POLITICS

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 …

For the third time, Ghana has not improved its score on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), getting 43 out of 100. Since 2020, it has kept the score. Out of 180 nations in the globe, the nation is now placed 72nd. Transparency International’s study accurately reflected this. The Corruption Perceptions …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) involvement of the government, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, may delay the timely completion of several major projects. The President stated that some of the government’s infrastructure programs may need to be interrupted in order to comply with an IMF condition. At a …

According to recent information made available by the Bank of Ghana, Ghana’s entire public debt stock would reach GH575.7 billion by the end of November 2022. Due to the rising debt amount, Ghana’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio has increased from 75.9% in September 2022 to 93.5% as …

Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has denied claims that the party is split as a result of the shift in its parliamentary leadership. He claims that the responses being observed as a result of the restructuring are typical and should be anticipated following …