Parliament has approved a GH¢31 billion budget for the Ministry of Education for the 2025 fiscal year. As part of its initiatives for the year, the Ministry plans to waive academic fees for all first-year students in public tertiary institutions to promote access to higher education. Additionally, the government will introduce free tertiary education for…
President John Mahama has urged Parliament to expedite the vetting of newly nominated deputy ministers to enable them offer assistance to their substantive ministers in executing government business. He announced that four more deputy ministers will be nominated in the coming days to complete the full complement of his promised 60 ministers. “So far, we…
Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Defeamekpor, has advised Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to seek clarification from the Supreme Court over the Speaker of Parliament’s decision to decline a recall of the House. According to Mr Defeamekpor, Speaker Alban Bagbin exercised his discretion in rejecting the Majority’s request to reconvene Parliament. Speaking on Joy…
Speaker Alban Bagbin has adjourned Parliament indefinitely for the second time. On Thursday, November, 7 when the House reconvened after an earlier adjournment on October 22, the NPP caucus in the House were not present in the Chamber, leading to the Speaker’s adjournment. Alban Bagbin while addressing MPs in the chamber said there is no…
Vice Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in Parliament Paul Twum-Barimah says the US Visa Restriction Policy is to support Ghana and restrict certain groups of people who are in a position to destabilize Ghana’s democracy in the coming election. The United States on Monday, October 28, 2024, announced a visa restriction policy for…
By Edzorna Francis Mensah “Accordingly, I proceed to inform the House that by the notification of the polls, the following Members of Parliament have, by their actions, vacated their seats in Parliament.” The Members are: (1) Hon. Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah, NDC MP for Amenfi Central in the Western Region, now referred to as an Independent Parliamentary…
The Speaker of Parliament has deferred the matter regarding the petition to declare the seats of four members of Parliament vacant. This decision came after hearing arguments from both the Majority and Minority sides of the House concerning the petition brought forth by former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu.The development follows the move by Haruna Iddrisu…
