BUSINESS
Bank of Ghana bans photocopying Ghana Cards for banking transactions
The Bank of Ghana has banned the photocopying of Ghana Cards for banking transactions, emphasizing biometric verification as the standard for identity authentication to enhance security and prevent fraud. This directive aligns …
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POLITICS
I don’t have the power to remove IGP, authority rests with Mahama – Muntaka
The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has clarified that the authority to retain or dismiss heads of security agencies, including the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare rests solely w…
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POLITICS
New appointments: Ablakwa for Foreign Affairs, Omane Boamah for Defence, Sam George to Communications
In a press statement issued by the Presidency on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, President John Dramani Mahama made his third round of ministerial appointments. The statement, signed by the spokesperson to the President, Hon. Felix K…
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POLITICS
Supreme Court stays Speaker’s ruling ousting 4 MPs from Parliament
Supreme Court has granted a temporary reprieve to the four Members of Parliament whose seats were declared vacant by Speaker Alban Bagbin on Thursday, October 17, 2024. This means that Andrew Amoakoh Asiamah (Fomena), Peter Ya…
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POLITICS
NPP Minority to boycott Parliament over ruling on four vacant seats
The minority in Parliament has announced a boycott of all subsequent parliamentary proceedings until the Supreme Court delivers its judgment on the contentious issue surrounding four Members of Parliament (MPs). This decision c…
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POLITICS
Speaker Bagbin declares 4 Parliamentary seats vacant
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin has officially declared four parliamentary seats vacant with barely two months to elections in December. This ruling means that Ghana's hung parliament which gave the governing…
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NEWS
New Legislative Instrument To Limit Mining Presented To Parliament
Mr. Afenyo-Markin Government has presented a new Legislative Instrument (LI) to Parliament aimed at revoking previous regulations that permitted mining activities in sensitive areas. The Environmental Protection (Mining in Fore…
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