Author: Krobea

Policy think tank Africa Policy Lens (APL) is calling for an urgent amendment of Section 25 of the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) to protect the mandates of mining sector institutions and prevent financial losses from duplicated functions. On Tuesday, June 16, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) signed an agreement with the Forestry Commission and Ghana Armed Forces to reclaim 50 hectares of the degraded Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve. The project, costing GH₵36.35 million, targets land damaged by decades of illegal mining. But in a statement issued Friday, June 19, APL warned that GoldBod is encroaching on mandates…

The Forum for Responsible Resource Governance (FRRG) has cautioned that the Ghana Gold Board’s planned land reclamation project could expose the institution to further financial risks if it proceeds without a clear statutory mandate and comprehensive project framework. The organisation referenced what it described as substantial losses recorded by GoldBod in 2025, arguing that the latest initiative could deepen concerns about the institution’s financial management. The group said public confidence in the agency requires prudent spending and strict adherence to its legally defined responsibilities. According to the statement, the proposed GH¢36.35 million expenditure appears difficult to justify within GoldBod’s core…

The Forum for Responsible Resource Governance (FRRG) has dismissed suggestions that provisions within the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025, provide sufficient legal grounds for the Ghana Gold Board to undertake a nationwide land reclamation programme. The organisation specifically addressed Section 3(1)(g) of Act 1140, which requires GoldBod to promote and support environmentally sustainable and responsible mining practices. According to the Forum, the provision cannot be interpreted as granting authority for the institution to lead and finance a major environmental restoration project. In its analysis, the FRRG argued that legislation must be interpreted in its entirety and in line with Parliament’s…

The Forum for Responsible Resource Governance (FRRG) has demanded answers from the Ghana Gold Board over the funding, approval process and implementation framework for its proposed GH¢36.35 million land reclamation programme. The group said the scale of the proposed expenditure raises concerns about transparency and accountability, particularly because details of the project’s design and execution have not been publicly disclosed. GoldBod recently announced that it would finance a nationwide land reclamation, rehabilitation and reforestation programme in partnership with the Ghana Armed Forces and the Forestry Commission. According to the FRRG, several key issues remain unanswered, including whether the project was…

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has inaugurated a 16-member multi-stakeholder Bitumen Technical Committee to develop a comprehensive regulatory framework for Ghana’s bitumen industry. The committee has been tasked with formulating regulations to guide the quality, regulation and use of bitumen in the country’s road construction sector. According to the NPA, although the bitumen industry has operated in Ghana for several years and plays a critical role in the development and maintenance of road infrastructure, there is currently no dedicated regulatory framework governing key activities such as importation, storage, transportation, distribution and quality assurance.…

Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Dredge Masters Gh. Ltd and other partners on Wednesday, June 17, intensified its flood prevention and drainage desilting exercise across several vulnerable communities in the Greater Accra Region as the country enters the peak of the rainy season. The large-scale intervention, which forms part of a broader disaster preparedness strategy, is aimed at reducing the impact of seasonal flooding that continues to threaten lives, property and economic activity across the capital. The exercise has brought together sanitation personnel, engineers, heavy equipment operators, local authorities, security agencies and community…

Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor has strongly condemned the recent wave of xenophobic violence targeting African migrants in South Africa, describing the situation as a dangerous threat to African unity and human dignity. Addressing the Pan African Parliament, Mr Dafeamekpor said recent incidents in Durban and KwaZulu-Natal were evidence of what he called the “gradual normalization of organised hostility” against foreign nationals. He noted that reports and viral videos showed groups of individuals stopping migrants in public spaces, demanding identity documents, intimidating traders, and forcing foreign-owned businesses to close. “What we…

Nukunu Sports Academy has pledged to support a young football enthusiast who travelled to Jasikan in an attempt to join the academy despite being below the minimum recruitment age. The announcement was made by the founder of the academy and Member of Parliament for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, June 16. According to Mr Agbana, the boy approached the academy’s Technical Director and expressed his strong desire to become part of the football programme. However, he was found to be several years younger than the minimum age of 14 required under the academy’s recruitment…

Civil society organisation Election Watch Ghana has called on President John Dramani Mahama to appoint transformational leaders as deputy commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC), following the resignation and retirement of former officials. In a statement date Tuesday, June 16, the group described the tenure of the outgoing EC deputy leadership as marked by “disappointments, inconsistency and lack of trust from the public,” and urged the President to ensure that incoming appointees prioritise innovation, efficiency, and transparency. Election Watch Ghana stressed that the new deputy commissioners must harness modern technologies to streamline voting processes, result transmission, and collation in order…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 39-year-old suspect in connection with the murder of a University of Cape Coast (UCC) student. The suspect, identified as Michael Mensah, was apprehended by the Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at approximately 7:15 PM at the Pedu Lorry Station in Cape Coast. The arrest followed sustained intelligence-led operations by the Police Service, a statement said. The deceased has been identified as Innocentia Atsufui Avinu, a student of the University of Cape Coast. Preliminary investigations have revealed that on Wednesday, June 10 t about…