Ghana’s Ministry of Finance announces GH¢10 billion interest payment under DDEP, strengthening investor confidence and supporting economic stability

Boakye Agyarko donates rice and sugar to Muslims ahead of Ramadan and supports Baba Ali in the Nima-Ayawaso East by-election

Thenewsbulletin24.com looks at stories making headlines on the front pages of newspaper publications for Wednesday 18th February, 2026 

Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill has been relaid in Parliament as Rev. John Ntim Fordjour explains its objectives, urging lawmakers to pass the controversial family values legislation

Agbodza tells Parliament that Ghana’s cocoa roads programme was badly handled, with GH¢23bn contracts and widespread abandonment after 2017

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has condemned the government’s cocoa producer price cut, calling it illegal and urging an immediate reversal to protect Ghana’s farmers

Afenyo-Markin challenges the NDC government to deliver real economic impact, urging stronger support for contractors, farmers, and ordinary Ghanaians

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia urges NPP members to forgive, unite, and rebuild trust ahead of the 2028 elections at a national thanksgiving service in Accra

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has suspended new applications for selected gold buying licences as part of reforms to improve transparency, compliance, and traceability in the sector

The National Petroleum Authority raises fuel price floors for February 16–28, 2026, as petrol, diesel, and LPG prices increase and COMAC urges compliance

President John Dramani Mahama announces plans in Addis Ababa to end foreign funding for cocoa purchases and shift to domestic bonds to boost local processing and jobs

Government to absorb US$150 million losses as cocoa prices are cut by 28%, with assurances that unpaid farmers will be fully settled.

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

Kenya says it will engage Russia over reports that its citizens are being recruited to fight in the Ukraine war, calling the practice illegal and unacceptable, as authorities shut down recruitment agencies and repatriate affected nationals