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By Nelson Ayivor The Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) has revealed during a strategic investment mission to the People’s Republic of China, a comprehensive industrial blueprint aimed at transforming the Volta Lake Basin into a multimodal logistics spine and a global hub for agribusiness. Nana Dwemoh Benneh, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GIIF, speaking in an interview, detailed plans to leverage the world’s largest man-made lake to drive a massive import substitution agenda. According to Benneh, the project, which targets the cultivation and processing of millions of hectares of arable land, represents one of the most significant infrastructure undertakings…

By Nelson Ayivor The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, says government has made significant progress on key coastal protection projects as part of efforts to shield vulnerable communities from erosion and destructive tidal waves. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series, Minister Adjei assured Ghanaians of sustained investment in coastal resilience, stressing that all ongoing projects would be completed on schedule. He announced that a contract has been awarded for Phase II of the Blekusu Coastal Protection Project, a major intervention designed to address years of coastal erosion and tidal wave devastation in the Ketu South…

By Nelson Ayivor Ghana has secured a major boost for its flagship infrastructure drive after the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, signed a grant agreement worth 12.83 million US dollars with the African Development Bank to fund feasibility studies for selected priority projects under the government’s Big Push programme. The agreement marks a critical preparatory step toward accelerating large scale infrastructure delivery aimed at supporting economic growth, market efficiency, and agro-industrial transformation. In a statement following the signing, Dr Forson explained that the grant would finance detailed feasibility studies for a range of projects that have been identified…

By Nelson Ayivor The National Democratic Congress has introduced a strict internal regulation aimed at separating government appointments from party executive ambitions, a move party leaders say is intended to curb political greed and strengthen internal democracy. The directive bars certain government appointees from contesting party positions unless they resign from their public offices at least six clear months before filing nomination forms. The new rule is contained in the party’s official Guidelines for the Election of NDC Party Executives at all levels across the country, issued pursuant to the party’s constitution. The rule applies to internal elections leading up…

Ghana continues to forfeit substantial revenue due to weak tax compliance, with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) warning that closing existing tax gaps could significantly reduce the country’s reliance on IMF support and external borrowing. Speaking at an Executive Business Dialogue organised by Markers & Partners, Acting Commissioner of the Domestic Tax Revenue Division, Dr. Martin Kobil Yamborigya, said Ghana currently collects barely a third of owed income taxes — a shortfall he described as deeply worrying for an economy striving for fiscal stability. “It’s a very sad story to tell that in Ghana, our tax gap as far as…

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening Ghana’s industrial base, stabilising prices, and promoting import substitution, following an industry tour of three major manufacturing firms at the Tema Free Zones Enclave on Monday, 26th January, 2026. The tour, which took the Minister and her team to CBI Ghana Limited (Supacem Cement), Ciments de L’Afrique Ghana Limited (CIMAF), and Rider Steel, formed part of efforts to assess operational capacities, understand cost drivers, and deepen collaboration between government and industry to ensure quality production at affordable prices for Ghanaians. At CBI Ghana Limited,…

Fallout from the controversial ending to the 2025 CAF AFCON Final continues with the continent’s football governing body set to pass its ruling on Senegal’s attempted boycott from the game. Aside the boycott, another flashpoint that took place in the game was the apparent tussle between Senegal substitute goalkeeper Yehvann Diouf and ball boys over a towel that Edouard Mendy used in the game. The same flashpoint took place in Morocco’s semifinal win over Nigeria at the competition where Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali was involved. In the CAF Confederation Cup just a week after the AFCON Final, another row took…

Music company Ground Up Chale and its founder Glen Boateng have filed a writ of summons at the High Court in Accra against Ghanaian musician Kwesi Arthur. Kwesi is accused of libel and as a result Glen and his company are seeking more than 10 million cedis in damages over comments he made in a social media post about a week ago. According to the writ of summons filed on 27th January 2026, made available to myjoyonline.com, the plaintiffs want the court to declare a series of statements by Kwesi Arthur as defamatory and libelous, demand the removal of the posts, restrain further…

as Bawumia Loyalist Targets Dissenting MP By Gifty BoatengA violent confrontation in the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Region stronghold has exposed deep-seated factionalism and a campaign of intimidation targeting MPs who defy the party’s presidential frontrunner, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. The incident, which saw hired enforcers assault dissenting delegates, centres on a vendetta by Bawumia’s key lieutenant against a first-term MP backing his rival.On 23 January, during a routine delegates’ meeting in the Ejisu constituency addressed by Dr Bawumia, his chief loyalist in the region, Dr Nana Ayew Afriyie, the MP for neighbouring Effiduase, made a calculated provocation.…

A quiet but intense debate is simmering within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), threatening to destabilise its most reliable electoral stronghold. Senior party figures are expressing grave concern that the bloc leadership from the Volta Region the party’s traditional heartbeat and so-called ‘World Bank’ of votes is squandering strategic influence through insularity and perceived self-interest. Multiple party sources from across Ghana confirm a damaging perception: NDC leaders of Volta origin, when appointed to ministerial roles, board positions, or other influential posts, have historically not prioritised channeling opportunities back to their regional base. Unlike other powerful blocs within the party…