Ministry responsible for works and housing infrastructure; consulted on Ghana's "Dig Once" fibre deployment policy and involved in architectural regulatory disputes.
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… Speaking on the structural status of the critical waterway, he noted that the Gbeblemɛ channel serves as the primary storm drain for Ashaiman and falls under the jurisdiction of the Hydrological Services Department of the Ministry of Works and Housing. …
Ashaiman Assembly deploys monitoring system to curb dumping in storm drainJoy Online
… In a statement issued in reaction to a September 29 communique in which the ASG questioned a letter from the ARC to the Ministry of Works and Housing concerning the Society, the ASG insisted that the memo subsequently circulated by the GIA to its members did not copy the Society, …
Ghana Institute of Architects clarifies position on ARC-ASG dispute amid ongoing caseJoy Online
… The letter at the centre of the controversy Questions have also emerged over a letter from the ARC to the Ministry of Works and Housing concerning ASG. …
Legal tussle as ASG-ARC dispute moves to courtJoy Online
… Team One, made up of the Ministry of Works and Housing and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, placed second with the same dish. …
Public sector reform must prioritise staff welfare – Civil Service headJoy Online
… As part of the changes, President Mahama has reassigned Kenneth Gilbert Adjei from the Ministry of Works and Housing to the Ministry of Defence. …
Mahama names Zanetor Rawlings for Environment, nominates Ayariga to Local Government in first reshuffleJoy Online
… According to Mr Armah-Kofi Buah, a Certificate of Allocation issued on November 13, 1959, granted the land to the then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works and Housing’s Horticultural Division. …
Efua Sutherland Park land belongs to the state, Armah-Kofi Buah tells ParliamentJoy Online
… Stephen Yaw Osei, former Chief Director of the Ministry of Works and Housing and Founder of Lift Up God Church International. …
ECG reopens renovated Power Tennis Court in AccraJoy Online
… He proposed the establishment of a dedicated contingency fund for the Ministry of Works and Housing to ensure that preventive works begin early each year. …
Akufo-Addo gov’t did more to tackle flooding than any other administration – Eugene Boakye AntwiJoy Online
… The Ministry of Energy followed in a distant second with GH¢378,903,277, largely tied to the unsupported cash transactions at the Ministry level, ahead of the Ministry of Works and Housing at GH¢35,664,295 and the Ministry of Health at GH¢31,256,217. …
MDA financial irregularities surge 156% to GH¢5.27bn in 2025 — Auditor-GeneralJoy Online
… Between 2017 and 2021, approximately GH¢450 million was invested under the National Flood Control and Priority Drainage Programme through the Ministry of Works and Housing. …
NUGS President writes : Billions spent, lives still lost ,time to end Accra’s perennial floodingThe Ashaiman Municipal Assembly carried out a sanitation and dredging exercise at the Gbeblemɛ storm drain on World Cleanup Day, where the MCE announced plans to install a satellite monitoring system and engage local pig farmers as environmental wardens to prevent illegal refuse dumping in the waterway.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly carried out a sanitation and dredging exercise at the Gbeblemɛ storm drain on World Cleanup Day, where the MCE announced plans to install a satellite monitoring system and engage local pig farmers as environmental wardens to prevent illegal refuse dumping in the waterway.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Institute of Architects says its position in a dispute between the Architects Registration Council and the Architectural Society of Ghana has been misrepresented, clarifying it does not claim the statutory regulatory powers vested in the ARC. The GIA stated that an internal memorandum sent to members regarding ARC correspondence with the Ministry of Works and Housing was not intended as a public statement or attack on any organisation.
30 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A dispute between the Architectural Society of Ghana (ASG), the Architects Registration Council (ARC), and the Ghana Institute of Architects (GIA) has moved to court, with ASG asserting it does not seek to assume ARC's regulatory functions but rather provides a professional platform for development and networking. The dispute centres on an ARC letter to the Ministry of Works and Housing about ASG's status, which ASG says it was not copied on despite the communication directly concerning it.
29 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Head of the Civil Service has urged greater attention to staff wellbeing, teamwork and discipline as part of public sector reform, saying activities that promote healthy living and interaction can reduce workplace pressure and strengthen cooperation among public servants.
