Also known as: Controller and Accountant Generals
Controller and Accountant-General — public payroll and salary administration entity, central to teachers' salary placement agreements and public sector lending scheme under Bank of Ghana directive.
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Banks have begun moves to suspend lending to public sector workers under the Controller and Accountant-General’s (CAGD) payroll scheme. …
Banks to suspend lending to public sector workers under Controller and Accountant General’s payrollJoy Online
… Mr Baah said the commitments were agreed to and signed at the meeting, which also had the Controller and Accountant-General present. …
GNAT rejects gov’t fresh assurances, demands implementation of August 31 agreementJoy Online
… Director-General of SSNIT, Kwesi Afreh Biney, disclosed this at a stakeholder engagement with Organised Labour in Accra on Tuesday, commending the Ministry of Finance and the Controller and Accountant-General for ensuring prompt payment of contributions. …
Govt clears 2025 SSNIT contribution arrearsThe Chronicle
… The defence requested the written approval from the Controller and Accountant-General for the opening of the BNC account, together with the 2020 Auditor-General’s Report relating to the account. …
A-G Admits Lacking Key Evidence In GH¢49.1m Adu-Boahene TrialThe Chronicle
… The Deputy Minority Leader questioned the Ministry of Finance’s announcement that the funds had been released from the Contingency Fund and challenged the government to publish records from the Bank of Ghana and the Controller and Accountant-General to establish the true source o …
Minority Punches Legal Holes In GH¢350m Flood FundsJoy Online
… re Parliament without delay to lay before the House the garnishee order, the full record of the suit that produced the judgment, the letter of 1 July 2026 and every correspondence exchanged among the Attorney General, the Ministry of Finance, the Controller and Accountant-General …
Minority demands Ayine’s removal over alleged breach in GH¢350m flood fund disbursementBusiness & Financial Times
… Following Parliament’s approval, the Minister for Finance authorised the Controller and Accountant-General to release and transfer GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to the National Disaster Management Committee to implement the National Emergency Flood Response Programme. …
Finance Ministry credits GH¢350 million to flood relief and mitigation accountsJoy Online
… Following Parliament’s approval, the Minister directed the Controller and Accountant-General to transfer the amount to the National Disaster Management Committee to implement the National Emergency Flood Response Programme. …
Finance Ministry releases GH¢350 million for flood relief and mitigation following Mahama directiveJoy Online
… Following Parliament’s approval, the Minister for Finance authorised the Controller and Accountant-General to release and transfer GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to the National Disaster Management Committee to implement the National Emergency Flood Response Programme. …
Finance Ministry credits GH¢350m to flood relief and mitigation accountsThe Ghanaian Times
… Presenting the cheque at the Presidency in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Chief of Staff (Administration), Nana Oye Bampo Addo, indicated that the Controller and Accountant-General had already transferred the deductions to the fund. …
President, Veep, appointees donate GH¢6M to MahamaCaresGhana's banks plan to suspend lending to public sector workers under the Controller and Accountant-General's payroll scheme due to rising loan defaults. The Ghana Association of Banks says the move is necessary to reduce non-performing loans in the banking industry, following a directive from the Bank of Ghana Governor.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's banks plan to suspend lending to public sector workers under the Controller and Accountant-General's payroll scheme due to rising loan defaults. The Ghana Association of Banks says the move is necessary to reduce non-performing loans in the banking industry, following a directive from the Bank of Ghana Governor.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana National Association of Teachers has rejected fresh government assurances over the teachers' strike, insisting that an August 31 agreement on placement of promoted teachers on the salary scale must be implemented first. The agreement, signed by stakeholders including the Education Minister and Controller and Accountant-General, stipulated that all promoted teachers would be placed on salary scales by end of September 2026 with automatic placement requiring no submissions from teachers.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has cleared all outstanding pension contributions to SSNIT for 2025 and paid GH₵156 million in advance towards January 2026 obligations, improving the Trust's cash flow and supporting financial sustainability for over 265,000 pensioners.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Attorney-General's Office has admitted to the High Court that it does not possess key documents relating to the disputed GH¢49.1 million transaction at the centre of the prosecution's case against former NSB Director-General Kwabena Adu-Boahene and two others. The disclosure followed a Court of Appeal order directing the prosecution to produce missing bank statements, records relating to the source and purpose of the funds, and other documents essential to the defence.
20 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Minority in Parliament accused the government of violating the Constitution by releasing GH¢350 million for flood relief through an unauthorised public account, after the Contingency Fund became subject to court-ordered garnishee proceedings. Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei alleged the Attorney-General directed the Bank of Ghana to release the funds despite acknowledging the Contingency Fund was under attachment, arguing that court orders cannot be overridden by ministerial opinion and that the appropriate legal course would have been to apply to court to vary or set aside the attachment first.
10 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Minority in Parliament is calling for the dismissal of Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine, alleging he oversaw an unlawful disbursement of GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to support flood victims. The Minority contends the disbursement may have breached a court order and Ghana's public finance laws because the Contingency Fund was under attachment at the time.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Finance has transferred GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to the National Disaster Management Committee's account, following President Mahama's directive and parliamentary approval. Of this amount, GH¢200 million will support urgent relief for flood victims and affected communities, while GH¢150 million will fund flood mitigation measures.
2 July 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Ministry of Finance has transferred GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to the National Disaster Management Committee following President Mahama's directive, with GH¢200 million for immediate relief interventions and GH¢150 million for flood mitigation measures.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Finance Ministry has credited GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to National Disaster Management Committee accounts following President Mahama's directive, with GH¢200 million allocated for urgent relief to flood victims and affected communities and GH¢150 million for flood mitigation measures.
2 July 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama, Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, and government appointees have donated GH¢6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares), fulfilling a pledge to contribute six months' and one month's salaries respectively. The Deputy Chief of Staff said the donation demonstrates the administration's commitment to healthcare access and the "reset agenda."
16 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The President, Vice-President and staff at the Presidency have collectively donated GH¢6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahacare), generated from six months of the President's salary, one month's salary contributions from presidential staff, and deductions from government appointees who missed asset declaration deadlines. The funds are intended to support the Trust Fund's operations and improve healthcare delivery nationwide.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Identification Authority has appealed to its workforce to withdraw a strike notice set for Monday, 13 May 2026, promising a breakthrough on salary structure migration within fourteen days. The Public Services Workers' Union had declared indefinite industrial action over delays in migrating staff to improved conditions of service, a process approved in July 2024 but stalled in bureaucratic review at the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and Ministry of Finance.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has transferred GH¢6.1 million to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, known as Mahama Cares, following President Mahama's directive that appointees contribute one month's salary each and those who missed the asset declaration deadline forfeit three months' salary to the fund.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →