To help the Ghana Scholarship Authority deal with its growing financial problems, Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has suggested that 2.5% of Ghana’s petroleum royalty revenue be given to it. He said at the swearing-in ceremony for the Authority’s Governing Council that the organization has an unsustainable debt of about GH₵834 million, which means it needs…
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta because they have questions about his status in the US. His legal team says that he is fully cooperating while they work to resolve the issue quickly. His lawyers said that he has a pending petition for adjustment of status,…
Dr. Johnson Asiama, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, praised Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for his long-lasting, calm, and principled leadership, calling it a vital source of stability and wisdom that continues to help Ghana grow as a nation. During a courtesy visit by the Asantehene to the Bank of Ghana on January…
Former PMMC Managing Director Nana Akwasi Awuah has made it clear that the IMF’s report of a $214 million trading loss under the Gold for Reserve program happened in 2025, after he left office, and should not be linked to his time in office. He said that PMMC didn’t lose any money on the Domestic…
Eric Dawda, a lawyer, has filed a mandamus application with the High Court to force the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) to make public all the details of its multi-billion-cedi gold buying operations. This is because the board allegedly did not respond to a Right to Information (RTI) request and a petition to the RTI Commission….
Remittances from the UK are still a major source of foreign exchange for Ghana, but Bank of Ghana (BoG) data shows that this corridor is losing steam. In January–September 2024, it made up 28% of total inflows, but by the same time in 2025, it had dropped to 17.5%. At the London–Accra Economic Growth Summit…
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has told the University of Ghana to immediately undo any recent fee increases and dues for the 2025/2026 academic year. This is because there were reports of a 25% rise and new charges being added without Parliament’s approval. GTEC wrote a letter on January 5, 2026, telling the university…
To improve consumer protection, strengthen oversight of inward remittances, and protect foreign exchange inflows, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has set up a new set of rules for International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs). According to the Guidelines for the Registration and Operations of IMTOs, all businesses that help people send money to Ghana must work…
As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) gets ready to pick its presidential candidate on January 31, 2026, some members are backing former Assin Central MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, saying he is the best choice among the five candidates. Kwesi Nyantakyi, the former president of the Ghana Football Association, spoke on behalf of Mr. Agyapong’s campaign…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has finished showing the voter register all over the country in time for the presidential primary. The exercise took place in all 276 constituencies across the country from Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to Monday, January 5, 2026. The Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) of the party put together the exercise to…
