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Videos courtesy myjoyonline The three major teacher unions in Ghana have once again chosen the industrial-action route, declaring a nationwide strike over outstanding promotion-related payments and delayed negotiations, a decision that threatens to disrupt teaching and learning across the country. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) announced the strike effective Friday, September 25, 2026, after giving government until midday Thursday, September 24, to resolve their grievances. At the heart of the dispute are issues including unpaid promotion-related arrears, delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement and…

The impression being created by Manhyia South MP, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, that the attempt by the Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO) to arrest him at the court complex in Accra is due to his service as a lawyer for Salomey Baffoe, the complex to UK based troll, Ghana Jollof, is a convenient decoy. The attempted arrest has nothing to do with the Salomey Baffoe case, and traces back to apparent fraud that he and his law firm, Sarkodie, Baffour Awuah and Partners, perpetrated as far back as 2018. The botched arrest also follows his blatant snub of two…

Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has come under criticism from some participants following his engagement with traders, importers and other business operators as part of his ongoing policy dialogue series. Dr Bawumia announced the meeting on his Facebook page on the morning of September 17, 2026, describing the engagement with the Trade Advocacy Group as a productive discussion on the challenges confronting businesses and the future of trade in Ghana. According to him, the group raised concerns including high and arbitrary import duties, rising demurrage charges, expensive shop rentals, high taxes and limited access to credit.…

The price of diesel at fuel stations could have risen to about GH¢28 per litre if the government had not intervened to absorb part of the sharp increase in international petroleum prices, Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has disclosed. According to Mr Tameklo, the international price of diesel has nearly doubled since February 2026, putting significant pressure on domestic fuel prices and making government intervention necessary to cushion consumers. He said the price of a tonne of diesel on the international market has increased from approximately US$794 in February to US$1,519, an increase…

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has reduced fuel exports to Burkina Faso and Mali in a move aimed at ensuring adequate supplies for the domestic market as global energy markets remain under pressure. Managing Director Afetsi Awoonor disclosed that the state-owned fuel distributor began limiting diesel and petrol shipments to the two neighbouring countries in August after rising local demand and higher international procurement costs placed additional strain on supplies. According to him, Burkina Faso sought about 80,000 metric tonnes of fuel over July and August, but BOST was able to deliver only around half of that…

The Bank of Ghana has uncovered 20 mobile loan applications operating without the regulatory approval required to provide digital credit services in the country, raising fresh questions about how consumers are being protected in Ghana’s rapidly expanding digital lending market. The central bank, in a notice issued on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, warned the public against dealing with the identified applications, saying their operations constitute significant violations of customer data privacy, consumer protection requirements and established regulatory standards. The warning places renewed scrutiny on the growing number of digital platforms offering quick loans to Ghanaians, often through mobile applications that…

The government has repatriated veteran Ghanaian musician Isaac Obeng Mensah, popularly known as Barosky, from the United Kingdom following growing concerns over his welfare and the circulation of distressing videos of him on social media. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed that the musician arrived safely in Ghana on Monday night. According to the Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fully financed Barosky’s return as part of its consular responsibility to assist Ghanaians who find themselves in difficult circumstances abroad. Beyond facilitating his return, the government is providing psychosocial and financial support to help the veteran musician settle back…

Respected Lord of Ghana’s Supreme Court, Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei has called for a radical restructuring of Canada-Africa research partnerships, pushing for binding agreements that give African universities direct control over research funds, data, intellectual property and academic recognition. Addressing the 3rd Conference on Economic Growth in Atlantic Canada at the Hilton Garden Inn in Moncton, Justice Adjei argued that the answer to decades of imbalance in North-South research collaboration is not simply more funding. “It does not need more money. It needs better instruments,” he declared. The Justice of Ghana’s Supreme Court and Judge of the African Court on…

Lawyers for former Legal Counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Abaka Essuman, have given the government until Friday, September 11, 2026, to pay his outstanding salary arrears and terminal benefits. In a letter dated September 8, 2026, and addressed to Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the lawyers demanded payment of the amount due to Mr Essuman following the end of his tenure in January 2025. Mr Essuman was appointed Legal Counsel to then-President Akufo-Addo in January 2021 and was later appointed Acting Secretary to the President in October 2024, in addition to his duties as Legal Counsel.…

The Accra High Court has declined a request by lead counsel for former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, for a lengthy adjournment of the ongoing case involving alleged extortion in the petroleum sector. Lead counsel, Joseph Kpemka, had urged the court to adjourn the proceedings on grounds including ill health, exhaustion and the upcoming Bar Conference. The court, however, declined the application and directed the parties to return on Tuesday for the continuation of the case management conference. Mr Kpemka, speaking to journalists after the proceedings, said the defence had attended court throughout the…