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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced the commencement of a nationwide revenue mobilization exercise from Monday, June 16, 2025, to Friday, June 27, 2025. This initiative aims to recover unpaid electricity bills across various sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial users, and government institutions such as Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. In a statement released...

The Ghanaian government has defended its decision to delay the implementation of new conditions of service for nurses, insisting that the move is necessary to prevent economic collapse. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday night, Government spokesperson and Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese MP Felix Kwakye Ofosu addressed concerns over the ongoing strike by the Ghana Registered Nurses...

Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured tertiary education unions that the 2025 Budget fully provides for the payment of Book and Research Allowances. Dr. Forson gave the assurance during a meeting with the leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG), and the...

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has expressed its willingness to engage with the Ministry of Health but insists that it will not return to the negotiation table over matters already agreed upon. This follows a nationwide strike by nurses and midwives that began on June 4, 2025, over the government’s failure to...

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has issued a firm directive to Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region, demanding the removal of all unauthorized billboards by June 2, 2025 or risk legal action. The NRSA initially set a 21-day deadline for assemblies to dismantle billboards that obstruct road visibility and...

The Supreme Court has struck out the supplementary affidavit filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, ruling that its contents violated constitutional provisions requiring certain proceedings to be held in camera. The five-member panel, presided over by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, upheld an objection raised by Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, who argued that the affidavit...

 Member of Parliament and Foreign Affairs Committee member, Patrick Boamah, has urged Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to immediately reopen Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., despite ongoing investigations into alleged corruption at the mission. The embassy was temporarily shut down following  a special audit report that uncovered a fraudulent scheme involving a locally recruited...

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been picked up by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) moments after fulfilling his bail conditions at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Headquarters in Accra. Background of the Investigation Chairman Wontumi had earlier reported to...

A caution has been issued to government over the intention to link mobile money and bank accounts of vehicle owners to the billing system of the proposed digitized road toll platform. Mr Gibson Harrison, the CEO of Gibson Safety Consult opines that such a system could render users vulnerable to cyber fraud and other financial...

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has raised concerns about the increasing spate of official communications from law enforcement agencies for MPs to be invited for questioning over some allegations. In his opening remarks in Parliament on Tuesday, May 27 after the House had resume from recess, Alban Bagbin said there has been a noticeable increase...