Also known as: NYA
National Youth Authority — government agency implementing youth empowerment, apprenticeship and skills development programmes in Ghana, leading 2026 National Youth Month activities.
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… The revered Islamic leader made the remarks on Friday, August 7, when the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, paid a courtesy call on him at the Ghana National Mosque Complex in Accra as part of stakeholder engagements ahead of the upcomi …
Chief Imam urges youth to shun drugs as Osman Ayariga seeks blessings for National Youth ConferenceJoy Online
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Ayariga, on Friday, August 7, visited the National Chief Imam to seek his prayers and blessings ahead of the upcoming National Youth Conference. …
Osman Ayariga seeks National Chief Imam’s blessing for National Youth ConferenceJoy Online
National Youth Authority (NYA) Chief Executive Officer, Osman Ayariga, has called for a national recommitment to rebuilding the moral values of young people, warning that increasing incidents of violence in schools are undermining Ghana’s future. …
Osman Ayariga urges moral reset as rising student violence threatens Ghana’s futureThe Chronicle
The Northern Regional Directorate of the National Youth Authority (NYA) has launched the 2026 National Youth Month celebration with a clean-up exercise in Tamale. …
NYA launches Youth Month with clean-up exercise in TamaleJoy Online
The National Youth Authority (NYA) has announced that it will hold the National Youth Clean-Up Exercise Festival simultaneously in all district capitals across Ghana on Saturday, August 1, 2026. …
NYA CEO Osman Ayariga announces nationwide Youth Clean-Up Exercise Festival on August 1Joy Online
The National Youth Authority has unveiled an extensive programme of activities for the 2026 National Youth Month Celebration aimed at promoting volunteerism, leadership development, civic engagement and responsible citizenship among young people across the country. …
Osman Ayariga outlines National Youth Month activities to promote leadership and volunteerismJoy Online
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has officially launched the 2026 National Youth Month Celebration with a strong call on young Ghanaians to embrace integrity, discipline and patriotism as the country navigates the opportuni …
National Youth Month 2026 launched with call to rebuild values and inspire patriotismJoy Online
Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has described the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) as one of government’s clearest demonstrations of its commitment to empowering young people through skills development and employment op …
NYA CEO highlights National Apprenticeship Programme as government’s commitment to youth empowermentJoy Online
The National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP), implemented by the National Youth Authority (NYA), has been ranked among the best-performing policies of the John Dramani Mahama administration, according to the latest nationwide assessment by Global InfoAnalytics. …
NYA’s National Apprenticeship Programme ranked among government’s best-rated policies – Global InfoJoy Online
The National Youth Authority (NYA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its strategic partnership with the Embassy of France in Ghana to expand opportunities for youth empowerment, skills development, innovation, entrepreneurship and social inclusion. …
NYA, French Embassy deepen partnership to boost youth skills development and inclusionThe National Chief Imam of Ghana has urged young people to avoid drug abuse and social vices, emphasizing the importance of discipline and moral values for personal and national development. The CEO of the National Youth Authority visited him seeking blessings and support for an upcoming National Youth Conference aimed at addressing youth issues.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Chief Imam of Ghana has urged young people to avoid drug abuse and social vices, emphasizing the importance of discipline and moral values for personal and national development. The CEO of the National Youth Authority visited him seeking blessings and support for an upcoming National Youth Conference aimed at addressing youth issues.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority's CEO visited the National Chief Imam to seek prayers ahead of an upcoming National Youth Conference focused on youth empowerment, leadership and national development. The Chief Imam offered prayers for the conference's success.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority CEO has called for a national moral reset and says youth development must include discipline, integrity, and responsible citizenship alongside education and employment. He cited recent violent incidents in schools including assaults on staff and clashes between students, arguing that young people are increasingly resorting to violence rather than dialogue.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority's Northern Regional Directorate launched the 2026 National Youth Month celebration in Tamale with a clean-up exercise involving youth groups and volunteers, aimed at encouraging young people to embrace volunteerism, patriotism, and sanitation. The regional director noted that August has been set aside since 2022 to celebrate young people's contributions to national development, and this year's activities will extend across all regions.
4 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
The National Youth Authority will conduct a National Youth Clean-Up Exercise Festival simultaneously in all district capitals on Saturday, August 1, 2026, beginning at 7:00 a.m., as part of efforts to promote environmental cleanliness and youth participation in national development.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority has unveiled a month-long programme of activities for the 2026 National Youth Month Celebration aimed at promoting volunteerism, leadership development, civic engagement and responsible citizenship among young people. The programme will feature community service, youth conferences, parliamentary sittings, intergenerational dialogue, sports and anti-drug campaigns, all themed "Rebuilding Values, Inspiring Patriotism: Empowering the Youth in the Digital Age."
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority has launched the 2026 National Youth Month Celebration under the theme "Rebuilding Values, Inspiring Patriotism: Empowering the Youth in the Digital Age," calling on young Ghanaians to embrace integrity, discipline, and patriotism amid opportunities and challenges posed by digitalisation.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The CEO of the National Youth Authority described the National Apprenticeship Programme as a government commitment to empowering young people through skills development and employment, noting that beneficiaries receive tuition-free technical and vocational training, starter tools, and nationally recognised certification.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Apprenticeship Programme implemented by the National Youth Authority has been ranked among the best-performing policies of the Mahama administration, according to a Global InfoAnalytics survey. The programme aims to equip young Ghanaians with employable skills through apprenticeship training and entrepreneurship opportunities.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen its strategic partnership with the French Embassy in Ghana to expand opportunities for youth empowerment, skills development, innovation, entrepreneurship and social inclusion. The NYA chief executive highlighted the government's National Apprenticeship Programme as a transformative initiative to equip young Ghanaians with employable skills and appealed to France to explore areas of collaboration.
