The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has unveiled an ambitious government initiative to repurpose a considerable number of traditional fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) charging centres.

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD), has called for the adoption of responsible and sustainable use of agricultural inputs to mitigate climate change.

If you feel like your teen is a mystery, new data may help give you a better look inside their world. While teen boys and girls are facing many of the same issues, including school pressure and mental health concerns, they may need different kinds of support, according to a Pew Research Center Survey published Thursday.

The much-anticipated Beverage Industry Forum, organised as part of Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) 2024, is set to take place virtually on March 26, 2025.

Government has disbanded all Community Mining Schemes with immediate effect.

The Ministry of Labour, Jobs & Employment, in collaboration with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and GIZ Ghana, has officially launched the Work Abroad Programme, a transformative initiative aimed at providing young Ghanaians with international job opportunities.

The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has raised serious concerns over what he describes as an inadequate budgetary allocation to his office.

President John Mahama has held bilateral talks with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, President Dr Julius Maada Bio in Freetown.

Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has called for the establishment of a Fast-Track Court dedicated to swiftly prosecuting individuals who engage in illegal mining and environmental destruction.

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has expressed deep concern over the rising debt within Ghana’s energy sector, warning that urgent action is needed to prevent its collapse.

Professor Peter Quartey, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER), has called for the leveraging of existing banking infrastructure to establish women’s desks or units to address women’s financial concerns.

Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minister for the interior, has donated assorted food items to the Ghana Prisons Service in support of the feeding of inmates in the Ramadan season at the Prisons Headquarters.

Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, has assured Ghanaians that the National Apprenticeship Programme will be implemented equitably, ensuring fairness and inclusivity for all.

Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, announced that in 2024, GHS 6.2 billion worth of excavators were imported into Ghana, ranking third in the country’s import bill.

Dr Frank Amoakohene, Ashanti Regional Minister, has stressed the need for all stakeholders to support the government to implement various initiatives aimed at providing financial resources to promote women businesses in the country.

Dr Andy Osei Okrah, the Chief Executive Officer, Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), has assured stakeholders within the rubber sector of government’s commitment to revamping the sector to make it more viable.

Ghana’s indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL PLC, Wednesday inaugurated a new Board of Directors to manage the affairs of the company.

The former Deputy Minister for Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has credited the Gold for Oil policy introduced by the previous Nana Akufo-Addo administration for the current stability in petroleum prices.

Ghana’s economy is projected to experience sustained growth in 2025, with GDP projected to expand by 5.4% year-on-year, according to insights shared by the Head of Africa Research at Standard Bank Group, Jibran Qureishi.

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