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The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has praised Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson for his presentation of the 2025 budget. Dr Forson delivered the budget statement to Parliament on Tuesday, March 11, outlining the government’s fiscal policies and economic plans for the year. Following the presentation, Mr Jinapor took to his social media page to ...

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has firmly stated that the government will not use taxpayer funds to recapitalise the Bank of Ghana (BoG), following revelations that the central bank had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under the previous Ernest Addison-led administration for a ¢53 billion bailout. Speaking on Joy News on Tuesday, March 11, after presenting the 2025 ...

The Supreme court will today, Wednesday, March 12, make a determination on a motion by convicted Akwatia MP that sought to set aside an injunction by a Koforidua High court that bars him from holding himself as a Member of Parliament for the constituency without first purging himself of contempt at the High Court. The five-member panel could not rule ...

An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly ‘talking’ to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman with more than 442,000 TikTok followers, had been on a livestream, and was responding to a comment that told her to cut her hair ...

The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has touted 21 promises that the government has fulfilled since assuming office on January 7. He announced this in Parliament when he presented the 2025 Budget and Economic Policy of government on March 11. Delivering his address, Dr Forson said, “Mr. Speaker, we are making progress: i We committed to running a lean ...

World Cup winner Paul Pogba could make a return to football soon, after completing his 18-month doping ban. Pogba tested positive for doping in September 2023 and was subsequently handed a four-year ban. However, after a successful appeal at the Court of Abitration for Sports (CAS), Pogba’s ban was reduced to 18 months. Today, March 11, marks the end of ...

Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, will today present the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament, marking the first comprehensive financial roadmap of the Mahama administration since assuming office. The highly anticipated budget is expected to outline bold policy measures aimed at stabilising the economy, fostering growth, and addressing the nation’s fiscal challenges. With the country still grappling ...

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has stated that the government currently lacks the financial resources to complete the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects, a flagship initiative of the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. His comments have sparked fresh concerns over the future of the ambitious project, which was launched to enhance healthcare accessibility, particularly in underserved regions. ...

Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and former minister for works and housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the government to capitalize on its current goodwill to take tough economic decisions before public sentiment shifts. Speaking to Joshua Kodjo Mensah on State of Affairs on GHOne TV, he warned that delaying difficult but necessary actions could see the administration lose the ...

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to resolving tensions between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). During a high-level meeting with Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, in Ouagadougou, President Mahama stressed the need to rebuild trust and foster dialogue to ease diplomatic strains between the two regional blocs. ...