Tag Archives: PARLIAMENT

The Electronic Transaction Levy Bill, popularly known as e-levy, will not be tabled in Parliament anytime soon. This is because it was not included in the Business Statement for next week. The controversial bill has not been considered by the plenary despite surviving the Finance Committee’s deliberation. It was tabled …

Parliament bosses will meet finance minister Enoch Godongwana to discuss a special allocation for the institution. While no decision has been taken about the future of parliament — some buildings of which were razed by an inferno last month — National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the meeting will discuss …

Parliament has tasked the government to ensure the immediate evacuation of Ghanaian students currently stranded in Ukraine. Russia has invaded some territories in Ukraine under rebel control. The development led to the shelling of Ukraine. Some Ghana students who spoke to Starr News appealed to the government for their evacuation. …

The Communications Committee of Parliament is expected to meet with the Director General of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Ken Attafuah later today [Wednesday] to get from him answers about the ongoing Ghana card registration exercise. The rollout of a mass registration and issuance of the Ghana Card has been …

Social media platform, Tik Tok, has become topical in recent political discourse, thanks to Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo. She has been accused by fellow New Patriotic Party, NPP, lawmakers and former partner, Kennedy Agyapong, of sabotaging the party by her continued absence in Parliament knowing well the …

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong has reacted to the continuous absence of the Dome–Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Sarfo from Parliament. According to him, the lawmaker’s conduct is tantamount to holding the Governing NPP to ransom. Speaking on the GTV Breakfast Show, February 21, 2022, the Assin Central MP …

The first deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has directed the Minister for Roads and Highways to furnish the house with the data on the total number of roads the Akufo-Addo government has constructed since assuming office. This information, the Speaker indicated, should be put on the table by …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has justified the fight that occurred in Parliament over the E-levy, saying the Minority lawmakers were not expected to sit timidly to allow unconstitutionality to pass in the House. He told the clergy who visited him that the constitution is clear on how proceedings should be conducted in Parliament. …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has directed government to put before parliament for scrutiny agreement for the acquisition of AirtelTico. Government acquired 100% stake in the company last year following serious financial challenges. Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekufful in answering questions from the Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George about …

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth, Sports and Culture is set to meet five stakeholders of football in Ghana as part of their investigations on Black Stars‘ poor performance at the just ended Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON). Kobena Woyome, a Ranking Member on Parliament’s Select Committee said on GhanaWeb’s Sports …