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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Joy Online
… A staff member at the Presidency, Nana Oye, said during the ceremony that the Controller and Accountant-General had already transferred the funds to the Trust Fund ahead of the formal presentation. …
President, staff at presidency donate GH¢6.1m of their salaries to Mahacare FundJoy Online
… e “engagement” phase but is physically awaiting the Minister’s executive approval. “Now it has moved from where it was to the Minister’s table and the Minister has given us the assurance that in two weeks, he will append his signature so that the Controller and Accountant-General …
‘Give us two weeks’ – NIA Management pleads for calm as strike deadline loomsJoy Online
… In a Facebook post on Thursday, May 7, Mr Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that the Controller and Accountant-General had formally notified the government that the amount had been deducted and transferred to the Fund in line with the President’s earlier directives to political appointees. …
Mahama, appointees donate GH¢6.1m to Mahama Cares FundGhana'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 →