Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, has responded to concerns raised over alleged duplicate payments amounting to GH¢3.217 billion within the Ministry’s claims and commitments. The issue, which was highlighted in the Auditor-General’s report, comes amid increased public scrutiny following the rejection of several payables and growing concerns about financial management in government institutions.
Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam Project Stalled as Contractor Abandons Work, Government Seeks Revival
The ambitious Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam project, intended to be a transformative hydro-solar infrastructure in northern Ghana, has reportedly stalled after the contractor allegedly absconded with allocated funds and left the country. The revelation was made by the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, during his appearance before Parliament’s Assurances Committee on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
The Government has begun a nationwide registration of small-scale and artisanal miners in a major push to formalise and regulate Ghana’s mining sector, long plagued by illegal operations and environmental degradation.
The unjustified use and abuse of sole sourcing is what former President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have consistently condemned in the past.
The CEO of Ghana GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has defended the government’s use of sole sourcing for critical road projects under the Big Push initiative, dismissing allegations of abuse or inflated costs.
Support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is declining while the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is gaining ground among voters, according to early findings from an ongoing March 2026 tracking poll by Global Info Analytics.
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has uncovered major governance and transparency lapses in the implementation of oil-funded projects, cautioning that failure to address these weaknesses could derail the current government’s flagship infrastructure agenda.
On Friday, 20th March, 2026, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi Constituency and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Kwami Etse Dafeamekpor Esq., donated foodstuffs to the Muslim community in the South Dayi Constituency. The donation of these items is to aid the Muslim colleagues' Sallah celebration after a month of fasting. The lawmaker, who could not
The Member of Parliament for Daboya/Mankarigu Constituency Hon. Alhaji Lawyer Shaibu Mahama Obei has today the 20th of March, 2026 visited fire victims at Singa to sympathize with them and also donated an amount of Ghc10,000.00 to the victims to help them resettle as they recover from the traumatized effect of the fire outbreak.
The Ghana Gold Board (“GoldBod”) has taken notice of certain false allegations being peddled by some individuals on various social media platforms and wishes to set the record straight as follows:
Hon. Joe Ghartey, a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to bury their
The People’s National Party has urged the government to prioritize locally produced food for public programmes, arguing that Ghana’s
President John Dramani Mahama believes the current high gold prices present a unique opportunity to build a bouyant economic to
