The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is set to present the Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the 2022 financial year later today, Monday, July 25, 2022 in Parliament. Among other things, he is expected to provide information on how revenue and expenditure had performed in the first half of the year and the country’s current budget deficit figures.

Students who are expecting to write the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE) may be disappointed due to the government’s huge indebtedness to the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The Minority, through its Ranking Member on the Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, has hinted that WAEC’s operations have been greatly affected due to the indebtedness.

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed has revealed that the Minority in Parliament will not support the dismissal of Adwoa Sargo from Parliament.

Husband of Lady in Viral Video attacking Security Personnel At Kotoka International Airport Apologies

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, on Monday, 18th July 2022, inducted into office ten Justices of the High Court. This makes it the 5th time he is doing so since becoming President of the Republic. The swearing in ceremony took place at the seat of government, the Jubilee House in Accra.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed the presence of the Marburg Virus Disease in the country. According to the Service, this is the first time the disease has found its way into the populace.

A senior government communicator in the Ashanti Region, Kwadwo Bonsu, has indicated that the increasing pressure on President Nana Addo Adankwa Akufo Addo to sack his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, is wrong and a bad strategy that must not be adopted.

The Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) has urged the public to disregard any recent report about upward adjustments in transportation fares. According to the Union, it has noticed a statement released by some three driver unions giving indication of an increase in transport fares.

Senior High Schools across the country are on the verge of being shut down as the shortage of food supplies worsens. The Education Ministry had said food supplies will reach the schools by Tuesday after the Upper West Regional Chapter of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) issued a seven-day ultimatum for the delivery to be made.

A 28-year-old mechanic, Festus Eduafo, from Ekunfi Asaafa, has been lynched at Aburansa near Komenda in the Central Region. The victim was beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of being involved in a murder incident.