A significant number of businesses in Ghana are reportedly evading and avoiding taxes, depriving the government of vital revenue for public services and infrastructure development. This illicit practice not only undermines the country’s economic growth but also exacerbates the widening fiscal deficit and rising debt burden. The evasion and avoidance of taxes by businesses in […]

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition and the Ghana Grid Company LTD. (GRIDCo), have been formally notified by the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) of scheduled mandatory maintenance works on its gas facilities in Ghana. The maintenance exercise is planned for Sunday, 18th January 2026, from 6:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. As a result, there […]

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil has said former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has not returned to Ghana not because he fears the charges levelled against him rather how he will be treated by state security apparatus and the justice system should he return to Ghana. Speaking on TV3’s KeyPoint, Saturday, January 17, 2026, […]

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says there is clear evidence that recent improvements in Ghana’s macroeconomic indicators are beginning to ease the cost of living for ordinary citizens. Speaking on the link between falling inflation and market prices on the KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey, the Minister acknowledged that price adjustments do not […]

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Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith has disclosed that former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has been moved from the Caroline Detention Facility in United States where he was held. He noted that Ofori-Atta will also appear before a U.S court on January 20, 2026 through a virtual hearing. “The only […]

Private legal practitioner Andy Appiah-Kubi says Ghana’s transportation challenges are undermining economic progress and public wellbeing, despite recent positive macroeconomic indicators such as declining inflation. Speaking on the KeyPoints, on January 17, Mr. Appiah-Kubi argued that while inflation figures may be improving, the lived experience of Ghanaians tells a different story, largely because of persistent […]

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith has disclosed that the convicted former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu is set to appear in court on January 21,2026. Sedina Tamakloe has been arrested in the United States and detained at Nevada Southern Detention Centre. Ambassador […]

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith has said Ghanaian authorities in the United States are yet to make contact with convicted former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu who is currently detained at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre. Ambassador Victor Smith noted that personnel from […]

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has said that the former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has expressed apprehension over his fate should he return to Ghana. According to Mr Smith, this fear was expressed by Mr Ofori-Atta’s cousin, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko in a phone conversation. “Gabby called me and said […]

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said Ghanaians are no more subjected to economic hardships experienced under the previous NPP administration. Speaking in an interview on Key Point, Saturday, January 17, 2026, he noted that since assuming office, President Mahama’s government has reduced the cost of living for Ghanaians which hitherto were high […]

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said that government is committed to addressing the transportation challenges faced by residents of Accra. He said while the government is concerned and willing to address the difficulties, it cannot take over the entire management of the sector. ” Government cannot fully take over public transport,” […]

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has disclosed that government is reviewing the Saglemi Housing project which was left in the care of private developers by the previous Akufo-Addo administration. The project which was intended to be a residential development in Prampram, Greater Accra Region was started by President Mahama in his first term […]

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has carried out an operation in Budumburam and its surrounding communities in the Central Region, leading to several arrests and the seizure of large quantities of illicit drugs. The intelligence-led raid, conducted in the early hours of Friday 16 January 2026, targeted suspected drug dens and distribution points as part […]

A finance lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Godfred Bokpin, has painted a grim picture of daily life for urban workers, many of whom wake up as early as 3:00 just to get to work on time. He said the kind of daily routine that commuters in Accra practice, could have serious health implications […]

Former MP for Asante Akim, Andy Appiah Kubi has said Ghana’s transportation crisis will not be solved with the provision of more vehicles for public transport. He explained that with the poor road infrastructure in the country, providing more vehicle will amount to nothing because government is not improving the road infrastructure either by expansion […]

Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred Bokpin, says Ghana’s biggest development challenge is not the absence of macroeconomic gains but the country’s inability to translate those gains into everyday improvements in the lives of citizens. Speaking on the KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey on the recent public transport crisis, he indicated years […]

A former Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andrew Appiah-Kubi has blamed the transportation challenges facing residents of Accra on the non-availability of other means of transportation apart from road. He said it has become imperative for other means such as rail transport to be added. “Let’s increase the mix. all over the world, […]

Former MP for Asante Akim, Andy Appiah Kubi has suggested that dealing with the transportation crisis in the country requires government to explore alternatives. He noted that there is too much focus on road transport with no priority for options like railway transport and others. According to him, the introduction of the Ministry of Railway […]

A finance lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Godfred Bokpin has said that Ghanaians deserve apology from successive governments for not putting in place an efficient urban transportation 68 years after Independence from Colonial rule. He noted that this is a bad reflection on the country’s leaders. “We should be apologising to Ghanaians. 68 […]