As part of efforts to stop illegal water connections and improve discipline at the utility, Adam Mutawakilu, the Managing Director of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), has said that 41 district managers will be moved to new jobs by January 15, 2026. Mr. Mutawakilu said that after an internal performance review, they had to take action…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) wants to raise GH¢225 billion in taxes by 2026. To do this, they are making big changes to the Value Added Tax (VAT) system. For example, they are raising the VAT registration threshold for businesses that sell goods from GH¢200,000 to GH¢750,000 in annual turnover. This will make it easier…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has started the process of kicking out former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. This is because he called the party “fake” during an interview on Channel One TV on Monday, January 12, 2026. He also said that he no longer considers himself a member of…
Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the ranking member of Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee, has accused the NDC government of secretly adding LGBTQ-related material to Ghana’s school curriculum. He said on social media on Tuesday, January 13, that the party has “mischievously and deliberately smuggled LGBTQ agenda into the curriculum,” even though it publicly opposes LGBTQ…
Hopeson Adorye, the Director of Field Operations for the United Party, has called for strong action against the management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). He says that the company’s ongoing water shortages are a “clear negligence of duty” that continues to hurt ordinary Ghanaians. He also says that citizens should not have to…
Richard Nyama, a key member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized Nyhiaso MP Dr. Stephen Amoah for saying that former President Nana Akufo-Addo chose Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam as Finance Minister based on race. Nyama called the comparison between the two “misplaced and disrespectful.” Nyama denied the claim in a Facebook post on…
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, who used to be the Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, has told the New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to re-elect its old flagbearer. He says that doing so would have serious effects on the party, which he says no longer reflects the values and principles he once knew. He said…
Richard Nyama, a top member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized Nyhiaso MP Dr. Stephen Amoah for saying that former President Nana Akufo-Addo chose Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam over him for the Finance Minister position. Nyama said that the claims were false and didn’t take merit into account. Nyama wrote on Facebook on…
According to a poll by Sanity Africa, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong is clearly in the lead for the New Patriotic Party’s presidential nomination ahead of the primaries on January 31, 2026. He has 52.0 percent support from delegates, while former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has 40.0 percent. The poll, which was done between October 2025…
The Government of Ghana says that in its first year in office, it paid off long-standing debts in the energy sector and restored the World Bank’s Partial Risk Guarantee. This, they say, was a major turning point for the sector. On January 12, 2026, the Ministry of Finance said that the Mahama administration took over…
