Author: Political Desk

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has taken the lead in the NDC’s 2028 presidential race among party delegates for the first time, according to the latest poll by Global InfoAnalytics. The poll, conducted from September 11 to 13, 2026, puts Dr Ato Forson at 32%, up from 22% in the July 2026 poll. NDC National Chairman General Asiedu Nketiah, who previously led the race, has dropped from 27% to 23%. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu follows with 5%, while former Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang polls 3%. Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has 4%, Prof Joshua Alabi 2% and…

The Ministry of Education has extended the 2026 Senior High School (SHS) placement exercise by one week to give students with unresolved placement issues more time to secure schools ahead of the September 18 reopening. Speaking on JoyNews, Press Secretary to the Education Minister, Hashmin Mohammed, said 53,887 students were eligible for self-placement, of whom 33,726 had successfully secured placement in various schools. He also said the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) Secretariat had resolved 4,531 of the 9,948 cases recorded at resolution centres across the country. “Out of the 53,887 category of self-placement students, we have had…

The Kumasi Expressway is expected to significantly reduce travel time between Accra and the Ashanti Region while improving the movement of people and goods across the country, Senior Presidential Advisor and Senior Presidential Aide Joyce Bawah Mogtari has said. In a Facebook post today, Mrs Bawah Mogtari said the project would provide better and safer roads while improving connectivity, with the resulting reduction in congestion and travel time expected to boost productivity. “The vision for the expressway is profound and forward-thinking—better roads, safer roads, and improved connectivity will enhance our mobility, boost productivity, reduce congestion and travel time, lower transportation…

Ghana and China have agreed on a three-point strategy to tackle illegal mining, strengthen technical cooperation in geological surveys and promote responsible investment in Ghana’s mining sector. The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting between the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, and China’s Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Sun Shuxian, on the sidelines of the 2026 China Mining Conference in Tianjin, China. Mr Armah-Kofi Buah, who led the Ghanaian delegation together with Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Kojo Bonsu, said the collaboration would focus on monitoring Chinese companies operating in Ghana, strengthening geological survey capacity and…

Fitch Solutions has raised its forecast for Ghana’s 2026 current account surplus to 7.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), up from its previous projection of 5.2%. The upward revision follows a stronger-than-expected trade performance in the first half of 2026, with Ghana recording a merchandise trade surplus of US$4.3 billion. According to Fitch Solutions, the H1 trade surplus was significantly higher than the average of US$700 million recorded during the first halves of the 2016–2025 period. The research arm of global ratings agency Fitch Ratings attributed the strong performance largely to robust gold exports and rising crude oil shipments, which…

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has challenged the Ewe diaspora to leverage its extensive cultural and social networks not only to promote unity and preserve its heritage but also to serve as a bridge for investment, economic development and improved livelihoods in Ghana. He said the Ewe diaspora must move beyond sending remittances home and focus on creating sustainable wealth, businesses and opportunities in Ghana. “You have shown that culture should not only bring people together to celebrate. It can also bring people together to develop,” he said. Bagbin made the call as Special Guest of Honour at celebrations…

Tano North MP, Gideon Boako, says the 21st Century Gold Standard was piloted in Ghana under the leadership of former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to Dr Boako, Ghana’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme and Gold-for-Oil initiative demonstrated that gold could be deployed as a modern monetary and reserve-management instrument without returning to the rigid gold standard of the 20th century. He said the model provides a way for countries to strengthen their reserves while retaining flexibility in monetary policy. “The 21st Century Gold Standard was piloted in Ghana under Bawumia,” Dr Boako said, pointing to the increase in Ghana’s…

Ghana can avoid future International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailouts if the country adopts the gold-backed monetary framework championed by former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia while maintaining strict fiscal discipline, Tano North MP, Gideon Boako, has said. According to Dr Boako, Ghana’s recurring resort to IMF programmes is driven by two major vulnerabilities — pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves and fiscal indiscipline. He argued that a monetary system capable of strengthening reserves through gold, combined with strict adherence to fiscal rules, could help Ghana break the cycle of balance-of-payments crises and repeated bailouts. “If this Bawumia Doctrine of…

Ms Bridget Bonnie-Agbenyor, Head of Information and Public Affairs at the Ghana High Commission to the United Kingdom and Ireland, has been named winner of the Social Enterprise category at the 10th edition of the Forty Under 40 Awards Ghana. The prestigious awards ceremony, held on Saturday, 12 September 2026, at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, celebrated accomplished young Ghanaians demonstrating professional excellence, exceptional leadership and a commitment to community service. Ms Bonnie-Agbenyor was recognised for her work as Founder of PEC Institute and Lead Coordinator of Bridget Bonnie & Friends, through which she has championed initiatives…

Assin South MP and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has called for a full-scale investigation into a series of major narcotics seizures involving consignments allegedly linked to Ghana. According to Rev Ntim Fordjour, more than $1 billion worth of narcotics has been intercepted in Ghana and outside the country’s ports in less than two years under the administration of President John Dramani Mahama. He cited several seizures, including an alleged $208 million methamphetamine consignment intercepted in Australia in April 2026. “In April 2026, $208m worth of meth narcotics was busted in Australia from…