Lithium Investors Alarmed by Lease Delays (Parliament Yet to Ratify Ewoyaa Project Amid Royalty Dispute)

Investors in mining, especially shareholders of Atlantic Lithium, are worried about delays in approving the mining lease for the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana’s Central Region, which was obtained through its subsidiary Barari DV Ghana Ltd. The initial lease signed on October 20, 2023, failed to gain parliamentary approval due to political gridlock, while a…

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Parliament Cuts Mining Levy to 1% (Sliding-Scale Royalties Rise with Gold Prices Under New Law)

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…

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Parliament Passes Bill: Tertiary Institutions Must Secure Charter in 6 Years (Private Universities Raise Concerns)

Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies Amendment Bill, 2026. This bill makes big changes to Ghana’s tertiary education system by requiring all affiliated tertiary institutions to get a Charter within six years instead of the previous ten-year mentorship period. On February 4, 2026, Deputy Minister of Education Clement Abas Apaak brought the Bill to…

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Minority Seeks Answers on Mahama’s Chartered Flights (Demands Transparency on Costs, Procedures)

The Minority in Parliament is worried about President John Dramani Mahama’s recent use of a chartered plane for trips abroad. They want more information about the arrangements and costs involved. Members of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee say that Parliament needs to know how presidential travel works, including how decisions are made about the mode of…

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MP Fordjour Calls for Halt to Security Recruitment (Wants Probe, Fee Refunds, Transparency)

John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, has asked that the current recruitment process for Ghana’s security services be stopped right away and ended because he is worried about fairness and transparency. He told JoyNews that there should be a bipartisan investigation by Parliament and that all application fees should…

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Gov’t Pledges Non-Interference in ORAL Trials (GH¢1.5bn Assets Seized, 140 Charged in Corruption Cases)

Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has said that the government will not get involved in the judicial process when it comes to prosecuting corruption-related crimes as part of its anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL). The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP said that the government is committed to respecting…

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