Parliament

Members of Parliament (MPs) have strongly condemned subtle attempts by some donor countries to impose homosexuality on Ghana, saying that they would resist any...

Deputy Majority Leader in Parliament, Ms Sarah Adwoa Safo, on Tuesday, informed Parliament that a manual would soon be adopted by the House to...

Members of Parliament are expected to receive GHc75,000 each for the funding of education-related projects and monitoring of same in their constituencies. The amount was...

When Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin ABK Amidu was in parliament for his vetting, one thing was certain - he was destined to meet an...

Special Prosecutor nominee, Mr. Martin ABK Amidu, will today, Tuesday, 13 February 2018, be vetted by Parliament’s Appointment Committee. Mr Amidu was recommended for nomination...

Former Presidents, John Dramani Mahama, Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufour beamed with smiles as they exchanged pleasantries when they met at the...

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President Nana Akufo-Addo will later this morning deliver his second State of the Nation address to Parliament. The address is an obligation which enjoins the...

The Minority Caucus in Parliament embarked on a sit-down strike to protest against what they describe as unprovoked insults from the Majority Leader, Osei...

It costs aspiring Ghanaian Members of Parliament about GHC390,000 on average to carry out successful campaigns at the party and constituency level. This is according...

At least it will cost a Member of Parliament US$86,000 to secure a party’s primary nomination to compete in parliamentary elections in the country,...

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),  Mr. Koku Anyidoho says Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye is fed up with...

The Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Ocquaye will for the second time in a week be sworn in as acting President of the republic...

The five-member Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee probing the alleged Cash-for-Seat scandal has ended its public sitting. The Committee, set up by the Speaker of Parliament,...

The Micro Finance and Small Loans Scheme (MASLOC) is set to publish names and photographs of some Members of Parliament who have failed to...

Parliament is expected to reconvene for the first meeting of the second session today, Tuesday, 23 January 2018. The House is expected to properly resume...

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has been sworn in as the acting President of the country in the absence President Nana...

Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye has set up a five-member Committee to probe the alleged sale of presidential seats to expatriates by the Trades...

The Minority in Parliament has been given a last chance to have its voice heard on the cash-for-seat saga after the Speaker temporarily suspended...

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has recalled the House to an emergency sitting on Friday, January 5, 2018. It follows a memo filed...

The Ministry of Special Development Initiatives overspent its budget by 587% in 2017. Though it received GHS226,404 for only goods and services, it had...

Christmas, many say brings good tidings thus should be a time for family bonding and sharing of gifts. But this is not the same for...

Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Ocquaye, has suspended sitting again, the second in three days over a persisting issue of absenteeism. By business time 10am,...

Odekro, a parliament-focused civil society organisation, has suggested punitive measures to discourage Ghana’s legislators from absenting themselves from the House without permission. The recommendation follows...

Leadership of Parliament has cautioned all aggrieved citizens to refrain from storming Parliament with placards because it is unparliamentary. This warning was issued when scores...

Members of Parliament (MP) are asking government for better remuneration for effective discharge of their duties. The MPs argued that the standard at which the...

The Minority in Parliament has hinted on plans to drag the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye to address Members of Parliament...

There was drama in parliament today when the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker pulled out a gas cylinder from under his...

Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen is still in shock following the demise of Asempa FM presenter, Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong affectionately...

Ghana’s Parliament has approved a bill that will make the spouse and children of Major Maxwell Mahama the state’s responsibility. The bill was introduced in...

A bill to establish a trust fund in honour of late Major Maxwell Mahama has been laid before Parliament.The Bill, Major Mahama Trust Fund...

Former Environment Minister, Mahama Ayariga says the spate of gas explosions in the country will end if operators of those facilities are sued for...

Parliament is expected to reconvene for its third meeting of its first session today, Tuesday, 3 October 2017.Speaker Professor Mike Oquaye, by Standing Order...

Officials of the Auditor General’s Department have revealed that some members of Parliament have been pleading on behalf of corrupt state officials who are...

Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye has urged Members of Parliament to approach business of the house with the highest level of decorum. This...

Parliament has announced a 15 percent salary increment for all its staff. The decision was taken by the Parliamentary Service Board, and announced by the...

The two Yemeni nationals who were held in Guantanamo Bay were not terrorists, contrary to claims by the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). On...

The Minority in Parliament has staged a walk-out protesting the Speaker's decision to refer a motion for a rescission of the $510m AMERI power...

The Minority in parliament staged a walk-out on Tuesday, 1 August during deliberations on the controversial $510 million AMERI power deal.The walkout followed concerns...

The Speaker of Parliament has hauled the National Security Advisor before the House to explain the circumstances under which two Members of Parliament were accosted...