The government has announced plans to build a 1.5-gigawatt solar-hydropower project with battery storage at Buipe in the Savannah Region, aimed squarely at cutting the cost of electricity for factories and other industries expected to run under Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy program. In plain terms, this is an attempt to solve a problem that has quietly […]
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has published a public notice naming 15 learning centres run by public universities that are not accredited, along with 36 tertiary institutions whose institutional accreditation has expired. The notice was issued on July 8, 2026, by GTEC’s Corporate Affairs department. In plain terms, this means the degrees, diplomas, and […]
The Council of State has formally advised Parliament not to pass the Constitution of Ghana (Amendment) Bill, 2025 — the legislation that would allow dual citizens to hold senior public offices in Ghana. Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin disclosed the Council’s advisory opinion during proceedings in the House on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The bill, […]
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced that Cabinet has decided to discontinue the majority of the Agenda 111 hospital projects, prioritising the completion of only 35 facilities across Ghana instead. If that sounds like a major shift in healthcare policy, here is the reality: the government is abandoning the previous administration’s ambitious plan to […]
Ghana’s Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has told Parliament that the Ghana flood death toll from the country’s June flood disasters has climbed to 35, with six people still unaccounted for. In plain terms: three separate flooding events in the Central, Greater Accra, and Volta regions during June are now being counted together as one national […]
Carlos Queiroz has resigned as coach of Ghana’s Black Stars, just three months after taking the job ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 73 year old Portuguese trainer announced his decision on Sunday, days after Ghana was eliminated in the Round of 32 following a 1-0 loss to Colombia. In plain terms, this […]
Heavy rains on the morning of June 29, 2026, caused severe flooding across multiple communities in Accra, stranding residents, cutting power, and triggering a simultaneous fire at a rubber factory in the Circle-Odawna area of Accra. Emergency services scrambled to respond, but flooding slowed firefighters trying to reach the blaze. Within hours, the Ministry of […]
The World Bank has delivered a pointed message to Ghana: the country’s economic future will be shaped by how well it moves young people from classrooms into productive work. Speaking at the 2026 Africa West and Central Youth Forum on Jobs held in Accra, World Bank Operations Manager Michelle Keane said that Ghana’s growth trajectory […]
Standard Chartered PLC announced on June 25, 2026, that it plans to sell its Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) business in Ghana. The bank has operated in Ghana for more than 130 years, making this a notable shift in how one of the country’s most established international banks will serve everyday customers going forward. The […]
Ghana’s government has formally applied to the Bank of Ghana for a license to establish the Women’s Development Bank, a state-backed institution designed to direct financial support toward women-owned businesses and female entrepreneurs across the country. The Ministry of Finance confirmed the application on June 24, 2026, during a session on the floor of Parliament. […]
Ghana Citizenship Team
