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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.
Professional Services firm, Deloitte, has said that the sustained decrease in inflation over the past 12 months suggests that inflation may fall below the medium-term benchmark target of 8%. They note that the impressive improvement in food and non-food inflation in 2025 was closely linked to strong
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has renewed the Curfew hours for Bole Township and its environs in the Savannah Region. The curfew starts from 12:00 midnight to 5:00 am, effective Wednesday, November 19, 2025. The Minister acted on the advice of the Regional Security Council
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has underscored the importance of the blue economy in Ghana’s national development strategy. He highlighted its potential for sustainable economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. The minister said this when he commissioned four ne
A lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Dr Winston Asiedu Inkumsah, has said that President Mahama’s 24-hour economy and BIG Push policies are an opportunity to redesign Ghana’s growth model in order to centre small firms rather than treat them as afterthoughts. But, he s
Ketu North Lawmaker, Edem Agbana has criticised the conduct of some of the Police officers in the way they handle affairs in the country. He makes the point that if this is not checked, it will cast a shadow over the Mahama administration. He called on the Inspector General of Police to act immediat
An investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, is calling for the removal of the law on false news publication. He says any person or institution that feels defamed by publications on them can sue in court and demand damages. He made this comment after questioning the Police on why they detained
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has questioned the Police on why they detained a suspect for allegedly publishing false news for a long time and did not put him before the court. On Thursday, November 20, the Ghana Police Service, with support from the National Signals Bureau (NSB), ar
The Ghana Police Service, with support from the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has arrested suspect Samuel Amadotor for alleged malicious publication of false information. According to the Police, this was after a complaint against him by Mr. Okatakye Boakye Danquah Ababio I, The Police said in a st
As part of the 60th anniversary ceremony of the Cedi, some local banks have engaged their customers on the importance of trading with the local currency. The banks also took the customers through proper currency handling, and the collective role stakeholders should play in safeguarding Ghana’s bankn
Agriculture showed strong growth of 7.4% in August 2025, compared to 2.3% in August 2024, the Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has said. According to Dr Iddrisu, this means that the Agriculture sector expanded by 7.4% in August 2025, higher than the growth of 2.3% recorded in the same p
The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has announced that the provisional Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth (MIEG) for August 2025 is 5.1% for August 2025, up from 4.9% in August 2024. This means economic activities expanded by 5.1% in August 2025 compared to the expansion of 4.9% reco
Member of Parliament for Karaga and Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has touted the achievements of the Akufo-Addo administration in the area of inflation. He recounted that the Akufo-Addo government achieved a single-digit inflation in 2018 and 2019. Achieving a single-digit rate is go
Member of Parliament for Karaga and Former Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam believes that investors do not feel the impact of the gains in Ghana's economy. He says while the government is praising itself over the gains, the investors out there are saying something different. Contributing to a
President John Dramani Mahama has urged central banks to consider themselves as the guardians of the trust the people place in them to manage monetary policy. Speaking during the Cedi at 60 International Currency Conference in Accra on Tuesday, November 18, President Mahama explained that the world
A private legal practitioner and policy analyst, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has expressed concern over what he describes as the “discouragingly slow” pace at which the Supreme Court is handling cases related to the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Speaking to Helen Appiah-Ampofo
