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Fidelity Bank Ghana has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to digitise lottery operations, expand market access, and strengthen regulatory control across Ghana’s lottery ecosystem.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Director of Field Operations of the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has asserted that vote-buying has become an unavoidable feature of internal party elections in Ghana.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on Monday, 9 February 2026, led a high-level delegation on a working visit to the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Cantonments, Accra, following a formal invitation by the W.E.B. Du Bois Museum Foundation.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

A 28-year-old lawyer, Magdalene Aba Amporful, has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly collecting $150,000 from a nurse under the pretext of purchasing a house.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Ghana’s macroeconomic stability faces a critical test in 2026 as the IMF-supported Extended Credit Facility concludes mid-year, removing an external anchor for fiscal discipline, according to EM Advisory.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are expected to play a central role in accelerating Ghana’s infrastructure delivery in 2026, as fiscal space remains constrained, EM Advisory reports.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The landmark agreement between the Ghana Gold Board and Gold Coast Refinery could transform Ghana’s gold exports, boosting domestic value addition and reducing vulnerability to commodity price swings, EM Advisory reports.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has stepped up investments in critical power infrastructure as part of sustained efforts to guarantee reliable electricity supply across the country. The ongoing investment programme covers key components of the electricity distribution value chain, including bulk supply points, high-voltage transmission lines, primary substations, power transformers, distribution transformers, low-voltage networks […]Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article

President John Dramani Mahama has opened the 66th Annual Conference of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS), urging governments and health stakeholders to prioritise stronger surgical capacity to improve health outcomes across the sub-region. Addressing participants at the opening ceremony, President Mahama described surgery as a critical pillar of healthcare, closely linked to human dignity, productivity, and national development. He stressed that building surgical capacity must go beyond training […]