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Ghana’s tax-to-GDP ratio improves to 14% in 2025 – Deputy Finance Minister
Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has announced that Ghana’s tax-to-GDP ratio improved from approximately 12.3 percent to about 14 percent in 2025, describing the development as a sign of progress in the country’s efforts to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation and support fiscal sustainability. Spe...
Mahama’s lean government claim misleading when full appointments are considered – Jinapor
Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has questioned the characterisation of the Mahama administration as a “lean government,” arguing that the true size of government should be assessed by examining appointments across the entire public sector rather than focusing solely on ministers and deputy min...
ACEP, Solar Taxi graduate 24 women in EV and renewable energy technologies
Twenty-four young Ghanaian women have graduated from a pioneering clean energy programme designed to equip them with technical skills in electric vehicles (EVs), battery technology and renewable energy, marking a significant step towards increasing female participation in Ghana's growing green economy. The graduates ma...
JoyNews’ Caleb Ziblim wins Overall Best Fellow and three other awards at Africa Extractives Media Fellowship
JoyNews Research Analyst Caleb Ziblim has been named the Overall Best Fellow at the maiden Africa Extractives Media Fellowship (AEMF), emerging as the top performer among the inaugural cohort of journalists trained to strengthen reporting on Ghana's extractive sector. Mr Ziblim received the prestigious Berenice Owen-Jo...
Government announces proposed Diaspora National Service at maiden Ghana Diaspora Students Forum
The government has announced plans to introduce a Diaspora National Service programme aimed at reconnecting young Ghanaians raised abroad with their homeland through a short-term cultural and national immersion initiative. The proposal was unveiled by the Director of the Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the Pre...
Political parties can implement expanded primaries despite costs — Alexander Abban
Former Gomoa West MP Alexander Abban believes Ghana’s political parties can successfully implement expanded internal elections despite concerns over logistics and costs following the Supreme Court’s latest ruling. Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (30 July), Abban rejected suggestions that allowing all...
Focus on jobs, not LGBTQI politics — Ernesto Yeboah
Leader of the Economic Fighters League (Fighters), Ernesto Yeboah, has expressed concern over the ongoing national debate surrounding the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, arguing that it may be diverting attention from Ghana’s more pressing socio-economic challenges. In a Facebook post, Mr. Yeboah admitted t...
Over-reliance on imported drugs a threat to national security – Pharmaceutical Society
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana says the country’s over-reliance on imported drugs for public use poses a growing threat to national security. Currently, about 70 per cent of medicines used in hospitals and community pharmacies in Ghana are imported, with only 30 per cent produced locally. The President of the Soci...
‘Who is Kevin Taylor?’ – Nukpenu dismisses claims about deciding next NDC flagbearer
Greater Accra Regional Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Anthony Nukpenu, has dismissed claims by social commentator Kevin Taylor that he would influence the choice of the party’s next flagbearer. Kevin Taylor had reportedly stated that he would determine who becomes the next leader of the NDC ahead of the...
We know how to solve flooding but lack the will to act – Kojo Adu Asare
Former Member of Parliament for Adentan, Kojo Adu Asare, has blamed recurring flooding in Accra on poor leadership, weak planning and a lack of commitment to enforcing existing regulations. According to him, Ghana already knows how to address the problem but has failed to act. Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ek...
Frema Osei-Opare blames NPP defeat on weak grassroots engagement
Former Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare has attributed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) defeat in the 2024 general elections to inadequate engagement with its grassroots supporters. Speaking at the University of Ghana’s Time With a Politician programme on Wednesday, July 8, Ms Osei-Opare said the party failed to maintain...
Not all NDC candidates can win 2028 election – Mussa Dankwah
Political risk analyst Mussa Dankwah has said it is “absolutely not true” that any candidate from Ghana’s opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) can win the 2028 election, warning that internal party processes will ultimately determine who is electable. “It is absolutely not true any NDC candidate can win the 20...