Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has warned that Ghana’s public sector wage bill for 2025 has exceeded the recommended threshold set by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), raising concerns over fiscal sustainability. Speaking during a dialogue with government officials and organised labour on Tuesday, March 17, Dr. Forson revealed that the 2025 compensation budget accounted for…
Kwaw Kese has publicly criticised the Telecel Ghana Music Awards, arguing that the nomination process has become so unclear that even people in the industry struggle to follow it. In a recent post on X, the Ghanaian rapper stated the awards often reveal nominees without the public ever knowing how or when selections are made. “Ghana Music Awards turn gob3.…
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has officially completed the selection of its first batch of 2,000 recruits for 2026, with all successful candidates ordered to report to their regional selection centres across the country on Wednesday, March 18, at 9:00 am to collect appointment letters and official prospectuses. The announcement, signed by Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, Acting Director General of…
Brighton should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal on 4 March, the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has said. It is the second time this season Arsenal have wrongly escaped a VAR penalty in a game they have won by one goal. The Seagulls were trailing to Bukayo Saka’s ninth-minute goal when they pushed forward in the third minute of…
A light aircraft has crashed at Tema Community 1, Site 18, yesterday, killing at least two people on board. The victims, both men, have not yet been identified and were burnt beyond recognition. The origin and destination of the aircraft, registered 9G-ADV, remain unknown at the time of reporting. The aircraft itself was completely destroyed by fire. Emergency services, including…
By Frederica Mensah and Desmond Cudjoe The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has held a Western Regional Validation and Dialogue Workshop in Takoradi aimed at developing a unified national policy plan to address illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. The Commandant of KAIPTC, Air Vice Marshal David Anetey Akrong, warned that illegal mining has evolved into a complex…
President John Mahama has stated that every Ghanaian worker must retire with dignity, as he signalled a major review of the country’s pension system. Speaking on Tuesday, March 17, at the Jubilee House during a dialogue with Organised Labour, the President warned that Ghana’s pensions framework is at a critical turning point. “My comrades and friends, our pension system stands…
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Three suspected suicide bombings have killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in northeastern Nigeria, police said Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest attacks targeting the city of Maiduguri in recent history, shattering a period of relative stability in the Borno State capital. The attacks targeted three of the city’s…
Government has commenced a verification and life validation exercise for beneficiaries of the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP), to eliminate ghost names and ensure transparency in the payment of stipends. Source link
Iranian football chiefs said on Tuesday that they were thrashing out plans with the organisers of the 2026 World Cup to move their three games in the tournament’s group stages from the United States to Mexico due to concerns over player safety. Source link