Financial Analyst, Dr. Michael Dawson has refuted the claims made by former President John Mahama that the Minister for Finance Ken Ofori-Atta and the ruling New Patriotic Party government proposed and introduced the idea of reforms in the banking sector.   According to him, “Let me state that the decision …

Security and defense forces in Ghana  have arrested a suspected fighter of the Nigerian dreaded jihadist group Boko Haram. The suspect, Hassan Hussein, was arrested on Sunday, Oct 30th, in his hideout in the upper-east regional capital, Bolgatanga, by a team of military, police, and immigration personnel.   Hassan Hussein …

Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko has expressed shock about utterances from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The president, speaking on Otec FM during his tour to the Ashanti Region earlier this month said he is unfazed by threats against him by some residents of Kwabire who insist that they …

Congratulations are in place for the USA based Ghanaian Gospel musician minister Mrs Emma Aboagye-Poku popularly known as “Her Royal Highness Royal Mama” as her showbiz name for sweeping two awards; International Artiste of the year and Gospel song of the year “Agya Maba” at The Emerging Music Awards 2022. …

The umbrella body of traders, the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has expressed some mixed feelings about President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s measures to fix the economic crisis being experienced by Ghanaians. According to GUTA, the president, in his address to the nation on Sunday, October 30, 2022, failed …

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is worried, the Ghana Education Service’s reluctance to promote teachers and members of the association to their designated ranks is causing increased agitation among its rank and file. GNAT at its 2022 national council meeting indicated this including “delays in supplying laptops, allowances …

Ghanaian investigative journalist and the Editor-in-Chief of The Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure, says the value of the local currency is weightier than President Akufo-Addo’s address to Ghanaians on Sunday. In a reactionary tweet after the address on Sunday evening, he said, “CONCLUSION: The value of the Cedi is far higher …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lashed out at President Akufo-Addo for taking away his military protection. He said government led by Mr Akufo-Addo engaged in hypocrisy and double standards in the withdrawal of his military detail. “When I was second deputy Speaker, the Office of the same President …

President Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians not to talk down on the country’s currency – the Ghana cedi. Addressing the nation on the economy on Sunday (30 October), President Akufo-Addo said, “Money doesn’t like noise. If you talk down you currency, it will go down, if you allow others to talk …

In a televised address on the economy on Sunday night, the President of Ghana  Akufo-Addo admitted that the country’s economy is in crisis. “For us, in Ghana, our reality is that our economy is in great difficulty. The budget drawn for the 2022 fiscal year has been thrown out of …