Kofi Ahovi

  The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) and the Design and Technology Institute (DTI) on Wednesday convened a high-level stakeholder meeting in Accra to advance Phase II of the Human Capital Development (HCD) Strategy for 2026 in a push to align workforce development with industrial transformation The meeting brought together senior officials from Ministries, Departments and Agencies, private sector leaders, regulators, development partners, academia and youth representatives to deliberate on implementation priorities, partnerships, and resource needs for Phase II. Welcoming participants, Korkor Amarteifio, Precision Quality Consultant at DTI, stressed that Ghana had reached a decisive moment. We have spent the last few years defining the issues clearly. Phase II is where we move from conversation to coordinated action. Ghana cannot achieve industrial transformation without a workforce trained to global standards of precision, quality and problem‑solving.” Moderator E...

 President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the No Fee Stress Initiative has already supported over 152,000 first-year students in public tertiary institutions. He added that the number of beneficiaries is expected to rise to 220,000 this year. Speaking on the programme’s expansion during the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Friday, February 27, President Mahama also shared good news for law students. In collaboration with the Students’ Loans Trust Fund, Ghanaian law students will now have access to student loans to support their legal education. The initiative is part of the government’s broader efforts to ease financial burdens for students and increase access to higher education across the country. As I speak, the ‘No Fee Stress’ Initiative has benefitted over 152,000 first-year students in Public tertiary universities. The number of beneficiaries this year is projected to reach 220,000 first-year students.”

 Convicted former fetish priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa or Mama Pat, is expected to be released on March 3, 2026, following the application of Ghana’s remission policy. Her lawyer, Richard Asare Baffour, confirmed this in an exclusive interview with Citi News on Friday, February 27, explaining that the anticipated release is in line with standard prison regulations and not a special privilege. According to him, under the remission scheme, a prison sentence is divided into three parts, with eligible inmates serving two-thirds of their term, while one-third is remitted by the state. He noted that Nana Agradaa was handed a 12month custodial sentence, which translates into eight months after remission. The sentence took effect retrospectively from July 3, 2025, the date she was convicted and sentenced. By that computation, her revised term ends on March 3, 2026. Richard Asare Baffour stressed that the remission policy applies to a...

 Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has praised President John Dramani Mahama for his leadership, saying the country has undergone a remarkable transformation under his administration. Speaking in Parliament during the 2026 State of the Nation Address, Ayariga contrasted the state of the nation when Mahama inherited power with the progress achieved today. The Ghana you inherited and the Ghana you speak of today is like day and night,” he said, expressing gratitude on behalf of Ghanaians. He added that while the country once faced challenges, it now shines brightly under the current government’s efforts. Ayariga emphasised that everything the President outlined in his address reflects the truth of the nation’s progress, describing today’s Ghana as significantly improved compared to the one inherited.

 President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana’s economy has surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time, a milestone projected to place the country among Africa’s largest economies. Delivering the 2026 State of the Nation Address, President Mahama described the economic progress as “broad-based and comprehensive,” emphasising that all sectors of the economy have recorded remarkable improvement within his first year in office. The President highlighted the government’s success in stabilising the national currency, noting that the cedi appreciated by 40.7% against the US dollar, 30.9% against the British pound, and 24% against the Euro. We did not just arrest currency instability; we strengthened the cedi to put up a good fight against other currencies,” he said.

 President  John Dramani Mahama  has emphasized the urgent need to strengthen Ghana’s security services following recent attacks on citizens, including a pirate assault at Senya Breku in which 71 fishermen were robbed while returning from a fishing expedition in the early hours of Thursday, February 27. Delivering his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Friday, February 27, President Mahama linked the incident to broader national security challenges, citing both the killing of eight Ghanaians in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso and the Senya Breku pirate attack as reminders of the need to retool and adequately equip security agencies. He commended the Ghana Armed Forces for evacuating the victims from Burkina Faso, as well as the Ghana Navy, Ghana Air Force, the National Security Secretariat, the Awutu Senya West MP Gizella Tetteh-Agbotui, the Chief Fisherman, and the people of Senya Breku for their collective efforts in rescuing all 71 fishermen. A...