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The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, is facing increased scrutiny following revelations that GH₵50 million has been allocated for monitoring activities under the government’s One Million Coders Programme. The allocation, which forms part of the programme’s implementation budget, has raised public concern over spending priorities, with critics questioning why such a…

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, from Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) custody, describing his detention as unconstitutional and politically motivated. Speaking at a press conference in Accra, he argued that…

The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Samuel Basintale Amadu, has led a delegation of senior officers to a meeting with the Director of the Central Directorate of Prevention of the Italian Polizia di Stato and representatives of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to discuss growing security threats in the Sahel and…

A banking consultant, Dr. Richmond Atuahene, has said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme has played a key role in stabilising Ghana’s economy by improving inflation, exchange rate performance, and foreign reserves following the successful completion of the country’s $3 billion Extended Credit Facility. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Point of View, he noted…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut down a mining site belonging to former Mpohor District Chief Executive Asaah Mensah and one Obed Osei for allegedly involving Chinese nationals in illegal small-scale mining operations and operating without an environmental permit. The closure, carried out during a nationwide compliance operation in the Mpohor District on May…

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, known as Chairman Wontumi, has been charged at the High Court alongside Thomas Antwi-Boasiako, a Director of Wontumi Farms Limited, over allegations of defrauding the Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) through false pretence, forgery, money laundering, and causing financial loss of more than GH¢30…

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has announced that cocoa purchases for the 2026/2027 crop season will be financed with $1 billion raised from the domestic bond market as part of a new strategy to strengthen cocoa financing, reduce reliance on foreign borrowing, and deepen the local capital market…

Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has urged the Ghana Bar Association to move beyond issuing condemnations and engage more broadly with concerns about Ghana’s justice system, following recent debates involving the judiciary. Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News, he said the association should adopt a more balanced and principled approach to public controversies rather than focusing solely…

Stephen Amoah has called for major structural reforms to stabilise Ghana’s economy and prevent a return to another bailout programme with the International Monetary Fund. Speaking amid discussions on Ghana’s transition from the IMF-supported programme to the Policy Coordination Instrument, the Nhyiaeso MP argued that expenditure cuts should be based on sound economic analysis rather…