The Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior has announced a postponement of the nationwide security services recruitment exercise, rescheduling the commencement date from Saturday, November 15, to Monday, November 17, 2025. This decision, communicated by Minister Muntaka Mubarak, is a respectful gesture of solidarity to the victims of the tragic incident at El Wak Sports Stadium […]
By: Iddrissu Jara The free fertiliser programme for Ghana’s cocoa farmers – cancelled in 2018 by the former Akufo-Addo administration – is making a grand return, with government allocating a massive GH¢5.1 billion in the 2026 Budget to revive the initiative. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced the measure in Parliament on Thursday, November […]
By: Iddrissu Jara Ghana’s newly appointed Ambassador to the Holy See, H.E. Sir Ben Batabe Assorow, has officially presented his Letters of Credence to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday, November 13, 2025. The presentation ceremony was followed by a private meeting between the Holy Father and Ambassador Assorow at the […]
As part of efforts to ensure smooth implementation of 24 hour economy, the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, in collaboration with the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Obenewaa Akwele Ocloo, has launched a street lighting rehabilitation and installation project across regional and district capitals across the country. This is to strengthen government’s 24-hour economy […]
Six people have been confirmed dead, with several others injured, following a stampede at El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra during the commencement of the 2025/2026 Ghana Armed Forces recruitment exercise on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. According to newsalertgh.com sources, thousands of young Ghanaians had thronged the stadium in a desperate bid to secure enlistment into […]
President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a massive investment in Ghana’s infrastructure development, with the 2026 budget allocating a staggering GHC30.8 billion to the Big Push road construction initiative. This represents a significant increase from this year’s allocation of GHC13.8 billion, underscoring the government’s commitment to accelerating infrastructure growth and transforming Ghana into a key […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has paid glowing tribute to its founder and Ghana’s former President, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, on the fifth anniversary of his passing. In a statement signed by the party’s Director of Communications, Kakra Essamuah, the NDC described Mr. Rawlings as a towering statesman whose “sterling contributions to the development […]
By: Iddrissu A. Jara Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, who doubles as the Acting Minister for MEST, has warned that any galamsey operator caught onsite shall face the full rigors of the law. The minister expressed his disappointment in the attacks on NAIMOS task force in Hwidiem, located in […]
By: Iddrissu A. Jara The Acting Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has announced that GRA is undertaking an ambitious initiative to incorporate eight million new taxpayers into the national tax system. This initiative is part of a significant effort to broaden the country’s revenue base and enhance domestic […]
By: Iddrissu A. Jara The Honorable Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, Minister for Health, has delivered three (3) anesthetic machines to the University of Ghana Medical School (UGMC) and eight (8) anesthetic machines to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, as part of a total of 50 anesthetic machines that will be distributed across health facilities nationwide. Accompanied by his […]