Govt procures 500 new EV buses for public services – 100 to be received by May

February 5, 2026

Al-Hassan Ligbi (2nd from right), MD of Intercity STC Coaches Limited, explaining a point to Joseph Bukari Nikpe (3rd from left), Dorcas Affo- Toffey (2nd from left), Deputy Minister of Transport, and other dignitaries during a tour of the facility. Picture: EDNA SALVO KOTEY

Government has procured 500 new electronic vehicles (EV) buses to augment the transport situation in the country and also revamp the State Transport Corporation (STC), the Managing Director of STC, Alhassan Ligbi, has said.

Editorial: Shelve colonial royalty-based mining leases

A former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, believes the country’s impending wave of expiring mining leases presents a rare opportunity to restructure the sector without breaching existing contractual obligations. The nation must abandon its long-standing royalty-based mining, something she describes as a colonial-era model that delivers only marginal returns to the […]

February 5, 2026