The World Bank has forecasted a rise in poverty levels in Nigeria by 2027, projecting an increase of 3.6 percentage points over a five-year period. This was revealed in its latest Africa Pulse report, released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC. Despite …

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation has urged the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) not to end its contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, despite public criticism from investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. Azure had accused Zoomlion, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, of exploiting sanitation workers and breaching contract terms. However, …

Kwabena Adu-Boahen, former head of Ghana’s Signals Bureau, and his wife have filed a defamation suit against Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine, accusing him of making damaging and false statements during a public press briefing on March 24, 2025. In the lawsuit filed on Thursday, April 24, the couple seeks …

Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has called on Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and Tamale North MP Alhassan Suhuyini to issue unconditional apologies to doctors at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) as a step toward resolving the ongoing strike. The strike, which has disrupted emergency and outpatient …

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has begun investigations into a tragic sh.ooting incident that occurred in Nyinahin, located in the Atwima Mponua District, resulting in one death and three injuries. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025, during a funeral in the community. According to …

‎ ‎The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Health Committee has expressed support for the grievances of doctors at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), but has appealed to them to reconsider their ongoing strike action and return to work in the interest of public health. ‎ ‎The appeal follows the indefinite suspension …

Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has declared he will not renew the agency’s contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited if sanitation workers continue to receive a monthly salary of GH¢250. In a Facebook post on April 25, 2025, he criticized the current terms of the …

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 34-year-old Robert Kwabena Boamah in connection with the murder of a young woman, Dorothy Owusu Annor, also known as Maa Abena, aged 23. The suspect was picked up at his hideout in Namong near Offinso on April 23, 2025, following police investigations into …

Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. Dr. John Ntim Fordjour, has strongly criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s first 100 days in office, describing it as not only underwhelming but also marked by political persecution and fear tactics. Speaking to the media at a homecoming event in Assin Odumase last …

The World Bank has pledged its support to help Ghana tackle youth unemployment by backing a new Growth and Jobs Strategy aimed at generating over 500,000 jobs each year for young Ghanaians entering the workforce. This announcement came after a high-level meeting between the World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, …