Be on guard against financial scams – First National Bank advises

Fraud within Ghana’s traditional banking sector declined sharply in 2025, but a surge in electronic fraud at Payment Service Providers (PSPs) pushed overall financial sector fraud to a record high.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has unveilled its most significant overhaul of Ghana’s rural banking sector in decades, announcing that all rural banks will transition to community banks by end-2026.

The Controller and Accountant-General's Department (CAGD) has moved to clarify the accounting treatment of funds earmarked for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, dismissing social media claims that the government has spent almost GH¢11billion on the project despite construction not having started.

Construction of the first phase of the 1,500-megawatt Buipe solar power project under the Government's 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development (24H+) Programme will commence next month, Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development, Hon. Augustus Goosie Tanoh, has announced.