GENERAL NEWS

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate convened its 2023 Annual Performance Review meeting with a resounding theme: “Accelerating Progress towards Universal Health Coverage, Strengthening Primary Health Care through Network of Practice.” This gathering, held on March 27th, 2024, brought together a cadre of esteemed health professionals, including Regional Health Directors, deputies, …

Mr. Anthony Oteng-Gyasi’s resignation as the board chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been accepted by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Dr Oteng-Gyasi’s resignation was followed by the dissolution of the board of GRA. President Akufo-Addo subsequently appointed Madam Julie Essiam as the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana …

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana has suspended the implementation of the newly approved fees imposed on nurses pending its review. The Ghana Nurses and Midwives Association recently announced its plan to strike in protest of the Nurses and Midwifery Council’s substantial hike in the nursing verification fee from …

Madam Julie Essiam has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority. She replaces Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah. Until her appointment, Madam Julie Essiam was the Commissioner responsible for the Support Services Division of the GRA. Her appointment comes hours after President Akufo-Addo dissolved …

President Akufo-Addo has dismissed Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah from his role as the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with immediate effect as of Wednesday, March 27. Additionally, the President has dissolved the board of the GRA without providing a specific reason. However, it is anticipated that a new …

The family of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has announced the passing of his second wife, Hajia Ramatu Sharubutu, in the early hours of Wednesday, March 27, 2024. In a radio interview with Accra-based Citi FM, Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, the Chief Imam’s spokesperson, shared that while the …

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Deputy Minister for Energy, Herbert Krapa as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This follows the resignation of the previous chairman, Keli Gadzekpo, on Tuesday, March 26. Mr. Gadzeko, who had chaired the electricity company since his …

  Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.      Daily Searchlight       Daily Graphic   Daily Dispatch           Daily Guide     The Chronicle       Ghanaian Times       …

The Board Chair of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Keli Gadzekpo, has tendered in his resignation, effective April 9. In his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo, Mr Gadzekpo cited personal reasons as his motive behind the move. The board chair further wished ECG and the government continued success in …

On March 19, 2024, O. B. Amoah, Minister of State for Local Government, Decentralisation, and Rural Development, announced President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s decision to revoke Victoria Adu’s appointment as the Chief Executive of the Birim Central Municipality, effective immediately. Although the minister did not provide a detailed explanation for …