By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), together with the Commercial Transport Operators of Ghana, has announced a 20 percent increase in public transport fares nationwide, effective Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the unions said in a statement on Saturday. According to the transport operators, the increaseContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted that transport fares in Ghana may increase soon, according to its Industrial Relations Officer Abass Imoro on Friday. According to him, rising operational costs facing commercial drivers is what has triggered the decision. Mr. Imoro explained thatContinue Reading
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in partnership with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has launched the 2025 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Ghana. The initiative, themed “16 Routes, 16 Stations, 16 Destinations:Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) have rejected a purported 20 percent transport hike by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) on Tuesday. According to the GPRTU, the decision by the GRTCC was politically motivated, and itContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Commercial transport operators on Thursday called on the government to reverse the GH₵1 fuel levy or the ‘dumsor’ levy introduced this week to promote harmony. Industrial Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Abass Ibrahim Imoro observed that drivers across theContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Effective May 25, 2025, transport fares will be reduced by 15 percent, this is according the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The decision follows a meeting between driver unions and the Minister for Transport in the Ghanaian capital of Accra late Monday amidst the strongContinue Reading
