The secondary bond market stayed small, with turnover rising 0.35% week-on-week to GH¢1.59 billion. This was mostly because of the February 2027 benchmark, which saw its volumes rise 57.7% to GH¢824.61 million. The 2027–2030 segment saw the most trading, with 70.2% of volumes and a weighted-average yield of 15.06%. The 2031–2034 segment saw 21.3% of…
On January 11, 2026, the Tema Regional Police Command stopped 1,613 packages of suspected drugs along the Akosombo-Tema road. This was part of a coordinated operation after they got a tip on January 10 that drugs were being moved from the Volta Region to Tema. Surveillance at Agomeda Junction led to the arrest of 33-year-old…
Jonelle Ocloo, a US immigration lawyer, says that Ken Ofori-Atta, the former finance minister, may be able to stay in the US even though Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has him in custody. He is being held because there are questions about his legal status, but his lawyers say he is fully cooperating with ICE…
On Monday, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, called for a unified national response to the losses from the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) program. He stressed that the program is still important for building reserves, even though it has lost a lot of money since 2021. He told the Public Accounts Committee…
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 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…