14 August 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Dr Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings, Klottey Korle MP, as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, and Mahama Ayariga, Bawku Central MP, as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs. The nominations were submitted to Parliament on Friday, August 7, 2026, and require parliamentary approval before the appointees can assume office.
7 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources told Parliament that Efua Sutherland Park land remains state property, citing a Certificate of Allocation from 1959 that designated it for public parks and children's recreational facilities.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Electricity Company of Ghana has officially reopened the renovated Power Tennis Court in Accra, a facility originally constructed in 1994 that has served members of the Power Tennis Club for more than three decades. The reopening was made possible through collaboration between ECG management, the club's executives, donors and supporters.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Eugene Boakye Antwi, a New Patriotic Party General Secretary hopeful, has defended the Akufo-Addo administration's flood prevention efforts, asserting that the government invested more in tackling flooding than any other administration. He cited allocations of GH¢450 million in the first term, GH¢198 million in 2018, and GH¢250 million in 2020 for flood mitigation projects, and argued that such prevention requires proactive planning rather than reactive measures.
9 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Auditor-General's report on Ghana's Ministries, Departments, and Agencies found financial irregularities totaling GH¢5.27 billion in 2025, up from GH¢2.06 billion in 2024, with tax infractions accounting for GH¢4.8 billion of the total. The report states the entire amount is recoverable, with government institutions and individuals responsible potentially compelled to refund the money or face surcharge and legal action.
7 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Union of Ghana Students President writes that despite GH¢5.8 billion committed to sanitation and flood interventions over several years, Accra continues to suffer perennial flooding caused by poor planning, weak law enforcement, corruption, and failed leadership.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Bank has downgraded the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project to "Moderately Unsatisfactory" performance, citing fiscal controls introduced by the Ministry of Finance in 2025 as the primary cause of implementation delays. The $350 million project aims to tackle chronic flooding in Accra through improved drainage infrastructure, solid waste management, and urban resilience measures.
1 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A climate finance expert has called for government to establish a dedicated national fund to address recurring floods, waste management challenges and other climate-related risks, proposing a National Climate Resilience and Climate Economy Infrastructure Facility by June 2027 to mobilise at least US$500million in blended finance for critical climate and environmental infrastructure.
26 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Municipal Chief Executive for Weija-Gbawe has confirmed that the assembly will soon demolish structures built on waterways and within the Densu River buffer zone to reduce flooding risks and improve water flow, after issuing notices to affected residents.
19 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly has deployed an emergency security task force comprising Ghana Police Service and Ghana National Fire Service personnel to reduce deaths and injuries from flooding. The team restricts access to dangerous crossings and evacuates residents during heavy rainfall, while the Assembly continues dredging storm drains and planning longer-term engineering solutions.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Since 1935, floods in Ghana have killed over 3,000 people and displaced more than 700,000, with the 2015 Accra petrol station fire that killed at least 150 illustrating how poor land-use planning and drainage maintenance turn rainy seasons into preventable catastrophes. The article argues repeated flooding reflects institutional failure and inaction rather than inevitable natural disaster.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Communications Minister announced a "Dig Once" policy that incorporates fibre ducts into new road construction projects, expected to reduce fibre rollout costs by almost 60 percent. The draft policy has completed consultations with the Ministry of Works and Housing and is ready for Cabinet consideration.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Department of Rent Control has begun an investigative exercise at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to examine hostel pricing and compliance with regulatory standards. The investigation found that hostels are charging high prices without providing required amenities such as eateries and entertainment facilities.
14 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Traders in Accra's prime markets like Makola, Madina and Kantamanto face mounting commercial rents, arbitrary 'goodwill' payments (unofficial charges up to GH¢500,000 for prime locations), and dollar-indexed pricing that are eroding profit margins and threatening business sustainability.
13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, has commissioned a new school block at Abenase Methodist School, his ninth school facility delivered to the constituency since 2017. The project is part of efforts to replace temporary learning environments with permanent classroom infrastructure.
29 April 2026 · The Chronicle →
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP for Ofoase-Ayirebi, has commissioned a school block at Abenase Methodist School, marking the ninth school facility he has handed over to communities in the constituency since 2017. The MP said the initiative aims to replace makeshift learning environments with permanent classroom infrastructure, and two additional school projects are under construction.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →