Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has described himself as an underdog ahead of the contest to elect a flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2024 general elections. However, he said, he is confident of winning the internal election. Mr Agyapong will be competing against Former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, Former Agric Minister, Dr Owusu ...

The financial sector cleanup that was undertaken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance which resulted in the collapse of nine domestic banks and several Microfinance companies, badly affected the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 general elections, Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has said. He noted that ...

The Minority in Parliament has hinted at more damning revelations on how the government expended COVID Funds when Parliament resumes in February. It comes on the back of revelations in the Auditor General’s Special Report on Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditure which revealed serious procurement breaches and financial misappropriation. According to the report, the Ministry of Health paid over 10 million cedis ...

The Government of Ghana and the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) have made a headway on the terms of participation of Banks in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The new agreement includes final improvements to the terms of the programme. These include; an agreement to pay a 5% coupon for 2023 and a single coupon rate for each of ...

One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key aides has resigned ahead of an expected government reshuffle. Kyrylo Tymoshenko was the president’s deputy head of office and thanked Mr Zelensky for “the opportunity to do good deeds every day and every minute”. He had been implicated in scandals linked to his use of expensive cars – though he denies wrongdoing. Mr ...

Former Minister of Health under the John Mahama administration, Alex Segbefia says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) feels vindicated following the findings of the Auditor General’s Report. The Auditor General’s special report on Ghana’s COVID 19 expenditure has revealed some huge payment made by the Ministry of Health. According to the report, the Ministry paid over 10 million cedis in ...

The Management of Ghana Water Company Limited has announced rationing of water supply as raw water bodies from various sources deplete due to the cut down of trees. In a statement, the Ghana Water Company Limited revealed that consumers may encounter erratic flow of water in some parts of the country, especially the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central Western and Northern ...

Some head teachers of second-cycle institutions are calling for the scrapping of some freebies accompanying the implementation of the government’s Free Senior High School policy. They believe that this would ease the pressure on government coffers, which would essentially provide an avenue for government to re-channel funds into the provision of food items. A head teacher, who spoke to Citi ...

Two eminent clergymen and members of the Board of Trustees of the controversial National Cathedral project have called for its immediate suspension and audit. The two – Archbishop Duncan Williams and Reverend Eastwood Anaba say their call is based on the controversies surrounding the project. According to them, the suspension will pave the way for transparency and accountability to be ...

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni arrived Sunday (Jan. 22) in Algeria for a two-day visit as the two nations look to build up a strategic partnership and Italy works to further wean itself off Russian energy with help from the gas-rich North African country. Algeria’s state television announced Meloni’s arrival with neither photos nor fanfare. She was greeted by Prime Minister ...