3 h. ago Expert wants gov’t to extend NSS allowance beyond service period

Local governance expert, Amon Kotei has urged the government to extend the payment of allowances to National Service personnel even after they complete their mandatory one-year service, until they secure permanent employment. His comments follow an announcement by the Minister of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, Ahmed Ibrahim, who disclosed at a press conference […]

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10 h. ago We will take drastic measures to halt dollarisation of economy – BoG Governor

The Bank of Ghana Governor has given the firm assurance that the Central Bank will take some drastic measures to help halt the dollarisation of the cedi. The Governor stated that “Enforcement of legal tender laws will be stepped up, especially in sectors where forex pricing has become normalised”. The Bank of Ghana Governor disclsoed […]

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10 h. ago Gov’t begins payment of monthly allowances to Assembly Members

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs has commenced the payment of monthly allowances to all Assembly Members across the country. Each Assembly Member will receive GH₵1,300 per month, the Minister, Ahmed Ibrahim, announced at a press briefing on Monday, July 14. He explained that the initiative forms part of the government’s broader […]

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19 h. ago Cameroon’s Biya, 92, brushes off health fears in bid for new term

In June 2004, on returning from yet another extended stay abroad, Cameroon President Paul Biya came down from his plane and poked fun at rumours he was dead.

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33 h. ago Gov’t moves to improve prison welfare, increases feeding allocation for inmates – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has announced sweeping reforms within the Ghana Prisons Service aimed at improving inmate welfare, enhancing nutrition, and equipping prisoners with employable skills for life after incarceration. Speaking at the first session of the Government Accountability Series, Mr Mubarak highlighted the urgent need to tackle the long-standing challenges […]

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34 h. ago Gov’t to start work on Independent Police Complaints Commission in 6 months – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has announced plans to establish an Independent Police Complaints Commission within the next six months as part of efforts to strengthen public confidence in the Ghana Police Service.

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35 h. ago Gov’t launches youth internship scheme to support security services and tackle unemployment

The Ministry of the Interior has announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing youth employability through internships within Ghana’s security services.

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54 h. ago Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen supports renal patients with GHS100K, urges gov’t to absorb full cost of dialysis care

The Ekosiisen Impact Project, an initiative under Asempa FM’s flagship current affairs programme Ekosiisen, has intensified its support for renal patients across Ghana, following a distress call from the Renal Patients Association of Ghana. Responding swiftly to an SOS appeal from the Association’s President, Baffuor Kojo Ahenkorah, the team behind the Ekosiisen Impact Project has […]

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59 h. ago Presidency launches gov’t accountability series to enhance transparency

The Presidency Communications Office will on Monday, 14th July 2025, commence the Government Accountability Series as part of efforts to promote transparency and accountability in governance.

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3 d. ago EPC contract central to govt’s mining agreement structure – Bright Simons

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has highlighted the pivotal role of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract in the structuring of a recent mining agreement involving the Ghanaian government and private partners.

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4 d. ago Gov’t condemns assault on journalists at Ablekuma North election re

The government has condemned the assault on two journalists who were covering the Ablekuma North election re-run, describing the incident as both regrettable and unacceptable.

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5 d. ago Checks strengthened before road contract payments – Alhassan Suhuyini

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the ministry is committed to ensuring accuracy and transparency in the disbursement of payments to road contractors across the country.

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5 d. ago Abstention is complicity – Minority caucus blasts gov’t over LGBTQ vote

The Minority Caucus has condemned government’s decision to abstain from a crucial vote on LGBTQ issues at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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5 d. ago Gov’t betrays its own promises on LGBTQ – Samuel Jinapor fires over UN abstention

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has condemned what he describes as the government’s betrayal of its own promises on Ghana’s LGBTQ policy.

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6 d. ago Gov’t breaks silence on foreign queer couple’s ‘desecration’ of Independence Square

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has addressed recent controversy over viral images showing a foreign queer couple at key national monuments in Ghana. According to the Abura Asebu Kwamankese MP, the public display captured in the images is inconsistent with Ghana’s cultural and moral values and must be unequivocally condemned. Speaking in […]

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6 d. ago Minority accuses gov’t of causing $1.2m loss in passport relaunch

Members of the Minority in Parliament have accused the government of causing a financial loss of $1.2 million through what they describe as an unnecessary relaunch of Ghana’s chip-embedded biometric passport. According to the Minority, the project was fully completed and officially launched by the previous Akufo-Addo administration in December 2024, making the current expenditure […]

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6 d. ago Chamber of Health pays courtesy call on Health Minister to strengthen collaboration with gov’t

The Ghana Chamber of Private Medical Groups, also known as the Chamber of Health, has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh.

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6 d. ago Gov’t launches 3m coconut seedling distribution initiative to boost agricultural jobs and revive rural economies

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in partnership with the Presidential Directorate on Agriculture and Agribusiness (PIAA), has launched a landmark initiative to distribute three million premium coconut seedlings nationwide.

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6 d. ago Court dismisses NPP candidate’s bid to halt Ablekuma North rerun

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Nana Akua Afriyie, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, seeking to stop a planned rerun of parliamentary elections in 19 polling stations within the constituency.

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6 d. ago Prof Bokpin urges gov’t to use parliamentary majority for economic reforms

Professor Godfred Bokpin, an economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, has called on the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to take full advantage of its parliamentary majority to implement far-reaching economic and structural reforms.

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