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Mid-year budget review: Gov’t collected more taxes despite scrapping nuisance taxes — Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says Ghana recorded higher non-oil tax revenue in 2025 despite abolishing several taxes, including the Electronic Transfer Levy...

2026 mid-year budget: Ato Forson defends lean government

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to reduce the size of the government was aimed at promoting...

2026 mid-year budget review: I’m not here to seek supplementary estimates – Ato Forson

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government will not return to Parliament to seek supplementary budget estimates for the...

2026 mid-year budget: Gov’t allocates additional funds for flood control

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced the release of additional funds to support ongoing dredging and drainage projects following the devastating floods...

2026 mid-year budget: Economy was on its knees when Mahama took over – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said President John Dramani Mahama inherited an economy in deep crisis when his administration assumed office in...

‘There’s no date for Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s funeral’ — Family dismisses viral posters

The family of the late Apostle Prof. Dr. Emeritus Kwadwo Safo Kantanka has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting that his funeral has...

Livestream: Finance Minister presents 2026 mid-year budget review

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament. The review will assess the economy’s performance against the...

Kantanka family accuses Adwoa Safo of demanding GH¢3.7m before burial of Father

The family of the late Apostle Prof. Emeritus Ing. Kwadwo Safo, founder and leader of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana, has accused his...

Concerned National Service Personnel threaten nationwide demo over GH¢60 deductions

Concerned National Service Personnel have threatened to embark on nationwide demonstrations if the GH¢60 allegedly deducted from their monthly allowances is not refunded. The personnel...

Mid-year budget review to highlight key infrastructure projects — Dr. Acheampong

Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance, Dr Theophilius Acheampong, has indicated that the government's 2026 mid-year budget review will provide Parliament with updates...

Live Updates: Finance minister presents mid-year budget review

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is expected to appear before Parliament today to present the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, a statutory update on...

Firefighters rescue 25 after accident on Peki–Anyensu road

Firefighters have rescued 25 people, including four children, after a Benz Transit bus was involved in a road crash on the Peki–Anyensu stretch of...

Bawumia leads NPP delegation to Ashanti Regional Office for meeting on Wontumi conviction

Former Vice President and the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) 2028 flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has led a high-powered delegation of party officials to the...

Why similar vehicles attract different import duty rates: What you need to know before importing a car into Ghana

Have you ever questioned why Customs calculates import duty for vehicles using a value different from the price at which the vehicle was purchased...

Use the footbridge today; live tomorrow

Every day in Accra, thousands of pedestrians make a choice that could determine whether they return home safely or become another road accident statistic....

Black Stars to contribute part of World Cup bonuses to Sports Fund – Kofi Adams

The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has revealed that members of the Black Stars will contribute a percentage of their 2026 FIFA...

Court rejects former Buffer Stock CEO’s bid to strike out case against him

The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by lawyers for the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO), Hanan...

Fire guts fashion training centre at Kumasi Top High, destroys materials worth thousands of cedis

A devastating fire has gutted a fashion training centre at Top High in Kumasi, destroying property worth thousands of cedis. The fire broke out at...

Two in critical condition after fire destroys CKC SHS boys’ dormitory in Obuasi

A fire outbreak has destroyed the boys’ dormitory of CKC Senior High School (SHS) in Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, leaving two people in...

Galamsey: Letter, press release on my alleged involvement were fake and couldn’t be authenticated – Joseph Yamin

The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yamin, has denied allegations linking him to illegal mining activities, describing the claims as...

Galamsey: I’m not involved or being investigated; anyone with evidence against me should bring it – Joseph Yamin

The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yamin, has challenged persons accusing him of involvement in illegal mining activities to produce...

President Mahama never promised Kejetia Phase 2 project completion by end of 2026 – Kumasi Mayor

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyemang Boadi, has refuted claims that President John Dramani Mahama promised to complete...

NIA to deploy police-backed taskforce to enforce biometric verification

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has warned public and private institutions against photocopying or visually inspecting Ghana Cards for identity verification, stressing that biometric...

Biometric verification of Ghana Card now mandatory for all transactions – NIA boss

Biometric verification has become the mandatory method for confirming the identity of Ghana Card holders in all transactions requiring identification, following the enforcement of...

Ghana Card services to run 24 hours as NIA expands operations

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it is expanding its operations to provide 24-hour Ghana Card services to make registration and replacement of cards...

Atta Mills dismissed me twice, but I speak well of him because he was a good man — Frimpong-Boateng

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has paid tribute to late President John Evans Atta Mills, saying his admiration...

NDC suspends Awutu Senya East Chairman

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Awutu Senya East Constituency Chairman, Stephen Ofosu Agyare, from office for five months following a petition...

KMA breaks silence on viral video of armed police officer confronting towing personnel

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has clarified circumstances surrounding a viral video showing a police officer brandishing a firearm during a confrontation with personnel...

Mid-year budget review: Don’t come and ask for any money – Minority tells Finance Minister

The Minority in Parliament has warned that it will oppose any attempt by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson to seek additional funding when...

Court to determine whether or not to strike out charges against former NAFCO boss today

The Accra High Court will today, July 23, 2026, determine whether or not to strike out 16 counts of offences against former National Food...

Ramaphosa sends delegation to Mahama over xenophobic attacks in South Africa

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa recently sent a delegation to Ghana to discuss recurring xenophobic attacks against...

CHRAJ debunks false claim linking Deputy Commissioner to Wontumi sentencing

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed as false claims circulating on social media that its Deputy Commissioner, Mercy Larbi,...

SEC warns public against 23 unlicensed investment platforms

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned the public against engaging with 23 entities promoting and offering unlicensed investment products through social media...

AUC urges South Africa to handle illegal migrants through lawful means

The African Union Commission (AUC) has urged South African authorities to address concerns over undocumented migrants through legal processes rather than violence against African...

Majority rejects claims on fiscal surplus, cites IMF backing for gov’t economic performance

The Majority in Parliament has dismissed claims by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the government's fiscal gains were achieved mainly through expenditure...

Minority claims gov’t achieved fiscal surplus by compressing expenditure

The Minority in Parliament has argued that the government's reported fiscal surplus for 2025 was achieved primarily through reduced public spending rather than improved...

EOCO rescues 39 in Hohoe raid on suspected travel fraud, human trafficking syndicate

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has rescued 39 persons during an intelligence-led operation targeting a...

FDA shuts down 44 food facilities over safety breaches

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down 44 food manufacturing facilities, including sachet water producers and cold stores, for failing to comply...

What would be the condition of Ghana if late Prof. Mills had completed his tenure? – Prof Frimpong-Boateng

Former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has challenged Ghanaians to reflect on how differently the country might have developed...