POLITICS

Speaker Alban Bagbin’s move to halt the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recently nominated ministers has drawn criticism from Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South. Akyea suggests that an apology would be fitting for the mistake. The Speaker stated that Rockson-Nelson Etse K. …

Ghana’s intentions to launch 5G mobile internet services by September 2024 have been formally announced by Minister of Communication and Digitalization Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, demonstrating the government’s commitment to growing the digital economy. The minister emphasized the significance of adopting 5G technology for national growth and restated the ministry’s continued efforts …

The three striking teacher unions have received an order from the National Labour Commission (NLC) to cease their strike action. The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) announced a nationwide strike on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, …

The Vice President of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has proposed amending the Fiscal Responsibility Act to manage government expenditure under his presidency and run a lean administration. According to the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this is a step in the right direction. Dr. Bawumia emphasized the importance …

In a defamation lawsuit filed against Member of Parliament Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Anas Aremeyaw Anas challenged the High Court judge Justice Eric Baah’s perceived bias. However, the Supreme Court denied Anas’ plea. Anas had applied for the High Court’s ruling to strike out Agyapong’s defamation lawsuit to be overturned. The …

The Parliamentary Minority Caucus has taken issue with the Majority’s claim that Speaker Alban Bagbin and them are impeding government operations. The MPs for the National Democratic Congress said the Majority should stop blaming others and just reap what they sown. Bagbin used an interlocutory injunction from South Dayi MP …

Voting for National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming December elections could have negative consequences, according to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The nation’s progress toward development may be impeded if Mahama is elected, according to worries expressed by NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong. Kodua …

Following 3.8% growth in 2022, Ghana’s GDP grew by 2.9% in 2023, according to data released by the Ghana Statistical Service on Wednesday. To provide further details, the Statistical Service said that the real GDP growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 3.8%, which was the same as …

Maxwell Kofi Jumah, the Managing Director of Gihoc Distilleries Limited, asserts that membership in the Freemasonry system is not restricted to the upper class, but rather is open to any man of good character who only requires a friend’s recommendation. He mentioned that he is a lover of the society …

Speaker Alban Bagbin has come under fire from the majority in Parliament for the way he characterized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his response to the letter the President’s secretary sent to the Parliament over the anti-gay law. Speaker Bagbin has informed President Akufo-Addo that he is deviating from …