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Former President, John Dramani Mahama has formally declared his intention to run for President in the 2024 general election on the ticket of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Mr. Mahama made the formal announcement when he met with the Minority caucus at his Cantonment office on Tuesday. All NDC MPs in Parliament have unanimously endorsed John Dramani as flagbearer. ...

A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said recently. Lending his support to a call for more funding for education in emergencies spearheaded by the UN global fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) ...

Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) have renewed their commitment to preserve and protect biodiversity. The two countries renewed their position at the Nature Action – Private Sector Mobilisation summit organised by the UK government in London last Friday. It was to catalyse and demonstrate the delivery of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. The Kunming-Montreal framework is a landmark international ...

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a notice indicating that the dry harmattan condition in the country is expected to worsen this week. The agency in a statement noted that meteorological satellites have detected that dust lifted around Chad, Sudan, and Niger have been transported into Ghana. “This dust was transported into the country by strong winds at lower levels ...

Ghana has taken delivery of the second consignment of fuel under the gold-for-oil policy. The 40,000 metric tonnes of oil arrived at the Tema port on Sunday, February 19, 2023. This brings the total fuel received under the policy to 80,000 tonnes. The Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST), Edwin Provencal last week revealed that Ghana ...

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today, Monday, February 20, start vetting President Akufo-Addo’s new ministerial nominees.  Expected to appear today are the Minister-designate for Trade and Industry KT Hammond, the MP for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, the Deputy Trade Minister nominee.  Also, Mr Bryan Acheampong, the MP for Abetifi Constituency, the nominee for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.  The ...

Ahafo Movement for Development (AMoD), a Non- Governmental Organisation has dragged Mining giants, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) to the Accra High Court over non-payment of land use compensation for 2004 and 2005 for their Ahafo Mine operations. The Complainants are Mr. William Nsiah Ababio, Mr. Kwasi Gyamfi, and Mr. Maxwell Atuahene. Messrs. Nsiah Ababio and Kwesi Gyamfi are the ...

The Minority in Parliament has filed a private members’ motion for a resolution on the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The caucus has sent a notice to the Speaker of Parliament requesting that the full government’s debt restructuring proposal be laid before the House by Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, for discussion. Since the government announced the debt restructuring ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has promised to meet with President Akufo-Addo to deliberate on the exemption demand of members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum. The decision was arrived at in a crunch meeting between the Minister and the group on day 8 of their protest for exemption. According to the convener of the forum, Dr Adu Anane Antwi, the Finance ...

The government has described as illegal the enskinment of a new Bawku Naba at Nalerigu. “The Government condemns developments in Nalerigu today February 15, 2023, concerning the purported enskinment of a new Bawku Naba as illegal and a threat to National Security,” the government said in a statement issued by the Ministry of Information. The government in the statement also ...