Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to President John Mahama’s recent admission that the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affected Ghana’s economy. The impact of the pandemic, which struck globally between 2020 and 2022, was a key issue in Ghana’s 2024 election campaign. At the time, the then-ruling New PatrioticContinue Reading
Ghana has pledged to achieve universal electricity access by 2030, joining 16 other African nations in committing to National Energy Compacts under the World Bank and African Development Bank’s Mission 300 initiative. Speaking at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum, President John Mahama stressed that energy remains central to Ghana’s developmentContinue Reading
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Saturday afternoon paid President John Mahama a commisserating visit to console him, following the tragic loss of two Ministers of State and six other officials in last Wednesday’s helicopter clash. The former Vice President, who called on the President at his private residence, wasContinue Reading
President John Mahama has assured nursing trainees that the Government has put mechanisms in place to ensure that the payment of their monthly allowances will be done automatically. He assured them that their allowances were being worked on by the Government and that by next month (July), they would startContinue Reading
New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has described President John Mahama as the most prepared leader in Ghana’s political history. Speaking on Asaase Radio on Monday, the political figure analysed President Mahama’s unique career trajectory from local government to the presidency. “I think the current president is probablyContinue Reading
President John Mahama has disclosed that the Bukom Boxing Academy was originally established to identify young talents from across the country, bringing them together to live, train, and study simultaneously. However, this vision was paused after his tenure ended. He says there is now an opportunity to revive and realizeContinue Reading
President John Mahama has challenged African nations to transform their mining sectors from mere extraction to value-added industrialisation. Speaking at the opening of the three-day “Mining in Motion” summit, President Mahama highlighted the paradox of mineral-rich nations remaining among the world’s poorest. “Africa’s minerals continue to fuel global industries whileContinue Reading
President John Mahama has disclosed that the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sanitised the gold trading and export business, raking in $2.7 billion in the short span of its operations. He added that the GoldBod has also strengthened the oversight responsibility in the export of the preciousContinue Reading
President John Mahama has outlined tough measures to check illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’ by regulating the import of excavators. He disclosed that Ghana has more excavators than any other African country, a situation fuelling illegal mining. Speaking at the Global Mining Summit in Accra on June 2, 2025,Continue Reading
The Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Dr. Nana Freduah Agyemang Badu II, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to initiate a full-scale investigation into the controversial National Cathedral project. Addressing a durbar during Mahama’s ‘Thank You’ tour on Friday, May 30, the reveredContinue Reading