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E-Levy is a lazy man’s approach to collect revenue – Kofi Bentil [Video]

Senior Vice President, IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised government’s decision to generate revenue through the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). Speaking to Samson Lardy Anyenini...

GH¢20,000 for NPP Chairman position

An aspirant for the position of National Chairman will be required to pay GH¢20,000 as nomination fees, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has...

Pharmaceutical giant backs E-levy

The proposed E-levy has generated a lot of controversy in the country. Those opposing it have built their case mainly on the premise that...

Ideas, debate must win in Parliament in 2022, not fights – Kwesimintsim MP

The Kwesimintsim MP is hopeful Parliament will see a lot more cooperation and consensus among members than the chaos the year before. Dr Prince Hamid...

Asiedu Nketia reveals NPP’s difficulty in e-levy passage [Listen]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has revealed why the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is having difficulty in...

Mahama receives UK’s Commonwealth Parliamentarians

The leadership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK (CPA-UK) has visited and held discussions with former President John Dramani Mahama in Accra. Members of the...

Kumasi market queens offer to pay nomination fee for Alan Kyerematen

Some 66 market queens in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, say they are prepared to foot the nomination fees of Minister for Trade and...

NPP announces dates for party officers election

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled July 14 to July 16, 2022 for the election of the party's national officers. Constituency elections have...

E-levy: Minority rejects proposal to reduce tax from 1.75% to 1.5%

Efforts by the Finance Ministry to win over the Minority in controversial E-Levy has hit another snug. Government had hoped to get the buy-in of...

I never betrayed E. T. Mensah – Sam George [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has rubbished rumours and reports that claim he betrayed the former MP for his constituency...

Deputy Majority Leader speaks highly of Minority in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We've Had The Best Cooperation With Minority - Afenyo-Markins Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has commended the Minority in Parliament over the discharge...

If ‘Talk Tax’ worked, E-Levy won’t fail – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is confident that the proposed Electronic Transactions Levy aka E-Levy will improve the fortunes of the country. She said the...

Broadcaster Kwabena Yeboah appointed as board member of Ghana Airports Company

President Akufo-Addo has appointed ace broadcaster, Kwabena Yeboah, to serve on the board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited. The experienced sports journalist was sworn...

NPP group petitions Disciplinary Committee over MASLOC CEO

A Yendi-based New Patriotic Party (NPP) group - Concerned Youth, has petitioned the Disciplinary Committee over alleged conduct of the Chief Executive Officer of...

I am working on a new bill on disability – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has said a new bill on disability is underway to support people with disability...

Parliament probes Black Stars’ shambolic performance at AFCON

The Youth, Sports and Culture Committee in Parliament has been tasked to investigate the abysmal performance of the Black Stars during the ongoing Africa...

COVID-19: Parliament bans persons without prove of vaccination

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says nobody will be allowed into any office at Parliament without proof of Covid-19 vaccination.   According to him,...

Mahama to launch Atta Mills Memorial Heritage

Former President John Mahama is set to launch a memorial heritage in honour of late former President John Evans Atta Mills. The establishment named...

E-levy likely to encourage ‘armed robbery economy’ – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has asked the government to be mindful of the levy imposed on electronic transactions as it can minimize the fast-growing...

Why I drew a knife at my friend while at KNUST – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has recounted how he drew a knife on one of his friends when he was...

We have moles amongst the NPP MPs – Muntaka claims

The Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak says his side has moles within the cadre of the New Patriotic Party’s Members of Parliament. A mole...

Baba Jamal warns Kojo Bonsu

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has cautioned one of its own, Kojo Bonsu, to be wary of some of his acidic comments...

Hopeson Adorye sends harsh message to Ken Attafuah over Ghana Card [Audio]

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Hopeson Adorye, has slammed the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Attafuah,...

Seth Terkper reacts to e-levy endorsement reports

A former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has dismissed media reports which suggest his endorsement of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). According to him, he...

How Bagbin’s new outfit boosted Parliament’s Facebook page for the first time [Listen]

The Director of Public Affairs of the Parliament, Kate Addo, has said for the first time, the Parliament of Ghana has had massive reactions on...

E-levy: We are in power; it will be passed and you can’t do anything – Nhyiaeso MP [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We'll Pass E - Levy And You'll Do Nothing - Nhyiaeso MP To Minority Member of Parliament (MP) for Nhyiaeso, Dr Stephen Amoah,...

Speaker has shown the way; Let Chief Justice follow – MP on Bagbin’s traditional look

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has commended Speaker Alban Bagbin on his outfit for proceedings on Tuesday. In...

NDC executive loses 2 daughters to fire incident

The Builsa North National Democratic Congress (NDC) Organiser, Robert Agaae, has reportedly lost his two daughters to a fire incident. Though the cause...

NDC Women’s Organiser passes on

The Ketu South Constituency Women's Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eli Amegashitsi, has died. Member of Parliament (MP), Dzifa Abla Gomashie, confirmed...

Govt will continue to engage on E-levy – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has stated that government will continue to engage on the the proposal to introduce a levy on electronic transactions. He...

Group storms Parliament over E-Levy

Even ahead of its resumption, Parliament is already bracing itself for another round of drama. Starting from the main gate, security personnel are under pressure...

Mahama jabs Nana/Bawumia over collapsed economy

Former President John Mahama has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of mismanaging the country’s economy since assuming office. In a...

Minority demands total withdrawal of E-levy until…

The Minority in parliament is demanding a total withdrawal of the E-levy until parliament engages extensively with stakeholders. The Minority has argued that it...

Check out Otchere-Darko’s reaction to Speaker Bagbin’s new traditional look

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has showered praises on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, after the latter...

E-levy: Govt will not change 1.75% rate – Oppong Nkrumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government won’t back down on 1.75% rate of E-levy – Oppong Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has stated that government will not...

I will not hide behind Covid-19 to make excuses – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo Addo says he will not hide behind the Covid-19 pandemic to make excuses for the difficulties the Ghanaian economy is going...

Parliament resumes as Bagbin wows with special outfit

Parliament resumed sitting today, January 25, 2022, after almost a month’s break for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The resumption, however, came with a...

Assin North MP heads to Supreme Court

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the decision of...

Govt to hold major Town Hall meeting on E-Levy

The government will on Thursday, January 27, 2022, hold a major Town Hall Meeting on the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy). The exercise forms part of...

Ofosu Ampofo states condition under which NDC will engage govt on E-levy

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has expressed his party's willingness to engage in the Electronic Transaction (E-Levy)...