Midday News

A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, has criticised the Bawku Municipal Security Council’s decision to deploy military escorts for students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

Parliament is braced for a potential boycott today as intelligence from the House suggests the Minority Caucus is likely to absent itself from the Chamber during the presentation of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review by Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson.

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the much-publicised “Gold for Oil” policy under the previous administration never involved any actual barter of gold for petroleum products.

Parliament has sworn in Ewurabena Aubynn as the new Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North. Her induction increases the ruling NDC's tally in Parliament to 184 seats, further consolidating its parliamentary majority.

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has revealed that 907 out of 1,278 small-scale mining licences are currently under review for possible revocation due to irregularities uncovered by the Small-Scale Mining Review Committee.

The NPP National Delegates Conference settles a long-standing debate on party leadership by endorsing over fifty key constitutional amendments.

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has threatened a nationwide strike if the government fails to take concrete action to address the galamsey menace within the next three months.

"They are going to look at their constitution, examine which aspect ought to go and what will be the benefit for the party and the nation at large" - Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante,Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana.

Third accused person in the ongoing National Signals Bureau (NSB) scandal, Mildred Donkor fires Atta Akyea as her lawyer in open court.