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Claims that Parliament approved the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) Constitutional Instrument (CI), which intends to make the Ghana Card the only paper required for voter registration, have been debunked. Parliament stated that any such publishing is untrue in a statement that was signed by the director of public affairs, Kate Addo. …

Two verified instances of Lassa fever were reported by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on February 24, 2023, following tests by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research. Both instances, according to the GHS, are from Accra. Public health emergency management groups at all levels (National, Regions, and Districts) have …

According to the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), if student debts are not paid off right away, students run the danger of delaying their course work. This comes after NUGS got numerous complaints from students across the nation about the non-payment of student loans despite lengthy application processes. Dennis …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has requested that all second cycle school heads in the nation adhere to the harmonised prospectus that has been authorized for form one pupils. The GES also reminded the heads of Second Cycle schools that it is against the law to distribute unapproved prospectuses and …

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has written to National Identification Authority (NIA) Executive Secretary, Prof Kenneth Attafuah to concentrate in building the public confidence in the institution rather than the rhetoric. Professor Gyampo in the letter to the NIA claimed that the research conducted …

On March 20, 2023, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, is set to address the house in parliament to inform members of the initiatives being taken to address the lack of childhood immunizations in the nation. On February 28, 2023, the House will be briefed on the suggested Constitutional Instrument …

Public Interest Advocate has predicted a landslide victory for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) if an election is held now and from any moment. Mr. Frank Aboagye Danyansah is of a strong view that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), after taking political power in 2016, has performed abysmally …

The Electoral Commission claims that because the request from parliament to inform the house on a constitutional amendment that would have made the Ghanacard the only source document for voter registration arrived too late, the chairperson, Mrs. Jean Mensa, was unable to directly accept it. “The Commission, especially its Chairperson, …

According to former president John Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is the target of fabled animosity from the head of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, and her fellow commissioners. Mr. Mahama said all contestants and parties in Nigeria’s election have faith in the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), comparing …

Miss Genevieve Sackey has been proposed by President Akufo-Addo for nomination as the new Director of Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited. This proposal is made in a document dated February 21 and signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, Executive Secretary to the President. Read the letter from the Presidency below: Following …