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Parliament orders probe into GH¢68.7bn gov’t over suspected fraud
Parliament has referred a special audit report on GH¢68.7 billion in government arrears and payables to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for investigation after the exercise uncovered suspected irregularities, falsified records and questionable payment claims. The report, presented to Parliament on Tuesday, March 10...
Asante Akim North MP sponsors bill to regulate campaign financing
The Member of Parliament for Ohene Kwame Frimpong, representing Asante Akim North, has initiated a private member’s bill seeking to amend Ghana’s Political Parties Act, 2000 (Act 574) to introduce a comprehensive campaign financing regime. The proposed amendment aims to regulate the raising and use of funds by politica...
Afenyo-Markin calls for review of AI-based aptitude tests in Security Services recruitment
The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for the removal of artificial intelligence-based aptitude tests used in the ongoing recruitment into Ghana’s security services, citing challenges faced by many applicants. According to him, he and other lawmakers in the Minorit...
Parliament passes bill making Presidential Charter optional for private universities
Parliament has passed the Education Regulatory Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, making the acquisition of a Presidential Charter optional for private universities and removing the mandatory six-year timeline previously required for chartering. The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, defended the amendment during the...
Baba Jamal breaks silence on viral photo of him sleeping in Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, has dismissed viral images circulating on social media that appear to show him sleeping shortly after his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. In an interview with Accra-based Okay FM, the MP clarified that the images are manipulated and do not reflect...
Minority Leader criticises NDC over recurrent electricity and water tariff hikes
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he describes as a recurring pattern of increasing electricity and water tariffs whenever the party assumes power. Speaking at the conclusion of the debate on the 2026 State of the Nation Address, the Effutu MP c...
He is one of your own; take charge – Parliament told over detention of Asante Akyem North MP
International diplomatic consultant, Farouk Al-Wahab, has argued that the arrest of Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament (MP), Ohene Kwame Frimpong, raises serious constitutional and diplomatic questions that place Parliament at the centre of the issue. Speaking in an interview on Adom TV’s Badwam, he insisted that...
Parliament passes Growth and Sustainability Levy
Parliament has passed the Growth and Sustainability Levy, 2026, to reduce taxes on mining companies’ gross production from three to one per cent. This is intended to cushion mining firms following roll out of the Minerals and Mining Royalties Regulation, which increase the royalties mining companies when the price of t...
Afenyo-Markin apologises, withdraws recruitment fraud allegations against Muntaka
The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has withdrawn earlier allegations he made against the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, regarding the ongoing recruitment into the country’s security services. His retraction follows a directive from the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor...
Audit uncovers fictitious GH¢89.4m debt under 1D1F programme
Ghana’s flagship One District One Factory programme has come under scrutiny after an arrears audit uncovered what officials describe as a fictitious GH¢89.4 million debt linked to the initiative. The findings were presented to the Parliament of Ghana on Monday, March 10, 2026, in a statement delivered by Deputy Finance...
Speaker swears in Baba Jamal as Ayawaso East MP
The ruling National Democratic Congress's (NDC) Baba Jamal M. Ahmed has officially been sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East after winning the recent by-election in the constituency.
UniMAC wins 2026 Commonwealth Day debate at Parliament
Students of the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) have emerged winners of the 2026 Commonwealth Day Debate Competition held at the Parliament of Ghana as part of activities marking the annual celebration. The debate competition, organised by the Parliament of Ghana in collaboration with the STAR Ghan...