In order to prevent another banking sector crisis that resulted in the clean-up from happening, banks will have to work on their risk management framework and make sure that all the issues in the framework are addressed, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has said. Dr Asiama stated that even as banks […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has announced the areas where he wants to be examined in terms of performance by the end of his tenure at the Central Bank. He wants to be assessed on the lending rate. He says it is his objective that by the end of […]
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has said that as interest on T-Bills, others continue to trend down, commercial banks will have no choice but to engage in aggressive lending. He makes the point that the aggressive lending will, in the end, support growth and job creation. Answering questions during […]
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama has said that interest rates have generally declined in line with the reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate. He said the interbank weighted average rate declined to 21 percent in October 2025, from 27.7 percent in the same month of 2024. The interest equivalent of […]
The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, has renewed the Curfew hours for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Township and its environs in the Savannah Region. The curfew starts from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 am, effective Wednesday, November 26, 2025. The Minister acted on the advice of the Regional Security Council to renew the curfew. In a statement, the […]
President Tinubu declares a nationwide security emergency, approves recruitment of 20,000 police officers, expands military deployment, and orders urgent action against terrorists.
Ghana has condemned the military coup in Guinea-Bissau, and has called for the immediate restoration of constitutional rule and protection of citizens and ECOWAS observers.
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has bemoaned the growth of private sector in the country, noting that much is not being done by various governments to boost the private sector. In an exclusive interview on TV3, Wednesday, November 26, 2025, the former President said the private sector has been left handicapped with little government support. […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has extoled Dr. Richard Anane, one of the Ministers who served under his government, describing him as his “favourite” for being hard working and competent. Dr. Richard Anane served as Minister for Health and Minister for Roads and Highways under President John Kufuor. He held these cabinet positions between 2001 […]
At the 2025 Korea Development Cooperation Day ceremony in Seoul, held under the theme “Together for Global Prosperity,” Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Acting Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), was honoured for his exceptional contribution to strengthening development cooperation between Ghana and the Republic of Korea. In a ceremony graced by global development leaders, […]
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A former Minister of Roads and Highways under the erstwhile John Kufuor administration, Dr Richard Anane, has poured cold water on allegations that he has a favourite candidate in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary. Speaking on Ghanakoma morning show on Akoma 87.9fm in Kumasi with Sir John, on Wednesday, November 26,2025, Dr […]
Parliament has passed the Value Added Tax Bill, 2025, implementing the most sweeping reform to Ghana’s VAT regime in over a decade and officially scrapping the controversial COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy. These reforms fulfill a major pledge announced by the government in the 2025 Budget and Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review to make Ghana’s VAT system […]
Parliament has passed the Value Added Tax Bill, 2025 to undertake comprehensive tax reforms to improve clarity, consistency and legal certainty. The bill is expected to replace the current flat rate tax system with a single, clear structure and further include a provision for increasing the registration threshold for VAT persons, thereby exempting micro and […]
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested. Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained. Military officers then appeared on state TV, saying they had suspended the electoral […]
An Islamic scholar, Dr. Sheik Ibrahim Ibn Saana has described mission school’s refusal to allow Muslim students observe Islamic practices while on campus as an “institutionalized religious apartheid.” Speaking in an interview on TV3’s NewsCentral, Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Sheik Saana explained that the by-laws of mission schools like Wesley Girls High School which bars […]
Finance Minister Dr. Ato Forson celebrates the BoG’s 350-basis point policy rate cut to 18%—the lowest since March 2022.
Kotoko head coach Karim Zito says teams raise their intensity whenever they face Asante Kotoko, insisting the pressure of playing the Porcupine Warriors motivates opponents to give more. Basake Holy Stars displayed remarkable grit on Wednesday afternoon as they handed Kotoko their first defeat of the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season in their rescheduled Week […]
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