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ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana Water Limited has been ordered to pay about US$235 million to the Spanish-owned company behind the Teshie desalination plant following a dispute over the termination of a water purchase agreement. Cox, the Spanish infrastructure group that owns 95% of Befesa Desalination Developments Ghana Limited, announced on Monday, September 21, that an […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has rejected claims by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) that its proposed 30% increase in transport fares has been put on hold. The union says no agreement has been reached with government to suspend the proposed adjustment, insisting that negotiations with the Ministry of Transport […]

ELS: MBN360 Deputy Minister for Health, Hon. Dr Grace Ayensu-Dankwah Deputy Health Minister, Prof. Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has stressed that Ghana’s National Strategic Plan for Heavy Metal Reduction in Food must deliver measurable results by 2030, calling for stronger accountability, adequate funding and enhanced technical capacity to reduce food contamination and protect Ghanaians from heavy […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam has underlined the need for pastors to show utmost loyalty to God and their churches at all times. He said loyalty is the currency of development. And this should not be compromised under any circumstances.Rev Wengam was speaking at a […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Global progress towards gender equality has reached its highest recorded level, but significant gaps remain and recent gains could still be vulnerable to reversal. The findings were reported on September 17, 2026, following publication of the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Global Gender Gap Report on September 16. The report measures gender disparities […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the government’s Big Push Agenda is delivering visible results on roads from Tepa-Goaso deep into the Western North Region. He made the assessment after joining Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza on an inspection tour […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana’s new Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), prescribe fines and, in some cases, imprisonment for a range of road traffic offences, including illegal racing, jumping red lights, improper parking, disobeying traffic officers and using television monitors while driving. The regulations also introduce provisions on automated enforcement, allowing offences detected by traffic […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Accra Regional Police Command has recovered an AK-47 assault rifle and 186 rounds of ammunition following a gunfight with suspected armed robbers at Galoway near Agbogbloshie in the Ablekuma Central Municipality.  According to a press release issued on Wednesday, September 16, the incident occurred on Thursday, September 10, after the Police […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Honourable Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has disclosed that 1,432 victims of human trafficking have received rehabilitation support through interventions by the ministry. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, the Minister of Gender revealed that 181 trafficking survivors also received trauma-informed care at shelters, while another […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The government has allocated GH¢1.982 billion to the Ghana School Feeding Programme for 2026, with more than 4.5 million schoolchildren now receiving a hot meal every school day. Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, said the programme currently covers 4,527,636 children, up from 4,029,580 in 2024. […]