Author: Fiifi Sey

Former PMMC CEO Nana Akwasi Awuah has called on public sector leaders to prioritise service and impact over personal recognition, arguing that such an approach can help transform the country’s development trajectory. In a Facebook post on Monday, June 8, Mr Awuah reflected on his experience in public office, stating that leadership should be measured by the positive difference it makes in the lives of citizens and employees rather than by externally conferred honours. “For those of us who find ourselves in public office, I pray that we should always be inspired by a leadership of service,” he said. He…

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has named acclaimed Ghanaian musician Wiyaala as Ghana’s Global Ambassador for Fugu during a colourful ceremony held in Funsi in the Upper West Region.

Minister for Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says the newly enacted Value for Money law will help reduce inflated public sector contract costs and strengthen accountability in government expenditure. According to the Finance Minister, the legislation, recently signed into law by John Dramani Mahama, is expected to improve scrutiny of public procurement processes and ensure better value for state spending. Dr Forson explained that the law establishes a dedicated Value for Money Office, which will be responsible for assessing government projects and evaluating whether contracts offer reasonable value before they are approved and executed. “Beginning January 2027, this office will…

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called on the government of Ghana to use ongoing discussions surrounding Goldfields’ proposed lease extension in Tarkwa to demand stronger action against xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Goldfields is a South African firm, founded in 1887 and headquartered in Johannesburg. While it operates globally with mines in Australia, South America, and Ghana, it remains incorporated in South Africa, holds a primary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), and operates the South Deep mine near Johannesburg. In a Facebook post on Saturday, May 9, the MP stated that Ghana’s mineral…

Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has advised young people to combine hard work with humility if they want to succeed in life. Addressing students and staff during the commissioning of a one-storey 12-unit classroom block at the Northern School of Business, Dr Amin Adam reflected on his long years of service as a deputy minister. He disclosed that he was first appointed Northern Regional Deputy Minister under former President John Agyekum Kufuor and was later retained in government by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “I was appointed deputy minister by Kufuor as Northern Regional Deputy Minister. When…

President John Dramani Mahama and UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed Wednesday to strengthen energy cooperation. They proposed that the UAE invest in oil and gas storage facilities in Ghana. The two leaders held these discussions on the sidelines of the ‘Make it in the Emirates 2026’ summit at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The leaders addressed the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and acknowledged the UAE’s difficult position as a buffer zone. Both expressed hope for a swift resolution to US-Iran hostilities and stated that restoring peace would let the global community…

Economic think tank IERPP has called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come clean on the Bank of Ghana’s 2025 losses. The Bank of Ghana last week released its audited Financial Statements for 2025, and in it, the Central Bank registered a staggering loss of GH¢15.6 billion. In a statement reacting to the loss, the IERPP has raised questions over the IMF’s oversight role and called on the IMF to come clean on the Bank of Ghana situation. “Given that Ghana is currently under a programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is reasonable to expect some level…

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has underscored the urgent need for sanitation courts and sustainable funding for every Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to improve sanitation service delivery and ensure strict enforcement of sanitation by-laws, as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources continued its oversight engagements in the Western Region. Welcoming members of the Committee to the Assembly, the Metropolitan Chief Executive for STMA, Frederick Faustinus Faidoo, acknowledged that sanitation management within the metropolis has remained a major challenge despite ongoing efforts by the assembly. He explained that guidelines governing the District Assemblies Common Fund limit…

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has strengthened renal care services at the Volta Regional Hospital in Hohoe with the delivery of two new dialysis machines and additional critical medical equipment. The intervention is expected to significantly improve access to treatment for patients suffering from kidney disease in the region. The donation, led by the Fund’s Administrator, Adjoa Obuobia Opoku-Darko, was made possible through support from HealthTeach Ghana and Project C.U.R.E. Hospital authorities described the gesture as timely, noting that it will enhance the facility’s capacity to provide life-saving dialysis services. With the addition of the new machines, the hospital’s dialysis…

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has proposed what he has described as “six concrete policy commitments” to help Africa’s artifical intelligence (AI) take off. At the London School of Economics and Political Science’s Africa Summit in London over the weekend, where he delivered the Keynote Address on the theme: ‘Artificial Intelligence and Closing Borders in Africa’, Dr. Bawumia highlighted the potential of AI to help transform Africa in the digital age, and urge the continent to embrace the opportunity AI offers, in order not to miss out. While he decried the lack of the needed digital foundation in many…