Thenewsbulletin24.com looks at stories making headlines on the front pages of newspaper publications for Monday, 23rd February, 2026 

Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has ordered a major crackdown after customs officials uncovered a ₵85 million transit diversion scheme involving trucks bound for Niger

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh announces that doctors refusing rural postings will be removed from the government payroll by February 28, 2026, to ensure equitable healthcare access

John Dramani Mahama marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan by calling on Ghanaians to embrace discipline, generosity, and national unity. Read his full message of prayer and solidarity here

Minority Leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has criticised the government over unfulfilled campaign promises and slogan-driven governance at the University of Cape Coast summit

Minority spokesperson Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has accused the National Democratic Congress government of economic gimmicks, questioning the 24-hour economy policy and highlighting cocoa sector debt.

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has assured Parliament that the government will not exceed its target of 60 ministers, accusing the Minority of plotting to politicise the issue

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has dismissed protests in the Western North Region as motivated cocoa politics ,saying farmers support government’s response to the global cocoa crisis.

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita announces a USD $1.1 billion investment in MTN Ghana to expand digital infrastructure, Mobile Money coverage, and service quality over the next three years

IMF urges faster COCOBOD turnaround as cocoa pressures weigh on Ghana’s external position

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) dismisses claims of an impending gas shortage, confirming over a month’s supply is available

Ivory Coast is considering cutting cocoa farm gate prices to align with Ghana, as both nations battle a deepening sector crisis under the Ivory Coast–Ghana Cocoa Initiative

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the deployment of the army to support police in fighting gangs and illegal mining, starting in Western Cape and Gauteng

Donald Trump reverses the Obama-era endangerment finding that underpinned US climate regulations, drawing criticism from environmental groups and setting up major legal battles over greenhouse gas controls and public health protections

A deadly shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern British Columbia has left nine people dead, prompting national mourning and renewed focus on gun control

The US House has voted to overturn Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, with bipartisan support, though the move is unlikely to become law