By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government of Ghana will soon set up an Independent Emoluments Commission (IEC) to improve public sector pay; this is according to the country’s Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) over the weekend. The statement, signed by Emelia Eshun, head of public affairs for the FWSC,Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh President John Dramani Mahama has firmly dismissed suggestions that he intends to seek a third term in office, insisting that his tenure is limited by the Constitution and that he has no intention of remaining in power beyond it. Speaking amid renewed public debate over Ghana’sContinue Reading
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is scheduled to present the government’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in line with Ghana’s constitutional and statutory requirements for reviewing the implementation of the national budget midway through the fiscal year. The date was announced by parliamentaryContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Ghana’s Parliament on Friday passed the Tribunals Bill, 2026, paving the way for the reintroduction of a tribunal system under a new legal framework aimed at strengthening Ghana’s justice delivery system. The Bill was approved after its third reading in the early hours of Friday byContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government of Ghana to suspend consideration of the proposed Tribunal Bill, 2026, arguing that it should not proceed until the country’s constitutional review process has been completed. According to the TUC’s Deputy General Secretary, Joshua Ansah, theContinue Reading
President John Dramani Mahama in consultation with the Judicial Council and in accordance with constitutional requirements nominated three persons for appointment to Ghana’s apex court, the Supreme Court. The nominees are Court of Appeal Justices Sophia Bernasko-Essah and Amoako Asante, as well as legal practitioner and former Ghana Bar AssociationContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh At least 12 persons have been killed in a head-on-collision on the Accra-Kumasi highway involving three vehicles, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) confirmed Thursday. According to Alex King Nartey, Public Relations Officer of the GNFS, the accident which occurred at Konongo in the Ashanti regionContinue Reading
