After years of anticipation, Ghana’s Parliament has finally passed the Affirmative Action Bill, which has been under deliberation since 2011.   The bill, now awaiting presidential assent, has generated significant discussion, with calls from civil society organizations (CSOs), gender activists, and other stakeholders who have long advocated for its passage.  Why has this bill received […] The post Why

The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr.  Mahamudu Bawumia is strongly convinced, that the Ghanaian people deserve to have a complete view and proper understanding of the vision of their leaders before the 2024 December polls, the director of communications of the Bawumia campaign team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said. He said in […] The post Bawumia’s

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced that it will open a Book of Condolence on Monday, August 26, 2024, in memory of Godwin Avenorgbo, the Chairman of its 75th Anniversary Planning Committee, who passed last Monday. The Book of Condolence will be opened at the Ghana International Press Centre on the Gamel Abdul-Nasser Avenue, […] The post GJA to open book of

Ghana’s U-20 women’s team, the Black Princesses, will play a friendly match against Mexico in Bogota as part of their preparations for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Ghana arrived in South America last week to continue their preparations, following over two months of training in Cape Coast. The match between the two […] The post Ghana set for Mexico friendly

The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has made a comeback to explain the $3 million he mentioned at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament as the payment made to Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) for the coverage services rendered during the 13th African Games. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday, […] The post [Full Text] Sports Minister

Minister of Public Enterprises Joseph Cudjoe has recounted how funds for the first phase of Ghana’s Petroleum Hub could have been lost if not for an emergency trip he made to Beijing to sign three separate Memoranda of Understanding just hours before the financing guarantee deadline. Joseph Cudjoe, then the Deputy Minister of Energy in […] The post Jomoro Petroleum Hub: How

Yaw Buaben Asamoa, Spokesperson for independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, has said that the conditions that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given in order to sign the peace pact amounts to blackmailing the nation. He says that the NDC thinks that they are ‘fighting’ the governing New Patritoc Party (NPP0 but in actual sense, […] The post NDC

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will be engaging the media on Sunday, August 25. This engagement follows the successful launch of the 2024 Manifesto last Sunday August 18, a statement issued by the director of communications for the campaign team said. “Dr. Bawumia is strongly convinced, that the Ghanaian […] The post Bawumia to engage the media on Sunday first appeared

Following the failure of the Government of Ghana to fully comply with an earlier tribunal decision from the United Kingdom, a District of Columbia Court in the United States has awarded a  $111,493,828.82 judgment debt against Ghana in favour of the Ghana Power Generation Company (GPGC). The court, in granting the Motion for Default Judgment […] The post U.S.

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has cautioned journalists to be circumspect in their work ahead of the 2024 general elections. Ghanaians are preparing to go to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and Members of Parliament. The Electoral Commission (EC), as part of the preparations, is currently undertaking voters’ register […] The post 2024

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in collaboration with the University of Ghana Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) organised a dissemination event to share key findings from two recently released publications. These are the 2021 Population and Housing Census Thematic Report on Population Projections (2021 – 2050) which presents population projections disaggregated by sex, age, […] The post GSS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the efforts of his government in job creation have been fruitful. He says initiatives like the Ghana Jobs and Skills Project and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) have provided employment opportunities for over 700,000 young Ghanaians since 2017. He said this on Tuesday, 20th August 2024, when […] The post Efforts of my government