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By Nelson Ayivor The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has criticised the Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Education Service over what he described as the poor handling of the ongoing salary crisis involving more than 6,000 teachers across the country. The issue, which has lingered for over a year, has reignited threats of protests and classroom boycotts, raising concerns about its impact on public education as schools reopen in 2026. The controversy dated back to October 16, 2025, when the Ghana Education Service announced that financial clearance had been granted for 6,249 teachers who were…

By Nelson Ayivor The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is facing a severe credibility crisis following the violent assault of a journalist at the Kasoa New Market. Sulemana Braimah, the Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has issued a blistering condemnation of the institution, describing the conduct of its personnel as reminiscent of “rogues and yo-yo boys.” The incident, which occurred on Monday, January 5, 2026, has ignited a national conversation regarding the safety of media practitioners and the perceived culture of impunity within the nation’s paramilitary agencies. “Initially, we were told that what happened was…

By Nelson Ayivor As part of efforts to sustain Ghana’s economic recovery, President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strict fiscal discipline, declaring that the ban on first-class travel by ministers and public officials remains firmly in force. The President made this clear while addressing participants at the opening ceremony of the University of Ghana’s 77th Annual New Year School and Conference on Tuesday, January 6. Speaking to an audience of policymakers, academics and development partners, President Mahama linked cost consciousness at the highest levels of government to the credibility of Ghana’s economic reform programme. He said…

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., has commended Sentuo Oil Refinery for its contributions to the country’s downstream petroleum sector. He made the remarks when he led a team from the NPA to pay a working visit to the refinery on Monday, January 5, 2026. The visit forms part of a familiarization tour to petroleum installations across the country, aimed at strengthening regulatory engagement and supporting sector growth. At a meeting with Group Chairman of Sentuo Oil Refinery, Ninqguan Xu and his team, Mr. Tameklo urged the management of Sentuo to keep…

By Nelson Ayivor The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned what it described as the unilateral and unauthorized invasion of Venezuela by the United States, following the capture and transfer of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, into US custody. In a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 4, 2026, Ghana expressed alarm at the military operation and warned that the action poses serious risks to international law, global stability, and the post-war international order. According to the statement, Ghana holds firm reservations against the unilateral use of force and strongly deplores…

The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has assured the media fraternity that no law would be passed to stifle the work of journalists while he remain in charge of the affairs of the legislature. In a speech read on his behalf by the Member of Parliament for La Dade-Kotopon and Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Rita Naa Odoley Sowah at the 3rd Annual Dinner Night of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in Accra on Monday, the Speaker acknowledged fears within the media landscape that laws intended to regulate digital communications were increasingly…

Central Region_23rd December 2025– Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has donated a set of newly crafted classroom desks made from recycled plastic wastes to pupils of the Breman Fosuansa D/A Basic School in the Central Region, following a report by Starr FM revealing that children were using concrete blocks as seats in their classrooms. The report shed light on a long-standing challenge in the rural community of Breman Fosuansa, where limited educational resources have forced pupils to learn under difficult and uncomfortable conditions. In some classrooms, children were captured bending over concrete…

Shutting Down Scrutiny on Tax Dodges and GOIL Ties…as anti-corruption fight faces Judge’s Garvel By Gifty Boateng In a fresh bid to muzzle a probing pen, Cynthia Adjei, CEO of the sprawling Lysaro Group and wife of ex-GOIL acting MD Jacob Kwabena Adjei, has dragged investigative journalist Innocent Samuel Appiah back to the High Court’s Human Rights Division demanding a slew of injunctions to block any whiff of publication on her firm’s alleged tax lapses, dodgy land grabs, and procurement coziness with state outfits. This escalation, filed months after a controversial June 2025 ruling that slapped Appiah with a GH¢10,000…

By Nelson Ayivor Ride-hailing drivers across Ghana, including those operating Uber, Yango, Bolt are increasingly frustrated by passengers who cancel rides at the last minute. Drivers say these cancellations often occur after they have already started moving toward the pick-up location, leaving them to cover fuel, vehicle wear, and lost time without any compensation. “Sometimes I’ve already driven several kilometers to pick up a passenger, and they cancel at the last minute,” said Nathan an Uber driver in Accra. “I pay for the fuel and lose my time, and no one compensates me.” The problem is particularly severe during peak…

By Nelson Ayivor Ghana’s festive season is shaping up to be unusually buoyant as traditional social travel converges with signs of easing price pressures, pointing to stronger consumer activity and broader economic momentum during this Christmas and the New year [2026]. Consumer inflation in Ghana slowed for the 11th straight month in November, with headline prices rising 6.3 percent year‑on‑year, the lowest rate since the Ghana Statistical Service rebased its index in 2021. The figure marked a decline from 8.0 percent in October, reflecting cooling food and non‑food inflation that has given households greater purchasing flexibility going into the year‑end holidays. Domestic tourism data…