Tag: Parliament
Parliament vets dep. health minister-designate Bernard Okoe-Boye
Parliament on Wednesday vetted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee as the Deputy Minister for Health Dr. Bernard Oko-Boye as part of its prior...
Ghana’s Speaker Oquaye donates salary to COVID-19 Fund; Parliament gives GhC200k
Ghana's Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has donated half of his monthly salary for three months to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund....
MPs in Ghana directed to wear face masks to parliament amid...
Ghanaian lawmakers have been directed to wear face masks to parliament — as the country's Covid-19 cases rise to 16.
The measure is to prevent...
Covid-19: Two Ghanaian MPs asked to self-isolate after a trip to...
Two Ghanaian opposition MPs who traveled outside the country recently, have been ordered to self-isolate for the mandatory 14-day period before returning to work.
They...
Public gallery of Ghana’s parliament closed over Covid-19 fears
The public gallery of Ghana's parliament has been temporarily closed down.
The decision was announced on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, local media reported.
The House said...
OccupyGhana wants bipartisan probe into GETfund scholarship gaffe
Pressure group OccupyGhana is pushing for a parliamentary inquiry on a report by the Auditor General that uncovered breaches at the Ghana Education Trust...
Ghana’s parliament to ban MPs from using phones
Ghanaian lawmakers will no longer be allowed to use mobile phones while debate is in session, the leadership of the House is proposing.
Local reports...
Ghana’s Parliament concludes debate on Akufo-Addo’s SONA 2020
The Majority Leader Hon Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu on Tuesday descended heavily on former President John Dramani Mahama over his failure to participate in this year’s...
‘Your authority doesn’t extend to newsrooms’ — Reporters angry over threats...
There is widespread anger among journalists following threats by the Speaker of Ghana's Parliament to cause a withdrawal of accreditation for the media for...
Why we walked out of Parliament – NDC explains
Ghana’s opposition lawmakers have been explaining why they walked out of parliament on Thursday during the president’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).
The minority...
