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… By Ernest Kofi Adu, Parliament House The post GH¢350m Contingency Fund Release: Minority Calls For AG’s Resignation appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
GH¢350m Contingency Fund Release: Minority Calls For AG’s ResignationDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu The post Speaker Endorses UBIDS’ Bid To Train Lawyers appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Speaker Endorses UBIDS’ Bid To Train LawyersDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu The post Mahama Plans 5-Year Term For Prez, MPs, DCEs appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Mahama Plans 5-Year Term For Prez, MPs, DCEsDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu, Parliament House The post Build Hospitals Before Markets – MP Tells Govt appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Build Hospitals Before Markets – MP Tells GovtDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu, Parliament House The post Don’t Damage Ghana- South Africa Relations – Minority Warns Govt appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Don’t Damage Ghana- South Africa Relations – Minority Warns GovtDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu The post Mahama Bars Ministers, CEOs From Private Awards appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Mahama Bars Ministers, CEOs From Private AwardsDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu The post Poverty Levels Decline In 250 Districts – GSS appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Poverty Levels Decline In 250 Districts – GSSDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu The post Inflation Rises To 3.4% In April appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Inflation Rises To 3.4% In AprilDaily Guide
… By Ernest Kofi Adu The post Minority Pushes Urgent Passage Of Anti-Gay Bill appeared first on DailyGuide Network.
Minority Pushes Urgent Passage Of Anti-Gay BillProducer inflation in Ghana increased to 4.8 percent in September 2026 from 4.4 percent in August, driven by higher prices in industrial and manufacturing sectors, according to the Ghana Statistical Service's Producer Price Index.
21 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
Producer inflation in Ghana increased to 4.8 percent in September 2026 from 4.4 percent in August, driven by higher prices in industrial and manufacturing sectors, according to the Ghana Statistical Service's Producer Price Index.
21 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has called for greater independence for parliamentary legal offices across Africa, arguing that legislatures cannot effectively scrutinise and restrain executive power when they depend on the Executive for legal advice. He said parliamentary legal counsel must owe allegiance to the Constitution and Parliament, not the government or ruling party, for the separation of powers to function effectively.
15 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
Parliament's Minority says only 824 of 1,964 evacuees from South Africa can be confirmed to have received both the GH¢5,000 reintegration grant and GH¢500 transport allowance, leaving 1,140 evacuees whose payments could not be properly reconciled and requiring the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain the whereabouts of approximately GH¢6.27 million.
12 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority has called for immediate suspension of the country's maritime and port cooperation agreement and visa-waiver arrangement with Colombia, citing concerns over the country's links to major cocaine seizures linked to Ghana, including nearly 3.9 tonnes seized by French authorities at the Port of Dunkirk. The Minority said the scale of seizures was "unprecedented" and requested a comprehensive national security review before the agreements continue.
2 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
According to the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, Ghana has emerged as both a transit and destination country for heroin trafficking, with the drug primarily originating from Afghanistan, imported by East African nationals, and repackaged for export to the United States by Ghanaian nationals working with Nigerian counterparts. The report notes that heroin distribution has expanded from urban centres of Accra and Tema to rural areas in northern Ghana, and raises concerns about corrupt officials facilitating movement through seaports and airports.
1 October 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's three main teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG) have rejected the government's appeal to end their strike, demanding concrete action on outstanding demands including promotion arrears rather than further assurances.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—have rejected the government's call to end their strike, demanding concrete action on outstanding demands including payment of promotion arrears rather than further assurances. The unions said a meeting with the Minister for Education produced only repeated promises with no new commitments, and they will not return to the classroom until seeing tangible evidence of government implementation.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, has filed a civil lawsuit against Bernard Bediako Baidoo (Akwatia MP) and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan (Blakk Rasta) over allegedly false and defamatory statements made about him. Awuah chose civil litigation over criminal prosecution, citing his commitment to democratic and constitutional processes, and said he is defending a woman taken into police custody and her three minor children.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, MP for Manhyia South, has filed a civil writ against Bernard Bediako Baidoo (Akwatia MP) and broadcaster Abubakar Alhassan (Blakk Rasta) over allegedly false and defamatory statements made about him. Awuah said he chose the civil courts route rather than criminal prosecution, citing his commitment to democratic accountability.
29 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Two arbitration awards issued September 17, 2026, found in favour of Befesa Desalination Developments Ghana Limited over termination of the Water Purchase Agreement for the Accra desalination plant, with the tribunals determining that Ghana is obligated to pay compensation under a guarantee issued in connection with the project. Counterclaims valued at US$144.5 million were dismissed, and safeguards prevent double recovery.
24 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
COPEC projects petrol to rise to GH¢16.26 per litre (up 4.24 percent from GH¢15.60) and diesel to GH¢19.07 per litre (up 10.23 percent from GH¢17.30) from September 16, 2026, citing increases in international crude oil prices from $89.30 to $103.07 per barrel.
