Aspiring Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, arguing that the cost of living in Ghana has increased since the party assumed office in 2024 despite official claims of economic recovery.
The government's Post-Flood Mitigation Task Force has begun demolishing unauthorized structures built along the banks of the Tesa Dam and the Legon Boundary Road as part of a broader effort to reduce flooding in the Greater Accra Region.
The Government of Ghana has dismissed claims circulating on social media regarding a viral video featuring President John Dramani Mahama, insisting that the President's remarks have been deliberately taken out of context for partisan political purposes.
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President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his government's commitment to transferring the management of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) from the Ministry of Health to the University of Ghana (UG), saying the process is now moving to its implementation stage.
Accra, Ghana – July 24, 2026 – Ghana is today commemorating the 14th anniversary of the passing of former President John Evans Atta Mills, whose death on July 24, 2012, remains one of the most significant moments in the country's democratic history.
President John Dramani Mahama has secured a commitment from African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to place the ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the agenda of the next African Union Summit.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has announced that biometric verification of the Ghana Card is now the mandatory standard for identity verification across Ghana under the National Identity Register (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2523).
Ghana and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the fight against organised crime, terrorism, violent extremism, drug trafficking and other transnational security threats.
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee and Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr Gideon Boako, has argued that Ghana's Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme should continue to be financed through domestic revenue rather than external borrowing.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the Accra Digital Centre has facilitated the creation of nearly 600 jobs in data analytics, telecommunications and other technology-related fields, describing the milestone as a major step towards building a digital economy that delivers sustainable employment for Ghana's youth.
Parliament has approved a US$300 million credit facility from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to support a major transformation of Ghana's secondary education sector through the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results for Jobs (STARR-J) Project.
The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government's decision to secure a US$300 million World Bank loan to finance the Secondary Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results for Jobs (STARR-J) Project, arguing that the move exposes growing fiscal challenges less than a year after Ghana exited the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.
Approximately GH¢4.2 million has been deducted from the allowances of national service personnel posted to government institutions across Ghana to finance a nationwide capacity-building programme that has since been suspended following widespread concerns from beneficiaries.
