Els: MBN360 News National Executives and some members of the Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS), led by its chairperson, Madam Beata Awinpoka Akanyani has held a strategic engagement with members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation and Water Resources to advocate for a significant increase in public funding for […]
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Els: MBN360 Business Ghana and Japan have taken a major step to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the health sector with the signing of a twenty-million-dollar grant facility aimed at improving healthcare delivery in selected hospitals in Ghana’s Northern Region. The agreement reflects a shared commitment by both countries to expand access to quality and affordable […]
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Els: MBN360 News The Minority Caucus in Parliament has raised concerns over the delay in the payment of non-salary-related allowances to officers of the Ghana Prisons Service, calling for immediate action to settle the arrears. In a statement issued on Monday, February 23, 2026, and signed by Deputy Ranking Member of the Committee on Employment, […]
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Els: MBN360 News The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo Markin has criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led government over failure to implement key economic policies promised during the campaign for election. Speaking during an engagement with the Young Commons Forum at the University of Cape Coast, on February 21, the legislator Kwamena […]
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Els: MBN360 Ahead of the presentation of the State of the Nation Address, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has emphasized that government has delivered what he describes as one of the strongest fiscal and macroeconomic turnarounds in Ghana’s recent history, citing sharp improvements in inflation, interest rates, debt levels and exchange rate stability. In […]
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Els: MBN360 News The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has launched a fierce counter-offensive against the wave of cocoa-related demonstrations sweeping the Western North Region, dismissing them as calculated political theatre rather than a grassroots uprising. Addressing a heated parliamentary session on Friday, 20th February 2026, Mr Ayariga insisted that the protests in Sefwi […]
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Els: MBN360 News The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly failed to elect a presiding member on Thursday after two rounds of voting at the Prempeh Assembly Hall. Incumbent Patrick Kwame Frimpong and challenger Ernest Baffour Ofori contested the position, with 66 assembly members casting ballots. In the first round, Frimpong received 35 votes to Baffour’s 24. The […]
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Els: MBN360 News The government of Ghana has formally notified the government of Togo of its decision to refer their maritime boundary dispute to international arbitration. In a statement released on Friday, February 20, Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, confirmed that Ghana will seek the delimitation of the offshore boundary under the provisions […]
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Els: MBN360 News President John Mahama is scheduled to deliver the 2026 State of the Nation Address on Friday, February 27, in Parliament. The address is expected to provide a comprehensive overview of the country’s current state, evaluating progress made so far and outlining the government’s key priorities and major policy directions for the year […]
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Els: MBN360 News The Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has raised concerns about the pace and procedure of lawmaking in Parliament during the first year of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, cautioning that the frequent use of the certificate of urgency and the rapid passage of bills could weaken legislative checks and balances. These […]
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