The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of siphoning about GH¢4 billion from the National Health Insurance Scheme fund since 2018. According to the caucus, the government failed to make payment to the fund in the year 2022 despite taking about GH¢1.7 billion from the over GH¢3 billion accrued for the fund. Speaking to […] The post Minority accuses

A total of 64 vehicles have been impounded in the Ashanti Region following a crackdown by the National Vehicle Taskforce of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). This was after days of operation by the taskforce following suspicion that the vehicles were smuggled into the country without payment of duties. The taskforce […] The post 64 vehicles impounded in Ashanti

The Catholic Church has formally rejected a 15th Century “doctrine of discovery” used to justify the European colonisation of Africa and the Americas. The doctrine, which was based on decrees set out on the so-called “papal bulls”, was legally invoked by Europeans who “discovered” new lands and often violently seized it from the indigenous people. […] The post Vatican

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to reject the three new revenue Bills expected to be presented to the House today, March 31. Government is seeking to raise some GH¢4 billion from the Income Tax Amendment Bill, Excise Duty Amendment Bill, and Growth and Sustainability Amendment Bill. Government says the new revenue Bills are part […] The post Govt’s

U.S. Vice President Harris Kamala announced a tour in Africa. The countries involved are Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. The week-long travel to the continent of Africa has thus far been deemed historic and generated different conversations in the media space across the world. Here in Africa, the second most important personality in the United States […] The post Kamala

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George says he is hopeful that a debate on the report on the Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021 would take place when Parliament resumes from recess. This comes after the Constitutional Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee laid its report on […] The post Anti-LGBT+Bill

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued a strongly-worded statement cautioning its customers against acts of assault on its staff. Some staff of the company have recently come under attack while executing the company’s ongoing revenue mobilisation programme to recover some GH¢5.7 billion owed by the consuming public. ECG cited the detention of its personnel […] The post ECG

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has indicated that a committee has been instituted to engage traditional authorities and owners of buildings as part of the three phases to demolish illegal structures at the Sakumo Ramsar site. The Deputy Sector Minster, Benito Owusu-Bio says the committee’s mandate will be based on a reconnaissance done […] The post Committee

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has criticised his colleague Members of Parliament for justifying the number of government appointees through the approval of six Ministerial nominees. The swipe comes after the Presidency released the report on the number of staffers at the Presidency. The number of employees has increased from 934 […] The post Minority

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the failure of the Minority to block Akufo-Addo’s new ministers will embolden the president to make more reckless decisions that would negatively affect the public purse. A report sent to Parliament by the Presidency on Thursday revealed that 1048 staffers work at the Jubilee […] The post Minority

The Volta River Authority (VRA) and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) have restored power to Tatale Sanguli district in the Northern Region.  The Tatale Sanguli district was without power for two days after a rainstorm hit the area affecting businesses and health delivery in the district. The Tatale district hospital was one of the places […] The post Power

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has reacted to reports that it has re-allocated monies meant for the construction of a bridge and some roads in Afram Plains in the Eastern Region. The Members of Parliament for Afram Plains North and South, Betty Nana Efua Krosbi Mensah and Joseph Appiah Boateng respectively, claimed that the […] The post Roads

Professor Ato Essuman, Chairman of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), believes that free secondary education in Ghana will be meaningless unless it is accompanied by skill development for students. Although he believes the concept of Free Senior High School (SHS) is admirable, his worry, however, is that it falls short of teacher development and […] The post Free

The management of Electrochem Limited, a salt mining company owned by Dr. Daniel McKorkely, has reacted to claims that it owes GH¢300,000 debt to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This comes after an exercise carried out in the Ada District by the ECG Revenue Taskforce, discovered that the company had owed power debt accrued […] The post Debt owed ECG was inherited – Electrochem

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has stated that the government ignored several warnings made against the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy. Mr. Carbonu intimated that the anticipatory challenges were so glaring but the government ignored the numerous calls made against the implementation of the policy which […] The post Gov’t

The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central constituency, Mahama Ayariga says the Minority opposes the new revenue bills currently before Parliament. He said the Minority will vote against the bill when the time comes. Mr. Ayariga indicated that, unlike the approval of the ministerial nominees where a secret vote was used, a headcount will […] The post We’ll vote

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a nationwide load-shedding timetable following a power generation shortfall due to the shutdown of the Atuabo gas processing plant. The load-shedding which kicked off on Thursday, March 30, will last till Friday, April 7, 2023, between 6.00pm and 11.00pm. The ECG in a statement explained that this […] The post ECG releases nationwide

A chief has been killed by unknown assailants in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah Region. The killing of the chief identified as Mujipewura of the Tuluwe paramountcy of Gonja is believed to be a result of a disputed land. The sad development happened in the late hours of Thursday, March 30, 2023. The […] The post Central Gonja: Chief killed over land dispute appeared

The Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has laid before Parliament the report on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and the Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021. The bill seeks to criminalize LGBTQ activities by establishing proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values, outlawing LGBT-related activities, and protecting and supporting children. The private […] The post Report

The University of Ghana management has expressed severe disagreement with some of the Members of Parliament over remarks they made regarding its new residential facility. There are “some inaccuracies in the claims made on the Floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 29, 2023,” according to the university in a statement. It follows the directive by […] The post MPs’