By: Nana Kwasi Roka Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured Parliament that the government will not request any supplementary budget for the remainder of the 2025 fiscal year – a bold signal of fiscal restraint and improved economic management. Presenting the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 24, Dr. […]
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has commended President John Dramani Mahama for steering Ghana towards economic stability, describing his leadership as a much-needed rescue mission after what he called the “economic crime scene” left behind by the Akufo-Addo administration. Delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Wednesday, Dr. Forson painted a grim […]
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) delegates’ conference was a golden opportunity to redefine internal party democracy in Ghana. Instead, the party’s constitutional amendments – introducing an elected Communications Director and a superficial expansion of the electoral college – reveal a troubling commitment to the status quo. These changes not only fail to address the rot […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka Ghana’s power sector is witnessing a bold transformation marked by unprecedented financial performance, improved service delivery and sweeping operational reforms, Energy and Green Transition Minister, Hon. John Abdulai Jinapor has disclosed. Speaking to journalists in Accra, the Minister revealed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has undergone a rigorous overhaul […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has lauded President John Dramani Mahama for reinstating Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in all pre-tertiary schools across Ghana – a move the Council describes as “timely, progressive and vital for educational development.” In an official communique issued on July 17, 2025 and signed by its […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka “They fetch millions worth of gravel from here every month – but we fetch water from a muddy stream with frogs in it.” – Afia Pokua, Mother of Four, Aprah While quarry trucks haul gravel worth millions out of the Shai Hills–Doryumu–Ayikuma enclave each month, thousands of residents are left struggling […]
By Nana Kwasi Roka The Greater Accra Regional Zongo Caucus Magajiya, Hajia Lami Ibrahim, has made a clarion call all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to ensure that the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is judiciously utilized from 2025 to 2028 to bring visible and equitable development to communities, especially the Zongos. In a […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka The newly appointed District Chief Executive for Shai-Osudoku, Hon. Ignatius Godfred Dordoe, has vowed to take swift and drastic action to halt the destruction of the Shai Hills Resource Reserve – one of Ghana’s most treasured ecological and cultural landmarks – in the wake of alarming encroachment and environmental degradation. In […]
In a vibrant display of leadership, compassion and unity, the Greater Accra Regional Magajiya of the Zongo Women Caucus, Hajia Lami Ibrahim, has reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to uplifting women leaders within the Zongo communities. She held a powerful empowerment meeting with all 34 constituency Magajiyas in Accra, igniting a renewed sense of purpose, solidarity […]
A senior lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Emmanuel Numapau Gyamfi, has been accused of unethical conduct involving the exchange of academic grades for both cash and sexual favours. Gyamfi, who heads the Department of Accounting and Finance at GIMPA’s Business School, allegedly used his position to pressure students into […]