Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said that a lot of Ghanaians still do not understand what he meant by every Ghanaian will have a bank account. He said most people thought he was talking about traditional bank accounts but that was not the case. On Tuesday, August 11, the Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, ...

The Government, through the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has begun processes to convert the National Identification numbers into Tax Identification numbers (TIN) to ensure easy payment of taxes. The move will allow Ghanaians to use their Ghana Card numbers to register their businesses and expected to shore up government revenue. This is expected to commence from January 2021, which would ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has dismissed a petition to remove Jean Mensa as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission(EC). Civil society organisation, Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), petitioned the President to remove Jean Mensa after securing a declaration from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that the EC boss failed to declare her assets ...

A total of 16.9million citizens were registered by the Electoral Commission (EC) during the 38-day voter registration exercise to put together a new voter’s register. The total number, which exceeded the Commission’s 15 million eligible voters’ target by 1.9 million, was also slightly higher than the 16.8 million in the old register. A little breakdown shows that the new register ...

DCOP Fredrick Adu-Anim, the Greater Accra Police Commander allegedly threatened Ernesto Yeboah and his Economic Fighters League when they decided to submit notice to the police for an intended public gathering. According to Ernesto Yeboah in a Facebook post, the Greater Accra Regional Police Commander threatened him. “Step foot there and see what will happen to you people,” Yeboah quoted ...

Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, has written to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announcing his decision to revoke a directive banning the clearing of goods that arrive at the ports without cargo manifest and air waybills. According to the Minister, the decision to ban such cargoes should be done in consultation with key stakeholders in the sector, especially when ...

Parliament has approved a €72m facility aimed at financing the construction of the Paa Grant Interchange and other roads in the Sekondi-Takoradi township. The project is expected to enhance economic activities and improve public transport and the standard of living of the residents. The Paa Grant roundabout is one of the three roundabouts that link the peripheral roads which form ...

Parliament has approved a total of 598.7 million Euros loan agreement between the Government and the Deutsche Bank to finance the construction of sections of the Western railway lines. The agreement covers the proposed construction of the Standard Gauge from Takoradi Port to Huni Valley. The loan comprises a facility agreement of €523,000,000 and a Commercial Loan of €75,657,500 between ...

Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia insists John Dramani Mahama’s record of incompetence is speaking loudly even as an opposition leader who is seeking to be elected again as president of Ghana. According to the Vice President, the NDC flagbearer is making promises to Ghanaians as if he has not been a President of the republic before. Addressing the youth wing of ...

Three Ghanaian citizens have petitioned the United Nations (UN) over what they say are threats to Ghana’s peace ahead of the December 7th elections. The three, Elikem Kotoko, Stephen Kwabena Attuh and Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese submitted their petition to the office of the Resident Coordinator of the UN earlier on August 12, 2020. In a detailed petition submitted, they ...