The National Health Insurance Authority has disbursed more than GH¢157 million in claims to healthcare providers nationwide in two tranches — GH¢43.7 million on April 14, 2026, and GH¢113.6 million on April 30, 2026 — covering accrued unvetted claims dating back to 2019 and some vetted claims up to March 2026. According to the authority’s…
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has signed a refinery agreement with Royal Ghana Gold Refinery Limited to refine gold locally as part of the government’s agenda to end the export of raw minerals by 2030. Under the deal, GoldBod will supply up to one tonne of gold weekly for refining, marking its second refinery partnership…
A former Relationship Officer of Fidelity Bank, testifying as the third prosecution witness in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, has confirmed before the Accra High Court that transactions captured in prosecution Exhibit 15 were reflected in the bank statement of the first accused person. During cross-examination by defence…
President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and final four-year term in January after overwhelmingly defeating challenger Stanley Osifo in the presidential primaries of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress on May 24. Tinubu secured nearly 11 million votes against Osifo’s 16,500, strengthening his position ahead of the election. The Nigerian leader has received praise from…
President John Dramani Mahama has launched Ghana’s new e-Visa application service at a ceremony in Accra, introducing an online platform that allows travellers to apply for visas electronically. Effective immediately, all African passport holders travelling to Ghana for business or tourism will apply exclusively through the e-Visa platform and will not pay visa fees for…
Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi, the longest-serving Minister of Local Government in the Fourth Republic, has warned that decentralisation, if not carefully managed, could fuel separatist tendencies and threaten Ghana’s unity, explaining that the country’s decentralisation system was deliberately designed with a weak regional structure to prevent secession and possible state disintegration. Speaking at a sensitisation and…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is advancing work on the e-cedi, a digital currency designed for cross-border settlements and wholesale payments to improve regional payment efficiency, following the successful completion of its pilot phase. The project, which has gone through design, implementation, and testing stages, is now focused on supporting faster international transactions, regional trade…
Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has clarified that security agencies do not need his permission to arrest a Member of Parliament suspected of wrongdoing, but must only inform him of the circumstances after such arrests or investigations, explaining that the belief that his approval is required is a misconception and that he would only determine…
Founder of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom, has pledged to rebuild GN Savings and Loans Company Limited into a stronger institution following a Court of Appeal ruling that directed the Bank of Ghana to restore its operating licence. Speaking to journalists in Accra on May 21, 2026, Dr Nduom described the decision as a major…
The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Gideon Boako, has claimed that bank charges in Ghana are expected to increase from June 4, following recent developments in the country’s banking sector. In a social media post on May 22, 2026, he suggested that ongoing financial and regulatory…
