The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission has announced that the 2026 closed season for wildlife will run from August 1 to December 1, 2026, during which the hunting of wild animals will be prohibited except for grasscutter, locally known as Akrantie. The campaign is themed “Protect Wildlife, Preserve Life,” highlighting the connection between wildlife…
Ghana’s economic recovery is becoming increasingly entrenched, with stronger fiscal outcomes, moderating inflation, improving external buffers and resilient economic growth providing renewed confidence for businesses and investors, according to EY’s latest assessment of the Government’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review. The analysis, published in 2026 Mid-Year Budget Insights, notes that Ghana has made significant progress in…
The government has accepted a key recommendation of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to extend the tenure of the President and Parliament from four years to five years, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dr Dominic Ayine has announced. Presenting the government’s White Paper on the Constitutional Review Committee’s recommendations, Dr Ayine said the proposal…
The decision by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to revoke Zeepay Ghana Limited’s Dedicated Electronic Money Issuer (DEMI) licence has become one of the biggest developments in Ghana’s financial technology sector. It comes against the backdrop of legal disputes, debt recovery actions and rigorous regulatory scrutiny surrounding one of the best-known fintech companies in the…
The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has revealed that Dennis Miracles Aboagye has reportedly been granted bail in the sum of GH¢50 million with three sureties. Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to the NPP’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, was arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) at…
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has indicated that the arrest of Dennis Miracles Aboagye is linked to alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving about GH¢55 million, as a former Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCCoD). Miracles Aboagye was arrested together with the former accountant of the Secretariat, Gerald Appiah….
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has deployed new state-of-the-art screening equipment at the passenger checkpoints of Terminals 2 and 3 of Accra International Airport in a move aimed at strengthening aviation security while significantly improving the passenger screening experience. The new screening technology according to the Ghana airport will allow passengers to keep laptops…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that candidates who sat the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will commence the selection of their preferred senior high schools from Monday, July 20 to Friday, August 7, 2026. The exercise will pave the way for the 2026 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), through which…
Samsung Electronics is expecting a major turnaround in its second-quarter performance, with its operating profit projected to rise nearly 19 times compared with the same period last year, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. The South Korean technology giant’s latest earnings guidance shows that Samsung could record an estimated $58.8 billion in…
Ghanaian national Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to an alleged $8 million romance scam case, according to information gathered by Citi News. Sources familiar with the story revealed that Abu Trica was flown out of Ghana on Thursday, July 9, aboard Delta…
