Exclusive photos: 2021 Budget Statement presentation by Caretaker Finance Minister
The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on Friday, March 12, 2021, presented the budget statement before Parliament.It follows the inability of Finance Minister-Designate,...
Bagbin urges govt to resource Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament, Right Honourable Kingsford Alban Sumana Bagbin, has asked the government to provide adequate resources for the operations of Parliament and...
We need corruption vaccine – Okudzeto Ablakwa
Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is appealing to the government to import "corruption vaccines".Apart from the COVID-19 vaccine,...
Parliament approves Akufo-Addo’s 16 Regional Minister nominees
Parliament has approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 16 nominees for Regional Minister portfolios.The nominees, commended by the Appointments Committee, were approved by a voice vote.The...
Francis-Xavier Sosu writes: 2021 SONA leaves much to be desired
As a first-term Member of Parliament, it is interesting hearing the President of Ghana present the State of the Nations Address in accordance with...
SONA: Govt to engage Parliament about Agyapa deal – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo says government will go back to engage Parliament on the steps it intends to take on the future of the Agyapa...
SONA 2021: Bagbin wins Akufo-Addo’s heart
President Nana Akufo-Addo has eulogised the Speaker of Ghana's 8th Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin.According to him, the former Nadowli Kaleo Member of Parliament...
Parliament announces change in time for 2021 SONA
There has been a change in time for President Nana Akufo-Addo's first State of the Nation Address after his inauguration for his second term.The...
NDC MPs cannot chair Committees in Parliament – Majority Leader
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says all Committees to be constituted by Parliament will be chaired by members of the Majority Group.Speaking...
MP asks Parliament to summon Sammy Gyamfi
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tafo Pankorono Constituency, Ekow Vincent Assafuah, is asking the House to cite the National Communications Officer of the...
NDC consults Council of Elders on issues in Parliament
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged party members to be circumspect with their utterances in order not to play into the hands of...
Sam George, 5 other MPs to sponsor Bill against LGBTQI+
Six Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed their intention to jointly sponsor a bi-partisan Private Members Bill for the House to pass specific legislation...
Hawa Koomson benefited from political grace – Prof Gyampo
Senior lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has indicated that the Minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hawa...
Haruna Iddrisu breaks silence over approval of Akufo-Addo’s ministers
Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the past few days as the most difficult for the Caucus following the approval of some...
Our MPs failed us but let cool heads prevail – NDC supporters told
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Sani, has called for calm and restraint among party...
Alan Kyeramaten to present 2021 budget
Trade and Industry Minister-Designate, Alan Kyerematen, is now expected to present the 2021 Budget.This is what Joy Business has picked up from government sources.It...
I almost died from Covid-19 – MP shares experience
Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region, Kwame Agbodza, has disclosed that he almost died from contracting Covid-19.According to the...
Parliament approves Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Godfred Dame, 14 other Akufo-Addo nominees
Parliament has approved 16 other ministerial nominees recommended by the Appointments Committee.The conclusion was reached via voice vote on the floor on March 4.Prior...
I engaged some MPs over my approval – Oppong Nkrumah reveals
Information Minister-Designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has recounted how he had to engage some parliamentarians prior to an election on the approval of his nomination.According...
Ras Mubarak calls for shake up in NDC leadership in parliament
Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu constituency, Ras Mubarak, has called for changes to be made to the leadership of the party in Parliament.His...
Sammy Gyamfi ‘weeps’ over NDC parliamentary leadership
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has expressed disappointment in the Minority leadership of Parliament.Mr Gyamfi, among other things,...
Oppong Nkrumah, Dr Afriyie Akoto submit documents to Appointments Committee
Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has revealed that Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, who were rejected by the Minority Members of Parliament...
Akufo-Addo to deliver State of the Nation Address on March 9
President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, March 9, deliver the first State of the Nation Address after his inauguration as president for his second...
Ursula, Amewu, Godfred Dame and 2 others to reappear before Appointments Committee
Five ministerial nominees out of the 30 so far vetted have been deferred by the Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee...
Appointments Committee Chairman clarifies rejection of 3 nominees, 5 others deferred
Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has disclosed that the committee has so far approved 21 of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees by...
We have no power to reject nominees – Appointments Committee Chairman
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, has reacted to news of minority Members of Parliament's Appointment Committee's rejection of some ministerial...
NDC sends strong message to members on Vetting Committee
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged members on Parliament’s Appointments Committee to reject the "insincere apologies" of...
NDC MPs on Appointments Committee reject these Akufo-Addo nominees…
The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee have voted on the ministerial nominees so far vetted and have unanimously rejected some...
Vetting: Amewu apologises for ‘I will kill you all’ comment [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Amewu apologises for ‘I will kill you all’ comment in parliamentMinister-designate for Railways, John Peter Amewu, has rendered an unqualified apology for...
Okudzeto Ablakwa praises Cecilia Dapaah [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Cecilia Dapaah is one of the bold, dynamic leaders this country needs – Okudzeto AblakwaThe Member of Parliament for North Tongu has...
Why vetting was disrupted today
The vetting of Minister-designate for Public Enterprises, Joseph Cudjoe, on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, was disrupted.This was after the Minority Caucus Leader, Haruna Iddrisu,...
Deputy Clerk of Parliament has passed
A Deputy Clerk of Parliament has died.Robert Apodolla died on Friday, February 19 after a short illness.He was one of the clerks who had...
Election petition: Mahama files for review of Supreme Court ruling on reopening of case
The lawyers for the 2020 National Democratic Congress presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, have filed an application for review of the Supreme Court’s ruling...
RTI has seen much progress since implementation – Oppong Nkrumah
The Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has provided a detailed update on the progress of the Right to Information (RTI) since it was passed...
Govt has created 3 million jobs – Employment Minister-designate
Employment and Labour Relations Minister-designate, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has claimed the government has created three million jobs.“The last time we reported was in September 2020...
Minority Caucus demands detailed breakdown of govt’s 3 million jobs
JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority demands detailed breakdown of 3 million jobs gov’t claimed it has createdThe Minority Caucus in Parliament is demanding a detailed breakdown...
Ken Ofori-Atta requests for new vetting date
The Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta, has written to the Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee to reschedule his vetting on health grounds.The vetting was originally...
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful defends sitting on Akandoh’s lap [Video]
The Minister-designate for Communications and Digitization, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has described sitting on her fellow legislator, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh's lap, during the...
Ursula Owusu breaks silence on attack on Collins Dauda
Communications Minister-designate, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has finally explained her attack on colleague legislator, Collins Dauda in Parliament on January 7, 2021.Narrating the reason for...
Military invasion of Parliament: ignore calls for probe – Akufo-Addo told
Founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has sent an message to President Akufo-Addo over the military invasion in Parliament.Mr Anyidoho has asked...