A staff delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Olaf Unteroberdoerster, visited Abidjan from March 1–14, 2023, and reached an agreement with the Ivorian government on all policy goals and changes for an economic reform program that could be financed by an Extended Fund Facility (EFF)/Extended Credit …

Muntaka Mubarak, the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase and the outgoing minority chief whip, has stated his desire to keep the seat for the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Today, April 5, 2023, the Asawase representative came before the party’s vetting committee with a sizable group of supporters …

Masawudu Mubarick, the leading National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate in the Ashanti region’s Asawase Constituency, has testified before the party’s vetting committee. On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the prospective member of parliament appeared before the committee with a sizable group of supporters. The flagbearer candidate described the vetting procedure …

The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has informed heads of senior high schools using the transitional calendar that first-year pupils are to continue their holiday until June 2023. In order to enable a smooth academic year, it has advised Regional Directors to instruct heads of second-cycle schools in …

The three new board members of the Electoral Commission (EC) have been demanded to resign by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO). At a news conference on April 5, 2023, held in Accra, CODEO stated that it is aware that the voluntary termination of the three’s appointments is doubtful. …

At the Jubilee House in Accra, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo swore in three ministers, two ministers of state, and a deputy minister. The ministers are Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs; Bryan Acheampong, Minister of Food and Agriculture; and Kobina Tahir Hammond, Minister of Trade and …

Comrade Osei Kofi Acquah, the National Youth Organizer for the Convention Peoples Party and General Secretary of the Coalition of National Youth Organizers, has accused the Nana Akuffo Addo-led government of using taxes as a cover to extract money from Ghanaians. On his Facebook wall, he posted this. Why do …

Stephen Ayensu Ntim, the chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized the opposition NDC, calling it a group of inept economists and researchers. Stephen Ayensu Ntim claims that the NDC continues to mislead and falsify nominal data as well as sell Ghanaians incorrect information in an effort to …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the opposition party, has been cautioned by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to be truthful in its evaluations of Ghana’s economic situation. Notwithstanding its good management of the Ghanaian economy, the NDC, in the NPP’s opinion, has become accustomed to hiding the government’s economic …

Ashanti-regional caterers working for the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) are requesting that the government pay them their back arrears in addition to increasing the amount paid every meal for each child. The caterers, who are now on strike, claim that the GHS79 pesewas provided to them per child is no …