The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed the Business Committee to schedule the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, popularly known as the anti-LGBT bill, for consideration at the next sitting of the House. The directive follows a Financial Impact Analysis report which determined that the proposed legislation does not place any financial burden on …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has strongly criticised Members of Parliament (MPs) over what he described as excessive absenteeism during sittings, warning against incompetence and a failure to uphold the oath of office they swore to serve the nation faithfully. Addressing the House during proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, the Speaker expressed disappointment at the low turnout …

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts has announced that the Government of Ghana is encouraging all Ghanaians, as well as friends of Ghana both at home and abroad, to dedicate every Wednesday to wearing Fugu (Batakari) in its various forms and designs. The declaration, signed by the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Ablah Dzifa Gomashie, …

Despite a marginal national decline in severe food insecurity, the number of Ghanaians facing multiple, overlapping vulnerabilities continues to rise, according to new data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The data show that the proportion of the population experiencing severe food insecurity declined from 5.1 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025 to 4.6 per cent …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East Constituency, Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, has once again denied allegations of vote buying linked to the party’s parliamentary primary held on Saturday, February 7, 2026. In a statement issued to media houses on Monday, February 9, Baba Jamal confirmed that he had appeared before a three-member investigative committee constituted …

Workers of Team-based Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) are demanding the resignation of Reindorf Tumasi Ankrah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana international (GIADEC), During the protest, Samuel Agyeman, the local union chairmen, urged the President to remove Ankrah from office, citing Ankrah’s alleged desperation and spread of misinformation. The union maintains that VALCO is not losing $45 million. “union, …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has revealed that the board failed to honour cocoa supply contracts totaling 333,767 tonnes during the 2023/2024 cocoa season, describing the situation as unprecedented in the history of the institution. Dr Abbey made the disclosure during an interview with Bernard Avle on The Point of View on …

President John Dramani Mahama has convened an emergency cabinet meeting set for Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to address the escalating crisis affecting Ghana’s cocoa sector. The announcement was made by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. The urgent session comes amid growing concerns over delayed payments …

The Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and the Management Team of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) yesterday engaged the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) in a strategic discussion aimed at strengthening collaboration in support of The Adwumawura Programme . Venture Capital Trust Fund is establishing an Adwumawura Fund that will be dedicated at high-impact businesses …

Anti-corruption advocate Vitus Azeem has appealed to the government to reconsider its proposal to rename Kotoka International Airport, suggesting that the facility should instead be named after Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. His comments come amid public debate following government plans to rename the airport as Accra International Airport. While Mr Azeem welcomed the decision to drop the current …