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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...
PAC clears CAGD of public debt overstatement
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has cleared the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) of allegations that it overstated Ghana’s public debt...
Ridge Hospital assault probe committee set to present report today – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the committee investigating the recent assault on health workers at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) will...
Parliamentary Sports Committee demands Black Stars budget for WCQ against Chad, Mali
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sports has formally requested that Sports Minister Kofi Adams provide a copy of the budget for Ghana’s upcoming 2026...
Heal KATH project stalls for 3 months over simmering conflict between hospital CEO and...
The rehabilitation of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has stalled for the past three months, in a raging conflict between the hospital’s CEO...
Parliament’s Sanitation Committee urges swift commissioning of IRECOP facility in E/R
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources has called on the government to expedite the commissioning of the Akwadum Integrated Recycling and...
Customs cautions public against bringing vehicles without manifest to Ghana
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Tema Sector, has issued a strong warning to importers to desist from bringing unmanifested vehicles...
Dr. Gideon Boako questions basis of BoG’s accounting reporting approach to declare 2024 ‘losses’
Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for the Tano North Constituency, Dr Gideon Boako, has criticised the Governor of...
Why do we only see the bad? A call for balanced political accountability
In every democratic system, the transfer of power comes with both assets and liabilities. Successive governments don’t start from scratch—they inherit the achievements and...
Assurances Committee of Parliament to hold public hearing from July 2025
Chairman of Parliament’s Committee on Assurances and Member of Parliament for the Bimbilla Constituency, Dominic Nitiwul, says his Committee will begin public hearings from...
Kantamanto Market Fire: Leadership renders account, declares market fully operational
Four months after the devastating Kantamanto Market fire, the leadership of the Kantamanto Traders Association has officially rendered an account of all donations received...
Minority on Health Committee appeals to TTH doctors to return to work
The Minority Caucus on Health has expressed concern over the suspension of emergency and outpatient services at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).
The strike action, which...
IERPP calls for public audits of seized assets following Sapeiman warehouse raid
The Institute for Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) is calling for immediate public audits of assets seized by Ghanaian authorities in major criminal...
‘We’ve evidence; prosecute now’ – Avedzi calls for head of corrupt public officials cited...
Former Chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse Avedzi has urged the Attorney General to see to the immediate prosecution of public...
ACSC demands greater transparency and accountability following $360m cocaine seizure
The Africa Center for Security and Counterterrorism (ACSC) has commended the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for its successful interception of cocaine worth over $360...
Parliament announces leaders of key committees
Parliament has announced the leadership of several key parliamentary committees with members appointed to oversee critical sectors of governance, including Finance, Health, Defence, Education,...
Adongo appointed Finance Committee Chair as Parliament reeshuffles leadership
Parliament has announced a re-composition of its committees, with Isaac Adongo appointed as the new Chairperson of the Finance Committee.
This key position oversees the...
Revoking last-minute public service appointments is necessary – Yusif Sulemana
The Deputy Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Yusif Sulemana, has justified the government’s decision to revoke all public sector appointments and recruitments made...
Interior Minister inaugurates 7-member committee to review security service recruitment
To enhance transparency and professionalism in the recruitment processes of Ghana’s security services, Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak has inaugurated a seven-member committee.
The committee...
Janet Nabla slams ORAL committee, calls it a political revenge tool
The Chairperson of the People's National Party (PNP), Janet Asana Nabla, has criticized the establishment of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee.
She described...
ORAL Committee receives over 2,400 complaints on looted public funds
The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee has received 2,417 complaints from individuals and civil society organisations (CSOs) concerning corruption and misappropriated public resources.
Chairman...
My call saved the public purse; I should be celebrated – Sam George on...
The Minister nominee for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation has defended his call for National Democratic Congress (NDC) party members to position themselves at...
My critics do not understand how the public service work – Joe Wise
Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has stated that many people misunderstood him when he mentioned that the Chief of Staff financially...
Barker-Vormawor apologises for bribery allegation against Appointments Committee
Political activist and lawyer, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has issued a public apology to the Appointments Committee of Parliament following his bribery allegation.
Barker-Vormawor appeared before the...
James Klutse Avedzi: A trailblazer in public service and finance
James Klutse Avedzi’s illustrious career has reached new heights with his appointment by President Mahama as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Lands Minister-Designate opposes sale of public lands at cheaper prices
The Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has taken a firm stance against the undervaluation of public lands, insisting that future...
Lessons in transitioning social media accounts and digital infrastructure between old and new governments:...
Thomas Synaepa-Addison, a Ph.D. student at the School of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, has conducted an extensive research experience in infrastructure security, privacy,...
Appointment Committee Chairman didn’t coordinate the process well – Atta Akyea
A legal practitioner, Samuel Atta Akyea has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the chairman of the Parliamentary Appointments Committee following the vetting of...
Appointments Committee to vet Ministerial nominees next week
The Appointments Committee of Parliament is set to begin vetting ministerial nominees selected by President John Dramani Mahama.
The vetting sessions will run from Thursday,...
GNFS warns public against paying fees for attestation letters
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has addressed concerns regarding reports of victims being charged for attestation letters related to the recent Kantamanto fire.
In...
Election 2024: Pressure group wants NPP National Executive Committee dissolved
The Concerned Patriots of Change, a pressure group claiming association with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called for the dissolution of the National...
Anti-corruption committee won’t duplicate works of state institutions – Ablakwa
The Chairman of the five-member anti-corruption committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said the team will not duplicate the work of existing state anti-corruption agencies.
According...
Mahama to launch committee for 120-day social contract implementation
President-elect, John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to inaugurate a dedicated committee to fulfil his 120-day social contract with Ghanaians.
Among the initiatives under this...
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PPA CEO appointment must require parliamentary vetting for accountability – Avedzi
Chairman of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), James Klutse Avedzi, is advocating for the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement...
Black Stars: Randy Abbey justifies why Management Committee members were paid $100,000
Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr. Randy Abbey has defended the $100,000 payment made to the Black Stars management committee members...
New Juaben South MP accounts to market women in Koforidua
The Member of Parliament for the New Juaben South constituency, Michael Okyere Baafi, has stated that the New Patriotic Party has brought more development...
GH¢61bn of public funds locked up in investment institutions – Report
The Auditor General's report has uncovered that a staggering GH¢61 billion in state funds is tied up with various companies and institutions nationwide.
Of this...
NHIA proposes diversion of NHIL into the Authority’s accounts
Management of the National Health Insurance Authority are proposing amendment of the act establishing the NHIA to divert levies in the Authority’s accounts.
Presently, proceeds...
Uganda: Government assurances committee wants police probe into Gulu Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The Parliament Committee on Government Assurances and Implementation is investigating the circumstances surrounding the dismantling of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Gulu Regional...
Bondholder committee reaches agreement in principle with Ghana on debt restructuring
The Committee of holders of Ghana’s Eurobonds has announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the government of Ghana on a...