Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Her Excellency Sabah Zita Benson, has been named African Ambassador of the Year at the prestigious Voice Achievers Awards. The organisers describe the honour as the highest diplomatic recognition presented at the awards, celebrating ambassadors whose work has expanded the traditional role of diplomacy to include […]

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) increased the minimum monthly pension from GH¢300 to GH¢396.58 in 2025, representing a 32.2% increase in the lowest benefit paid under the scheme. The adjustment followed an average 12% increase in pension benefits implemented in January 2025. Figures contained in the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) 2025 […]

The Deputy Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abigail Yaa Mensah, has condemned comments attributed to Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin about Presidency official Nana Yaa Jantuah, describing them as sexist, disrespectful and an attack on women in leadership. In a statement issued on Friday, Ms Mensah criticised the Minority Leader for reportedly referring […]

The Nigeria Labor Congress has announced plans to reopen minimum wage negotiations with the federal government, proposing a new monthly wage floor of ₦500,000, approximately $365. Organized labor formally presented the demand during the Nigeria Rights of Workers Summit held in Birnin Kebbi on August 6, 2026. The proposal represents an increase of more than […]

An elderly man believed to be in his seventies has died after becoming trapped in a burning residential building at Aputuogya in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region. Relatives identified the deceased pensioner as Agya Poku. He was reportedly unable to escape as the fire rapidly spread through the five-room property. The tragedy was […]