Author: Krobea

The Education Ministry is meeting leaders of striking teacher unions today, Monday, September 28, as efforts intensify to end the nationwide action over unpaid promotion arrears and other outstanding demands. The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, iseading the engagement with the three pre-tertiary teacher unions: the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG). The unions declared the nationwide strike on Friday, September 25, 2026. The meeting is expected to bring together the unions, the Education Ministry, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Controller…

The Ghana Scholarships Authority is exploring stronger educational cooperation with Algeria following a courtesy visit by the Algerian Ambassador aimed at deepening bilateral relations and expanding opportunities for academic collaboration. The engagement focused on ways to strengthen scholarship opportunities for Ghanaian students and promote greater educational exchange between the two countries. Discussions also considered avenues for closer collaboration in education, with both sides examining how academic partnerships could create opportunities for students and institutions in Ghana and Algeria. The Ghana Scholarships Authority said the engagement forms part of efforts to build strategic partnerships that expand access to international education and…

Former Finance Minister and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has challenged the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to accept the same description it used against the former New Patriotic Party (NPP) government over rising fuel prices, arguing that the economic circumstances being cited to explain current increases also existed under the previous administration. In a Facebook post on Sunday, September 27, Dr Amin Adam said the NDC, while in opposition, repeatedly described rising fuel prices under the then Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration as evidence of “insensitive and bad leadership”. He said the party blamed taxes, cedi depreciation…

Former Finance Minister and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has called on the government to undertake a broader review of taxes and levies on petroleum products, arguing that the current temporary relief on diesel has not sufficiently reduced the burden on consumers. In a Facebook post on Sunday, September 27, Dr Amin Adam said diesel was still being sold at prices ranging between GH¢17.55 and GH¢18.99 despite the government’s GH¢2 intervention. He argued that the relief was being partly offset by other measures affecting the price of petroleum products. According to him, the GH¢2 reduction…

Tano North Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Gideon Boako has called attention to the need for Ghana to look beyond gold as it seeks to strengthen the cedi, accumulate international reserves and build greater resilience against external shocks. Dr Boako made the observation in a detailed write-up issued on Sunday, September 27, in which he examined Ghana’s changing external-sector architecture and the growing role of gold in the country’s foreign-exchange strategy. He noted that the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme had enabled Ghana to purchase domestically produced gold in cedis and subsequently convert the gold into foreign exchange or reserves. According…

Tano North Member of Parliament and Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee Dr Gideon Boako has raised questions about the resilience of Ghana’s new gold-to-foreign-exchange model amid renewed pressure on the Cedi and fluctuations in the country’s international reserves. In a write-up issued on Sunday, September 27, Dr Boako examined Ghana’s changing external-sector architecture following the transfer of domestic gold-purchasing responsibilities from the Bank of Ghana to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) from July 2026. Under the new arrangement, GoldBod increasingly relies on commercial banks and private off-takers to finance gold purchases, with proceeds from gold exports expected to…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended the ongoing vetting exercise in the Krowor Constituency, directing that the process be moved to the party’s National Headquarters later this week. In a press release dated Sunday, September, 27 and signed by Mahdi Gibrill, Ag. Director of Elections, the NDC National Secretariat announced that the vetting exercise, which had been underway in the constituency, was suspended “effective immediately.” According to the notice, the exercise has been rescheduled to take place at the National Headquarters of the Party on Tuesday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m. The party directed all aspirants, stakeholders, and relevant…

Member of Parliament for Manyhia South Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has questioned whether the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is responsible for regulating or determining lawyers’ professional fees. In a Facebook post on Saturday, September 26, the MP said the latest allegation against him followed an earlier claim that he had refused to honour an invitation from EOCO. “First, they said I refused to honour their invitation. When that propaganda failed, they now claim that I charged unapproved professional fees,” Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah wrote. He then questioned the basis of the latest claim, asking: “But the question is:…

Member of Parliament for Manhyia South Constituency Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah has denied allegations that GH¢2.2 million out of a GH¢5 million amount was paid to him or his law firm, SBA and Partners, as legal fees. According to the MP, the claim is false and does not reflect any transaction involving himself or his firm. “It is not true that GH¢2.2 Million was paid out of GH¢5 Million to myself or SBA and Partners as legal fees,” he stated. He also denied allegations that he or SBA and Partners transferred money to the then Managing Director of SIC Life…

President John Dramani Mahama has said he is often unaware of the specific circumstances behind arrests linked to social media posts, particularly on TikTok, admitting that he sometimes learns of such cases through media reports rather than official channels. Speaking on the growing global concern over regulating that platform, President Mahama noted that Ghana is not alone in grappling with how to manage content shared on TikTok. “There’s a new media called Tik Tok and it’s not only Ghana where people are wondering what to do to regulate TikTok because in all countries all over the world they are wondering…