President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating challenger Stanley Osifo in the presidential primaries of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress on May 24. Tinubu secured nearly 11 million votes against Osifo’s 16,500, strengthening his position ahead of the election. The Nigerian leader has received praise from…
President John Dramani Mahama has launched Ghana’s new e-Visa application service at a ceremony in Accra, introducing an online platform that allows travellers to apply for visas electronically. Effective immediately, all African passport holders travelling to Ghana for business or tourism will apply exclusively through the e-Visa platform and will not pay visa fees for…
Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi, the longest-serving Minister of Local Government in the Fourth Republic, has warned that decentralisation, if not carefully managed, could fuel separatist tendencies and threaten Ghana’s unity, explaining that the country’s decentralisation system was deliberately designed with a weak regional structure to prevent secession and possible state disintegration. Speaking at a sensitisation and…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is advancing work on the e-cedi, a digital currency designed for cross-border settlements and wholesale payments to improve regional payment efficiency, following the successful completion of its pilot phase. The project, which has gone through design, implementation, and testing stages, is now focused on supporting faster international transactions, regional trade…
President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating challenger Stanley Osifo in the presidential primaries of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress on May 24. Tinubu secured nearly 11 million votes against Osifo’s 16,500, strengthening his position ahead of the election. The Nigerian leader has received praise from…
President John Dramani Mahama has launched Ghana’s new e-Visa application service at a ceremony in Accra, introducing an online platform that allows travellers to apply for visas electronically. Effective immediately, all African passport holders travelling to Ghana for business or tourism will apply exclusively through the e-Visa platform and will not pay visa fees for…
Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi, the longest-serving Minister of Local Government in the Fourth Republic, has warned that decentralisation, if not carefully managed, could fuel separatist tendencies and threaten Ghana’s unity, explaining that the country’s decentralisation system was deliberately designed with a weak regional structure to prevent secession and possible state disintegration. Speaking at a sensitisation and…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is advancing work on the e-cedi, a digital currency designed for cross-border settlements and wholesale payments to improve regional payment efficiency, following the successful completion of its pilot phase. The project, which has gone through design, implementation, and testing stages, is now focused on supporting faster international transactions, regional trade…
Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has clarified that security agencies do not need his permission to arrest a Member of Parliament suspected of wrongdoing, but must only inform him of the circumstances after such arrests or investigations, explaining that the belief that his approval is required is a misconception and that he would only determine…
Founder of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom, has pledged to rebuild GN Savings and Loans Company Limited into a stronger institution following a Court of Appeal ruling that directed the Bank of Ghana to restore its operating licence. Speaking to journalists in Accra on May 21, 2026, Dr Nduom described the decision as a major…
The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Gideon Boako, has claimed that bank charges in Ghana are expected to increase from June 4, following recent developments in the country’s banking sector. In a social media post on May 22, 2026, he suggested that ongoing financial and regulatory…
Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has urged Metro Mass Transit to strengthen its internal systems and improve operational efficiency so it can expand its fleet without heavy reliance on government support. Speaking at the commissioning of 100 new buses at the company’s head office, he said the acquisition should be the start of a wider…
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, has said that debates over alleged losses in Ghana’s gold sector should be handled in Parliament rather than on television, warning that rising political tensions must be managed carefully. Speaking on Good Morning Ghana on May 22, he noted that recent political exchanges show strain in national discourse and…
The Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Wisdom Kwaku Deku, has said the Ghana Card has significantly improved identity verification and inclusion in Ghana while gaining growing recognition across the ECOWAS sub-region and internationally. Speaking at the NIA’s 20th anniversary celebration, he disclosed that the Authority has registered over 19.4 million Ghanaians aged…
