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Resolve dispute within 7 days – Lands Minister orders Azumah Resources and Engineers & Planners
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has given Azumah Resources Ghana Limited and Engineers & Planners (E&P) a seven-day ultimatum to resolve their ongoing dispute over the ownership and control of the Black...

Ties with Bolivia and Ghana reaffirmed
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bolivian President Luis Arce exchanged congratulations on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations on July 9. Noting that China and Bolivia are good friends and good brothers, Xi said that the two sides have...

Bank of Ghana likely to cut policy rate as inflation drops - Report
The Bank of Ghana's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is projected to lower the policy rate by some 300 basis points to 25%, following a sharp decline in inflation to 13.7% in June 2025. The projection comes after IC Research, which initially...

IC Research lowers inflation outlook for 2025, citing strong cedi and upcoming harvest
IC Research has revised its inflation forecast for the end of 2025, lowering it to a range of 10.3% to 12.3%, with a midpoint of 11.3%. This is down from its earlier projection of 11.8% to 13.8%. The firm, in its latest report, attributes its more...

Ghana and gold gathering in New York
The role of gold in Ghana’s economic growth over the decades as well as its defining history as a cultural commodity, will be central to the US based organization, Initiative in Art and Culture’s (IAC) major gathering next week at the Bohemian...

Ghana launches national task force to combat gold smuggling
Ghana’s position as Africa’s leading gold producer is being undermined by a massive smuggling problem that has drained billions from the nation’s coffers. In a decisive move to combat this crisis, the government has launched its first...

Ghana to host 18th E-Learning Africa edition in June 2026
Accra, July 9, GNA – Ghana will host the 18th Edition of the E-learning Africa Conference from June 3 to 5, 2026, to showcase its remarkable progress in educational transformation. Dr Clement Abass Apaak, the Deputy Minister of Education,...

$1.5bn Lekki Port begins international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Ghana
By Steve Agbota The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport has made Nigeria a maritime hub in West and Central Africa, as it began international transhipment to Togo, Benin Republic, Abidjan, and Ghana. This is even as the port initiated efforts to ramp...

Use technology to develop your skills – Selorm Adadevoh advises young graduates
Chief Commercial Officer of MTN Group, Selorm Adadevoh, has encouraged young graduates to use technology to develop the skills they need to succeed in today’s job market. Mr. Adadevoh, who began his career as a civil engineer before moving into...

Economic Governance Platform suggests 14 measures to enhance Ghana’s debt management
In light of several systemic challenges affecting Ghana's loans and debt management, the Economic Governance Platform (EGP), with support from Open Society Africa, has commissioned a comprehensive research initiative to diagnose the root causes of...

2.2 million Ghanaians' eye fails to focus light properly on ...
An estimated 2.2 million people in Ghana are living with refractive error – a vision problem that occurs when the eye fails to focus light properly on the retina, resulting in blurred vision. This was disclosed by Professor Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi,...

Keeping It Agile In Ghana – How Top Tech Is Transforming Mod...
The workplace of today looks nothing like it did five years ago. Agile work models are no longer a buzzword; they are a necessity, especially in a fast-evolving economy like Ghana’s. As remote work, flexible schedules, and tech-enabled...

Ghana set to reap windfall from surging gold prices — Fitch ...
Ghana is poised to capitalise on soaring global gold prices, a development expected to deliver a significant economic boost by strengthening export revenues, easing inflationary pressures, and shoring up the country’s external accounts. This is...

Minister orders Engineers & Planners, Azumah Resources, to quash gold mine feud within 7 days
The future of Ghana's highly anticipated $100 million Black Volta Gold Project hangs in the balance as the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has issued a stern ultimatum to the two companies embroiled in a dispute...

Lekki Port begins transhipment to Ghana, Togo, Abidjan
Nigeria’s first deep seaport, Lekki Port, on Thursday announced that it has commenced transhipment operations to some Nigerian neighbouring ports like Ghana, Togo and Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. Speaking with newsmen during a media parley at the...
Science is DNA for development: President, cement your legacy through science
Prof. Michael Miyittah Opinion Jul - 09 - 2025 , 09:57 4 minutes read Every living organism grows according to its DNA – a master plan coded for function and evolution. In the same way, science is the DNA of national development. Yet in Ghana,...

TikTok users in Ghana and Zimbabwe enjoy making fun of gover...
Browse the internet or turn on the global news and chances are the coverage of Africa you find is about war, coups, displaced populations and disease. Generally, the west and its media are blamed for this negative, Afropessimistic portrayal of the...

Researcher calls for strengthening of urban-based basic health facilities
A case is being made for the strengthening of the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) system in urban areas to improve the health outcomes of the urban poor. According to Madam Selase Odopey, a researcher working on an urban health...

Family raise suspicion of foul play in death of 18-year-old Ghanaian student in Latvia
An 18-year-old Ghanaian international student in Latvia, Nana Agyei Oduru Ahyia, has been reported dead under circumstances his family describes as ‘mysterious and suspicious’. According to family spokesperson Sarah Nimli, the deceased was a...

Prof. Peter Quartey cautions Ghanaian youth against calls for military rule
Prof. Peter Quartey No matter how weak our democracy is, let us embrace it and make it better. It is dangerous to wish to live under military rule. The above is the counsel Professor Peter Quartey, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social...