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Ashaiman Care Home’s struggles prompt parliamentary call for government support
Members of Parliament’s Gender, Children and Social Protection Committee were left shocked during a visit to the “Save Them Young” care home in Bethlehem,...
Court restrains Peter Amewu from holding himself as MP of 8th Parliament
The Court of Appeal sitting in Koforidua has granted an interlocutory injunction filed by Professor Margaret Kweku and others from the SALL (Santrokofi, Akpafu,...
Assurances Committee of Parliament to hold public hearing from July 2025
Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Assurances and Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla Constituency, Dominic Nitiwul, says his Committee will begin public hearings from...
Parliament’s Energy Committee to grill ECG today over power crises, missing containers
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is facing intense scrutiny before Parliament’s Energy Committee today over worsening power outages and the disappearance of 23...
Parliament reconvenes on this date
Parliament will resume sitting on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, for the second meeting of the first session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth...
Ban plastics to curb flooding – Parliament’s Works Committee Chair urges
Chairman of Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, is calling on the government to impose a nationwide ban on plastics due to...
NPP needs people’s choice running mate to win 2028 – Former Parliamentary Aspirant
Prince Kofi Nyantakyi, a former parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, has called for structural...
Fifi Kwetey advocates for separation of parliamentary and ministerial roles
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, is calling for constitutional reforms aimed at separating parliamentary responsibilities from ministerial appointments.
In...
Parliamentary Committee lauds Dredge Masters for Accra flood control efforts, warns against encroachment
Dredge Masters Limited, a Jopsong Group subsidiary, has garnered high praise from the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing for its ongoing dredging...
Faure Gnassingbé becomes first Prime Minister of Togo after shift to parliamentary system
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has been sworn in as the first-ever Chairman of the Council of Ministers, assuming the highest executive position in the...
Parliamentarians unite for immunisation financing in Africa and Asia, resulting in the Istanbul call...
In the heart of Istanbul, a powerful alliance emerged last week as 21 Members of Parliament (MPs) from across Africa and Asia gathered with...
Parliamentary Committee to support Zoomlion, calls for sustainability in sanitation efforts
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has pledged to support Zoomlion, a leading environmental services company, in its efforts to...
No need to panic over Zoomlion-YEA controversy – Parliament’s Environment Committee Chair
Chairman of Parliament's Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has called for calm following recent developments surrounding the Youth Employment...
Kumasi High Court dismisses NDC petition against 3 parliamentary seats in Ashanti region
A Kumasi High Court has dismissed a petition by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenging the 2024 election results of three parliamentary seats in...
Parliamentary Health Committee endorses status of Sunyani Teaching Hospital
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health team touring hospitals in the middle belt has affirmed that the Sunyani facility maintains its status as a...
Parliament’s health committee unhappy over state of Goaso Municipal Hospital
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health is unhappy with the state of the Goaso Municipal Hospital in the Ahafo Region and has called for...
Parliament pays tribute to former clerk as final funeral rites are announced
The Parliament of Ghana and the broader governance community are mourning the passing of Samuel Ntim Darkwa, a revered parliamentary figure whose service to...
Parliament’s Sanitation Committee opposes call to scrap YEA-Zoomlion contract
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation has opposed calls for the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to discontinue its contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a...
Parliamentary Select Committee lauds Zoomlion’s investment in sanitation
Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources have commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies,...
Parliament’s health committee to tour hospitals nationwide
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health is set to embark on a nationwide tour of Regional and Teaching Hospitals from Tuesday, April 22 to...
Education Minister to present Scholarship Bill to Parliament
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu has disclosed that President John Mahama has directed him to present the Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament...
The institution of Parliament of Ghana: A general overview
Introduction – General Overview
In governance systems, the three arms of government—executive, legislature, and judiciary—work together to ensure a functioning democracy.
The Parliament of Ghana, one...
Parliament unaware of Black Stars’ budget for Chad and Madagascar games – MP
A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has disclosed that the committee is still unaware of the full budget...
Lawyer urges Parliament to constitute bipartisan committee to address crime and oversee investigations
Private legal practitioner and University of Media, Arts, and Communication lecturer, Kwaku Baah-Acheamfour Esq, has urged Parliament to establish a bipartisan committee to address...
Parliament passes 2025 Amendment to Public Procurement Act
Parliament has approved the Public Procurement Authority Amendment Bill 2025, introducing a significant reform that requires written authorisation from the Minister for Finance, Dr...
Parliament passes Ghana Gold Board Bill 2025 without Minority
Parliament on Friday, March 28, 2025, passed the Ghana Gold Board Bill 2025 by a majority decision.
The exercise was held without the Minority MPs...
Parliament approves GH¢4bn budget for Local Government Ministry
Parliament on Thursday approved a GH¢4 billion budget allocation for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs for the 2025 fiscal year.
The...
Parliament approves GH¢65.9m budget for sports development
Parliament has approved a budget allocation of GH¢65,899,456.00 to support sports development across the country.
The approval was granted on Thursday, March 27, 2025, following...
My 20 years in Parliament makes me an asset to Ghana’s capital market –...
The newly appointed Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), James Klutse Avedzi, has defended his suitability for the role, citing his extensive...
Parliament approves GHC 4 billion budget for Local Government Ministry
Parliament has approved a GHC 4 billion budget allocation for the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs for the 2025 fiscal year.
The...
Parliament approves repeal of betting tax
Parliament has approved the repeal of the controversial Betting Tax, along with taxes on gaming, lotteries, and the 1.5 per cent withholding tax on...
Parliament repeals E-Levy
Parliament officially repeals the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), which imposed a 1% charge on electronic transactions.
Introduced in 2022 under the Akufo-Addo administration, the levy...
Parliamentary standards gradually declining – Ricketts-Hagan
Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has raised concerns over the gradual decline of parliamentary principles and standards.
Speaking on Adom FM’s Burning Issues,...
Bagbin swears in first-ever Parliamentary Committee on Security and Intelligence
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has officially sworn in the first-ever Committee on Security and Intelligence, established under Order 258 (4)...
Abuse of parliamentary immunity to spread lies will be corrected – Deputy AG
Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, has addressed allegations made by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin regarding a recent raid conducted by...
Interior Minister to brief Parliament on raid on former BoG Governor’s home
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, is set to appear before Parliament to provide details on the search warrant executed at the residence...
L.I. 2462 to halt mining in forest reserves laid in Parliament
The Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462 seeking to strip the President of the power to grant licenses for mining in forest reserves has officially been...
Galamsey: Debate over L.I. 2462 stalls in Parliament amidst Minority objections
A heated debate erupted in Parliament today over the proposed Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which seeks to revoke the President’s authority to grant permission...
I was the one – Adwoa Safo clears the air on impersonation in parliament...
Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has addressed the controversy surrounding her presence in Parliament during the 2022 budget vote.
This was...
I was surprised – Adwoa Safo reflects on her Deputy Majority Leader role in...
Former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has shared her surprise and gratitude over her appointment as the Deputy Majority Leader in...