27 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Nine of the NDC's 24 national executives hold full-time government positions and were required to resign by June to seek re-election in December 2026 elections, but none have publicly confirmed resignation, raising questions over party compliance with its governance rules.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Democratic Congress has let its six-month resignation deadline expire for government appointees seeking to contest party positions in the December 2026 internal elections. The requirement, announced on January 29, 2026, mandated that party members holding ministerial, executive, and local government posts resign at least six months before filing nominations, though board positions were exempted.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly attributed delays in evacuating refuse from a national sanitation exercise to heavy rains blocking the landfill access road and a stuck refuse truck that caused congestion, preventing waste collection vehicles from offloading.
16 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Osman Ayariga, CEO of the National Youth Authority, says Ghana's future depends on preparing young people for tomorrow's job market. He noted that the National Apprenticeship Programme aims to equip youth with employable skills and start-up tools for self-employment, though participation by persons with disabilities reached only 1.5 per cent of beneficiaries against a five per cent target last year.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Five days after a nationwide sanitation exercise, heaps of refuse collected across Sekondi-Takoradi remain uncleared, triggering public anger and criticism of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly over its waste management. The piles have emitted foul odours and drawn concern from residents and officials including the Western Regional Director of the National Youth Authority.
15 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The NPP's Akosua Manu has urged the NDC government to move beyond sanitation exercises in response to June 29 floods, arguing that a lasting solution requires improved drainage systems, effective waste management, and regular infrastructure maintenance rather than focusing on public visibility of cleanup efforts.
12 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority's Chief Executive Officer Osman Ayariga led staff in a clean-up exercise around the Authority's headquarters as part of a government-declared two-day national campaign following recent floods that affected parts of the country. The initiative aimed to improve environmental sanitation, clear drains and raise awareness about maintaining clean surroundings to reduce flooding risk.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Five beneficiaries from Salaga South Constituency have graduated from the Feed Ghana Brigade programme at the Police Training School in Accra, facilitated by Alhaji Inusah Mahama, deputy CEO of the National Youth Authority. The programme aims to equip young people with skills for agricultural development and national growth.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The CEO of the National Youth Authority has called for urgent legal and policy reforms to protect thousands of young Ghanaians earning livelihoods through digital platforms, noting they currently lack access to pensions, health insurance, and employment security. He said ride-hailing drivers, content creators, freelancers, software developers and online entrepreneurs are contributing to the economy but remain outside formal labour protection systems.
23 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A youth and sports facility in Navrongo launched in May 2018 as part of a nationwide initiative remains incomplete nearly nine years later, with the site showing deterioration, broken infrastructure, and fire damage. The Upper East Region has limited sports infrastructure, with many football clubs training on dusty fields.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Two Ghanaian citizens have filed a formal petition to President John Dramani Mahama calling for the dismissal or reprimand of Dr Frank Amoakohene, the Ashanti Regional Minister, over a sexually offensive and gender-demeaning Facebook post directed at Akosua Manu, former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority. The petitioners describe the post, published on June 3, 2026, as constituting sexual harassment and misogynistic conduct, and argue that its publication by a sitting Regional Minister amplified harm to the victim.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) has strongly condemned sexually suggestive, misogynistic and degrading remarks allegedly directed at NPP politician Akosua Asaa Manu by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, during a social media exchange. GenCED warned that such conduct reinforces the hostile environment women face in politics and has no place in democratic discourse.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Gender Centre for Empowering Development has condemned what it describes as sexually suggestive, degrading and misogynistic remarks directed at Madam Akosua Manu (Kozie), a former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, during a prolonged social media feud with Ashanti Regional Minister Dr Frank Amoakohene. According to GenCED, women participating in public life continue to face gender-based harassment, online abuse and sexualised attacks for exercising their democratic rights.
5 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The New Patriotic Party has appointed former National Youth Authority Deputy CEO Akosua Manu as Spokesperson for its Gender and Social Protection Committee, part of a restructuring following the party's 2024 electoral defeat. The committee is co-chaired by MP Adelia Ntim and Dr. Susana Alo, with Grace Akosua Amoabeng serving alongside Manu as spokespersons.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Central Regional Department of Gender trained students at Cape Coast School for the Deaf on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), while calling for amendments or new legislation to address emerging TFGBV issues such as deepfake videos and online impersonation that have caused emotional trauma to many Ghanaian women.
4 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Youth Authority CEO Osman Ayariga has called on young people to become active agents of transformation in their communities, emphasising that leadership should be defined by impact and commitment to positive change rather than occupation of positions.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Adwumawura Programme, implemented by the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), has commenced grant disbursement to support youth-owned business establishment. The 2025 cohort launched on April 28, 2025, received over 120,000 applications within the first weeks and underwent evaluation by a 9-member selection committee.
28 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana is conducting nationwide consultations to develop its first National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security through a multi-stakeholder process led by the National Youth Authority and KAIPTC, with engagements underway across multiple regions to ensure the policy reflects young people's experiences and concerns.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →