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… Amid Adamus Mining Lease Revocation By Leo Nelson Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is prioritizing job security for lawful workers as a core component of its decision to revoke the mining leases of Adamus Resources Limited for the Akango, Salman, and Nkroful concessions, citing confirmed breaches of Ghana’s minerals and mining laws. This decisive regulatory action follows comprehensive investigations by the Minerals Commission, which established that the company facilitated widespread illegal mining activities, thereby compromising both legal compliance and the structural integrity of the sector. “The Ministry assures that it will take steps to safeguard the lawful jobs…

How A Mining Baroness Who Bestrode NDC And NPP Finally Met Her Match By Prince Ahenkorah For years, Adamus Resources Limited operated in Ghana’s Western Region with a quiet confidence that bordered on impunity. Its founder, Angela List, moved easily between the corridors of the NDC and NPP, collecting leases as others collected business cards. But this weekend, the music stopped.Lands Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, acting on the advice of the Minerals Commission, has revoked three of the company’s mining leases Akango, Salman and Nkroful with immediate effect. The grounds: a catalogue of statutory violations so comprehensive it reads like…

By Leo Nelson Legal Scholar and Fellow at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has explained that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was established after years of public demand for a stronger and more independent anti corruption framework capable of resisting political pressure and institutional interference. “The OSP was not created casually. It emerged from years of public frustration, reform efforts, and legislative intent to build a prosecutorial body insulated from the very pressures that often blunt anti corruption enforcement.” He described the office as a symbol of Ghana’s institutional commitment to fighting…

By Leo Nelson Over the past decade, mobile money platforms and financial technology firms have expanded access to financial services across urban and rural communities alike. However, the narrative is now shifting. According to Bank of Ghana First Deputy Governor Dr Zakari Mumuni, the country must move beyond access and confront a more critical question: is fintech delivering real economic value? Speaking to licensed fintech institutions, Dr Mumuni reframed the conversation around Ghana’s digital finance journey. Rather than focusing on how many people are connected to financial platforms, the emphasis is now on what those connections are achieving in practical…

By Gifty BoatengThe familiar smell of political conspiracy is once again wafting through Ghana’s power sector. As intermittent blackouts plague parts of the country, grassroots supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have identified an unusual culprit: their own Energy Minister, John Jinapor.The charge, circulating heavily on traditional and social media, is that Jinapor has kept in place top officials inherited from the previous Akufo-Addo administration alleged New Patriotic Party (NPP) sympathisers who are quietly undermining the government’s efforts to keep the lights on.Last Thursday’s fire at the Akosombo power control centre has only fuelled the speculation. To the…

Mahama Rushes New Concourse as Passenger Surge BitesBy Phillip Antoh President John Dramani Mahama broke ground on Monday for a new concourse linking Terminals 2 and 3 at Kotoka International Airport – a project that admits what officials have long downplayed: the flagship Terminal 3, built during his first term, is already struggling to cope.Passenger numbers have climbed from 1.8 million in 2022 to 2.5 million last year – a 39 percent jump in three years. The result, Mahama acknowledged at the sod-cutting ceremony, is peak-hour chaos between 6pm and 10pm, affecting check-in, immigration, security screening, boarding and baggage handling.“If…

By Leo Nelson Ghana is entering a critical phase of its economic recovery journey as a staff mission from the International Monetary Fund arrives in Accra on April 29, 2026, to undertake the sixth and final review of the country’s Extended Credit Facility programme. The outcome of this assessment is expected to determine whether Ghana successfully completes the programme and exits in August 2026. The mission, scheduled to remain in the country for about two weeks, will begin official engagements on April 30, marking a defining moment for policymakers, as the review will assess Ghana’s adherence to key fiscal and…

By Philip Antoh The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Paints Manufacturing Industries Limited (DOPMILL), Mr. Stephen Adom, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to rescue his soul and that of his family from the hands of what he described as ‘cooperate greed, alleged judicial manipulation and police complicity.’ He made a renewed public request for help regarding a long-standing conflict over the control of his paint manufacturing company, DOPAMIL, which he claims was taken over under questionable circumstances. At a press conference, held in Accra on April 22, 2026, Mr. Adom repeated accusations that his company was…

By Philip Antoh A quiet haemorrhage is underway in downstream petroleum sector. Tanker drivers and their mates are abandoning fuel haulage for illegal mining not out of choice, but because galamsey pays better.That is the unusual admission from Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). Briefing Parliament’s Energy Committee on Wednesday, he said the sector is losing experienced crews at an alarming rate.“Whenever tanker drivers arrive in mining areas to deliver petroleum products, they lose one mate,” Tameklo explained. The reason: mates see illegal mining as “more profitable” than riding shotgun on a fuel truck.The result…

By Leo Nelson Ghana’s fiscal outturn for 2025, as detailed in the March 2026 Monetary Policy Report by the Bank of Ghana, paints a mixed picture of modest revenue underperformance alongside notable expenditure restraint. While total revenue and grants fell slightly below target, a significant reduction in government spending helped cushion the impact, resulting in a lower-than-expected fiscal deficit. According to the report, Total Revenue and Grants for 2025 stood at GH¢224.883 billion, representing 16.1 percent of Gross Domestic Product. This fell short of the programmed target of GH¢229.949 billion, equivalent to 16.4 percent of GDP. Domestic revenue, which formed…