Resource Extraction, Climate Change Driving Inequality in West Africa — ISODEC
Executive Director of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC),Mr Sam Danse has raised concerns over the growing link between resource extraction and climate change in West Africa, cautioning that the…
Assibey Antwi, Gifty Oware to face court today over NSA ghost names scandal
Former Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Osei Assibey Antwi, and his deputy, Gifty Oware, are expected to appear in court today, Friday, 17th October 2025, to answer…
Govt spending falls 14% below target — BoG Report
Government spending for the first seven months of 2025 was kept below target, reflecting tighter fiscal discipline and improved expenditure control. According to the Bank of Ghana’s September 2025 Monetary…
GES to phase out double-track system by 2027 — GES
The Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Munawaru Issahaque, has announced that the Service is working closely with leading university professors and the…
TUC warns of imminent water crisis, urges Mahama to declare State of emergency over galamsey
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued a stark warning that Ghana could soon face a nationwide water shortage if the government fails to take decisive action to halt illegal…
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Ghana for $385m disbursement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Government of Ghana to conclude the fifth review of the country’s $3 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Once…
High gold prices, poverty drive galamsey surge – Forestry Commission Board Chair
The Board Chairman of the Forestry Commission, Professor Martin Oteng-Ababio, has attributed the surge in illegal mining activities, popularly known as galamsey, to soaring global gold prices and worsening rural poverty.…
NAIMOS raids notorious ‘Gangway’ hideout at Aboso; arrests illegal Miners
The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has dismantled a notorious galamsey hideout at Aboso in the Western Region, popularly known as ‘Gangway’. The hideout, long known as a haven for…
LEG Submits inputs for Amendment of Minerals and Mining Act
Livelihood and Environment Ghana (LEG), an environmental and human rights NGO, has submitted its inputs to the Minerals Commission (MinCom) as part of ongoing efforts to amend the Minerals and…
Chairman Wontumi, two others charged over illegal mining activities
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been charged alongside two others in connection with illegal mining activities…
