The Ministry of Interior has announced that Friday, November 8, 2024, will not be a public holiday despite the celebration of the 40th Farmers’ Day. The date has been moved from the traditional first Friday of December, which would have been December 6, for the 2024 celebration. However, this rescheduling …

The Ghana Police Service has announced that its 2024 recruitment exercise, which began in August, has advanced to the next phase. In a statement that was signed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, successful candidates are now being invited for medical examination, scheduled to take place on Thursday, …

The Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) has named Philip Kwabena Agyemang, popularly known as Roman Fada, as its new presidential candidate for the December elections. The announcement follows the Electoral Commission’s directive to the GFP to select a new candidate within 10 days, following the passing of its founder and previous …

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has declared a nationwide strike effective, Thursday, November 7, 2024. This follows a notice served on October 23, 2024, over what CLOGSAG described as the prolonged delay in finalizing a salary structure for staff and implemented from January 1, 2025.   …

Major Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started upwardly adjusting pump prices four days into the first pricing window of November. The pricing window, which began on November 1, initially saw mixed responses from OMCs. While some OMCs kept prices steady, others raised only the price of petrol. However, in a …

The presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has publicly directed five key questions at Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The NDC’s flagbearer’s questions, which centered on the current economic challenges, including Ghana’s rising national …

The Ministry of Education has officially released the 2024/25 placement results for students entering Senior High Schools and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions. This release allows thousands of students to check their school placements and secure admission for the upcoming academic year. According to a statement by …

Akua Donkor, the presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), has passed away at Ridge Hospital in Accra. The details surrounding her death remain undisclosed. A family source confirmed the passing of the GFP’s leader on Tuesday, October 29. The family member disclosed that she passed away on Monday, …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to leverage its newly declared “majority status” in Parliament to alleviate the tax burden on Ghanaians. The Minority Leader, Dr Ato Forson said controversial taxes such as the Electronic Transfers Levy also known as E-Levy and betting taxes would be scrapped. Speaking at …

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has announced that, in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, it will deploy officers from the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) along with Road Safety Inspectors on all major roads nationwide, effective November 1, 2024. According to NRSA, this is to ensure a …