The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has raised objections to the NDC’s John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to pay academic facility user fees for all level 100 students if elected into power. With over forty-five thousand eligible students unable to gain university admission each year, primarily due to financial constraints, the NDC aims to boost […]
The Vice President of Ghana and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is advocating for extensive changes in the way driver’s licenses are renewed. Unlike Ghanaian passports which are currently renewed every ten years, driver’s licenses are renewed every two years. According to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) will, for the first time, publish on its website the guidelines for the conduct of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections for the resolution of any irregularities that may occur during the counting and collation process. They include the handling of over-voting, mismatched reconciliation and incomplete or incorrectly filled-in results forms. […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s former Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways, Ing. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has rejoined the party. This follows his earlier decision to contest as an Independent Candidate in the Ejisu By-Election. According to a statement from the Ashanti Regional Council of Elders of the party, “in a meeting characterised by frank […]
Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket. More than four years after her first attempt at […]
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Cape Coast North, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to remove Professor Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi from his position as the chairman of the University of Cape Coast governing council. In his petition, Horace Ekow Ewusi claimed that Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi’s conduct is negatively impacting the smooth operation […]
Some five thousand Ghanaian construction workers are expected to gain direct jobs from government’s accelerated road construction project dubbed, District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP). The initiative, which is expected to begin in earnest, is mainly funded by the District Assembly Common Fund. It is meant to patch up and smoothen deplorable roads across the country. […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that his government has undertaken road development projects across in a way, which has never been seen in Ghana’s history. Speaking during the launch of the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) in Accra on Wednesday [July 31, 2024], President Akufo-Addo said the developments by his administration reflects a […]
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think tank, has stated that it has not engaged nor informed any political party or presidential aspirant to participate in its presidential and vice-presidential debates. It has, therefore, dismissed claims that the IEA was fronting for the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of a […]
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has assured the public of the commission’s commitment to provide a level playing field for all candidates and political parties in this year’s general election. She said the commission would undertake its mandate in the upcoming elections without fear or favour. From the registration to […]
Joe Biden has turned the US election on its head. After fiercely insisting for weeks that he would remain the Democratic nominee for president, he has bowed to pressure and dropped out of the race. Here’s what it means for Vice-President Kamala Harris, for the Democrats more broadly and for Donald Trump. Harris is a […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) is scheduled to appear before Parliament on Friday, July 19, 2024, to brief the House on preparations for the 2024 General Elections. This meeting, set to take place in the parliamentary chamber, is a response to a request from members seeking to understand the level of the EC’s preparedness for the […]
