Parliament

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...

Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, the Speaker of Parliament, on Friday gave an assurance that he would invite the appropriate security officials to discuss matters...

Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye should allow the Minority to express their views on parliamentary matters, Executive Director at the African Centre...

It was wrong for the Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak to have banged his hands on the table on the floor of parliament to...

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has expressed disappointment with Speaker of Parliament Prof Mike Aaron Oquaye for limiting him to just one...

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Speaker, Rt. Hon Prof. Mike Oquaye, of frustrating efforts of the opposition to hold government accountable. Minority Chief...

A suggestion by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission that she was speaking for herself and not the entire Commission in an answer to...

Chair of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, will Wednesday appear before Legislators to respond to questions about the heated internal wrangling at the elections...

Pressure is mounting on President Nana Akufo-Addo to act swiftly in the rift between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) and two deputies...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Mrs Charlotte Osei has been summoned to appear before Parliament next week. She will be there to respond to...