Government has paid GH¢10 billion in interest under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), marking a major milestone in the country’s fiscal consolidation efforts. The payment, announced on Wednesday, is the sixth coupon settlement under the programme and the second made entirely in cash, with no Payment-In-Kind component. The full cash settlement covers cedi-denominated DDEP […]
President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed multiple petitions calling for the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following a determination by the Chief Justice that no prima facie case existed for further action. This was confirmed by the Minister of Government Communications in a statement issued on […]
COCOBOD’s Executive Management and Senior Staff have announced salary reductions for the remainder of the 2025/26 crop year, citing liquidity challenges in the cocoa industry. In a statement issued Monday, February 16, 2026, COCOBOD said its Executive Management has taken a 20% pay cut, while Senior Staff have accepted a 10% salary reduction. The institution […]
Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 following his arrest and planned arraignment over allegations of publishing false news. He is no longer required to appear in court as earlier scheduled for Thursday, February 12, 2026. Mr. Nkansah […]
A nationwide opinion poll conducted by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has revealed that President John Dramani Mahama enjoys strong public support one year into his presidency, with 68% of Ghanaians approving of his job performance. The survey, which polled over 1,000 people across all regions of Ghana in December 2025, showed that only […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has approved the reintroduction of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, for consideration by the House. He said the decision was taken based on the unanimous advice he received from the Committees on the Private Members’ Bill and the Private Members’ Motion, which recommended […]
John Awuah, President of the Ghana Association of Banks, has criticised Ghana’s civil society organisations (CSOs), accusing them of losing credibility and moral authority in the fight against illegal mining. In a strongly worded commentary, Mr Awuah said the country’s civil society space has failed to match the scale of the galamsey threat, despite repeatedly […]
Franklin Cudjoe, Founding President of IMANI Africa, has described the National Democratic Congress’s handling of the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary controversy as “some sort of comedy of errors,” following the party’s decision to allow Baba Jamal to contest despite findings of vote-buying. Mr Cudjoe’s comments come after the NDC cleared Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed to […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially announced Baba Ali Yussif, the current Constituency Secretary of the party, as its parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East Constituency by-election scheduled for March 3, 2026. The decision was made after extensive consultations by the National Executive Committee (NEC) with key stakeholders, and a unanimous recommendation by the […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s three-member committee investigating alleged vote-buying and inducement during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary in Greater Accra is expected to complete its work today and present the same to the party. The panel, appointed by the party’s national leadership, has been tasked with probing claims of financial inducements and other irregularities […]
A simple exercise to elect a parliamentary candidate has caused the recall of a diplomat who contested in the primary, attracted the interest of anti-graft institutions and thrown the entire exercise into controversy over allegations of vote-buying. Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, popularly known as Baba Jamal, once a Deputy Minister of Communication and a former […]
Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and members of the Commonwealth Observer Group have arrived in Bangladesh to begin monitoring preparations for the country’s parliamentary election and referendum scheduled for February 12. The high-level team is in Dhaka to assess pre-election arrangements, engage key stakeholders and evaluate the overall environment ahead of voting day. Mr. […]
