The Acting Commissioner of the Rent Control Department, Frederick Opoku, has raised concerns over inadequate funding for the department, warning that limited financial resources are hampering its ability to operate effectively across Ghana.
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to commission an exercise to evacuate waste from Agbogbloshie in Accra to the Adepa Landfill Site at Nsawam on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has criticised the arrest and remand of Techiman-based nurse and mother of three, Salomey Bafor Awiti, in connection with an alleged case involving the publication and circulation of false news.
Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected claims linking members of the government or the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ongoing investigations into alleged cocaine trafficking through Ghana’s borders.
President John Dramani Mahama has referred a petition from the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) to the Ministry of Transport for consideration.
President John Dramani Mahama says the government has secured a $300 million financing package from the World Bank to expand senior high school infrastructure and end the double-track system by the end of 2027.
The Parliament of Ghana is set to open its first Parliamentary Museum to the public on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, in an initiative aimed at preserving the country’s parliamentary heritage and promoting public understanding of the legislature.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the proposed extension of Ghana’s presidential term from four to five years, insisting that the existing four-year mandate should be maintained.
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the government’s approach to proposed changes to Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, arguing that the scale of the reforms requires a broader deliberative process involving political parties and other key stakeholders.
The Minister of Works and Housing, Ahmed Ibrahim, has highlighted the opportunities Ghana’s infrastructure expansion could create for indigenous construction companies, calling for measures to ensure local firms benefit meaningfully from major projects.
Former Energy Minister and Sekondi MP Egyapa Mercer has urged the government to remove selected taxes and levies on petroleum products to ease the impact of rising fuel prices on consumers.
Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has called for immediate arrests if allegations that material findings were concealed in the Auditor-General’s COVID-19 expenditure audit are established.
Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has called on former Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu to explain a significant discrepancy between the reported cost of COVID-19 fumigation and the amount captured in a special audit.
