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Laud Nartey is a current affairs editor with the MG News team at Media General, serving TV3 Ghana, 3News, Onua TV and more platforms.
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has said that if small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are to scale and integrate into sustainable value chains, then banks must be at the centre of this effort. Finance remains the oxygen of enterprise, he said. First, he asked banks to move bey
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johsnon Asiama, has said this is the time for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs)to thrive because Ghana is emerging from a period of macroeconomic turbulence with encouraging stability. He stated that disinflation is taking hold, reserves have strengthe
Civil Society activist, Dr Steve Manteaw, has said that the comment by President John Dramani Mahama on the issue of the illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) is not what the National Democratic Congress (NDC) promised Ghanaians. Dr Manteaw states that the President's comment does not keep faith wit
Private legal practitioner and Convener of Fix The Country Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has raised issues with the decision by the Mahama administration to accept non-Ghanaian deportees. He explained that he spoke up against it and called the move tone-deaf during President Mahama's first term
According to the exchange rate from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) on Friday, September 12, the Cedi was buying at 12.1139 and selling at 12.1261. On Thursday, September 11, it was buying at 12.0940 and selling at 12.1061. The fall of the Cedi has been a major concern for stakeholders. President John Drama
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has, on the advice of the Bono Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, renewed the curfew hours for Sampa Township in Jaman North District of the Bono Region from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am each day, effective Thursday, September 11, 2025. In a
As part of efforts towards strengthening Ghana’s disaster preparedness and response, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, under the National Disaster Management Organisation Act, 2016 (Act 927), has inaugurated the National Disaster Management Committee, which is tasked with coor
Ghana has taken over the chairmanship of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) from Switzerland, marking the first time the organization’s leadership has moved outside Europe. The handing-over ceremony, held in Accra, was attended by the Minister for the Interior, Hon. Muntaka Moha
The Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has said that plans to establish dedicated courts for galamsey, environmental degradation, and narcotics cases are under serious consideration. He said this plan will soon be implemented. Justice Baffoe-Bonnie said this when the Minister for the Interior,
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has relocated its Banking Department from the old headquarters in Accra to The Bank Square, around the Ridge area also in Accra. The relocation takes effect on Monday, 15th September 2025, the central bank announced on Thursday, September 11. "From the effective date, all off
A private legal practitioner, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s response to questions on illegal mining during his latest media encounter, describing it as a “clear disinterest” in winning the fight against galamsey. According to him, the President chose to
New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Akim Swedru, Kennedy Nyarko Osei, has asked President John Dramani Mahama why he did not inform the nation before receiving the first batch of West African nationals deported from the United States after an agreement between the two countries. During the Presid
The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) and the Africa Water Justice Network (AWJN) say they have observed with deep concern the recent proposal by the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) seeking a record 280% increment in water tariffs, citing the rising cost of treatment due to galamsey a
On Wednesday, 10th September 2025, Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered the keynote address at the Strategic Meeting of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s African Team and its political partners in Accra. The event climaxed the annual meeting of all the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Country
Investigative journalist Manaseeh Azure Awuni has said President John Dramani Mahama's posture on the fight against illegal small-scale mining (Galamsey) is disappointing. He says President Mahama does not inspire confidence that he will fight the menace. In a Facebook post after President John Maha
