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The Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, has reiterated that his group will not budge on their demand for a proper vote on the 2024 budget before the budget estimates are considered by Parliament. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, had declared a voice vote in favour of the majority’s approval …

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has questioned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s understanding of parliamentary rules. Mr Ofori-Atta insisted on Wednesday that the 2024 budget had been passed following the declaration of the voice vote by the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, despite the Minority’s position that the 2024 budget and …

Former president John Dramani Mahama, who is the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress [NDC] has reiterated his pledge to abolish the licensure examination of graduate teachers. Reacting to this, an Educational Advocate and a fellow of the African Education watch, Divine Kpe says the teacher licensure reform should target …

The leadership of the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) is set to meet with the National Labour Commission (NLC) today ahead of its members’ planned indefinite strike. The association says the action has been necessitated by the failure to resolve all grievances put forward by the workers. MOWAG wants …

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress, has disqualified Michael Nii Yarboi from contesting in the Parliamentary elections in the Odododiodioo Constituency. The decision was based on a report submitted by the Special Committee assigned to investigate the violence that occurred at Odododiodioo Constituency during the vetting …

Some aggrieved supporters of Michael Nii Yarboi, a disqualified aspiring parliamentary candidate in the Odododiodioo Constituency have vandalised the head office of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra. The angry supporters heaped refuse in front of the party’s head office and blocked the road slowing traffic. The Functional Executive …

The National Media Commission (NMC) has initiated processes aimed at suspending the frequency authorisations of Onua TV and Onua FM. The move according to the NMC follows what it described as “persistently dangerous broadcast”  by Onua TV and Onua FM, owned by Media General.  NMC has written to some institutional partners serving notice of the processes …

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Isaac Offei Baah, has revealed that the Ministry of Finance has released an amount of GHc154 million to settle the arrears of the nursing trainees. He said that last week an amount of GHc62 million was paid. This week another GHc 30 million …

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Isaac Offei Baah, has appealed to all turning trainees to be patient with the government as all their arrears are paid. This was after he revealed that the Ministry of Finance had released an amount of GHc154 million to settle the …

In a tense moment in parliament, Speaker Alban Bagbin reprimanded the Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu, during a debate on a yet-to-be-laid Legislative Instrument (L.I.). The discussion centred around the proposed restriction of the importation of strategic products into the country, with both the Minority and the minister actively engaged. As the debate …