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We haven’t betrayed Minority MPs on censure motion – Majority

The Second Deputy Majority Whip, Habib Iddrisu, has dismissed claims by the Minority in Parliament that the NPP MPs betrayed them when they backtracked...

NPP Communicator beats retreat over threats to ensure Kwabre East loses her seat

A firebrand New Patriotic Party (NPP) Communicator, Amos Mensah, has beaten retreat on his threat to ensure the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwabre...

2023 budget is ‘Eka mp3 dede’ budget – Minority Leader [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2023 Budget Is 'Eka Mp3 Dede' - Minority Leader Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the 2023 Budget as Eka mp3 dede budget. The...

Govt negotiates gold-for-oil barter deal, says Bawumia

The government says it is negotiating a gold-for-oil barter deal to address using the country’s “dwindling foreign exchange reserves” to procure oil products. Vice President...

2023 Budget: Check out implementation of Cabinet directives on expenditure measures

Mr Speaker, as a first step towards expenditure rationalisation, Government has approved the following directives which takes effect from January, 2023: • All MDAs, MMDAs...

Our challenges are daunting but don’t lose hope – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged Ghanaians to be hopeful and trust the government’s economic policies that he believes will put the country on...

2023 Budget: I’m eternally grateful – Ofori-Atta to NPP and MPs

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed appreciation to the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as well as the Minority and Majority caucuses...

Why Okyenhene can’t destool me – Benkumhene [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Okyehene Can't Distool Me - Benkumhene The Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe, Nana Kwame Darkwa, has dismissed reports about his destoolment by Okyenhene,...

NDC Polls: Apart from keep fit and ‘Jama’, what else do you bring on board? – Aspirant quizzes Akamba

Former Communications Officer and aspiring National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Solomon Yaw Nkansah, has said the party does not need inexperienced...

Gomoa West MP calls on govt to address consistent fuel price hikes

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Gomoa West Constituency, Richard Gyan Mensah, has lamented the levels of living conditions for the ordinary Ghanaian and...

Minority MP takes on govt over Saglemi Housing Project

Member of Parliament for the people of Dormaa West Constituency and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Works and Housing Committee has said the government’s decision...

How Benkumhene was destooled by Okyenhene [Photos]

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, says he will not relent on his effort to crack the whip among any chief within the Akyem...

Parliamentary Roads Committee inspects road projects in Accra [Video]

https://youtu.be/jeGzHXkCFZM The Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament has inspected road projects in Accra to access the progress of work. The Committee, led by its Chairman,...

Full text: Govt’s 2023 Budget statement delivered by Finance Minister

Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of the President of the Republic of Ghana, and in accordance with the requirement...

2023 Budget: VAT rate up by 2.5%

Government has reviewed upwards the Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 percent. This means Ghanaians will from 2023 pay more for goods and services. This was...

National Cathedral: Finance Ministry reveals amount spent so far

The Finance Ministry has revealed that an amount of GH₵339,003,064.86 has so far been released for the National Cathedral project. Out of this amount,...

Playback: Ken Ofori-Atta presents 2023 Budget

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is currently presenting the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government to Parliament. The exercise is in accordance with Article...

Support Finance Minister regardless – NPP MPs told [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_yKQeD_Aj1k The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party, Richard Ahiagbah, has urged the NPP MPs to support the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta even...

I’ll accept appointment as Finance Minister – Mark Assibey-Yeboah [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_-xUhFt82z4 A former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, says he will not hesitate to accept the position of Finance Minister should President...

Budget reading a waste of time – Former Chairman of Finance Committee

A former Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has stated that the reading of budgets by Finance Ministers in Parliament is unnecessary...

What to expect in 2023 budget statement

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will on Thursday, November 24, 2022, present the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy on the floor of Parliament. The...

Ofori-Atta to present 2023 budget today

Embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will today, November 24, 2022, present the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament. It has been scheduled...

Minority urges Ghanaians to brace up for more taxes in 2023 budget [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · VAT to be increased by 2.5 % - Minority The Minority in Parliament has said that the 2023 Budget will exacerbate the suffering...

Opinion: A very skilled lawyer, but a cunning General Secretary

He has spent barely one hundred days in office as the General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) but his political astuteness...

NPP MPs reverse threats to boycott doing business with Ofori-Atta

The New Patriotic Party Caucus in Parliament have been urged by the Party’s executives to stand down on their demand for the removal of...

Minority questions credibility of NPP MPs who made U-turn after calling for Ofori-Atta’s head

Members of Parliament on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) side are questioning the credibility of NPP MPs who have backtracked on their quest to...

It’s wrong to project partisan interest over constituents’ needs – Prof Gyampo

A lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has described as unacceptable, attempts by the governing New Patriotic...

Former President Kufuor describes Council of State as not fit for purpose

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor says it is time Ghana abolished the Council of State concept in its governance structure. He said the Council has...

Ntim inaugurates NPP National Council Committees

The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayensu Ntim, on Tuesday, 22nd November 2022, inaugurated the various Standing and Ad-hoc Committees...

Who needs Anas?

The whole point of Anas in our lives and I mean, in public life, is to have someone to keep us honest. We start from...

Hanson K. Nyame writes: To change or not to change the Chief Justice

Ex-President Mahama’s remarks reported to have been made at the 2nd Annual National Democratic Congress (NDC) Lawyers’ Conference on 30th August, 2022 pointed to...

Asiedu Nketia denies interest in NDC’s electronic payment platform provider

Aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has denied claims that he was involved in the selection of the company in charge...

Foreign Affairs hasn’t received notification from EC to register Ghanaians abroad – Parliament told

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has not received any official notification from the Electoral Commission (EC) pertaining to a planned registration...

Akufo-Addo’s government has done considerably well – Spokesperson

A spokesperson on governance and security has commended the Akufo-Addo government for performing substantially well in their six-year stay in office. Mr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah while...

Ghana’s Parliament ranked 1st among 13 others in OPI Report 

The Africa Open Parliament Index (OPI), a joint effort of the Africa Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations Working Group, has ranked Ghana’s Parliament the 1st among...

Minority rejects 3 loan applications from govt

The Minority Members on the Parliamentary Finance Committee has said they will not entertain any further loan proposal from the government. Their position, they said,...

Gabby Otchere-Darko’s reaction to Jomoro MP’s case

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has described as refreshing, the Sekondi High Court's dismissal of a case against Jomoro MP, Dorcas Affo-Toffey....

Minority initiates Vote of Censure against Health Minister

The Minority in Parliament has initiated another Vote of Censure against Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu. The motion, filed by Ketu North Member of Parliament...

Akufo-Addo sacrificed Charles Adu Boahen for political expediency – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of sacrificing the dismissed Minister of State for the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, for political...

NPP’s Council of Elders, national executives, Majority MPs hold crunch meeting over demands to sack Finance Minister

The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Council of Elders and the national leadership are set to meet members of the Majority caucus today, Tuesday, November...