February 11, 2026 – Eastern FM 105.1

Issahaku Scores Eighth League Goal as Leicester Collapse Against Southampton

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Abdul Fatawu Issahaku scored his eighth Championship goal of the season on Tuesday night, but Leicester City squandered a three-goal lead to lose 4-3 at home to Southampton in a dramatic collapse at the King Power Stadium.

The Ghana international struck in the 29th minute to give Leicester a commanding 3-0 advantage before halftime. After controlling Divine Mukasa’s pass, Issahaku cut inside and fired an angled drive from distance beyond Southampton goalkeeper Omer Peretz.

Leicester appeared headed for victory after Mukasa opened the scoring in the ninth minute and Patson Daka added a second four minutes later. The Foxes dominated the opening period, limiting Southampton to rare attacking opportunities.

Quiz Talk National STEM Programme Set to Boost Innovation in Basic Schools

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The Quiz Talk National STEM Programme, an education-focused initiative aimed at strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education among primary school pupils, is set to nurture innovation, creativity, and critical thinking in young learners.

The programme, an initiative of Eduvista, aims to move teaching and learning beyond rote memorization by encouraging pupils to generate ideas, develop physical projects, and defend their innovations before judges and peers.

Suspend it now – University non-teaching unions reject GTEC retirement directive, warn of disruption

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A group of non-teaching unions in Ghana’s public universities has called for the immediate suspension and review of a retirement policy issued by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC).

The group warned that failure to withdraw the directive could disrupt the academic calendar.

In a joint statement signed by union leaders including Michael Owusu Ansah, George Ansong, Stanley Abopaam, Salamatu Braimah, Ken Yelibo and Gerard Anamjonga, the unions described the GTEC policy as “unfair, arbitrary and discriminatory” against non-teaching employees.

Food insecurity rises to 38.1%; 12.5 million Ghanaians struggle to access food – Ghana Statistical Service

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Food insecurity in Ghana remains volatile and unevenly distributed, with 12.5 million people affected as of the third quarter of 2025, despite a marginal improvement from earlier in the year, according to the latest Quarterly Food Insecurity Report released in Accra today.

Presenting the report, Government Statistician, Professor Alhassan Iddrisu, said food insecurity is not merely a welfare concern but a critical development challenge with far-reaching implications for the economy and human capital.

“This release is important because food insecurity is not just a social issue,” he said. “It affects household welfare. It affects child health, labour productivity, business confidence and national development.”

President Mahama calls emergency Cabinet session over cocoa sector

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President John Dramani Mahama has called an emergency Cabinet meeting to address challenges in the cocoa sector, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has announced.

The meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, 2026, comes as the sector faces delayed payments to farmers, unsold cocoa beans at the ports and financing constraints affecting Licensed Buying Companies.

The Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Mr Randy Abbey, acknowledged on February 6, 2026, there were difficulties with payments.

“Cocoa farmers deserve an apology,” Mr Abbey said at a media briefing and added that COCOBOD, the Ministry of Finance and the government were working to address the issues.

GRA says spare parts traders fears over new VAT are a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’

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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has issued a rebuttal to spare parts traders, asserting that their fears over a new tax regime are based on a critical misunderstanding and that, in fact, the changes will reduce prices for consumers and lower costs for businesses.

The response, contained in a press release dated February 10, 2026, comes after public statements by the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Traders Association warning that the shift to a new Value Added Tax system under Act 1151 would lead to higher prices, market distortion, and an unfair burden.

“The GRA takes the concerns of all taxpayers seriously and remains open to constructive engagement. However, the claims made in the Association’s statement reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of how the new VAT system operates,” the authority stated.

Bank of Ghana rolls out structured auction system for dollar interventions

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The Bank of Ghana has introduced detailed new guidelines to govern its foreign exchange spot interventions, signalling a more structured and transparent approach to managing volatility in the cedi without targeting a fixed exchange rate.

In a public notice, the central bank said the framework would follow a “structured discretion-under-constraint approach”, stressing that interventions “do not target a specific exchange rate level but rather address market failures”.

The guidelines make clear that while the exchange rate will continue to be determined by market forces, the central bank will act to moderate sharp fluctuations. The Bank explained that the rule-based system would allow the exchange rate to be market-driven “while limiting excess short-term volatility – but not eliminating it”.

GN Savings and Loans’ licence revocation appeal hearing tomorrow

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The hearing of Groupe Nduom’s (GN)) appeal against a High Court ruling upholding the revocation of GN Savings and Loans’ (GN Bank) licence is still pending and will be heard at the Court of Appeal tomorrow.

Daily Graphic research has revealed that the Bank of Ghana’s inability to restore the licence of a defunct bank as reported in the Friday, February 6, 2026 issue of the paper rather pertained to another erstwhile bank, and, therefore is completely unrelated to GN Savings and Loans.

GN Savings and Loans’s licence was revoked by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) seven months after it was reclassified as a universal bank trading under the name, GN Bank, to a savings and loans company.

Education minister proposes national cultural dress day for schools

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The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has proposed a national day for Ghanaian students to wear traditional attire in schools across the country, as part of efforts to preserve and promote local cultural identity.

The call was made in Accra on February 10, 2026, during the closing ceremony of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology.

Speaking at the event, Mr Iddrisu said such a day would allow learners to showcase the diversity of Ghana’s cultural heritage while fostering national pride.

Gifty Oware-Mensah’s bid to refer case to Supreme Court fails

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The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application seeking to refer portions of a practice direction which require accused persons in criminal trials to file the list of defence witnesses and their address to the Supreme Court for constitutional interpretation.

The application was filed by a former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, who has been accused of causing financial loss of more than GH¢38 million to the state.

During case management conference, the trial court directed the accused person to file the list of defence witnesses and their address.