publicly […]

Politics

1 week ago “Now we know where the money is” – Fisherfolk react to premix accounts in Western Region

For years, the talk at many landing beaches has been the same: premix fuel comes, premix fuel finishes, and arguments begin—over how much was sold, how much profit was made, and most importantly, what happened to the money meant for the community. This week, that cycle was interrupted at Sekondi, New Takoradi, and Abuesi landing […]

Politics

1 week ago Sekondi Premix Committee raises GH¢126,000 in ten months for community development

The Sekondi Landing Beach Committee has raised GH¢126,000 towards community development within ten months, according to figures presented during the Premix Accountability Series in the Western Region. The disclosure was made as landing beach committees from Sekondi, New Takoradi, and Abuesi publicly accounted for their stewardship of premix fuel allocations and proceeds for the 2025 […]

Politics

1 week ago Poor records, not Illiteracy, fuel premix accountability gaps – National Secretariat

Weak record-keeping, rather than lack of education, has been identified as one of the major threats to accountability in the premix fuel distribution system. Administrator of the National Premix Fuel Secretariat, Ebow Mensah, said inaccurate stock records and incomplete documentation continue to undermine transparency at some landing beaches, even where fuel is available. “One of […]

Politics

1 week ago Premix Fuel Distribution: Why the 53% Premix Community Fund must be protected

The 53 per cent community development fund created under Ghana’s premix fuel policy is one of the most direct ways public subsidy is translated into visible benefits for fishing communities. Yet officials say the fund will only deliver its promise if it is carefully protected, transparently managed, and openly accounted for. Administrator of the National […]

Politics

1 week ago National secretariat demands accountability for premix funds managed between 2017 and 2024

The National Premix Fuel Secretariat has issued a firm notice to landing beach committees that operated between 2017 and 2024 to render full accounts of how premix fuel proceeds, particularly the 53 per cent community development fund, were managed during that period. Administrator of the Secretariat, Ebow Mensah, said the accountability drive cannot be forward-looking […]

Politics

1 week ago Interior Ministry petitioned over custodial death, demands mandatory budget for detainee meals

A legal activist, Frank Quaye, has filed a formal petition with the Ministry of the Interior, demanding urgent action after the reported death of a detainee from starvation and assault in police custody, and calling for a permanent budgetary solution to feed all detainees nationwide.

Events

1 week ago Activist petitions Interior Ministry over custodial death, demands mandatory budget for detainee meals

A legal activist, Frank Quaye, has filed a formal petition with the Ministry of the Interior, demanding urgent action after the reported death of a detainee from starvation and assault in police custody, and calling for a permanent budgetary solution to feed all detainees nationwide.

Events

2 w. ago Industrial Sector Collapse Drags Down Ghana Economic Growth in Q3

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/industrial-sector-collapse-drags-down-ghana-economic-growth-in-q3/The trend of growth in Ghana’s industrial sector is becoming a major cause of concern, demanding immediate and urgent actions to rejuvenate the sector with such a huge potential for transformation. New provisional data for the third quarter of 2025 reveals a catastrophic slowdown in the nation’s vital Industry sector, raising serious concerns about the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/industrial-sector-collapse-drags-down-ghana-economic-growth-in-q3/

Politics

2 w. ago Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Demands A New Social Contract

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Victor Yao Nyakey, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africas-youth-unemployment-crisis-demands-a-new-social-contract/Across Africa, a quiet but urgent debate is unfolding—one that goes far beyond job statistics or economic forecasts. It is a debate about dignity, opportunity, and the future of a continent whose demographic trajectory is unlike any other. With more than 60 percent of Africans under the age of 25, the question of how to […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Victor Yao Nyakey, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/africas-youth-unemployment-crisis-demands-a-new-social-contract/

Events

2 w. ago ECOWAS declares regional state of emergency over rising coups, security threats

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a regional state of emergency, citing escalating political instability and security threats across several member states. The announcement was made by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council at the ministerial level in Abuja on Tuesday. Omar Touray said the worsening situation in the sub-region demands urgent attention and collective action.

Events

3 w. ago Minority urges government to tackle smuggling and protect local farmers

The Minority in Parliament has warned that unchecked smuggling of rice, fish, and other food products is undermining Ghanaian farmers and threatening national food security.

Politics

3 w. ago Minority sounds alarm over fuel shortages crippling Ghana’s fishing communities

The Minority in Parliament has sounded the alarm over worsening conditions in Ghana’s fishing communities, accusing the government of neglect and logistical failures that threaten food security and livelihoods.

Politics

3 w. ago Keta is drowning, not fishing – Minority demands urgent fix to premix fuel breakdown

The Minority in Parliament has marked this year’s Farmers’ Day with a fierce warning that Keta and other coastal communities are drowning, not fishing, because of the chronic breakdown in premix fuel supply.

Events

3 w. ago Mahama demands answers over WASSCE decline, orders urgent review of examiners’ report

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education to analyse the 2025 WASSCE examiners’ report to determine what went “disastrously wrong” after this year’s poor performance. Speaking at the National Launch of the STEMBox for Basic Schools, President Mahama attributed the decline in results to years of neglect […]

Politics

3 w. ago Fisherfolks in Keta calls for effective distribution of premix fuel ahead of Yuletide 

Fisherfolks in Keta Municipality of the Volta Region are calling on the government to effectively distribute premix fuel to all fishing communities to help speed up their work ahead of the Yuletide season. 

Politics

3 w. ago Minority demands transparency, value for money in govt’s sanitary pad procurement

The Minority Caucus in Parliament, has demanded urgent clarification from the government regarding alleged irregularities in the procurement of sanitary pads for schoolgirls.

Politics