Also known as: NAFCO
National Food Buffer Stock Company — state agency responsible for procuring rice and grains from farmers, facing financial shortfalls and criticism over rice procurement failures.
The company faces a funding crisis to address a rice glut, requiring GH¢770 million to absorb surplus from the 2025 farming season but having received only GH¢100 million so far. Meanwhile, its former CEO Abdul-Wahab Hanan was re-arrested by EOCO shortly after charges against him were dropped, sparking dispute over whether his legal team was granted access during custody.
JoyNews' Newsfile will examine the investigative report into engineer Charles Amissah's death, which found he died from delayed emergency care and medical neglect rather than accident trauma, alongside developments in anti-corruption investigations involving PDS and NAFCO arrests and concerns about press freedom under the Mahama administration.
14 hours ago · Joy Online →
JoyNews' Newsfile will examine the investigative report into engineer Charles Amissah's death, which found he died from delayed emergency care and medical neglect rather than accident trauma, alongside developments in anti-corruption investigations involving PDS and NAFCO arrests and concerns about press freedom under the Mahama administration.
14 hours ago · Joy Online →
Former Attorney-General Godfred Dame has accused Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai of misleading the public over claims that lawyers had access to Abdul-Wahab Hanan, former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, who was re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office. Dame stated that lawyers representing Hanan and his wife were denied access to their clients for two days while in EOCO custody, and that no fresh charges were brought against Hanan after Thursday's interrogation.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, was released from EOCO custody on Wednesday but instructed to return Thursday for additional procedures. His lawyer, Godfred Yeboah Dame, confirmed the release and return, citing the unavailability of EOCO's Executive Director as causing a delay.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Attorney-General has rejected allegations by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame that Abdul-Wahab Hanan, a former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, was denied access to legal counsel following his re-arrest by the Economic and Organised Crime Office. Justice Srem Sai described the claims as baseless and accused Dame of circumventing established legal procedures by engaging the media rather than addressing the matter directly with EOCO officials.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Private legal practitioner Justice Abdulai says Ghana's criminal justice system has no specific legislation regulating the re-arrest of suspects whose charges have been dropped, a gap he illustrates through past cases including Gregory Afoko's detention despite court bail decisions.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has criticised what he calls "strange conduct" by EOCO and the Office of the Attorney General after the former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food Buffer Stock Company, Abdul-Wahab Hanan, and his wife were re-arrested shortly after charges against them were discontinued, with their legal team denied access for over 24 hours.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company and his wife were re-arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) shortly after the Attorney General dropped charges against them, but their lawyers say they have been denied access to their clients more than 24 hours later. The ex-CEO reportedly fell ill during custody and received medical attention but remains in EOCO custody without legal access.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Food Buffer Stock Company says it requires at least GH¢770 million to absorb a rice surplus from the 2025 farming season, but has received only GH¢100 million in 2025 funds and is awaiting a further GH¢200 million announced in the 2026 Budget.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Food Buffer Stock Company says it needs GH¢770 million to buy excess rice and grains from farmers, but has received only GH¢100 million so far, with an additional GH¢200 million indicated in the 2026 budget. The shortfall follows complaints that NAFCO has not fully implemented a directive to procure locally produced rice for Free SHS schools, some of which continue using imported rice.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Association of Ghana Rice Producers and Processors reports an estimated one million metric tonnes of unsold paddy rice on the local market, valued at GH¢5billion, attributed to failure of state procurement systems to prioritize Ghanaian rice and an influx of cheap, smuggled rice that has led major millers to suspend operations.
5 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →