The Minority in Parliament has strongly condemned the newly approved GH¢1 levy on petroleum products, dubbing it the “E-Levy Promax” and accusing the government of backtracking on its promise to reset the economy. Speaking during the debate on the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill on Tuesday, June 3, Minority MPs …

Benjamin Nsiah, Executive Director of the Centre for Environment and Sustainable Energy, has criticized the government’s newly approved GH₵1 fuel levy, describing it as unjustified, regressive, and an undue burden on Ghanaian consumers. Speaking in an interview with Citi Business News, Nsiah questioned the government’s continued reliance on petroleum taxes …

The lifeless body of an unidentified man has been discovered in a stream at Kings Down, a suburb of Oforikrom, following heavy rainfall on Tuesday evening. Residents made the grim discovery early Wednesday morning, June 4, with the body found partially submerged in the stream. Locals suspect the victim may …

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that the Attorney-General is preparing to prosecute 33 cases of alleged corruption and related offences involving former government officials. The cases, he said, were uncovered by the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Team, an anti-corruption task force he constituted following his return to office …

Parliament has approved the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, paving the way for a GH¢1 increase in the levy on petroleum products in a bid to raise critical funds to tackle Ghana’s mounting energy sector debt. The government expects the new levy to generate an estimated GH¢5.7 billion in …

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, made a notable appearance at the national headquarters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra on Tuesday, June 3, a day after his release from EOCO custody. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP was welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd of …

The Government of Ghana has tabled a new Energy Sector Levy Amendment Bill in Parliament, seeking to introduce a GH¢1 tax per litre on all petroleum products as part of an emergency plan to address the country’s deepening energy sector crisis. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who presented the …

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that each District Assembly in Ghana will receive a minimum of GH¢25 million in 2025 as part of government efforts to promote grassroots development and deepen decentralisation. Delivering a statement in Parliament on Tuesday, June 3, Dr. Forson said the initiative is …

President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed suggestions that the Ghana cedi could appreciate to GHS4 against the US dollar, describing such projections as unrealistic and economically harmful. Speaking during a policy dialogue with the Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters (FAGE) on Tuesday, June 3, President Mahama stated that a …

The University of Ghana has officially distanced itself from a viral letter circulating on social media purporting to verify the academic credentials of Malik Basintale, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA). The letter, allegedly signed by Registrar Mrs. Emelia Agyei-Mensah, and dated May 27, 2025, claimed …