Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed government’s belief that gender equality is central to Ghana’s economic transformation and long-term sustainable development. Addressing the Opening Session of 27th District 18 Conference of Zonta International in Accra, Vice President Prof. Opoku-Agyemang underscored the need for deliberate partnerships that empower women to participate fully in the country’s economic, social, and political life. “When women thrive, communities thrive and national progress depends on ensuring we leave no one behind,” she stated, calling for stronger collaboration between government, civil society, and international partners to advance women’s empowerment. According to the Vice President, Ghana cannot achieve its full development potential without harnessing the skills, creativity, and leadership of women. She stressed that gender equality is not just

GalamseyUpdate The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) Task Force on Tuesday, 14th October 2025, continued its offensive against illegal miners in the Eastern Region. The operation, led to the destruction of mining equipment, makeshift structures, and other items belonging to illegal miners. These actions form key part of NAIMOS’ ongoing strategy to protect Ghana’s water bodies, forest reserves, and farmlands from destruction caused by illegal mining (galamsey). Patrols and Arrests at Old Abirem The task force first stormed an illegal mining site at Old Abirem, where several mining activities were ongoing. Three locals were seen at the site and subjected to further investigation which led the task force to another active site a few kilometers away. Upon arrival, the team found four

Ghana is set to take the lead in continental discussions on tackling learning poverty as the country prepares to host the 2025 Triennale of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA). Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, announced at a press briefing in Accra that the high-level event will be held from 29th to 31st October 2025 at the Labadi Beach Hotel. The conference is expected to bring together over 350 participants, including 30 African Ministers of Education, as well as global partners such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, UNESCO, FCDO, Gates Foundation, and MasterCard Foundation. With the theme “Strengthening the resilience of Africa’s educational systems: advancing towards ending learning poverty by 2035 with a well-educated and

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has launched an unprecedented series of coordinated operations across the Western and Western North Regions, dismantling powerful illegal mining networks, arresting foreign sponsors, and reclaiming Ghana’s ravaged rivers and forest reserves. Between October 5 and 9,  2025, the NAIMOS Task Force executed three major crackdowns — at Gangway (Aboso), along the Ankobra River, and inside the Tano Anwia Forest Reserve at Jomoro and Cape Three Points Forest Reserves in what has been described as the largest anti-galamsey offensive in recent months. Gangway Falls — A Criminal Hotspot Erased The first strike hit “Gangway”, a notorious galamsey and crime-ridden enclave at Aboso in the Prestea-Huni Valley District, where the Task Force stormed the area at dawn on

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has stated government’s commitment to transforming the nation’s cocoa industry from merely exporting raw beans to building a full-fledged cocoa economy that empowers farmers and creates sustainable jobs. Speaking at the EU Sustainable Cocoa Initiative in Brussels on the final day of the Global Gateway Forum, the Vice President called on the European Union and its partners to channel greater investment into Ghana’s cocoa value chain. She said such collaboration would help improve the livelihoods of farmers and promote fairness in global trade. “Ghana is clear about moving beyond the export of raw cocoa beans to building a cocoa economy that empowers farmers and creates jobs,” she stated. “We need partnerships that ensure investment in our

The Ministry of Education has expressed confidence in addressing concerns of parents and Basic Education Certificate Education (BECE) candidates who have concerns about their Senior High School placements.Addressing the media following a visit to the National School Placement Resolution Centre in Accra on Thursday, 9th October, 2025, Press Secretary to the Minister of Education, Hasmin Mohammed said the centre has been helpful in helping the ministry address outstanding issues. He said the ministry had successfully reduced the huge number of people who had besieged the place in a  desperate attempt to have their problems rectified. "We have realized that we have been able to decongest the crowd because we have moved in a lot of personnel to attend and listen

Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for a new model of international cooperation built on equality, fairness, and mutual respect. Speaking at the 2025 Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, she emphasized that while Ghana remains open to global partnerships, it will not accept unfair or one-sided arrangements.“Ghana is open for cooperation,” she stated, “but we will not take unfair partnerships. True collaboration must give all countries an equal voice in shaping our shared future.” The Vice President’s remarks echoed the central theme of this year’s forum “Strong Partnerships for a Sustainable Future” which brings together leaders from the European Union and across the world to discuss investment priorities, address global development challenges, and strengthen cooperation.In her address during a

Over some years now that people in Nkwanta South have not been in good teams with each other which leads to the imposing of curfew on the municipality. Oti Regional Minister John Kwadwo Gyapong, who visited the municipal to inaugurate the sanitary pad program, upon hearing the numbers that the secondary schools in the Nkwanta South municipality are admitting bend his head down in tears. According to the Regional Minister Nkwanta South is the engine of Oti Region and seeing what has happened to Nkwanta and even they can not afford to get students for their schools Is something that affects the whole region. Hon. John Kwadwo Gyapong who doubles as the NDC chairman of the Oti Region states that everybody in the

By: George Yawson Vineh The re-registration of National Service Personnel for the 2025/2026 service year has entered day two with thousands of fresh graduates being enrolled nationwide. This follows the announcement of Wednesday, October 8, 2025, as the new date for the re-registration exercise by the Director General of the National Service Authority (NSA), Ruth Sedor. The new date follows a directive from President John Dramani Mahama after the Technical and Forensic Audit of the previous Central Service Management Platform (CSMP) was found unsatisfactory. The National Service Authority was subsequently instructed to design and deploy a more robust digital platform to ensure transparency, real-time verification and security. At a press briefing on Tuesday 7, 2025 Madam Sedoh declared that all registrations completed in June 2025