Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, a former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, has called for a critical review of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) performance in Parliament after the 2024 general elections. He warned that some sitting MPs may have trouble keeping their seats if they run again. In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu…
Victor Smith, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United States, said on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) examined former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and found him fit for detention. He went on to say that ICE arranged for medical professionals at the detention center to check on him…
Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday, January 10, officially launched a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials describe as Africa’s biggest airport, the Bishoftu International Airport, which is scheduled for completion in 2030 in the town of Bishoftu, about 45 km southeast of Addis Ababa, with the state-owned airline awarded the contract to design the four-runway…
Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, former MP for New Juaben South, has praised Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson for implementing what he describes as “common-sensical” fiscal controls that are curbing overspending, unchecked borrowing, and the perennial accumulation of government arrears, stating in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on…
The World Bank says the global economy is showing greater resilience than expected despite trade tensions and policy uncertainty, with its latest Global Economic Prospects report projecting global growth to remain broadly stable, easing to 2.6 per cent in 2026 before rising to 2.7 per cent in 2027—both upward revisions driven largely by stronger-than-expected performance…
Kofi Asare, Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (EduWatch), has called on the government to quickly send teachers to areas that need them and give them the promised allowances for working in those areas. He warned that not hiring teachers in 2025 has left about 30,000 classrooms without teachers and made the teacher shortage worse…
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has ordered a comprehensive audit of all health facilities in the Oti Region to strengthen service delivery and safeguard patient safety, directing the Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Korku Awoonor, to form a technical working group to assess the structural integrity, operational capacity and overall…
Henry Nana Boakye, the National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), also known as Nana B, said that former Environment Minister Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng must be held accountable for calling the NPP a “fake party” during an interview on The Point of View on Channel One TV on Monday, January 12. He said that…
According to Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama, the Gold-for-Oil (G4O) program, which started in late 2022 to cut down on the use of foreign currency for fuel imports and keep domestic fuel prices stable, ended in May 2025. He said, “We had to shut down the Gold4Oil Program in May last year, but…
Dominic Nitiwul, a former defense minister, has warned that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) cannot afford to lose the 2028 elections. He said that losing would be bad for the party. He said on Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday, “And the hard part for NPP is that we should never lose in 2028 because…
