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Parliament passes bill making Presidential Charter optional for private universities

Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making the acquisition of a Presidential Charter optional for private universities and removing the...

Baba Jamal breaks silence on viral photo of him sleeping in Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, has dismissed viral images circulating on social media that appear to show him sleeping shortly...

Minority Leader criticises NDC over recurrent electricity and water tariff hikes

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he describes as a recurring pattern of increasing electricity and...

SONA 2026: Parliament concludes debate

The Parliament of Ghana has concluded deliberations on the 2026 State of the Nation Address delivered by President John Dramani Mahama on February 27,...

Afenyo-Markin calls for review of AI-based aptitude tests in Security Services recruitment

The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the removal of artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests used in the...

Asante Akim North MP sponsors bill to regulate campaign financing

The Member of Parliament for Ohene Kwame Frimpong, representing Asante Akim North, has initiated a private member’s bill seeking to amend Ghana’s Political Parties...

BoG Governor updates parliamentary committee on Ghana’s economic recovery

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has told Parliament that Ghana’s economy is stabilising after a period of...

Baba Jamal Ahmed sworn in as MP for Ayawaso East

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has officially sworn in Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed as the Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso East Constituency. The...

Controversial budget vote: I’ll someday reveal who sat in Adwoa Safo’s seat – Haruna Iddrisu

Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has revisited the controversy surrounding former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo’s presence in Parliament during the...

Afenyo-Markin apologises, withdraws recruitment fraud allegations against Muntaka

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has withdrawn earlier allegations he made against the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, regarding the ongoing recruitment...

First Deputy Speaker refers Afenyo-Markin to privileges committee over recruitment scam remarks

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, has referred the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, to Parliament’s Privileges Committee following a formal complaint by...

It was unfair to bring and display Ofori-Atta’s photo in Parliament – Afenyo-Markin

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for fairness and restraint in the treatment of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, following the dramatic scenes...

Photos from 2026 State of the Nation Address

President John Dramani Mahama on Friday, February 27, delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second term before Parliament. In line...

Minority demands solutions to issues confronting Ghanaians ahead of SONA

The minority in Parliament is urging President John Dramani Mahama to address pressing issues affecting Ghanaians ahead of his State of the Nation Address...

When Parliament stands, democracy stands — Minority defends Constitutional order

In a firm closing statement, Mr. Annoh-Dompreh framed the DACF dispute as a defense of Ghana’s constitutional democracy. “The District Assemblies Common Fund is not...

Speaker Bagbin urges MPs to prioritise lives over politics

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged lawmakers to refrain from politicising Ghana’s economic and healthcare challenges, cautioning that economic decline often carries serious...

Afenyo-Markin urges Bagbin to summon Korle-Bu, Police, Ridge Hospitals over alleged denial of care to hit-and-run victim

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to direct the Health Committee to summon the management of Korle-Bu...

Majority, Minority clash over bill to revert NIB name to BNI and overhaul national security structure

A proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill triggered heated exchanges in Parliament, as the government moves to restructure Ghana’s national security architecture and change...

Minority threatens to summon Finance Minister over cocoa payment delays

The Minority in Parliament has signalled its readiness to compel Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson to appear before the House to address growing concerns...

Speaker should be a Member of Parliament — Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has called for structural reforms in Ghana’s Parliament, insisting that the Speaker should be a sitting member of Parliament. Speaking...

Minority rejects chocolate in chamber to protest cocoa farmers’ treatment

The Minority in Parliament has rejected chocolate distributed on the floor of the House during activities marking this year’s National Chocolate Day, describing the...

Bagbin pushes for permanent Parliament House, cites tenant status at State House

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has renewed calls for a permanent home for Parliament, urging the Executive to release a parcel of land...

Mahama gov’t thinks managing economy is by pumping dollars – Amin Adam fires

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has launched a sharp critique of the Mahama government’s handling of the cocoa sector,...

Speaker Bagbin directs immediate scheduling and consideration of Anti-Gay Bill

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has clarified the confusion surrounding the status of the Anti-Gay Bill, formally known as the Proper Human Sexual Rights...

Majority Caucus calls for annulment of Ayawaso East Parliamentary Primary

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate cancellation of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s recent parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East...

Parliament passes 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill

Parliament has passed the 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill, 2025, paving the way for the implementation of one of the flagship economic policies of President...

Some MPs don smocks in cultural solidarity amid Ghana-Zambia ‘fugu’ controversy

Dozens of Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday, February 6, turned the chamber into a colourful display of Ghanaian culture, as they arrived in...

24-hour economy unnecessary – Minority opposes secretariat bill

The Minority in Parliament has strongly opposed government’s move to establish a 24-Hour Economy Secretariat, describing the proposed body as an unnecessary bureaucracy that...

Abu Jinapor slams gov’t over delayed implementation of 24-hour economy

The Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has criticised the Mahama administration over what he describes as the sluggish and unclear implementation...

Parliament to mark one-year anniversary of ninth parliament

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced that preparations are underway to mark the one-year anniversary of the Ninth Parliament, describing the milestone...

Parliament to intensify oversight as Majority Leader pledges accountability and reform

Parliament will step up its oversight role in the new sitting, with over 600 documents and questions referred for scrutiny, Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga...

I am fighting against injustice done to Wakpal – Dafeamekpor on Kpandai case review

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says his push for a review in the Kpandai parliamentary case is driven by what he describes as...

Parliament not an appendage of Executive – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has reaffirmed Parliament’s constitutional independence, stressing that the legislature is not subordinate to the Executive but a coequal arm...

Speaker initiates process to probe post-election mass dismissal of public servants

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has instructed the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, to take steps to formally list a motion calling for a full...

Majority must allow the Minority to do more advocacy – Afenyo-Markin urges

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged the Majority in Parliament to provide more opportunities for the Minority to engage actively in legislative advocacy as...

Parliament resumes sitting today

Parliament will reconvene on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, to commence the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic, officially bringing to...

Mahama Ayariga holds strategy meeting with ministers ahead of parliamentary session

The Majority Leader and leader of Government Business, Mahama Ayariga, has held a coordination meeting with several ministers as part of preparations for the...

Minority demands withdrawal of all notices declaring Kpandai seat vacant

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate cancellation of all administrative steps or public notices suggesting that the Kpandai parliamentary seat...

“I am broke; only God sustained me” – Kpandai MP on legal battle

Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has opened up about the heavy financial and emotional toll the prolonged legal battle over his parliamentary...

It’s unnecessary – Minority on NDC’s plans to seek review on Kpandai case

Legal Counsel to the Minority Caucus in Parliament, John Darko, has dismissed the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) plans to seek a review of the...