Politics
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Mahama – “State money is for the people, not politicians”
President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated the need for fiscal discipline in his administration, cautioning deputy ministers that public funds…
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Dramani Mahama swears in 13 deputy ministers at Jubilee House
President John Dramani Mahama has sworn in 13 deputy ministers and a minister of state at the Jubilee House, reaffirming…
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2025 budget lacks execution plan for 24-hour economy says Chief Executive Officer of Imani Centre
The Chief Executive Officer of Imani Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned the absence of a clear…
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Government launches the Ghana Medical Trust Fund
The government has launched the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, widely known as Mahama Cares, to provide financial support for people…
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Ato Forson behaved like a woman in labour with the 2025 Budget – Minister for Education
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu says Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson laid bare all there is to know…
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‘Over GH₵80m was collected in betting tax, Amin Adam got it wrong’
Ghana’s Minister for Finance Ato Forson says the claim by former Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam that the erstwhile administration…
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Former Finance Minister and Presidential adviser on the economy
Former Finance Minister and Presidential adviser on the economy, Seth Terkper, has announced that the government plans to borrow…
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2025 Budget: ‘We spoke the truth backed with facts’ – former Finance Minister
The Presidential Adviser on the Economy and former Finance Minister Seth Terkper, has expressed satisfaction with the 2025 budget, describing…
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Minister for Education detailed why 2025 budget didn’t announce sudden abolishment of Covid Levy
Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has explained that the government did not announce a sudden abolishment of the COVID-19 Levy…
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MoMo Agents Association – 17,000 MoMo businesses collapsed (audio)
The leadership of the Mobile Money (MoMo) Agents Association of Ghana has revealed that a staggering 17,000 mobile money businesses…
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Finance Minister assures unpaid pharmacists in 2025 Budget
Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has assured that the government will address the concerns of over 300 unpaid pharmacists…
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Cecilia Dapaah – ‘Accused persons stole my jewellery worth $53,000’
Former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has testified in an Accra High Court as part of the…
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Cecilia Dapaah – $761,000 was stolen from ‘my storage room,’
In an emotional and detailed testimony, former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has alleged that her domestic…
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Sammy Gyamfi – I am confident Ghanaians will realise all politicians are not the same
The acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has stated that Ghanaians will soon come…
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Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to presents 24-hour economy policy
The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government’s proposed 24-hour economy policy will be formally…
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Murtala Mohammed – Mahama will fulfill promise to repeal L.I. 2462 within 120 days
The Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Dr. Murtala Mohammed, has dismissed claims that the government has failed in its…
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John Mahama to strengthen economic cooperation
President John Mahama has announced plans to strengthen economic cooperation between Ghana and Burkina Faso, with discussions underway to establish…
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Education Minister calls on Indonesia to establish Islamic Medical University
The Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has urged the government of Indonesia to…
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Government set to increase School Feeding allocation per child
The government is set to increase the daily school feeding allocation per child from GHs1.50 to GHs2.00. According to Finance…
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Oppong Nkrumah – We expect Finance Minister to be truthful on Ghana’s economic record at budget presentation
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase/Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has emphasised the importance of truthfulness during the presentation of the…
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Former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority granted bail
A former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, has been granted bail following her detention by…
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Minister for Foreign Affairs secures $13m grant from Japan for Tamale electricity stabilization
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that he has signed an Exchange of Notes with the…
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Tamale: Customs seize GH¢20.6 Million worth of illicit cigarettes and tapentadol tablets
Customs officials in the Northern Region have intercepted a massive consignment of illicit cigarettes and controlled pharmaceuticals, dealing a significant…
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NSA Scandal: NIB detains Gifty Oware-Mensah over payroll fraud allegations
Gifty Oware-Mensah, a former Deputy Director of the National Service Authority (NSA) and a current Executive Council member of the…
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Sosu, Kasser-Tee, Aziz Bamba nominated to General Legal Council
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has nominated three distinguished legal professionals—Hon. Francis Xavier Sosu,…
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Parliament has announced a re-composition of its committees
Parliament has announced a re-composition of its committees, with Isaac Adongo appointed as the new Chairperson of the Finance Committee.…
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Mahama’s Government Has Only 30 Presidential Staffers – Kwakye Ofosu Counters Misinformation
Claims that President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 100 people to be presidential staffers have been denied by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State for Government Communications. He claims that only 30 staff members have been appointed by the president, which is a much smaller number than the previous administration had. This statement is in response to statements made by Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Damongo, who claimed that President Mahama had not fulfilled his promise to form a lean government by appointing more than 100 staffers to the presidency and more than 60 ministers as promised. More Speaking on the issue at a news conference on Friday, March 7, 2025, Kwakye Ofosu denied any allegations of nepotism and said that all presidential workers had been openly declared.He claims that only 30 staff members have been appointed by the president, which is a much smaller number than the previous administration had. This statement is in response to statements made by Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Member of Parliament for Damongo, who claimed that President Mahama had not fulfilled his promise to form a lean government by appointing more than 100 staffers to the presidency and more than 60 ministers as promised. Everybody who has been appointed as a presidential staffer has been named in a…
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Former Unilever Ghana boss – ‘Mahama has set the tone, now his team must follow’
Former Unilever Ghana boss Dr. Ishmael Yamson has called on President John Mahama to lead by example, insisting that the…
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The Minister for Energy lists government’s 5-point agenda for renewable energy transition
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has outlined the government’s key five-point agenda aimed at facilitating…
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President of Ghana visits Volta Region tidal wave victims after Independence Day celebration
President John Dramani Mahama has travelled to the Volta Region to assess the impact of recent tidal waves that have…
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