GNASSM backs GoldBod CEO over illegal mining remarks

The Ghana Petroleum Mooring Systems Company Limited (GPMS) has increased the discharge of petroleum products at its Tema jetty following the introduction of 24-hour berthing and unberthing operations at the facility last year.

The Energy Personalities Outreach Programme (EPOP), a flagship educational and mentorship initiative of the Ghana Energy Awards, will engage students from three second-cycle institutions in the Western Region on November 17, 2026, the first time the programme has reached three schools in a single edition in its eight-year history.

Ghana is taking on a continental leadership role in Africa’s digital development following the appointment of the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George (MP), as Chair of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and Information and Communication Technology (AU STC-CICT).

US-based Ghanaian scholar Dr. Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour has been named the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Early Career Scholar Award by the National Communication Association (NCA)'s African Communication Studies Division.

Educationists and industry leaders have called for reforms to Ghana’s education system to improve learning outcomes, strengthen practical skills development and better align academic training with the needs of the economy.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that government will defer import duties, levies and VAT on qualifying machinery and inputs for one year, and exempt solar panels and batteries from import duty and VAT, as it moves to incentivise businesses under 24-hour economy policy.

The government is preparing to extend the regulatory and accountability framework for managing petroleum revenues to the wider extractive sector, with plans to bring earnings from gold, lithium, bauxite and other mineral resources under a new Natural Resource Revenue Management Act.

The Black Stars of Ghana recorded their first victory in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers with a 2-0 win over Somalia at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi on Thursday.