President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has vehemently opposed calls for political party manifestos to be abandoned for a national development plan.  According to President Akufo-Addo, political parties play significant roles in the development of countries through their manifestos and so giving up on such policy statements will be inimical to the pace of advancement. Speaking […] The post Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s score on the 2023 World Bank Country Policy and Institutional Assessment for Africa report remained steady at 3.4, unchanged from the previous year. Similarly, the average score for Sub-Saharan African countries also remained stable. Ghana’s lowest-performing cluster for 2023 was economic management, where it recorded 2.8, although the figure was 0.2 points higher than […] The post Ghana

The Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North and a prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Andy Appiah Kubi, has visited the party’s running mate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO after previously opposing his selection. Andy Appiah Kubi publicly opposed NAPO’s selection as Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate, stating that […] The post Appiah

The Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North and a prominent member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Andy Appiah Kubi, has visited the party’s running mate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO after previously opposing his selection. Andy Appiah Kubi publicly opposed NAPO’s selection as Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate, stating that […] The post Election

A dual citizen of the United States and Ghana will appear in the Eastern District of New York to face charges related to his participation in a scheme to bribe Ghanaian officials to obtain and retain business from the Republic of Ghana. Asante Kwaku Berko, 50, was extradited on Monday, July 15, from the United […] The post Asante Berko extradited to USA

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will launch a call for greater Arab – African financial cooperation for development through the formation of an Arab-Africa Financial Consortium (AAFC). The consortium will be an alliance of Arab and African Development Financial Institutions with a common vision for strengthening economic, financial, and technical cooperation […] The post BADEA

The Auditor-General’s report on the general management of petroleum funds for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2022, has revealed that the government failed to retrieve a total of US$2,774,067 being funds for surface rentals by 12 oil companies. The AG’s report disclosed that the total estimated proceeds for surface rentals for the […] The post Govt

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The Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Joe Gartey, has revealed that the authority has met its mid-year target for 2024 and also done the same with its VAT digital enrollment of 600 businesses. Speaking at a familiarisation meeting with the leadership of the Methodist Church Ghana, the Board Chairman of the GRA […] The post GRA meets mid-year target for

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin as the new board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This was contained in a letter signed by the President’s Secretary Ambassador Nana Asante Bediatuo. The Majority Leader replaces Herbert Krapa who is now the […] The post Akufo-Addo

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has categorically denied the sale or lease of certain state lands to cronies of the Akufo-Addo administration. The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, raised alarm about the sale of state lands, accusing the current government of selling lands belonging to institutions such as the […] The post Government

The statistics from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) highlight the significant impact of road crashes in 2023, with 2,276 fatalities and 15,409 injuries. While there’s a slight improvement compared to 2022, these numbers still reflect a substantial public safety issue. In this context, the recent amendments to the Road Regulations Act L.I 2180 are […] The post ‘Speeding

The Parliament of Ghana has announced the formation of several key committees, with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, appointed as the Chair of the Assurance Committee. The Assurance Committee, chaired by Ablakwa, is tasked with ensuring that government promises and commitments made to Parliament and the public are fulfilled. The […] The post Parliament

The Auditor-General’s (A-G) report has uncovered that the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) procurement of meters, which exceeded $145 million, violated the Public Procurement Act. The report also revealed that ECG was unable to fully recover the excess of GH53.9 million identified through monitoring and did not take legal action against customers involved in electricity […] The post ECG’s

The United States (US) is approaching the presidential election in November this year. The stakes have never been this high, reflected in the very partisan and tense political rhetoric on both sides of the Democratic and Republican divide. While the US sits on a knife edge, an assassination attempt on the life of former President […] The post John

Afrobeats superstar, Burna Boy, has achieved a remarkable milestone, becoming the first African artist to reach two billion streams in the United Kingdom. He received a Brit plaque at his sold-out show at Koko Camden in London, marking this impressive feat. This achievement comes just weeks after he was presented with a Brit 1 billion streams […] The post Burna Boy

The past two weeks have seen a raging public debate as to whether the proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) meant to regulate the prices of cement is the best in the face of increasing prices of cement. This LI has generated some controversy from the Cement Manufacturers Association […] The post Why price

After a string of chart-topping hits that solidified his reputation as a “Ghanaian gospel sensation,” Minister Ike is back with another smash-hit single – IKEMMUO “IKEMMUO” literally translated from Igbo, a Nigerian language with a significant presence in Ghana, meant “God Of Power.” Unravelling the inspiration behind the song, Minister Ike tells GhanaWeekend:” I want […] The post Minister

The 2022 Auditor-General’s report has disclosed that an amount of GH¢831,776.00 realised from the sale of forms for the selection of caterers for the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 academic years has not been accounted for. The report uncovered that 21,880 application forms were sold at GH¢50 each, which brought in […] The post Over

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has officially withdrawn the controversial Legislative Instrument (L.I.) on behalf of the Minister for Transport. This L.I. sought to grant Members of Parliament (MPs) the privilege to use sirens and exempt them from speed limits while performing their official duties. The proposed amendment […] The post Govt