The minority members of Parliament’s Roads and Highways Committee, led by Ranking Member Kennedy Osei Nyarko, have spoken out against the new Airport Infrastructure Development Levy, saying it is unfair because passengers already pay for airport services. The levy, which goes into effect on April 1, 2026, raises airfares by a lot. It adds GH¢100…
Haruna Iddrisu, Ghana’s Minister of Education, has said again that the government is committed to building the Ghana Defence University. He said that real steps are being taken to make the project happen. He said during a site visit that the Ghana Education Trust Fund is working on long-term funding plans. For the first phase,…
Tiger Eye PI has denied claims that its founder, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, made and then hid a report about alleged corruption in Parliament. The claim, which was made by anti-corruption activist Vitus Azeem, was called false and without merit. The group said in a statement that no such investigation had been done, shown to, or…
Former Minister of Health Bernard Okoe-Boye has denied claims that no work was done on the proposed Parliamentary Service Hospital. He said that a lot of work was done to get the project ready before it was put on hold. He said on Adom FM that the Ministry of Health Ghana oversaw the project after…
The constitutional mandate under the Electoral Commission of Ghana gives every government just four years per term. Four years is 1,460 days, not a lifetime to experiment with grandstanding. Governance demands sequencing, prioritization, and disciplined capital allocation. Yet the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is spreading itself, announcing multiple road projects simultaneously without a credible…
President John Dramani Mahama has said that illegal mining, also known as galamsey, is a big problem in Ghana. It involves traditional leaders, politicians, and other important people, which makes the fight against it hard and complicated. He said at the Jubilee House that operators often switch sides between political parties, which keeps the practice…
Alexander Agyare, the MP for Kade and Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Budget Committee, has spoken out against how the government handles money, saying that it makes unrealistic revenue projections and doesn’t explain a supposed $240 million loss involving GoldBod and the Bank of Ghana. He said that the government has set even higher revenue goals…
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader and MP for Effutu, has told young people in Ghana to take charge of making and managing their own opportunities after they graduate. He also warned that some people misuse programs that are meant to empower them. He spoke at the Beyond the Degree Conference 2026 and said that leaders…
The Growth and Sustainability Levy, 2026, was passed by Parliament on March 13. It lowers the tax on mining companies’ gross production from three percent to one percent to help the industry after the Minerals and Mining Royalties Regulation was put in place. This regulation raises royalty payments when commodity prices rise on the international…
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, the MP for Manhyia South, has cast doubt on the credibility of a report that was presented in Ghana’s Parliament and said to be from the Ghana Audit Service. He said that the statement read by Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem did not make it clear that it was based…
