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Parliament resumes today for final session of legislative year

Parliament will resume sittings today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, for the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament. The session, which marks...

DVLA went ahead to charge people without Parliament’s approval — Effia MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Effia Constituency, Isaac Boamah-Nyarko, has criticised the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) for allegedly imposing charges without...

Minority demands Mahama’s intervention and full probe into AT-Telecel merger

The Minority in Parliament is calling on President John Mahama to intervene and halt the ongoing Telecel takeover of AT (formerly AirtelTigo), describing the...

Minority accuses Akandoh of misleading health workers over financial clearance and arrears payments

The Minority in Parliament has accused Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh of misleading health professionals with claims that the government has secured financial clearance...

It wasn’t Adwoa Safo – Bagbin finally speaks on 2021 controversial Speaker vote 

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has finally addressed claims that former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo, voted for him during the tense 2021 election that made...

Parliament set to resume on October 21 

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has confirmed that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the...

Parliament upgrades MPs’ chairs ahead of deferred recall

The Parliament of Ghana has replaced chairs in the Chamber as part of a broader refurbishment exercise ahead of the much-anticipated recall of Members...

Resumption of Parliament postponed indefinitely

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced the indefinite postponement of the commencement of the Third Meeting of the First Session...

GH¢12.9bn in misappropriated funds recovered so far – PAC

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in collaboration with the Auditor-General, has disclosed the recovery of more than GH¢12.9 billion in misused public funds. Over the...

PAC orders Deputy HR at Environment Ministry to refund GH₵31,847

The Public Accounts Committee(PAC) has ordered the Deputy Head of Human Resources at the Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Ibrahim Muniru, to refund...

Parliament to resume sitting on October 14

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament of the...

No tariff hikes without revenue recovery – Energy Committee warns

The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Energy, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has said the House will not approve any electricity tariff increases until power...

Being an MP is one of the toughest jobs – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese and Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has described the position of MPs as...

Article 146 can’t be replaced – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has dismissed suggestions for a new constitutional instrument to replace Article 146, which governs the procedure for removing...

PAC grills YEA over GH¢5.5m office space, salary breaches

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, last Friday, grilled officials of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) over a sharp increase in office rent...

PAC urges gov’t to timely release funds for road projects

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament have called for timely releases of funds from the Ministry of Finance to complete critical...

PAC orders arrest of absconded Energy Ministry geologist

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition to work with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and...

PAC halts sitting over Chief Director’s no-show, forces apology after late arrival

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was forced to suspend its sitting this morning after the Chief Director of the Office of Government Machinery failed...

Brouhaha over arrest of Asante Akim North MP in UK settled [Video]

The Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Ohene Kwame Frimpong, has dismissed rumours circulating on social media that he has been arrested in...

Communications Ministry faces PAC grilling again over unsatisfactory answers

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has flagged officials from the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation for providing unsatisfactory answers during a recent hearing. The committee...

Politics should unite, not divide us – Speaker Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged Ghanaians to see politics as a unifying force rather than a source of division, stressing that...

Fake news can twist Parliament’s words, Hansard staff must keep up with high-tech threats – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has urged the Hansard staff across Africa to try and upgrade their knowledge, skills, and competence...

Majority Caucus mourns victims of military helicopter crash

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has extended its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the eight individuals who perished in the...

Speaker lauds MPs for consensus-building as Parliament adjourns sine die

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has lauded Members of Parliament (MPs) for the spirit of consensus-building and bipartisanship that characterised the...

Unibank case: We’ve become comfortable with elites evading justice – Barker‑Vormawor

Oliver Barker-Vormawor, political activist and frequent commentator on national affairs, has sharply criticised the handling of the uniBank case, asserting that Ghana has grown...

NDC government tops DACF transfers – Deputy Finance Minister

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has revealed that the current NDC government has significantly increased statutory transfers to the District...

Recovery is not achieved through press conferences or walk-outs – Deputy Finance Minister jabs Minority

Deputy Finance Minister, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has taken a direct swipe at the NPP Minority in Parliament, dismissing their criticisms of the government’s...

I won’t be surprised if Ukraine sues NPP – Majority Leader mocks 

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of using the Russia-Ukraine war as a scapegoat for Ghana’s economic difficulties. According to...

Parliament expunges Ernest Yaw Kumi’s name from vote and proceedings

Parliament has officially expunged the name of Ernest Yaw Kumi, the late Member of Parliament for Akwatia, from its records following confirmation of his...

Agbodza, Asenso-Boakye clash in Parliament over ‘Big Push’ roads initiative

A heated exchange erupted in Parliament on Wednesday between Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza and his predecessor, Francis Asenso-Boakye, during the debate...

Minority blocks passage of Social Protection Bill

The Minority in Parliament has rejected the approval of the Social Protection Bill, 2025, citing the lack of a constitutionally mandated quorum during Wednesday’s...

Parliament endorses use of oil and mineral revenues for ‘Big Push’ projects

Parliament has approved for government to allocate the entirety of Ghana’s oil revenues and mineral royalties towards the execution of the ambitious “Big Push”...

Parliament approves four Deputy Ministers

Parliament has approved the nomination of four Members of Parliament as Deputy Ministers following the adoption of the Appointments Committee’s report. The Appointments Committee, by...

Parliament mourns Daddy Lumba

Parliament has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Ghanaian highlife legend Charles Kojo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba. Making a statement on the...

“Apologies don’t come with ‘ifs'” – Dr. Ayensu-Danquah schools Minority Leader

In a moment that became a reference point for parliamentary decorum, Deputy Health Minister-designate Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah delivered a pointed lesson on proper apologies...

Minority demands urgent briefing over recent killings

Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has called on the Speaker of Parliament to summon the Minister for the Interior for an immediate closed-door meeting,...

Ernest Yaw Kumi’s family officially informs Speaker Bagbin about his death

The family of the late Akwatia Member of Parliament, Ernest Yaw Kumi, paid a courtesy visit to Speaker Alban Bagbin on Friday to officially...

Afenyo-Markin apologises to Deputy Minister-Designate for Health

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has issued a public apology to Deputy Minister-Designate for Health, Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah, following criticisms sparked by his earlier comments...

Appointments Committee vets final Deputy Ministerial nominees today

Parliament’s Appointments Committee will today, Friday, July 25, conduct vetting for the final group of individuals nominated for deputy ministerial positions. President John Dramani Mahama...

Minority petitions Mahama over electoral violence and ‘galamsey’ crisis

The Minority Caucus has formally petitioned President John Dramani Mahama, calling for swift executive intervention in response to two pressing national issues. These include the...