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Minority threatens to boycott Mid-Year Budget presentation

Parliament is braced for a potential boycott today as intelligence from the House suggests the Minority Caucus is likely to absent itself from the...

Mahama should decline Minority’s request to meet him – Adu Asare [Video]

Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has urged President John Mahama not to grant an audience to the Minority in Parliament. According...

Remember your Majority status will not last forever – Egyapa Mercer to NDC 

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus not to be complacent about their current...

Finance Minister presents mid-year budget review today

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament today, July 24, 2025. The presentation is...

Patricia Appiagyei rejects replacing Afenyo-Markin on ECOWAS Parliament delegation

Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has rejected her nomination to serve on Ghana’s reconstituted delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. Appiagyei, who was nominated as a...

Parliament passes Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill

Parliament has approved the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Bill, 2025, popularly known as MahamaCares, marking a significant step toward strengthening the country’s healthcare financing...

Dr Zanetor Rawlings appointed member of Ghana’s delegation to Pan African Parliament

Dr Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings, three-term Member of Parliament for Klottey–Korle Constituency, has been appointed to serve as a member of Ghana’s delegation to the Pan African...

Minority, gov’t clash over Mahama Cares fund and NHIS financing

Parliament was thrown into heated debate on Tuesday as the Minority raised strong objections to the proposed Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as...

Afenyo-Markin removed from delegation to ECOWAS Parliament

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has been removed from Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, despite his initial inclusion by the Minority Caucus. Although Afenyo-Markin currently...

Ablekuma North NDC supporters grace Ewurabena Aubynn’s swearing-in [Video]

Parliament witnessed a wave of celebration on Monday, July 21, as scores of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters from Ablekuma North thronged the House...

Minority boycotts Ewurabena Aubynn’s swearing-in [Video]

The Minority has walked out of Parliament in protest of the swearing in of newly elected MP for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn. The protest was...

Ablekuma North MP-elect Ewurabena Aubynn to be sworn in today

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, will today, July 22, swear in the Member of Parliament-elect for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn. The ceremony follows her...

Jerry Ahmed reacts to “I will sell my seat if Bawumia is elected flagbearer” report 

Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has strongly denied reports claiming he would resign from his seat if former Vice President Dr....

Oppong Nkrumah chases gov’t for documents on flagship programmes

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the House to intensify its oversight role by demanding official...

Speaker refers 4 Deputy Ministerial nominees to Appointments Committee

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has referred the last batch of President John Mahama's deputy ministerial nominees to the Appointments Committee of Parliament...

Minority stages walkout over Ayariga’s remarks on Akwatia seat

The Minority in Parliament on Thursday, July 17, 2025, staged a walkout in protest over statements made by Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga regarding the...

Parliament passes Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill

Parliament has passed the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2025, to enhance effective regulation of Ghana’s fisheries and aquaculture sector. The purpose of the bill is...

Minority in Parliament label Mahama’s fuel allowance scrap as ‘settings’ and PR gimmick

The Minority in Parliament has dismissed President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to scrap fuel allowances and allocations for all political appointees, describing it as...

Chaos erupts in Parliament over credit for Ghana’s economic gains

Majority and Minority MPs have clashed in Parliament over Ghana’s recent economic gains, as inflation declines and the cedi strengthens against major foreign currencies. The...

Afenyo-Markin under fire for ‘strange elevation’ comment to Essikado MP ‘over’ Zanetor

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has come under fire for controversial comments regarding the elevation of the NDC's Essikado-Ketan parliamentary candidate, Dr. Grace Ayensu Danquah. While...

Finance Minister to present Mid-Year Budget Review on July 24

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is expected to present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget review on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The presentation is in...

Photos from the Ablekuma North re-run

The Electoral Commission (EC) conducted a rerun on Friday, July 11, across 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency. This followed disruptions during the...

Scholarships Authority Bill goes before Parliament

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has laid before Parliament the Ghana Scholarships Authority Bill—a legislative proposal aimed at transforming the country’s scholarship system and...

MPs wear black to Parliament to mourn Ernest Yaw Kumi

Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday appeared in the Chamber dressed in black attire to mourn their late colleague, Ernest Yaw Kumi. Mr Kumi, a...

MP raises concerns over parliamentary sitting hours after Ernest Kumi’s death

Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North in the Ashanti Region, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has raised concerns over the current sitting hours of Parliament,...

Akufo-Addo mourns Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed sorrow over the sudden death of Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP) Ernest Yaw Kumi. In a Facebook post, Akufo-Addo...

Bawumia mourns Ernest Yaw Kumi

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed sorrow over the death of Akwatia Member of Parliament (MP) Ernest Yaw Kumi. Reacting to the sudden...

Minority pays glowing tribute to late Akwatia MP

Parliament was, on Monday, 7 July 2025, gripped with shock and sorrow following the sudden death of Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi. Addressing the House...

Akwatia MP, Ernest Yaw Kumi passes on

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akwatia constituency in the Eastern Region, Ernest Yaw Kumi, has reportedly passed away. Details surrounding his death remain unclear,...

Education Minister to lay Scholarship Authority Bill before Parliament

The Government will next week present the Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament as part of measures to tackle nepotism and cronyism in the award...

Parliament to sit on Mondays and Saturdays

Parliament will begin extended sittings from Monday, July 7, 2025, as the House moves to complete pending legislative business ahead of its scheduled adjournment...

NPP, Minority to march to EOCO over former Buffer Stock CEO’s ‘punitive detention’

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Minority in Parliament have announced plans to march to the offices of the Economic and Organised Crime...

Parliament approves $360m World Bank facility to support 2025 budget

Parliament has approved a $360 million financing agreement between the government and the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) for the Second Resilient Recovery...

Speaker Bagbin lauds Niger’s democratic revival, reaffirms Ghana’s support

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has commended the Republic of Niger for inaugurating its Consultative Council for Rebuilding, describing it as a historic and...

You should know better – MP tells Asiedu Nketia for calling EC incompetent [Video]

Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has criticised National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, for his persistent attacks...

Human Rights Committee Chair rallies Parliament to champion rights of the vulnerable

The Chairman of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Ernest Yaw Anim, has issued a stirring call to action, urging Ghana’s lawmakers to take the lead...

Parliament approves Mahama’s 7 Supreme Court nominees

Parliament has, by a majority decision, approved the nomination of seven Court of Appeal judges by President John Mahama to the Supreme Court. The approved...

Speaker allows presentation of Supreme Court nominees vetting report despite Minority objections

The Speaker of Parliament has upheld the validity of the Appointments Committee’s report on the vetting of Supreme Court nominees. He dismissed objections raised by...

Afenyo-Markin criticises petition against Justice Ackaah-Boafo as frivolous

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the petition filed against Supreme Court nominee, Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, describing...

I spoke to some MPs, they said it was cosmetic – Appiah-Kubi on Bawumia’s endorsement meeting

Former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has downplayed the significance of the recent endorsement of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...