POLITICS

On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, delivered 175 cars to the Ghana Armed Forces. President Akufo-Addo handed 70 Kamaz Utility Troop Carrying Vehicles, 20 BTR-70 Armoured Personnel Carriers, 20 Husky Armoured Vehicles, and 65 Assorted Toyota Vehicles at a ceremony at Gondar …

President Akufo-Addo opens a 300-bed facility for young soldiers at the 37 Military Hospital. Young soldiers who serve at the hospital and other military health institutions in the Greater Accra Region will be housed in the majestic structure. At the building’s dedication, President Akufo-Addo said that his administration is dedicated …

The creation of Regional and District Inter-Party Advisory Committees (IPACs) as part of an inclusive process prior to the continuous voter registration is being considered by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). For its continuing voter registration in advance of the District Assembly and Unit Committee Elections later this year, …

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the minority leader, claims that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) prints currency exceeding $50 billion annually. He claimed that this is what’s causing the nation’s inflation to be galloping right now. The current inflation rate in Ghana is over 50%, and experts have warned that things …

The Akufo-Addo administration has come under fire from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for allegedly misusing money intended for the nation’s fight against the Covid-19 outbreak. Following the Auditor-recent General’s report on a Special Audit of the Government of Ghana’s Covid-19 expenditures for the period of March 2020 to …

Francis Addai-Nimoh, a former representative for the Mampong Constituency, has publicly declared his desire to run for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) flagbearership when nominations are accepted. The former lawmaker said that early analysis carried out by his staff, together with counsel from certain party elders, pushed him to come …

Alan Kyerematen, a presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to modernize the party if granted the nod by delegates when the party holds elections later in the year. In order to free party officials to focus on their obligations to the party, the former minister of …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President, introduced the ground-breaking National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) in Accra. The National Rental Assistance System (NRAS), to be run by a private sector property manager under the supervision of the Ministry of Works and Housing and other key stakeholders, is intended to make rental housing …

Ghanaians will start paying more for water and electricity starting today, February 1, 2023, after the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURC) announced an increase. PURC hiked the price of power by 30% on January 16 and water by 8.3% starting on February 1, 2023. The PURC justified its decision to …

Government has extended the deadline for the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) to February 7, 2023. The Finance Ministry stated in a news release on Tuesday that the revised Exchange Memorandum will affirm the new settlement date of Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Today, January 31, at 4 p.m., the Program’s …