14 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The IMF has raised concerns about the politicisation of boards and chief executive appointments at Ghana's State-Owned Enterprises, saying boards of major SOEs are largely dominated by political appointees, with board chairs frequently being ministers, MPs, or prominent party officials, which the IMF says departs significantly from OECD guidelines that caution against active politicians serving on SOE boards.
11 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The government is taking steps to revive and restructure the Aayalolo rapid bus transport system to address traffic congestion in major cities including Greater Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi, and Tamale. The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs said the government would engage relevant transport and traffic authorities to develop a framework to make the bus service more rapid and attractive to commuters.
9 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Parliament has endorsed an Office of the Special Prosecutor investigation into a memo attributed to Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei concerning an alleged GH¢70,000 payment related to ministerial and Supreme Court nominee vetting. The OSP has invited Ms. Appiagyei to assist with preliminary investigations, though she has denied authoring the memo or receiving any payment.
7 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The government will enforce the "polluter pays" principle requiring households, property owners, businesses, and factories to pay their fair share of waste collection, transportation, and treatment costs, according to Minister Mahama Ayariga. The minister said the government can no longer subsidise waste management from public resources and plans a comprehensive overhaul of the system including waste separation at household level.
2 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Justice Edward Amoako Asante, a Supreme Court judge nominee, told Parliament's Appointments Committee that AI is unlikely to replace diligent lawyers but could render lazy lawyers redundant. He advocated integrating AI into Ghana's judicial system to improve efficiency, strengthen legal research, and expedite case determination, citing experience with AI adoption at the ECOWAS Court of Justice.
1 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Former Minister of Works and Housing Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Private Sector Participation model used to restructure the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project vindicates the NPP administration's policy, which was designed to bring private capital and expertise to complete housing projects without requiring additional state funding.
25 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The ruling National Democratic Congress has set Saturday, December 19, 2026 as the date for its national congress to elect new national executives ahead of the 2028 general election. The party released a comprehensive timetable including nominations (October 20–21), filing (November 7–9), vetting (November 12–13), and appeals (November 15–16).
7 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Workers of the Volta Aluminium Company have opposed privatisation plans to sell a 70 percent equity stake to Arch Holdings Consortium, warning that the sale would undermine strategic industrial interests, threaten jobs, and reverse recent operational gains made by the state-owned company.
28 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Dr. Stephen Amoah, MP for Nhyiaeso, has strongly rejected a Global InfoAnalytics survey conducted in June 2026 that ranked him among low-performing legislators, calling the assessment misleading and arguing that parliamentary contributions should be the core measure of an MP's performance.
24 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority has called for the Attorney General's immediate resignation, alleging he unlawfully directed the Bank of Ghana to release GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund despite pending garnishee proceedings against it. The Deputy Minority Leader said the AG's July 1, 2026 letter directing the fund's release to the National Emergency Flood Response Programme violated the Constitution and the rule of law by circumventing an active court process.
9 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin has endorsed the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies' application to become one of five universities accredited to run Ghana's new Bar Practice Programme for law graduates, following passage of the Legal Education Reform Act 2026 which ended the Ghana School of Law's monopoly over professional legal training.
7 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
President John Mahama has disclosed plans for constitutional reforms to extend the tenure of the President, MPs, DCEs, and Assembly Members from four years to five years, arguing that the current term is too short to effectively implement development agendas before facing another election.
30 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Suhum MP Frank Asiedu Bekoe has called on the government to prioritise investment in healthcare infrastructure, particularly the expansion of Suhum Government Hospital's Accident and Emergency Centre, arguing that the facility is under pressure from road traffic accidents on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Parliamentary Minority has warned the government against allowing tensions involving Ghanaians in South Africa to damage bilateral relations, calling for the Foreign Minister to brief Parliament on recent evacuations and the situation affecting an estimated 25,000 to 30,000 Ghanaians in that country.
11 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
President John Dramani Mahama has directed ministers, CEOs of state institutions, and political appointees to stop participating in, endorsing, sponsoring, or accepting awards from private organisations without prior approval from his Office. The directive cites concerns that many award-giving bodies lack transparent, objective criteria and pose risks of undermining public service integrity and creating false impressions about government performance.
9 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Multidimensional poverty levels declined in 250 of 261 districts between 2021 and 2025, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. The Government Statistician said the progress reflects the impact of targeted investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure and other social interventions, though poverty reduction remains uneven across districts.
19 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's annual inflation rate rose to 3.4 percent in April from 3.2 percent in March, driven by higher non-food prices, particularly fuel and transportation costs, while food inflation eased slightly. On a month-on-month basis, the Consumer Price Index increased by one percent, the strongest monthly rise since February 2025.
8 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's Parliamentary Minority is pressing for swift approval of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, under a certificate of urgency when Parliament resumes, arguing the prolonged debate necessitates closure. The bill seeks to criminalise LGBT activities.
25 April 2026 · Daily Guide →