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Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has denied reports stating his intentions to meet NPP members of Parliament who are calling for the sacking of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to the former head of state, the said reportage in some sections of the media are false and should be dismissed. …

The Third Meeting of the Second Session of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic reconvenes today, Tuesday, October 25, 2022. A statement issued by the Office of the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, has said. It said: “In pursuance of Standing …

Weeks after the termination of her appointment as Gender Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has communicated her acceptance. The Dome-Kwabenya legislator believes the move will afford her the opportunity to focus more on the developmental needs of her constituents. The Member of Parliament was relieved of her ministerial position after staying …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has deferred his ruling on Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, who has been cited for absenteeism. At stake was whether the Dome Kwabenya seat would have been declared vacant after Adwoa Safo did not honour her summons by the Privileges Committee, which considered …

The Finance Minister Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has served notice that new roads to be constructed by government in partnership with investors will be tolled. He said the roads, most of which will be by public-private partnership (PPP), will have users paying while travelling on them in order to recover …

A recent Facebook post by the Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, has left many asking questions over whether or not she is returning to the country. Despite fierce public backlash against her absence from Parliament, the lawmaker shared photos of herself on a private jet looking very …

Ghana’s Parliament has approved the $750million loan agreement which formed part of a $1 billion dollar the government is seeking to pay for infrastructure projects across the country as well as increase the reserve. It was approved on Wednesday July 20, TV3’s Parliamentary Correspondent, Courage Komla Kluste reported.   The …

Protesters have stormed Libya’s parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk and set fire to part of the building. Images posted online showed thick columns of smoke as the demonstrators burned tyres outside.   There have been rallies in other Libyan cities against continuing power cuts, rising prices and political …

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, says it is unfortunate the government has been forced to seek economic refuge from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to him, no government, in this current situation, could have avoided going to the Fund for support especially when …

The Finance Minister has revealed that the government spent GH¢143 million on the provision of free water and electricity for lifeline consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Ken Ofori-Atta said that even though GH¢200 million was budgeted for the policy, not all was expended. He disclosed this while delivering his statement …