President Mahama Targets Rent Advance Burden With ‘Easy Rent’ Housing Scheme
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a new “Easy Rent” programme designed to ease the burden of huge rent advances on Ghanaian workers. Under the initiative, the National Housing Fund will pay the rent advance on behalf of eligible workers, who…
President Mahama Proposes Financing Scheme To Complete Ghana’s Abandoned Houses
President John Dramani Mahama has proposed a new financing approach to help owners of uncompleted houses across the country finish their projects and occupy them under a rent-to-own arrangement. According to President Mahama, the large number of…
Ghana Enables Cedi-to-Yuan Payments for Imports from China
Ghana has introduced a new payment arrangement that allows importers to use Ghanaian cedis to settle eligible import transactions from China, reducing their reliance on the US dollar. Stanbic Bank Ghana is currently piloting the cedi-to-yuan payment…
Ghana Set to Formally Apply to Join BRICS
Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that Cabinet has approved Ghana’s decision to formally apply to join the BRICS economic bloc. According to the Minister, the move forms part of the government’s broader efforts to deepen…
Pete Edochie Pays Courtesy Call on GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi
Veteran Nigerian actor and African screen legend Pete Edochie has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, during his visit to Ghana to launch the African Legacy Project. The African Legacy…
Government Increases Allowances for Paramount Chiefs and Queen Mothers to GH¢3,000
The government has increased the monthly allowances paid to Paramount Chiefs and Queen Mothers from GH¢1,200 to GH¢3,000. Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, disclosed the increase during the Government…
‘We Had to Bring That Place Down’ – GFL Backs SSNIT Demolition, Says Labadi Beachfront Must Be Protected for Workers
TEMA, Ghana, 3rd October: The Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Abraham Koomson, has backed the demolition of structures at the Labadi and La Palm beachfronts by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT),…
Bolt Driver Sentenced to 25 Years for Attacking Passenger and Stealing iPhones
A 22-year-old Bolt driver, Emmanuel Kofi Mensah, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with hard labour for attacking a female passenger and robbing her of valuables. Mensah was convicted after he attacked the passenger on September 23, 2026,…
President Mahama Thanks Mercy Ships Donors, Crew and Ghanaian Volunteers for Ghana Mission
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed gratitude to the donors, medical professionals, crew, volunteers and Ghanaian partners supporting the Mercy Ships mission in Ghana. He said the successful deployment of the Global Mercy could not have been…
Ghana Must Make Mercy Ships Mission Count Long After Global Mercy Leaves – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghana to maximise the long-term benefits of the Mercy Ships mission by using the deployment of the Global Mercy to strengthen the country’s healthcare system. He said the impact of the hospital ship’s visit should…