Government is considering a major policy shift to decentralise the recruitment, posting and sanctioning of teachers from the central government to the district assemblies, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced.
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced that it will begin strict enforcement of mandatory Food Hygiene Permits for all food service establishments across the country, effective February 1, 2026.
The Operations Taskforce of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has arrested 17 commercial drivers in Amasaman for charging unapproved transport fares.
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun a major decongestion exercise in the Central Business District (CBD), starting with the re-demarcation of approved trading areas under the Red Line policy, which restricts trading to designated spaces.
President John Mahama has launched the Sheapark Resource Hub Project in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, as part of government’s efforts to strengthen the shea industry in northern Ghana through value addition.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yuhonu has promoted all members of the Police Royal Ladies, a special all-female group in the Ghana Police Service named after Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to their next ranks.
President John Dramani Mahama will pay a three-day State Visit to the Republic of Zambia from February 4 to 6, 2026, at the invitation of his Zambian counterpart, President Hakainde Hichilema.
A staff member of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), standing trial in a $500,000 stolen tugboat case, has been granted bail by a Tema High Court.
A total of 9,175 Ghanaians died from typhoid fever over the past five years, with 4,579 cases of typhoid-related intestinal perforations recorded nationwide.
The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has suspended the salaries of 2,563 government workers for failing to participate in the nationwide headcount exercise conducted across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced plans to deploy franchise officers across all district operational areas nationwide starting February 2026, in a move aimed at improving customer service and strengthening field operations.
