The Minority in Parliament, led by Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has asked the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to look into Atlas Commodities Limited’s business practices because of possible problems. On February 23, he spoke to reporters in Accra and asked how the private company was able to work in warehouses registered…
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has told new doctors that if they don’t accept jobs in rural areas, they could lose their jobs with the government by the end of February 2026. While visiting the University of Ghana College of Health Sciences at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital for work, he told teachers and…
The Minority Spokesperson on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised the government’s handling of cocoa sector reforms, arguing that a structured reform programme had already been agreed with the International Monetary Fund before the previous administration left office. Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on February 22, he said the current government…
Thomas Nyarko Ampem, the Deputy Minister for Finance, said that President John Dramani Mahama was “very upset” after being told about the interception of articulated trucks at Ghana’s borders that were thought to be avoiding taxes and making money. The Ghana Revenue Authority’s Customs Division stopped trucks that were supposed to be carrying goods from…
Rosy Meurer has spoken out amid the recent reconciliation of Tonto Dikeh and Olakunle Churchill, denying accusations that she caused their split. Meurer, who married Churchill three years after his divorce from Dikeh, previously claimed Dikeh was like family, but in a recent video she backtracked, saying she never knew Dikeh or had any connection…
To protect the continuity of upstream operations and keep production going in mature fields, Parliament has approved extending the West Cape Three Points (WCTP) and Deepwater Tano (DWT) petroleum agreements until December 31, 2040. The extensions, which involve the government, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC Exploration and Production Limited, Tullow Ghana Limited, Kosmos Energy Ghana…
The ECOWAS Commission has called for big changes to the way elections are run in West Africa so that by 2035, half of all elected positions will be held by women. Sandra Oulaté Fattouh, the Director of the ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, spoke at the ECOWAS Regional Consultation on Political Participation and Leadership of Women…
Alhaji Yusif Sulemana, the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has asked the Office of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL) to work more closely with traditional authorities, metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies, and other land sector agencies to improve the management of customary land and encourage orderly growth. At the OASL’s 2026 Annual…
The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) says that the government is not doing its job under Article 25(1)(a) of the Constitution to make sure that all children have access to Free, Compulsory, and Universal Basic Education (FCUBE). They point to the fact that there are more than 30,000 classrooms without teachers across the country. The…
The Ministry of Interior has set new dates in February for Category C applicants with WASSCE certificates who were unable to take the Centralized E-Recruitment Portal Aptitude Test because of technical problems during the 2025/26 security services recruitment process. From February 21 to 28, 2026, there will be a staggered mop-up exercise. Applicants for the…
