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Prof Mohammed Muniru Iddrisu officially assumes office Vice-Chancellor of UDS
Prof. Mohammed Muniru Iddrisu has officially assumed office as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS) following a handover ceremony held at the central administration block on the Tamale campus on Monday, June 29, 2026. In his farewell remarks, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Seidu...
UNFPA and partners triple fistula repairs but Ghana needs 2,249 a year to meet 2030 target
Every year, an estimated 845 women in Ghana develop obstetric fistula, a severe and preventable childbirth injury that leaves the body permanently altered, that ends marriages, ends livelihoods, and ends the life a woman knew before she went into labour. Fewer than 30 per cent of these women will ever receive the surgi...
Damang deal: CHRAJ asked to investigate President Mahama over alleged abuse of office
A petition has been filed with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) seeking an investigation into President John Dramani Mahama over alleged conflict of interest and abuse of office linked to the takeover of the Damang mine by his brother, Ibrahim Mahama. The petition, dated 20 May, was sub...
EXPLAINER: What is the Public Tribunals Bill, and why is it dividing the nation?
On July 17, 2026, Ghana’s Parliament passed the Public Tribunals Bill, 2026, setting off one of the most heated legal and political debates of the year, with organised labour, the Minority in Parliament and a former Vice-President all calling on President John Dramani Mahama not to sign it into law. The Bill, if assent...
Former GES Deputy Director-General Dr Tandoh to speak at Cambridge’s "Africa Together" Conference
A former Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, has been invited to speak at the 12th Annual Cambridge Africa Together Conference (ATC). Scheduled for May 22–23, 2026, Dr. Tandoh will join other speakers, including the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, at the...
Flux Power & Automation launches smart energy management system to help Ghanaian businesses cut electricity costs
Ghanaian electrical engineering company Flux Power & Automation has launched a smart energy management system aimed at helping businesses and institutions monitor electricity consumption, reduce waste and improve energy efficiency. The company has introduced Smappee Infinity, a technology developed by Belgian clean tec...
Galamsey: Fight not aggressive enough – Prof Boadi
The Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance at the University of Professional Studies, Prof. Isaac Boadi, has said that government efforts to tackle illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, are not forceful enough to address the scale of environmental and economic damage being caused. Speaking on JoyNews AM S...
President Mahama discusses health-related matters with top UN officials
President John Dramani Mahama has hosted top global health leaders at the Jubilee House in Accra for high-level talks on continental public health.
Minority MPs wear black in Parliament to protest Wontumi’s 20-year jail sentence
Minority Members of Parliament on Tuesday turned up in black attire at Parliament House in a symbolic protest against the conviction and 20-year prison sentence imposed on the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.
UTAG-UCC rejects GTEC promotion harmonisation plan, cites threats to university autonomy
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) – University of Cape Coast branch has rejected a proposed policy by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) aimed at harmonising promotion guidelines for academic staff across public universities, describing it as an overreach of regulatory authority. In a stat...
NSMQ 2026 : St. Hubert’s Seminary SHS completes comeback against Afua Kobi to book national championship place
St. Hubert’s Seminary Senior High School has secured the fifth qualification slot from the Ashanti Regional Qualifiers to the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) national championship after producing a spirited comeback victory. The Santasi-based school recovered from an early deficit against Afua Kobi Ampem Gi...
Nyinahin Catholic SHS teacher arrested after viral assault video – Student also taken into custody
A teacher at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region has been arrested following the circulation of a viral video showing him allegedly assaulting a female student on campus, the Ghana Education Service has confirmed. The arrest was first announced by the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Educati...