Month: February 2026

Ghana’s year-on-year inflation rate eased further to 3.8 per cent in January 2026, marking the 13th consecutive decline and the lowest level since the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was rebased in 2021, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The decline represents a sharp 19.7 percentage-point drop from the 23.5 per cent recorded in January 2025, underscoring what the GSS describes as a sustained shift toward macroeconomic stability. Presenting the […]

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government will soon end the export of raw gold as part of efforts to promote local value addition and strengthen Ghana’s gold processing industry. He disclosed that significant progress has already been made in this direction, with the Gold Coast Refinery currently refining one metric tonne of gold locally each week. He added that the refinery has the capacity to […]

The indefinite strike by the Senior Staff Association of the University of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU-TUC) is beginning to take a heavy toll on academic activities. Some students from the Education Department of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who visited the KNUST Basic School to observe teaching sessions as part of […]

The House of Daddy Lumba Fan Club has held its end-of-year dinner night in the Okaikwei North Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Established in 2017, the club has been making a positive impact on individuals and the nation as a whole. On Saturday, 31st January 2026, the event took place at Pinnacle College in Akweteyman, bringing together prominent members, including Adonten Hene of Asante Akyem Morso, Nana Otuo Acheampong, […]

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed deep concern over the refusal of medical doctors to accept postings to rural and underserved areas, particularly in the Oti Region. Speaking during a working visit to the region, the minister revealed that although 25 medical doctors were posted to Oti in 2025, only two have so far reported for duty. “What we have realised is that we post health professionals […]